power women

spring has sprung! and new music is in the air!
i am living on eps and early releases from a good number of amazing new albums about to come out, or just arrived, but not yet purchased… interestingly, but not surprisingly, its leading ladies that are taking over 2014 so far. these beautiful, talented, and goddesses on earth deserve accolades for sharing their music and art… and i can't wait to buy their new albums!
i invite you to listen in to the latest and greatest sounds of 2014, and start saving your iTunes change for some serious record buying :) oh, and if you are a lady or not, be prepared to feel amazingly uplifted after a short listen here...

first aid kit, "my silver lining," stay gold (june 10)

kelis, "jerk ribs," food (april 18)

ana tijoux, "vengo," vengo (january 2014)

mirah, "oxen hope," changing light (may 10)

lake street dive, "rental love," bad self portraits (may 22)

hurray for the riff raff, "end of the line," (february 2014)

disco party

sooo recently i've become obsessed with disco-funk-soul music. i am not sure what to do about it, besides have the most awesome tunes all day long keeping me grooving at work... and then making sure there are an excessive amount of dance parties with my puppy at home in the evenings...
in my attempt to be constructive with my new found hobby of searching youtube archives for music that my parents probably still have as records, stored in a box somewhere... i am presenting fresh, funky tunes for your ears to enjoy that maybe you heard before, maybe you didn't, but for certain, its time to put these tracks on repeat and get down!

fantastic man - william onyeabor

(my heart is) closed for the season - bettye swann (1968)

baby i'm scared of you - womack & womack (1983)

love is the answer - aloe blacc and pharrell williams

lady bug - bumblebee unlimited (1978)

don't you want my love - moodymann

the love i lost - dimitri from paris/harold melvin and the blue notes (with teddy pendergrass!)

summer night in harlem - the fantasy/bill withers 

let's love dance tonight - gary's gang (1979)

lady marmalade - patti labelle (1975)

ain't got no... i've got life - nina simone

i stood on the banks of jordan - james cleveland and angelic choir (1976)

broken bones and pocket change - st. paul and the broken bones

wild is the wind - nina simone (1964)

stand on top of the world - joubert singers