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…

Jordan Rakei performs at Marks Park Emmarentia in Johannesburg, South Africa on Nov. 30, 2024. JOHANNESBURG — New-Zealand-born, Australia-raised electronica fusion artist Jordan Rakei brought his new album to Marks Park in Johannesburg on Saturday during one of two South Africa dates. South Africans from far and wide gathered…

Jordan Rakei performs at Dingwalls during BBC Radio 6 Music Festival in London on March 7, 2020. Photo by Burak Cingi/Redferns. Jordan Rakei acknowledges he’s a workaholic, but he says with his new album, he just wanted to make music fun again. The New-Zealand-born, Australia-raised singer and musician wanted…

Jordan Rakei, courtesy. For this week’s Tuesday Tracks, we bring retro symphonic soul by Jordan Rakei, euphoric alt-rock by Good Neighbours, melancholic slice of life portraits by Pedro the Lion and Phosphorescent, moody guitar pop by Victoria Bigelow and electronic soul by Tim Atlas. Good Neighbours, “Keep It Up”…

AUSTIN — With 2,000 acts from more than 60 countries, SXSW may have the most intimidating music festival schedule on the planet. The festival’s mission of discovery means that each attendee’s experience varies greatly from the next—it’s simply impossible to conquer. Researching the acts in advance and choosing wisely…