Whether recorded remotely, live, or in-studio, the jazz and experimental music that left the biggest impression this year did so primarily because it challenged us to find momentum in life. In jazz, Anthony Joseph summoned Shabaka Hutchings and Jason Yarde for a quest to take political poetry as far as he could, and the Luke Stewart & Jarvis Earnshaw Quartet crafted a set split between meditative rumination and active discontent. In experimental music, Bill Orcutt overdubbed himself on an expansive collaboration with Chris Corsano, the Vietnamese trio Rắn Cạp Đuôi spliced together inscrutable psychedelic collages, and Fire-Toolz delivered a double LP packed with everything from screamo to ambient.
Below, we round out entries culled from our overall albums list and overall songs list with more releases just as worthy of your time, listed alphabetically.
Exclusive Interview with Glen Hofbauer
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Houston artist Skyve knows what it feels like to carry weight you didn't realize was yours.
The authentic, coastal R&B record is the soft summer track we’ve been waiting for – all year long.
The Vancouver experimental pop auteur has teamed up with the Japanese Vocaloid star on ‘Miku-maxxing’. She tells NME why she’d love to be able to exist like Miku, goes deep on the track, and shares her thoughts on AI
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Exclusive Interview with Kiara Garcia
Billboard Japan spoke with them in a roundtable-style interview about the emotions behind the track & more.
“Music has always been part of my life growing up. I also studied dance, from jazz to tap to hip hop,” shares LA Laura Paris.
Glen’s music is a passion he’s had his whole life that he had to put a pause on but in the past few years he’s been into more than ever.
The former NME Cover star explains why she is embracing insecurity for her “epic” and “theatrical” debut album, and how she is taking notes from Wolf Alice and Girl In Red to make her upcoming tour the best yet
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