Essential Tracks 116
Orville Peck transforms Bronski Beat’s “Smalltown Boy” into affecting country pop
<div class="at-above-post-cat-page addthis_tool" data-url="https://www.treblezine.com/orville-peck-smalltown-boy-essential-track/"></div>A synth-pop classic updated with contemporary twang.<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><div class="at-below-post-cat-page addthis_tool" data-url="https://www.treblezine.com/orville-peck-smalltown-boy-essential-track/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->
Boris deliver explosive noise rock on “Loveless”
<div class="at-above-post-cat-page addthis_tool" data-url="https://www.treblezine.com/boris-loveless-essential-track/"></div>The first single from 'NO' is an absolute ripper.<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><div class="at-below-post-cat-page addthis_tool" data-url="https://www.treblezine.com/boris-loveless-essential-track/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->
Folie’s “cortisol” sounds like colorful darkness
<div class="at-above-post-cat-page addthis_tool" data-url="https://www.treblezine.com/folie-cortisol-essential-track/"></div>The New York musician captures a specific, cathartic absurdity in her music.<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><div class="at-below-post-cat-page addthis_tool" data-url="https://www.treblezine.com/folie-cortisol-essential-track/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->
Khruangbin’s “Time (You and I)” is on point and in the pocket
<div class="at-above-post-cat-page addthis_tool" data-url="https://www.treblezine.com/khruangbin-time-you-and-i-essential-track/"></div>The first single from the band's upcoming <i>Mordechai</i> is all groove.<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><div class="at-below-post-cat-page addthis_tool" data-url="https://www.treblezine.com/khruangbin-time-you-and-i-essential-track/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->
Tengger find stillness in momentum on “Eurasia”
<div class="at-above-post-cat-page addthis_tool" data-url="https://www.treblezine.com/tengger-eurasia-essential-track/"></div>Definitely interesting, by no means ignorable.<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><div class="at-below-post-cat-page addthis_tool" data-url="https://www.treblezine.com/tengger-eurasia-essential-track/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->
Phenomenal Handclap Band make a funky return on “Skyline”
<div class="at-above-post-cat-page addthis_tool" data-url="https://www.treblezine.com/phenomenal-handclap-band-skyline-essential-track/"></div>Return of the (prog) funk.<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><div class="at-below-post-cat-page addthis_tool" data-url="https://www.treblezine.com/phenomenal-handclap-band-skyline-essential-track/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->
Irreversible Entanglements’ “Bread Out of Stone” is a meditative jazz hypnosis
<div class="at-above-post-cat-page addthis_tool" data-url="https://www.treblezine.com/irreversible-entanglements-bread-out-of-stone-essential-track/"></div>A standout moment of jazz poetry from the Philadelphia group's upcoming album.<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><div class="at-below-post-cat-page addthis_tool" data-url="https://www.treblezine.com/irreversible-entanglements-bread-out-of-stone-essential-track/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->
ONO give up a chaotic funk on “I Dream of Sodomy”
<div class="at-above-post-cat-page addthis_tool" data-url="https://www.treblezine.com/ono-i-dream-of-sodomy-essential-track/"></div>The Chicago noise band hits a hard groove in the face of historical violence.<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><div class="at-below-post-cat-page addthis_tool" data-url="https://www.treblezine.com/ono-i-dream-of-sodomy-essential-track/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->
P.E. deliver a perfect post-punk summer jam with “Pink Shiver”
<div class="at-above-post-cat-page addthis_tool" data-url="https://www.treblezine.com/pe-pink-shiver-essential-track/"></div>A pre-summer summer jam from members of Pill and Eaters.<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><div class="at-below-post-cat-page addthis_tool" data-url="https://www.treblezine.com/pe-pink-shiver-essential-track/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->
Yves Tumor’s “Gospel for a New Century” is pop with an added dose of kickass
<div class="at-above-post-cat-page addthis_tool" data-url="https://www.treblezine.com/yves-tumor-gospel-for-a-new-century-essential-track/"></div>The enigmatic singer/producer goes for broke in his massive new single.<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><div class="at-below-post-cat-page addthis_tool" data-url="https://www.treblezine.com/yves-tumor-gospel-for-a-new-century-essential-track/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->
Thundercat’s “Dragonball Durag” is light-hearted genius
