megiapa unveils video for new single, ‘on the spaceway (frfr)’

11 August 2026

Last month, megiapa announced the release of her debut album Intentions, and shared ‘Open Your Eyes‘, a sun-drenched and seductive first taste of what was to come. Now the LA-based producer, vocalist, visual artist and linguist is enticing us again with ‘on the spaceway (frfr)’, a hazy and lush instrumental that puts her beatmaking skills front and centre, with guest contributions from bassist ghalani of Greenwood (aka The Growth Eternal), pianist Ahmad Muhammad (aka Kafari) and Telemakus. Drawing on the liberatory philosophies of Sun Ra, megiapa describes the track as imagining “Black people in this spaceway just enjoying themselves in all their expansiveness.” The track arrives with an accompanying video directed by LA visual artist Eric Coleman, who had this to say about it:

“The inspiration comes in part from Charles Burnett’s Killer of Sheep and the way Burnett found beauty, intimacy, and humanity within the everyday rhythms of Black life. But rather than focusing on the mundane or the weight of daily existence, I wanted to turn the camera toward joy—specifically the joy that exists within Black spaces. The backyard became the center of that idea. A familiar, almost sacred space where we gather, eat, laugh, create, listen to music, talk shit, tell stories, and simply exist with one another. My intention was to create a day in the life of creative Black folk without making the creativity itself the spectacle. I approached the editing with the same intention. I wanted the video to feel deceptively simple—to move naturally between moments, gestures, conversations, and details while quietly revealing the complexity underneath them. Black life can be joyful and complicated, ordinary and extraordinary, intimate and expansive all at once. I wanted the images, rhythms, and relationships to speak for themselves—to create a small portrait of Black life from the inside, where the backyard is not simply a location, but a space of freedom, creativity, family, and belonging.”

Watch the video below and grab Intentions when it drops on September 25th through International Anthem.

Charlotte Greve shares second single, ‘Own Lap’, from forthcoming album Waterbodies

08 August 2026

German-born, Brooklyn-based saxophonist, composer and singer Charlotte Greve is gearing up to release Waterbodies, her tenth album as a bandleader and debut one under her own name. A bewildering album, Waterbodies is an explosion of many different styles and sounds, bringing together the many different sides of her musical life.

Following the bright and captivating ‘Membranes‘, she has now shared a second track, ‘Own Lap’, an 11-minute orchestral opus filled with wonder, vividly encapsulating the spectrum of Greve’s ideas and influences coming into play. Written in 2019, ‘Own Lap’ is dedicated to her late grandmother and two close friends who had recently experienced hardship, all “strong people who had the ability and strength to keep their head up and keep going”, as she describes. Listen to it below.

Waterbodies is out on October 2nd through New Amsterdam Records.

HUG preview upcoming debut album with second single ‘Catatumbo’

05 August 2026

Last month, we fell completely for the utterly beautiful, enchanting and absorbing ‘Cow With Half Moon Parasol’, the first single lifted from HUG’s upcoming self-titled debut album. HUG is the new trio of Devendra Banhart, Gyan Riley and Noah Georgeson, who have known each other and crossed paths in various configurations over the years, even decades. There is still a long wait for the album to drop on September 11th through Luaka Bop, but HUG are enticing us again with the stunning and celestial ‘Catatumbo’. The track features a loop that Noah and Devendra created twenty years ago, when they were living together in Venice Beach. ‘Catatumbo’ is offered with a visualizer and you can watch it below.

Listen to Marina Herlop’s new single ‘Vas volant’

31 July 2026

Photo: Silvio Deiaco, Danilo Gambara & Christian Kondić

Earlier this month, Marina Herlop announced Dja Dja, her fifth album, and teased it with ‘Jaque’, a wildly exhilarating and absorbing piece. Now, and ahead of the album’s release on October 9th, the Catalan composer, vocalist and pianist has shared another galvanizing preview of the record with new single, ‘Vas volant’. Conceived as the point where Dja Dja‘s central journey begins, it unfolds with the playful unpredictability and meticulous detail that have become defining features of Herlop’s music. The track also sees the return of longtime collaborator Adri González (Adri Goor) on synths and keyboards. Take a listen to ‘Vas volant’ below.

Nate Mercereau announces new album, Fantastic Thoughts, and shares title track

29 July 2026

Photo: Juniper Mercereau

LA-based multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, producer and composer Nate Mercereau has announced the release of a new album titled Fantastic Thoughts. Over the years, Mercereau has become a vital presence within a remarkable community of musicians and across a wide range of genres. Alongside his own releases, he has collaborated extensively with Carlos Niño adn Surya Botofasina, contributed to André 3000’s acclaimed New Blue Sun, and worked as a producer, songwriter and musician with artists including Sade, Lizzo, Leon Bridges, Jay-Z, A$AP Rocky, The Weeknd and many others. Mercereau has also continued to develop his own approach to composition and improvisation through a wide range of solo and collaborative releases, including digi-squires with Sam Gendel, the trio albums Subtle Movements and Free, Dancing . . . with Surya Botofasina, Carlos Niño and Idris Ackamoor, and his ongoing contributions to Carlos Niño & Friends releases since 2020. Across this incredible and diverse body of work, he has been expanding his approach to the guitar, placing the instrument at the heart of his compositions.

Mercereau’s forthcoming record is a celebration of imagination, creative freedom and the possibilities that emerge when musical ideas are are allowed to unfold. Fantastic Thoughts finds Mercereau exploring what he calls “Active New Reality Progressive Fusion”, a space where composition, improvisation, experimentation and feeling come together. A record full of ideas and influences, it draws from disparate genres, including progressive rock, jazz fusion, electronic experimentation and beyond. Mercereau explains:

“I am in the musical lineage of the great progressive rock band Yes and Jon Anderson, specifically Jon Anderson’s transcendent impressionistic lyrical YES energy, the blazing connectivity of The Mahavishnu Orchestra and John McLaughlin, the heart fire of Jimi Hendrix, the continued exploration of Carlos Santana through all sounds and eras and genres, the experimentation of Robert Fripp and King Crimson, the imagination of Jon Hassell, the playfulness of Squarepusher, the earnestness of Steve Vai, the personal language of Lightning Bolt, the musical sweetness and memorable melody of the Pat Metheny Group and Lyle Mays, the orchestration of Stravinsky and Zappa, the lyrical guitar playing of Jeff Beck, the possibilities of Brian Eno, the heart-fire originator Tisziji Muñoz … among everything else I’ve ever heard or felt, these things stand out to me right now as other music I am related to.”

Fantastic Thoughts arrives on September 11th through Leaving Records and ahead of it, Mercereau has unveiled the album’s radiant and jubilant title track. Here it is.

Bibio & ⁨Dorian Concept share collaborative single, ‘Shame’

28 July 2026

Bibio has teamed up with Dorian Concept for a brand new collaborative single, ‘Shame’, out now through Warp. A long-time favourite of ours, Stephen Wilkinson has spent the last two decades constantly exploring new paths, moving between folk, electronic, ambient and experimental sounds. On ‘Shame’, he joins forces with Dorian Concept, the project of composer, producer, and keyboardist Oliver Johnson, for a synth-driven track built around bubbling analogue sounds and a playful electronic energy. There’s no word yet on whether this is a standalone release or the first glimpse of a new project but we’ll keep our eyes peeled. ‘Shame’ comes with an accompanying video made by the pair, and you can watch it below.