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Plus Mount Kimbie, Sen Morimoto, Cheekface, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Nov 03, 2023
By Mark Redfern
Welcome to the 36th Songs of the Week of 2023. This week Andy Von Pip, Caleb Campbell, Scott Dransfield, and Stephen Humphries all helped me decide what should make the list. We settled on a Top 9 this week. More
Diagnosis Due Out This Friday via City Slag/Sooper
Oct 31, 2023
By Mark Redfern
Chicago-based Japanese American multi-instrumentalist Sen Morimoto is releasing his third studio album, Diagnosis, this Friday via City Slang, in partnership with his own Sooper Records. Now he has shared another song from it, “Pressure on the Pulse,” via a music video. Morimoto directed the video with New Trash and it’s considered the third part in a trilogy of videos. More
Plus Jamila Woods, Brittany Howard, Spyres, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Oct 13, 2023
By Mark Redfern (with Andy Von Pip)
Welcome to the 33rd Songs of the Week of 2023. This week Andy Von Pip, Austin Saalman, Caleb Campbell, Marc Abbott, and Scott Dransfield all helped me decide what should make the list. We settled on a Top 11 this week. More
Diagnosis Due Out November 3 via City Slag/Sooper
Oct 11, 2023
By Mark Redfern
Chicago-based Japanese American multi-instrumentalist Sen Morimoto is releasing his third studio album, Diagnosis, on November 3 via City Slang, in partnership with his own Sooper Records. Now he has shared another song from it, “Deeper.” More
Plus Lael Neale, Blur, The Last Dinner Party, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Jun 30, 2023
By Mark Redfern (with Kat Ramkumar and Caleb Campbell)
Welcome to the 23rd Songs of the Week of 2023. This week our writers and editors Andy Von Pip, Caleb Campbell, Celine Teo-Blockey, Mark Moody, and Scott Dransfield all weighed in which songs were best and we came up with the stacked list below. We settled on a Top 14 this week, with lots of honorable mentions. More
Diagnosis Due Out November 3 via City Slag/Sooper
Jun 27, 2023
By Kat Ramkumar
Chicago-based Japanese American multi-instrumentalist Sen Morimoto has announced the release of his third studio album, Diagnosis, and shared a music video for its title track. More
Plus Strange Ranger, Lightning Dust, High Pulp, Sen Morimoto, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
May 05, 2023
By Mark Redfern
Welcome to the sixteenth Songs of the Week of 2023. There weren’t any tracks this week that screamed, “This is the very best song of the week!” But still there was plenty to like. More
His First Single for City Slang
May 03, 2023
By Mark Redfern
Chicago’s Sen Morimoto has shared a new song, “If The Answer Isn’t Love,” via a music video. It’s his first single for the City Slang label in partnership with his own Sooper Records. More
