Marco Benevento: ‘Marco & Mimo’
Best New MusicTrippy key wiz Marco Benevento squirreled away in his Woodstock studio amid countless keyboards and gear to create quarantine-inflicted solo jams.
Bobby Oroza: ‘Through These Tears’
Best New MusicYou don’t have to be born in the US to sing soul, but you do have to be able to convey the right feeling. Helsinki-born Bobby Oroza has that in his soul.
Morcheeba: ‘Killed Our Love’
Best New MusicSkye Edwards and Ross Godfrey, best known as one of the UK’s leading trip-hop pioneers Morcheeba, help us chill out with new music on their tenth album “Blackest Blue.”
Sounds of Blackness: ‘Juneteenth Celebration’
Best New MusicSince 1971, Sounds of Blackness has lifted the voices of African-American sound through gospel, worldbeat, jazz, and soul.
Alela Diane: ‘Howling Wind’
Best New MusicWe first met singer/songwriter Alela Diane as part of the band Headless Heroes and their one-off album of covers back in 2008.
Surprise Chef: ‘Spring's Theme’
Best New MusicMelbourne quintet Surprise Chef serve up a tasty, moody instrumental ballad in “Spring’s Theme.”
Stars: ‘Pretenders’
Best New MusicNine albums in, Montreal’s Stars turn in their first full-length in five years “From Capelton Hill,” to glowing reviews.