Album of the Week Archives - Page 7 of 19

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

Posted on September 9, 2020 (September 9, 2020) by Eastside Radio

Album art for Andrea Keller's Life is Brut[if]al

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 […]

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

Posted on August 5, 2020 (August 5, 2020) by Eastside Radio

album art for Kamaal William's album Wu Hen. It features abstract red smoke over a black background

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 […]

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

Posted on July 22, 2020 (July 23, 2020) by Eastside Radio

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 […]

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

Posted on July 1, 2020 (July 1, 2020) by Eastside Radio

Album art of band Khruangbin's album Mordechai

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, […]

Album of the Week: Until Tomorrow ⁠— The Modern Congress

Posted on June 25, 2020 by Eastside Radio

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 […]

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

Posted on June 18, 2020 (July 12, 2020) by Eastside Radio

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 […]

Album of the Week: NoteSpeak ⁠— Lisa Marie Simmons

Posted on June 11, 2020 by Eastside Radio

Album artwork for Lisa Marie Simmons album NoteSpeak, a filtered photograph of the artist

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, […]

Album of the Week: Nyaaringu ⁠— Miiesha

Posted on June 10, 2020 (June 10, 2020) by Eastside Radio

Miiesha album cover, watercolour art depicting Miiesha's face

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 […]

Eastside Radio’s Album of the Week: Mar 9- Mar 13

Posted on March 12, 2020 by reception

Eastside Radio’s Album of the Week is If it is, it is! Isn’t it? by The Regime. They released their EP If it is, it is! Isn’t it? in 2019, but the travelling Tribal-Party-Church band have peeled the skin off 2020 with psychotic precision. After being added to the 2020 Bluesfest line-up, they have revealed […]

Eastside Radio’s Album of the Week: Mar 1 – Mar 7

Posted on March 1, 2020 (March 11, 2020) by reception

Eastside Radio’s Album of the week is Between Wake and Sleep by Spikey Tee. Between Wake and Sleep delivers a soulful journey into the influences, thoughts and personal story of globally renowned DJ and songwriter Spikey Tee. Turning his collaborative music mission on its head with productions from Warp Records’ Mark Pritchard, Berlin-based Jim Dunloop […]

Eastside Radio’s Album Of The Week: 23 Feb – Feb 29

Posted on February 23, 2020 (March 12, 2020) by reception

Eastside Radio’s Album Of The Week is Sophie by the Arlo Parks through Beatnik Creative Records. ‘Sophie’ is a song about “crumbling under expectations and feeling helpless, but with a persistent, quiet sense of hope underpinning it,” she told us in a statement. ‘Sophie’ is melodic and has a laid back feel, with reflective and […]

Eastside Radio’s Album of the Week: Feb 17 – Feb 21

Posted on February 20, 2020 (March 12, 2020) by reception

Eastside Radio’s Album of the Week is The Slow Rush by Tame Impala, distributed by Universal Music Group. Tame Impala is a psychedelic music project of Australian multi-instrumentalist Kevin Parker. In the recording studio, Parker writes, records, performs, and produces all of the project’s music. The Slow Rush is Tame Impala’s fourth studio album, released […]