~ new monthly playlist!! April 2022 ~

added to regularly, a mix of new tracks from my favourite artists and exciting new discoveries, mostly made via submissions to my music blog (www.coolmusicandthings.co.uk/) - a chance to share things that I enjoy but might not get round to writing a post about :)

for something a bit more heavily curated, check out the blog's main Spotify playlist which I update weekly: open.spotify.com/playlist/3cUmjDhCtwBrilcJMCb4vq

acoustic/folk/chilled playlist: open.spotify.com/playlist/47kVuG60PJokywkb74tBob

girls allowed: open.spotify.com/playlist/3GNrMJ29veOfSwdybKq9pO

the CMAT office stereo: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/07UM0wCfNhjcF3XeZMD30n?si=f5e022b6cb654f1d

enjoy

cool music and things: April 2022

Soul Flame 70>>>

Brown Sugar

Studio Listening

Over

Nostalgic Loops

Little Venice

Memory Leaves

Memory Leaves (feat. Masego)

Stream

Late Nights

Alive

Come See About Me

Did It Yesterday

Did It Yesterday (feat. Tane)

New music from award winning 19-year-old saxophonist and composer Emma Rawicz.

Already making waves on the UK music scene, at the age of 19 Emma has already recorded her eagerly awaited debut album featuring guitarist Ant Law, made up entirely of her original compositions, due to be released in May 2022. She has also created a name for herself both as a bandleader and a sideman. A new arrival on the scene, she has already made an impact, regularly playing at major London jazz venues with a wide range of established musicians. Emma is a recipient of the 2021 Drake Yolanda Award.

"Voodoo" is a driving, jazz-funk infused track. It features angular, grooving melodies, clever interplay between instrumentation and burning solos from Scottie Thompson (piano), Ant Law (guitar) and Emma (saxophone). An original composition with shades of Chris Potter, Wayne Shorter and Kenny Garrett.

Emma's influences range from modern jazz and fusion to folk and soul. But growing up in rural North Devon, Emma didn't discover jazz until the age of 15, and didn't pick up a tenor saxophone until a year later, but had spent her childhood otherwise immersed in largely folk and classical music.

Emma is a natural performer. Her music has a unique sound, fusing all her many influences, and her compositions range from lilting Afro Cuban inspired grooves to hard hitting modern jazz and funk numbers.

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Exclusive Premiere: Emma Rawicz "Voodoo" (Forthcoming Self-Release)

Daydreaming - EP

Ghost Of Who

Eternal Ring

Illuminate

Running Shoes

DRIFT ALONG SMALL WORLD

Life Is Yours

Looking High

Don't Love Me

Listen to it on Spotify!
https://open.spotify.com/album/4FGl2OlL3fXGhlb7V6ExXK

Tanaton

yt: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fl7F6nc2EYE&ab_channel=After_Hours
spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/0MLFReyISb9XPGwj3Dgj2m?si=0m5jMY2uTOGYBDZOlvXK1w

insignificance

djevel

MANNERS

Matt returns for his first release of 2022, joining forces with French duo Kissamilé to explore the fusion between jazz and hip-hop on ‘Better Worlds’, out now on all platforms with Root Records via DeepMatter. 

The collaboration began with a piano theme which evolved as the artists exchanged ideas, inspired by hope for a better world with collaboration, creativity and sustainability at its heart.

A percussive and melodic cascading piano solo is at the heart of the track, alongside a stunning jazz-inspired guitar solo that rounds off the track.

Artwork by Oliver Macdonald Oulds.

Better Worlds ft. Kissamilé

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Miss U

Heavy Guarded Heart

That's Final

Thats Final

Wasteland

FYTB FEAT. JOONY

Self Explanatory

Layin' Low

Heartbreaker

Out the District

Ride Or Die

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Lies (Wasted Time)

Pillow Talk

Switch

Queen Space (with Summer Walker)

Queen Space

Eye to Eye

Back To The Future: The Very Best Of Jodeci

Stay

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With a voice to thaw the most glacial of hearts, Alice Auer’s roots sit deep in jazz and soul music – from the likes of Nat King Cole to Amber Navran. She first came to prominence collaborating with Conor Albert on 2021's ‘Smile’ EP, establishing herself as the heart and soul of a burgeoning London scene that includes contemporaries James Smith, Mathilda Mann and Maya Delilah.
Solo EPs ‘Daydreaming’ followed later that year and ‘Baby, Cry’ shortly after, earning Alice 18 million streams to date and plaudits from BBC Radio 1 (Jack Saunders, Sian Eleri, Mollie King), BBC Radio 2 (Jamie Cullum), CLASH Magazine, The Line Of Best Fit and The Most Radicalist.
Alice returns in Autumn 2024 with her brand new EP, ‘Sure’. Much like its predecessor, the project is reflective, intimate and deeply personal, centring on the good and bad of Alice’s experiences of love and relationships, as well as the trauma from a near-fatal car accident back in 2021. Musically, ‘Sure’ demonstrates Alice’s unwavering determination to develop beyond her jazz and R&B roots, incorporating elements of dream pop and folk to create a body of work that is both eclectic and ambitious yet faithful and cohesive. To this end, Alice has joined forces with a range of top writers and producers, including Gold Spectacles, Phairo and James Berkeley, as well as long-time friend and collaborator Seth Tackaberry. The end result is a testament to her artistic evolution, offering listeners a poignant and genre-blending experience that underscores her resilience and depth as a storyteller and musician.

‘Orbit’, the first single from ‘Sure’, is released 7th August 2024 on Young Poet.

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