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Photo by Sergio Pontier Ezra Collective have done a great thing to help elevate jazz for people who may find it boring: They have released a jazz party banger. "Jubilee Feeling" turns a century old art form into a modern day blast, without adding much else to it. The song is easily recognizable as jazz, and makes modern listeners understand why the crowds are going insane in all of those old photographs from the fifties. This is a fun song, and sometimes you just want a fun song. "Jubilee Feeling" was made to dance to, and will certainly have you scrolling to the bottom of this post to see if Ezra Collective are playing anywhere near you.  Bandleader Femi Koleoso says of the band's latest single: “Something we love deeply in the EZ is the feeling of raving and partying like you’re listening to classic British electronic music, but hearing Bebop and Jazz language. That juxtaposition is so EZ, so UK Jazz, so precious. The video is meant to demonstrate that juxtapo...

Photo by Jonie Babb Angela Autumn wasn't on our radar until this year's Green River Festival, and we're now obsessed with the Nashville based artist. Her latest single, "I Don't Think About You at All," fits right into what we've come to love about her music. It mixes a more traditional style of folk with a more mainstream, almost folk pop sound. This latest single is more traditional than the previous ones from her upcoming album, but there is still plenty of folk pop elements in the song. The song starts off fairly lighthearted, but heaviness and an odd sense of foreboding slowly comes in throughout the song. For a song as straightforward and simple as "I Don't Think About You at All," this one contains some interesting elements. Angela Autumn says about her new single: “Very similar to Mountain Stream, this song was me integrating some deeper traumas and writing about them. I truly feel that we see ourselves most clearly through our creati...

Photo by Izzie Austin I've been a huge fan of Julia Jacklin's since I first heard "Pool Party" in 2016 (It's been ten years!!?!?!?), and her latest single is one of her absolute finest. "The Hardest Thing" is a swoon worthy song that stands out in a catalog of swoon worthy songs. It also could be Jacklin's most mainstream single yet while also being her strangest. Something about the song swirls between being accessible and being artsy, but this is a prime example of a modern singer-songwriter goes alt-rock and folk at the same time. Depending on your mood, "The Hardest Thing" can come across as either uplifting and positive or deeply sad, and that's one of my personal favorite things that music can do. You can watch the video for "The Hardest Thing" below. The Gem is due out September 25 on 4AD, and is available for pre-order here . For more on Julia Jacklin, check out the artist's website . Upcoming tour dates are below ...