Sunflower

Briston Maroney

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Yours

Sara Gazarek

Ranging from jazz standards by the likes of Cole Porter and Irving Berlin to contemporary classics from Joni Mitchell to original self written tracks, Yours by Sara Gazarek covers all the bases and still feels fresh for a jazz album that came out in 2005. It has the kind of timeless feel that means you could throw it on for your whole family and everyone would find something to like. Gazarek’s voice is charming and earnest. When in the title track she sings: 

“Forget the things that people say to try to hurt you
Forget their fears that overtake them in their lives
Forget this world with all it's petty disappointments
But don't forget that you’re the lovely person I love so.”    

It’s hard not to take her for her word. This sense of hope continues throughout the album, even through the heartbreak of “You Got By” and especially during an arrangement that combines “Bye Bye Blackbird” popularized by Miles Davis and The Beatles’ “Blackbird”. Gazarek has her chops and knows how to use them." In addition to her smooth honey-like vocals, Gazarek contributed all of the arrangements for her album. Here she is with longtime collaborator Josh Nelson on their arrangement of Billy Joel’s “And So It Goes”. This version encourages the listener towards stillness. Take a moment for yourself and indulge.

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Olympia

Gorgon City

Beautiful melodic house music - Gorgon City’s “Olympia” does not miss. It’s the kind of electronic music you can listen to whether you’re chilling on the back porch or looking for a little groove on the dance floor. Gorgon City expertly collaborates with vocalists to combine light dreamy lyrics with their smooth baselines to create mystical soundscapes that effortlessly flow from drop to drop. This album also features what has to have been one of the most fitting songs of the pandemic “House Arrest” alongside Sofi Tukker. As Gorgon City themselves quipped, “Just because we are under “house arrest” doesn’t mean we can’t go to the club in our minds.” Someone put that on a billboard.

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Aura

Anduze

Groovy bass lines, a radiant brass section, and a buttery smooth voice. It’s a tale as old as time and Anduze three for three. With influences like Marvin Gaye and James Brown, Anduze often evokes their retro sounds in his work. He’s the type of artist you’d stumble upon at your local jazz kitchen expecting the same old tunes … but then proceed to stay for the next several hours transfixed by his new school sound. Anduze is a relatively unknown artist with some major talent, so let’s show him some love by following him on the gram.

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The Dip Delivers

The Dip

Just like your favorite pizza place… The Dip Delivers. But instead of piping hot pizza that always seems to burn the roof of your mouth with the first bite, The Dip delivers style and swagger in a box of soulful R&B. This group out of the northwest USA is described by a Seattle radio station (KEXP) as “one of the most exciting and joyous acts to emerge in recent years.” This album is music designed to accompany your Sunday morning routine and dancing around the house Risky Business-style.

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