Last Week’s Jams (3.24 – 3.28)

In playing catch-up from Spring Break, we covered quite a bit of new music, though I may have run out of steam at week’s end. Still, we brought you some new music from Austin artists like Sophia Warren, Adrian Quesada, Will Johnson and Day Friend. Unfortunately, the Day Friend was your sneak peek before their show this Friday at 13th Floor, so we’ll include that in next week’s jams. We also got to premiere a brand new Why Bother jam, so be sure to give that one a listen. Some of my personal favorites from the week are down below, like a new Dumb Things single, as well as fresh Pachyman to boot. And as always, the sounds are all over the place, from the folk of Swedes Egentid to the crazy joyousness of Johnny Maraca‘s garage punk! Play it all below!

Roi Turbo Announce Bazooka EP

As I combed through the missed emails of last week, there was the announcement of a new Roi Turbo EP, which had me dancing in my seat. The McCarthy brothers spin some of the most joyous electronica about, and with the rolling maneuvering of this track, pulsing and shining in all the right spots, you can feel the music take control of your body. These feel like modern disco songs, feeding off our primal inclinations towards rhythmic movement, shaking us with grooves that keep you dancefloor-ready. Their Bazooka EP will encourage you to get a little movement on your own terms; it drops on April 25th via Maison Arts.

Last Week’s Jams (2.3 – 2.7)

We covered a fair amount of ground last week, though perhaps not quite as much rolling out as the previous week of tunes. We did get a new Jad Fair/Samuel Locke Ward video premiere that can only be seen HERE. That being said, there were tons of other tunes we can run up our playlist flagpole, like the news tune from Sharp Pins, as part of Kai’s reissue of Radio DDR. Dean Wareham dropped another single from his new record, so that’s good news for all of us. Plus, the end of the week hit hard, with great new ditties from Exploding Flowers and Mythical Motors to round out a solid week of tunes. Stream them below.

Did You Check Out the new Roi Turbo?

Digging deep this week to kind of cover all the hits, so my brain’s clearly all over the place. That being said, I’m totally enjoying this space-aged ditty from Roi Turbo. Okay, maybe it’s not a ditty, as it’s purely instrumental, but there’s definitely enough movement that the euphoria won’t fade. They take the song up, as you can see in the video, working to craft an industrial energy, then they pull back, and just as you are about to leave the dance floor and grab a cup of water, they pick right back up and push into the more explorative territory. It’ll have you bobbing your head and tapping your toes, so crank it up and get busy.

Please to Meet You: Roi Turbo

Why the music scene dries up due to mandatory list making, there’s still some fresh new acts to get turned onto, like London duo Roi Turbo; the duo grew up in South Africa, so after they’re relocation you can still hear the remnants of their home country in their craft. They’re drawing from the rich culture of South African disco and funk, which admittedly I know zero about, so this feels both new, and yet connected to the dance floors across the globe. It’s kind of a retro feel, but they’ve vowed to approach their music in a manner that is just “free of any pretentiousness,” and I can certainly appreciate that. Something fun to keep on your radar for next year!

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