5 Songs to Hear This Week: Jungle, Ora the Molecule, Perfume Genius

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Maestros of body-movin’, Jungle. Photo by Jamie Lloyd-Taylor

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Jungle – “Keep Me Satisfied” 

And now, we say, is time for music… and dancing(!). Dive into the latest from UK group Jungle, who always treat us to the best in neo-soul-funk-dance tracks alongside some of the finest choreography ever captured on film. Case in point: their latest body-movin’ video for “Keep Me Satisfied.”


Ora The Molecule – “Intergalactic Dance”

REALLY BIG HANDS! Some of the most creative among us have been drawn to portraying oversized meat mitts in their art. The latest is Nora Schjelderup, the Norwegian artist known to us at Ora The Molecule. Heed her invitation to “freak out” in this disco-flecked, art-pop single.  


Perfume Genius – “It's a Mirror”

Stay in your moody broody feels with this excellent new single from contemporary alternative leader Perfume Genius. The Seattle musician is back in the spotlight with new album Glory due on March 28 via Matador Records.


Flora From Kansas – “The Ghost Is Me”

17-year-old newcomer Flora from Kansas hit us right in the bleeding heart with this blend of shoegaze, grunge, and alternative sounds — the result of pandemic-era guitar noodling. It’s paying off in the form of a self-produced EP, out this March. Bonus points for the sullen-girl-in-church video to accompany “The Ghost Is Me.”


Jeannie Piersol – “Gladys”

1960s San Francisco singer Jeannie Piersol is getting her time in the sun this month thanks to a re-release of her collected works by High Moon Records. This track is precisely the type of psychedelic soul single you’d expect of the era. It’s a welcome escape.