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…

Our favorite new holiday songs come from The Philly Specials (Lane Johnson, Jordan Mailata and Jason Kelce) with guest Travis Kelce; Josh Groban, David Shaw of the Revivalists, Ben Folds, Emile Mosseri and Julianna Barwick, Lyn Lapid, Kurt Vile, Yächtley Crëw, Jonathan McReynolds, Fantastic Cat and The Boy Detective.…

Composite image. Original photo of My Chemical Romance by Onome Uyovbievbo/STAFF. Traditionally during this time of year, I either write about the best (2020, 2022) or worst (2019, 2021) of Christmas music. I had a whole pattern going but I didn’t write one last year so I find myself…

DragonWulf (Eman Esfandi), courtesy. This week’s column has synth-pop by DragonWulf (actor Eman Esfandi), alt-pop by Leo Lauren, highlife music by The Cavemen, grunge by BERRIES, troubadour rock by Josh Gilligan and power pop by Ben Kweller. Leo Lauren, “Damage Drop-Off Site” – This dancey alt-pop track by L.A.…

Arima Ederra, courtesy Samone Kadine. This week’s edition has nostalgic vibes and feelings from Arima Ederra and Mereba, Sebastian Schub, Fusilier and Anna Shoemaker, while Chlothegod delivers quirky energy and Kyra Machida has us moving with a pop banger. Arima Ederra with Mereba, “Oh God” — The soulful harmonizing…

AMÉMÉ, courtesy Patrick Ames. The first Tuesday Tracks column of December features Afro-house from AMÉMÉ and Franc Fala, uplifting pop by Dylan Cartlidge, neo-soul by UMI, a jazz tribute to drum and bass music by Kuna Maze, deep dance-pop from Joey Sachi and AKINAT, and a reflective lullaby by…