BADBADNOTGOOD & V.C.R.

Here's a little piece of jazzy and worldly soul from Toronto's BADBADNOTGOOD and Memphis musician V.C.R. (Veronica Camille Ratliff).  Dig on "Found a Light (Beale Street)" below and download it here from XL Recordings.

BADBADNOTGOOD & Tim Bernardes

Toronto's BADBADNOTGOOD just dropped a beautiful new collaborative track with Brazilian artist Tim Bernardes.  The end result of the pairing is "Poeira Cosmica," a gorgeous mix of jazz and Brazilian pop with just a dash of psychedelia.  Check it out below and download it here from XL Recordings.

BADBADNOTGOOD

Here's a new one from Toronto instrumental wunderkinds BADBADNOTGOOD.  Fresh off being the backing band for soul singer Baby Rose's last release, the trio just dropped their own new EP with "Mid Spiral: Chaos."  Check out "Last Laugh" below and download the album here from XL Recordings.

Baby Rose & BADBADNOTGOOD

Last year, i caught Atlanta artist Baby Rose at SXSW, and she's got the kind of pipes that can silence a room.  And now, she's teamed up with the excellent Toronto jazz/soul fusion group BADBADNOTGOOD for new EP "Slow Burn."  The collaboration is a groovy, dusty, soulful affair, and i hope to get even more music from them in the future.  Check out "Weekness" below and get the record here from Secretly Canadian.

BADBADNOTGOOD & Reggie

It's always cool to see what Toronto jazz and more outfit BADBADNOTGOOD are cooking up.  And what's cooking currently is this soulful little new jam with Houston vocalist Reggie.  Check out "Take What's Given" below and download it here from XL Recordings.

Leland Whitty

Guitarist and saxophonist Leland Whitty has played all manner of different artist, both as a member of BADBADNOTGOOD and on his own.  "Anyhow" marks his debut solo output.  Check out the dreamy, cinematic jazz of "Awake" below and pre-order the record here from Innovative Leisure.

Daily Jam - Seasons (Waiting on You) (BADBADNOTGOOD reinterpretation)

The Future Islands single "Seasons (Waiting on You)" is an all-timer, but i think i might actually dig the BADBADNOTGOOD reinterpretation just a little bit more.  Their version keeps Samuel Herring's vocals, but lays them atop a jazzy, soul jam, and it kills.  Check it out below, our Daily Jam.

Daily Jam - Mind Playing Tricks

2015 brought us the fantastic pairing of Ghostface Killah and BADBADNOTGOOD and their collaborative "Sour Soul" LP.  I think it's high time we get another one from the legendary rapper and the soulful jazz fusion band.  Listen to "Mind Playing Tricks" below, our Daily Jam.

BADBADNOTGOOD

In October, we're getting a new record from Toronto's experimental jazz outfit BADBADNOTGOOD.  In and of itself, this is good news, but upon hearing the first release from the album, the epic and sprawling "Signal from the Noise," consider me ecstatic.  Think if like the otherworldly instrumentals of Bowie's "Low" were recontextualized into proggy jazz numbers and then let loose upon an unsuspecting populace.  Marvelous stuff.  Check out the video below and pre-order the upcoming "Talk Memory" LP here from XL Recordings.

BADBADNOTGOOD & Little Dragon

It what appears to be the last release of material recorded and produced during the sessions for last year's "IV" LP, Toronto's BADBADNOTGOOD just dropped "Tried," a smooth, dreamy, and soulful collaboration with Swedish band Little Dragon.  Listen below and get it here via Innovative Leisure.

BADBADNOTGOOD with Samuel T. Herring

Ever since Toronto jazz outfit BADBADNOTGOOD offered up a brilliant and inspired remix of Future Islands' "Seasons (Waiting on You)," i've been all in any time the group partners up with Future Islands lead singer Samuel T. Herring.  Somehow they make magic.  Listen to the one off single "I Don't Know" below, a swooning soulful jam that makes me long for a full length collaborative album from these guys.

Mick Jenkins and BADBADNOTGOOD

Chicago hip-hop artist Mick Jenkins is readying his debut LP, "The Healing Component," for release next month on Free Nation, a release that probably would have gotten lost in the shuffle for me, if not for the fact that the rapper/singer features Toronto jazz band BADBADNOTGOOD on the haunting and moving soulful jam, "Drowning."  The slave narrative and visuals that accompany the video definitely adds to that moving effect.  Check it out below.

BADBADNOTGOOD - Timewave Zero

Toronto jazz band BADBADNOTGOOD have already made one of my favorite albums of the year with last month's release of "IV," and they've still got more music up their collective sleeves.  Out this week on Innovative Leisure is a new 7" from the band featuring two tracks that didn't make the album.  Listen to the sci-fi sounding "Timewave Zero" below and get the record here.

BADBADNOTGOOD featuring Sam Herring

Here's another new jam from the upcoming new album "IV" from Toronto jazz trio BADBADNOTGOOD, this time around featuring Future Islands' Sam Herring on vocals.  "Time Moves Slow" is a slinky, soulful mix of R&B and funk, a proto-groove jam to get down to.  Everything these guys get their hands on is solid gold.  Listen below and get the album in July from Innovative Leisure.

BADBADNOTGOOD - Speaking Gently

Toronto jazz trio BADBADNOTGOOD released a gorgeous new single today, the floaty, funky "Speaking Gently."  Listen below and be on the lookout later this year for their album,"IV," on Innovative Leisure.

Ghostface Killah, BADBADNOTGOOD, and DOOM

Rapper Ghostface Killah has a collaborative album due in February with Toronto proggy jazz trio BADBADNOTGOOD.  Even that wasn't already intriguing enough, DOOM makes an appearance on a track called "Ray Gun."  It's pretty amazing.  Listen below and look for the "Sour Souls" LP next month on Lex.

BADBADNOTGOOD remix Future Islands

Future Islands' "Seasons (Waiting on You)" has been one of my favorite songs of the year, a wistful and longing synth pop dream.  Toronto's proggy, experimental jazz trio BADBADNOTGOOD take that dream and turn it into a sleek and smoky, soul-drenched number, something to eye a pretty thing across a room to, cocktail in hand, intrigue on the horizon.  It's awesome.  Listen below.

SXSW 2014, Day 3

Thoughts, prayers, and love to all the people, family, and friends of those affected by the tragic car accident last night.  A general somberness hung over the duration of the day's shows and everyone was just a little bit nicer to each other today.

Here's a few pics from the day...

Calvin Love

Cities Aviv

Overdoz

Nicole Atkins

Trash Talk

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BADBADNOTGOOD

Tyler, The Creator

The Midgetmen with Diarrhea Planet and Melissa Etheridge

Diarrhea Planet

Diarrhea Planet