<div class="at-above-post-cat-page addthis_tool" data-url="https://www.treblezine.com/thundercat-dragonball-durag-essential-track/"></div>The bass maestro balances his instrumental prowess with a penchant for self-deprecating humor.<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><div class="at-below-post-cat-page addthis_tool" data-url="https://www.treblezine.com/thundercat-dragonball-durag-essential-track/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->
Hilary Woods finds serenity in violence on “Tongues of Wild Boar”
<div class="at-above-post-cat-page addthis_tool" data-url="https://www.treblezine.com/hilary-woods-tongues-of-wild-boar-essential-track/"></div>A gently destructive dirge from the Irish singer/songwriter.<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><div class="at-below-post-cat-page addthis_tool" data-url="https://www.treblezine.com/hilary-woods-tongues-of-wild-boar-essential-track/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->
Algiers’ “Chaka” is a masterclass in tension and release
<div class="at-above-post-cat-page addthis_tool" data-url="https://www.treblezine.com/algiers-chaka-essential-track/"></div>A <i>Blade Runner</i> synth jam interspersed with destructive noise sax.<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><div class="at-below-post-cat-page addthis_tool" data-url="https://www.treblezine.com/algiers-chaka-essential-track/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->
Mamaleek’s “Eating Unblessed Meat” offers more strange, artful twists on metal
<div class="at-above-post-cat-page addthis_tool" data-url="https://www.treblezine.com/mamaleek-eating-unblessed-meat-essential-track/"></div>An artful, technologically enhanced and unpredictable direction for metal from the Bay Area band.<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><div class="at-below-post-cat-page addthis_tool" data-url="https://www.treblezine.com/mamaleek-eating-unblessed-meat-essential-track/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->
Khruangbin and Leon Bridges’ “C-Side” is road trip euphoria
<div class="at-above-post-cat-page addthis_tool" data-url="https://www.treblezine.com/khruangbin-leon-bridges-c-side-essential-track/"></div>A dub-influenced highlight from the two artists' new collaborative EP.<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><div class="at-below-post-cat-page addthis_tool" data-url="https://www.treblezine.com/khruangbin-leon-bridges-c-side-essential-track/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->
Thundercat’s “Black Qualls” has more bounce to the ounce
<div class="at-above-post-cat-page addthis_tool" data-url="https://www.treblezine.com/thundercat-black-qualls-essential-track/"></div>The funky new single features Slave's Steve Arrington and The Internet's Steve Lacy.<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><div class="at-below-post-cat-page addthis_tool" data-url="https://www.treblezine.com/thundercat-black-qualls-essential-track/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->
The Men evolve into seedy synth-rock on “Children All Over the World”
<div class="at-above-post-cat-page addthis_tool" data-url="https://www.treblezine.com/them-men-children-all-over-the-world-essential-track/"></div>The Brooklyn shape-shifters find another new, exciting mutant form.<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><div class="at-below-post-cat-page addthis_tool" data-url="https://www.treblezine.com/them-men-children-all-over-the-world-essential-track/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->
P.E.’s “Top Ticket” is urgent, unnerving, abrasive and dark
<div class="at-above-post-cat-page addthis_tool" data-url="https://www.treblezine.com/pe-top-ticket-essential-track/"></div>The new outfit from Veronica Torres (ex-Pill) dials up the intensity.<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><div class="at-below-post-cat-page addthis_tool" data-url="https://www.treblezine.com/pe-top-ticket-essential-track/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->
Stalley’s “A Main” is hip-hop that radiates soul
<div class="at-above-post-cat-page addthis_tool" data-url="https://www.treblezine.com/stalley-a-main-essential-track/"></div>The latest heater from the former Maybach Music emcee.<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><div class="at-below-post-cat-page addthis_tool" data-url="https://www.treblezine.com/stalley-a-main-essential-track/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->
Kerrie’s “Before Calm” is hard-as-nails techno that’s extra funky
<div class="at-above-post-cat-page addthis_tool" data-url="https://www.treblezine.com/kerrie-before-calm-essential-track/"></div>The title track from the Irish producer's new EP GOES.<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><div class="at-below-post-cat-page addthis_tool" data-url="https://www.treblezine.com/kerrie-before-calm-essential-track/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->