AOW: Daylight Savings ⁠— Surprise Chef / Idiot Prayer (Nick Cave Live at Alexandra Palace) — Nick Cave

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This week’s Album of the Week show is an all-Aussie affair, with jazz-funk sounds from Melbourne locals Surprise Chef, and the latest live release by Australian music royalty Nick Cave, with Idiot Prayer (Nick Cave Live at Alexandra Palace). Released on the verge of a city re-awakening, Surprise Chef’s Daylight Savings speaks to vintage funk in a […]

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Album of the Week: Discipline of Sun Ra ⁠— EABS / Ghetto Kumbé — Ghetto Kumbé

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Eastside’s Album of the Week show this week features an afrofuturism double whammy; with Polish group EABS reinventing the psychic sounds of Sun Ra, and Colombian outfit Ghetto Kumbé – a ‘psychedelic African tribe from the 21st century’. EABS have made waves in the Polish jazz scene of late, earning them a cult-like following for […]

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Album of the Week: Sugoi ⁠— Slips and the F.W’S / græ — Moses Sumney

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Eastside’s Album of the Week show this week features ragtime joy in the form of Queensland jazz group Slips and the F.W’s, and the epic two part release from neo-soul afficionado Moses Sumney out of the US. Sugoi is the debut album from jazz-blues-ragtime group Slips and the F.W’s. The group have been performing their eclectic […]

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Album of the Week: SOURCE ⁠— Nubya Garcia / “15/10” — Onarsé

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Eastside’s Album of the Week show this week features the long-anticipated debut from London jazz producer and performer Nubya Garcia, as well as some soulful sounds from Western Sydney’s Onarsé. Nubya Garcia has been a jazz musician from a young age, taking up the reigns from her musical family including her Guyanese mother and Trinidadian […]

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Album of the Week: Life is Brut[if]al ⁠— Andrea Keller / Just Kids — Stevan

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Eastside’s Album of the Week show this week features the latest release from Australian jazz legend Andrea Keller, and the debut mixtape from Wollongong local Stevan. Andrea Keller is a legendary Australian pianist and composer who began her foray into jazz at just 14 years old. She now composes and produces music for eight separate […]

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Album of the Week: Wu Hen ⁠— Kamaal Williams & Is This Offensive and Loud? — Nat Vazer

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Eastside’s Album of the Week show this week features the latest release from Kamaal Williams, and sweet indie-folk sounds out of Melbourne from Nat Vazer’s Is This Offensive and Loud?. Kamaal Williams made a name for himself back in 2016 after teaming up with Yussef Dayes to release Black Focus under the Yussef Kamaal name. The […]

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Album of the Week: It is What it is ⁠— Thundercat & Stand Up For Love — The Haggis Horns

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Eastside’s Album of the Week show this week features jazztronica legend Thundercat’s latest release, It is What it is, and The Haggis Horns 70s funk and soul sounds on Stand Up for Love. Thundercat is a name normally associated with soul, hip-hop and r’n’b. A grammy-winning bassist out of LA who has worked with the […]

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Album of the Week: Artemis ⁠— ARTEMIS & Mordechai — Khruangbin

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Eastside’s Album of the Week show this week features jazz sextet ARTEMIS’ debut album, as well as a new vocal direction for Texas trio Khruangbin in Mordechai. ARTEMIS is a supergroup comprising seven of the most acclaimed musicians in modern jazz. Featuring pianist and musical director Renee Rosnes, tenor saxophonist Melissa Aldana, clarinetist Anat Cohen, […]

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Album of the Week: Until Tomorrow ⁠— The Modern Congress

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This week’s album of the week is The Modern Congress’ Until Tomorrow. It has been eight years since we have heard from Sydney’s electro-jazz collective The Modern Congress, fronted by jazz guitarist Tim Rollinson. Tim is no stranger to experimental jazz composition, with previous experience fronting the acid jazz collective Directions in Groove (DIG) and […]

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Album of the Week: Ama, who? ⁠— Ama Lou

This week’s album of the week is Ama Lou’s Ama, who? The fresh-faced North London singer has made big waves since she came onto the scene with her debut EP DDD in 2018, and this release is no different. With a soul voice reminiscent of Jorja Smith and Erykah Badu, the album mixes heavy R’n’B beats with scarce […]

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Album of the Week: NoteSpeak ⁠— Lisa Marie Simmons

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Eastside’s album of the week this week is  Lisa Marie Simmons’ NoteSpeak (Amori e Tragedie In Musica). Lisa Marie Simmons is a soul/folk/jazz singer out of Colorado who began her musical journey studying at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York. She is part of two ensembles currently, Hippie Tendencies (neo-folk/soul) and NoteSpeak, […]

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Album of the Week: Nyaaringu ⁠— Miiesha

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The Album of the Week show is back! To cap off Reconciliation Week, Eastside is featuring Miiesha’s debut album, Nyaaringu. A Pitjantjatjara/Torres Strait Islander woman from Central Queensland, she recorded and released this stunning debut at just 20 years old. The album is a triumphant blend of gospel, soul, and modern electronic, borrowing sounds from […]

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