Your Smith (Caroline Smith), courtesy. This week we bring you soul music from Cautious Clay, alt-rock from Roe Kapara, pop from Dela Kay, Your Smith and Windser, and folk by Susto Stringband. Cautious Clay, “No Champagne (6am) — This new track is a soulful meditation on connection beyond celebration.…

Esther Rose, Photo: Char Klein. This week’s lineup features the swirling psychedelia of The American Dawn, Anika’s sharp post-punk, Mo Lowda & the Humble’s folk-rock grooves, Gino Vannelli’s soulful pop, Vundabar’s gritty rock and the heartfelt folk of Esther Rose. The American Dawn, “On The Edge” — A slithering…

Nels Cline, courtesy Nathan West. This week, we bring you jazz from Nels Cline and Céline Dessberg, folk from Blue Monkey, country from Harper O’Neill and pop from CLOVER, Alisa Xayalith and Yael S. Copeland. Céline Dessberg, “Selenge” – Dessberg is a singer-songwriter and harpist of French and Mongolian…

Hiromi Uehara and Sonicwonder. This week’s edition features diverse instrumentation and warm energy. It’s a fun ride with Hiromi’s Sonicwonder and Franc Moody. Your Grandparents and Yves Jarvis tap into nostalgic vibes while Salami Rose Joe Louis offers a mind-bending experience. Finally, Luke Marzec and Mynameisntjmack explore what love…

Alien Weaponry, courtesy. This is a rock-heavy week with Alien Weaponry’s Māori metal, James and the Cold Gun and Lucie Sue with songs that evoke the ’90s, Air Drawn Dagger defying genres, Madison Violett making a sterling debut and The Velveteers bringing the good parts of disco back. Lucie…

Our new music selections are wrapped in moody, melancholic vibes. They include electro-pop by SPELLLING (Oakland’s Chrystia Cabral), soulful country by Angel White, shoegaze from See Night, rock by Cloakroom, Arny Margret and and Linying, and industrial pop by Everything Is Recorded. At the end, we are saved from…

Ed Maverick, courtesy. While it’s been a slow week for new releases, with the requisite post NYE hangover, many Latin American artists stayed busy. Bad Bunny dropped an entire album, as did Mexican folk pop artist Ed Maverick, whom we have featured below. There’s also some Bossa-Nova-infused folk pop…

Björk performs at Chase Center in San Francisco on Feb. 5, 2022. Courtesy Santiago Felipe. In case you missed the glorious few hours Friday morning when it was a thing, Facebook (I’m not calling the company Meta, and you can’t make me) made a chatbot in such an insensitive…

The Tuesday Tracks team members picked their favorite songs of 2024: Celeste, Lola Young, Elliot James Reay, Mondo Cozmo, Kishi Bashi, Jordan Rakei, Call Me Spinster and Defences. Our Tuesday Tracks team puts a lot of time into listening to the songs submitted to our inbox every week. It’s…

Kendrick Lamar performs during Outside Lands Music Festival in Golden Gate Park in San Francisco on Aug. 11, 2023. Let’s start with the standard history lesson for those of you just joining us: In 2018 I completed a quest to list my top five (or so) songs for every…