Bill & Murray - The Silence Grows

Bill and Murray have finally released their debut album! They describe themselves as "bittersweet synth pop" and that's really the best way to describe this chill-inducing song which closes the album perfectly.

Across my heart I once built a fence
You broke it down so now it's wide open
The sky fell down but no one cares
Where you left me is where I stand

Smile even if it hurts
It's funny how the waves come back
Even when the shore gets mad
And so it goes, the silence grows

RaBo & SnoB - Darling

Lush and glamorous, this RaBo & SnoB track feels like air-con on a hot summer's day.

Ben Sira and the Poets - Carinhoso (Pixinguinha)

Delightful!

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Alon Eder - Power Power Power

There's quite a lot to unpack in this excellent song and video but I don't think I'll fully understand it until I hear the rest of  "Casio Rage", Alon Eder's upcoming album featuring only Casio guitars and keyboards from the 80s mixed with revealing rage.

I don't take showers, I don't cut my hair
I don't shave, I don't get by
And from outside they're telling me to start behave
But I long ago left the lane you're driving on

I'm not looking to escape
I prefer to see
I'm not engaging in power struggles
Cut that nonsense
Power power power
Cut that nonsense
Everyone here is fucked up
I prefer to see

Let's make some money, we'll invest it wisely
BBQ on the balcony with a quarter view of the sea
On Monday yoga on Friday swimming at the pool
We'll pass the law for..., we'll get a blessing from the rabbi

Feeding each other with bullshit
Your basic situation isn't comfortable
Come up with another plan with goals, make another survey
Let's stop for a moment and see-it's just a lie

I'm not looking to escape
I prefer to see
I'm not engaging in power struggles
Cut that nonsense
Power power power
Cut that nonsense
Everyone here is fucked up
I prefer to see

Smiling and playing the game till the end
No matter how much you smile you're just an evolution of an ape
Invent some hipster start-up that will break the market
Your situation isn't cool and that's for sure.

Luna Abu Nassar - I'll Tell You

I'm posting this song about two years too late but sadly it will always be relevant, especially in light of the weekend's tragic events. I got to see Luna Abu Nassar in concert about a month ago, performing together with Rona Kenan. I was in awe of her humble personality, her strong stage presence and her gentle voice. Read a review on her stunning debut album here and click here to listen to it. Heartbraking and beautiful.

I'll tell you about enemies
And ghosts
From the 80s
I'll tell you about enemies
And spirits

Just remember
They all are bad
They all are bad
Listen to me
They all are bad
They all are bad
Listen to me
Listen
Everyone wants to hurt me

Looking
Laughing
From afar
Because they all are bad
Because they all are bad

I see them
Speaking
Bastards, those liars
What do they want
What do they want

I was the queen of the world
But the drink deceived
I was given a drug
I was given a drug
Be careful that it will not happen also to you
What did you put in the finjan this morning

I'll tell you about enemies
And ghosts
From the 80s
I'll tell you about enemies
And spirits

I'll pray for you
Believe me
Because of you I don't have
I'll hope that you'll fail
And will beg

They want to take you away from me
When you grow up
Understand
Just understand
They all are bad
They all are bad
Listen to me

I'll tell you about enemies
And ghosts
From the 80s
I'll tell you about enemies
And spirits

My moon
Close your eyes
Do not worry
I'll give you everything
But I don't have
I don't have

كان يا مكان
في قديم الزمان
الزمان كان
ولليوم علقان

REO - Courage

"After two and a half years over which we went through enough experiences for a decade-drama, disappointment, excitement, euphoria, dire heartbreaks, and sliding relentlessly on the spectrum of human emotions, we decided to write a song about the courage to live, to try, to experience.

Even from the bad memories and experiences which we accumulated during this time, we tried to create something new, beautiful, real and optimistic.

We suffered from many blows to the heart, and we decided not to give in, but on the contrary, to fear less and dare more.

The water band REO wants to believe that even the worst and harshest feeling can be put in a dream box, and it will become a part of magic"

This is how Zoe Polanski and Or Edry, the girls of REO, introduced this mesmerizing single, the first from their upcoming album. So fresh!

Courage
I have the courage
To swim from the beach to the deep waters
I have the power
Not to remember what is best to forget

How you pulled me far far away
And then everything looked different

But now
I don't care what he thought
Or who I am to him
I gave into the dream

I have rhythm
Soft beats of sadness
I have spirit
It isn't safe to hold on

How you pulled me far far away
Everything looked like in a movie

But now
I don't care what he thought
Or who I am to him
I gave into the dream

J’ali Ensemble - Jali

Hearing this song again is like meeting an old friend. I first came across J'ali Ensemble when they performed at the 2011 InDnegev-their music blended so beautifully with the warm desert air and sense of freedom. J'ali means "people of music" in local Senegalese dialect, which is how Eran Katz, the leader of J'ali Ensemble, was called when he walked around in Senegal with his kora, immersing himself in African music and culture. But J'ali Ensemble isn't just African music-what makes it so special is the fusion with other instruments like the drums and of course the saxaphone, together with the lyrics in Hebrew, English, and Mandinka (West African). This is the first single from the ensemble's soon to be realeased album titled "Feeling of Life". In the meantime you can catch a glimpse of their amazing stage presence over here. Shabbat Shalom!

Ilale jali musolo le
Aleu wille donkililake
Ilale natali kontone
Dunia mulwo
Baraco bije

All the people they need your warm hand
They need your love
All your children they wait for your hand
They need your love
Baraco bije
Broken people come loosen your hand
Where did it go?
Baraco bije

Mother pick up your son and hold him
Give all you know
Then let him go
All your children they wait for that hand
Now they can grow
Baraco bije (let the blessings come)
Cambion bije (let the brotherhood come)
Kairo bije (let the peace come)

She said she wouldn't arrive yet she will arrive anyways
She said she wouldn't arrive yet she will appear anyways