Found in the Shuffle, part 5
some new tunes from the past few weeks
Sometimes escaping to somewhere a bit more remote to enjoy some natural beauty is just what we need in order to decompress and re-center a bit. Last weekend, I visited family in Montana and got to spend a bit of time in Yellowstone. While the weather was a bit sketchy at times, it really was quite beautiful.
Since returning home, I’ve been combing through some recent releases and finds and picked out a handful of songs to share that I hope you will all enjoy! Most of these are Jazz or Jazz-adjacent this time, so sorted this one in my Jazz section instead, not that it really matters!
The Circling Sun - Constellation (2025)
It’s fairly rare that I discover a group and really enjoy their music only to get surprised with a brand new album shortly after, but The Circling Sun is back with an upcoming album release — Orbits — on July 11, 2025!
They just recently dropped the first track on the album called ‘Constellation’ on May 22nd, but I’ve already listened to this quite a few times. I really enjoy the sort of psychedelic spiritual Jazz they are doing, reminiscent of bands like Azymuth, etc.
Intermood - New Krush! (2025)
Released in March of this year, Intermood (hailing from Australia) craft interesting music fusing psychedelic Jazz and hints of things like nu-disco to create something entirely their own with this fun EP called ‘Casuarina.’
The closing track on this 4-track EP called ‘New Krush!’ really caught my attention with a pretty upbeat tempo, lush instrumentation, and really fun sax solo.
BADBADNOTGOOD, V.C.R - Found a Light (Beale Street) (2025)
Canadian jazz band BADBADNOTGOOD partners with V.C.R (Veronica Camille Ratliff) on this fabulously funky and soulful track. BBNG’s wonderful instrumentation (especially the flute and percussion) set up the vocals from V.C.R and Co. beautifully, making for a lively seven minute track.
As of right now, I don’t think this is tied to any album/EP release, but I would not be surprised to see it pop up on one in the future.
Finn Rees - It’s Behind Me Now (2024)
Funny enough, also hailing from Australia (very Aussie/NZ list this time around), pianist and bandleader Finn Rees released his debut ‘Dawn is a Melody’ pretty much exactly a year ago. For a debut recording, I find the album to be quite well done and a beautiful listen overall.
‘It’s Behind Me Now’ has a sweeping, cinematic quality to it that just sucked me in and kept me enthralled the entire time. Beautiful!
That’s all for now! All four of these tracks (and corresponding albums, if applicable) are available on the artists’ respective Bandcamp pages. Please support them if you are able!
What are some tracks that have caught your ear this month?
I really like It's behind me now, thanks for the rec! (and beautiful scenery!)