Rick Derringer: Rock & Roll Hoochie Koo

Cliff Martinez picks this week's PrivateJam, Air releases a vinyl-only museum-inspired album, Para One channels early '90s dance parties and more

The Rosebuds (a Raleigh, NC-based indie rock duo) are back for their sixth LP Sand + Silence, with co-production from Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon (who played guitars and synths) and Sylvan Esso’s Nick Sanborn on bass. The single “In My Teeth” gives us a hint of what the rest of the album will be like—the free-spirited, bittersweet but light tone is reminiscent of earlier Rosebuds, …

The Rosebuds: In My Teeth

Cliff Martinez picks this week's PrivateJam, Air releases a vinyl-only museum-inspired album, Para One channels early '90s dance parties and more

The World Cup kicked off this week, and while Brazilian music is always welcome at CH, the myriad playlists made for the international football affair are far from samba-inducing. Instead, we turned to British-Ghanaian soul singer Andrew Ashong and his 90-minute mix for Vinyl Factory. Filled with Brazilian grooves “ripe with goodness and joy,” the 26 tracks highlight the nation’s festive culture and remind us …

Sonzeira: Aquarela do Brasil (Mark E Remix)

From Georgia to Giorgio with Caribou in between, the songs we tweeted this week

Recognized by the BBC as the “Best Singer of the Millennium,” legendary Brazilian chanteuse Elza Soares is an essential contributor to Gilles Peterson’s new concept album Brasil Bam Bam Bam. Peterson tapped some of the country’s leading artists to represent the nation’s different music styles under the group name Sonzeira. Soares features on the classic Brazilian track “Aquarela do Brasil”—a song she’s actually never recorded …