"Melody Prochet took the title for her new Melody's Echo Chamber album, Unclouded, from a Hayao Miyazaki quote about achieving equilibrium and clearing away hate to create space for acceptance. The follow-up to 2018's Bon Voyage is a showcase for suitably unburdened and dreamy psych-pop with rolling basslines and reverb-cloaked vocals, resulting in music that's more floral wisps than paisley curls. Even the song titles themselves invoke a trippy 1970s film: Eyes Closed, The House That Doesn't Exist, Flowers Turn Into Gold."
"On his follow-up to 2022's Learn 2 Swim, Redveil takes the reins as both rapper and producer to craft the exact type of sound he hears in his head. Sankofa is built atop jazz rhythms, soulful harmonies, and some intentionally blown-out production, meshing his influences to form an impassioned and eclectic listen. Leading the LP are Redveil's singles Mini Me, the Smino collaboration Brown Sugar, and Lone Star, which features singer Carolyn Malachi; the album's eclectic back half, meanwhile, showca"
Melody Prochet named Unclouded after a Hayao Miyazaki quote about clearing away hate to create space for acceptance. The follow-up to 2018's Bon Voyage presents unburdened, dreamy psych-pop with rolling basslines, reverb-cloaked vocals, and song titles that evoke a trippy 1970s film, with contributions from musicians including Dungen and Heliocentrics. Redveil produced and raps across Sankofa, building tracks atop jazz rhythms, soulful harmonies, and intentionally blown-out production to mesh varied influences into an impassioned, eclectic sound. The LP features singles like "Mini Me," "Brown Sugar" with Smino, and "Lone Star" featuring Carolyn Malachi. New projects also arrive from Western Vinyl, Voices From the Lake, the Deep, DJ Narciso, Dove Ellis, and Karri.
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