february frequency
leap day edition!
i did better this month in keeping up with music, yet my to-be-listened list grows longer and longer. i keep discovering more that i want to listen to! i felt inspired and invigorated by the music i’ve played recently. this has positively affected my mood (i’m sure that the sun setting later and later had something to do with this effect too).
read on to explore new favorite songs i keep singing to myself, music i’m looking forward to, and more.
music i missed last year:
DOPE LEMON — Kimosabè
Georgia Gets By — Fish Bird Baby Boy (EP)
Skinshape — Craterellus Tubaeformis
Faith Healer — The Hand That Fits the Glove
Jason Joshua — La Voz De Oro
Berhana — Amén (The Nomad’s Dream)
Planet Giza — Ready When You Are
Orions Belte — Women1
Ama Lou — I Came Home Late
Kwaku Asante — Blue Solstice: Volume 2
Majid Jordan — Good People
Naomi Vaughn — sad awkward black girl (EP)
new releases:
Liam Bailey — Zero Grace
Dina Ögon — Orion
Stella Explorer — Absolute Music 2/5
Last Dinner Party — Prelude to Ecstasy
Damsel Elysium — Whispers from Ancient Vessels
Brittany Howard — What Now
Kyle Dion — If My Jeans Could Talk
Molly Lewis — On the Lips
Joël Lobban — I Still Think About You (EP)
Little Simz — Drop 7 (EP)
MICHELLE — Glow (EP)
Terrace Martin — Her Thoughts (EP)
Mk.gee — Two Star & The Dream Police
Helado Negro — Phasor
Orgone — Chimera
DaVionne — Good Grief
serpentwithfeet — GRIP
Erika de Casier — Still
Frances Chang — Psychedelic Anxiety
Erick the Architect — I’ve Never Been Here Before
1999 WRITE THE FUTURE — hella (˃̣̣̥╭╮˂̣̣̥) ✧ ♡ ‧º·˚
albums to look forward to:
Coco — 2 (3/1)
Kim Gordon — The Collective (3/8)
Norah Jones — Visions (3/8)
Kacey Musgraves — Deeper Well (3/15)
Four Tet — Three (3/15)
Gary Clark Jr. — JPEG RAW (3/22)
Sam Evian — Plunge (3/22)
Logic1000 — Mother (3/22)
Vampire Weekend — ONLY GOD WAS ABOVE US (4/5)
girl in red — I’M DOING IT AGAIN BABY (4/12)
Nia Archives — Silence is Loud (4/12)
Shabaka — Perceive Its Beauty, Acknowledge Its Grace (4/12)
Brainstory — Sounds Good (4/19)
Bbymutha — Sleep Paralysis (4/19)
St. Vincent — All Born Screaming (4/26)
Hana Vu — Romanticism (5/3)
Flamingosis — Better Will Come (5/10)
Bat For Lashes — The Dream of Delphi (5/31)
sights to see:
this immaculate jewelry from Panconesi! i’ve been thinking a lot about creating elaborate jewelry and the ritual of adornment.
speaking of adornment, you can just tell when someone looks like they know their way around a Bedazzler™️. it’s me, i’m that someone. i want to bedazzle again.
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Kelela’s Tiny Desk Concert — check out her RAVE:N, The Remixes album too if you haven’t already!
Solange’s recent Harper’s BAZAAR cover story:
André 3000’s recent interviews with Citizen and Highsnobiety regarding his music and personal style. i think there’s power in committing to a uniform like he does. also love this quote as a devotee of overalls, jumpsuits, and all things free size: “It takes a certain person to wear overalls. They’re like grown-people baby clothes. They feel very comfortable — that’s why I love them.”
a special leap day double playlist feature:
the first playlist is full of music from my past and newer songs that evoke a sense of nostalgia. it also includes songs from a few albums that had anniversaries this month. see if you can spot them!
the second playlist is full of recent tracks, many of which have been linked throughout this recap. both playlists include 29 tracks and a little something for everybody. enjoy!
february flashback
the notes: nostalgia, ultra
(february flashback on apple music)
february frequency
the notes: channeled messages, hawks, crows, kambaba jasper, peppermint soap, adornment, prophetic dreams, free-falling
(february frequency on apple music)
i could have sworn i listened to and shared this last year, but i didn’t see it in my listening history or when i searched my newsletter. weird.