5.“State Of Mind” – Jordan Rakei “What’s a love language to meLet’s get to the roots of the treeFeel the love in different waysComfort in different taste”Jordan Rakei‘s “State Of Mind” is the third song from his “The Loop” LP to have made it onto our list of top songs of the year. It celebrates…
7.“Freedom” – Jordan Rakei The second track off Jordan’s brilliant new album “The Loop”, “Freedom” came out in late January as the second single after “Flowers”. The loop (no pun intended) which is running in the back of the track comes full force in the highly energetic vocals, complete with a stunning background vocal arrangement….
13.“Learning” – Jordan Rakei Our Album of the Year is “The Loop” by Jordan Rakei. Three songs from his best LP to date are among our favorites. “Learning” with its amazing background choir and “As”-like ending (yes, as in Stevie Wonder), is still absolutely cracking. Just this one drum beat behind the groove towards the…
New Zealand-born, London based singer, songwriter, musician Jordan Rakei, who recently released his fifth, and best album “The Loop”, is currently on a lengthy tour through Europe. The immensely sophisticated and yet, very personal and intimate songs from this masterpiece were at the center of his show last night at Huxley’s in Berlin. “I see…
It’s going to be a hot concert autumn in Berlin this year. We just wanted to remind you of the following upcoming shows, most of which we will attend and report on: 9/11 Jordan Rakei – Huxley’s9/11 Les Imprimés – Badehaus9/12 Kassa Overall – Gretchen9/23 Baby Rose – Lark10/01 Allysha Joy – Quasimodo10/11 José James…
One of the most highly anticipated records is finally out. Jordan Rakei had already released four singles off “The Loop”, clearly his best album to date. “Flowers” and “Friend Or Foe” had the stakes high and we’re still raving about “Learning” and “Freedom”. We finally have all 13 tracks now on double vinyl by the…
London based, New Zealand born singer, songwriter, musician and producer Jordan Rakei has announced his next album. “The Loop” will be his first album for major label Decca Records/Universal and will be released on May 10th and is the follow-up to his wonderful “What We Call Life” LP from 2021. There will be a double…
There was magic in the air last night at Festsaal Kreuzberg. It seemed as if people yearned to be back together again to dance, cheer, have fun, drink, and listen to some great live music. And without masks!Jordan Rakei was back after a couple of years, celebrating the release of his latest album “What We…
As a serious vinyl buff, I always look out for release dates of current and forthcoming albums. Sometimes, the vinyl version is out even before any streaming services. Other times, the vinyl version of an album includes several bonus tracks which you can’t download or stream. In the case of Sam Wills and his fabulous…
In the latest “Late Night Tales” episode, one of my favorite soul singers and songwriters and musicians, Jordan Rakei, is in charge of compiling a bluer than blue set of 17 songs on double-vinyl. Jordan has assembled some tracks from friends and label mates, like Alfa Mist, Snowpoet, Fink, Joe Armon-Jones, or Bill Laurance. And…