Girl Rock!

Today, as part of our celebration of Black History Month, girl rock!’s hit crew explores hip hop new and old. Playlist here, picks below:

Stompin’ to the 90s // Yo-Yo
Sucker DJ // Dimples D., Ben Liebrand
The Blend // The Herbaliser, What What
Monie in the Middle // Monie Love

Spontaneity // Bahamadia
Lessons from My Mistakes … but I Lost Your Number // Liv.e
Unfamiliar Places // One Self
Bye Bye Baby // Noname

G.O.Y.D. // Lava La Rue
Do My Thing // Erika de Casier
Take This Necessary Funk Break // Exmiranda
Baby Pillz // Dizzy Fae

Kise // Lous and the Yakuza
Selfish Soul // Sudan Archives
Lullabies // Tkay Maidza
Red Room // Hiatus Kaiyote

Sugar Water // Cibo Matto
So I Don’t Feel Useless // Dianna Lopez

Today, as part of a celebration of Black History Month, girl rock!’s hit crew brings you the best in soul, new and old. Playlist here, picks below:

Old Soul Segment:
Heart Full of Love // The Invincibles
Ruler of My Heart // Irma Thomas
A Bird in the Hand (Is Worth Two In The Bush) // The Velvelettes
Any Other Way // Jackie Shane

Just Look What You’ve Done // Brenda Holloway
Man On The Side // Love Apple
Nothing I’d Rather Be (Than Your Weakness) // Marva Whitney
I Feel Like Breaking up Somebody’s Home Tonight // Ann Peebles

I’m Not Ready for Love // Promise
I Love Every Single Little Thing About You // Syreeta
You Hit Me Right Where It Hurt // Kim Weston

Neo-Soul Segment:
Baby Teeth // Girlhood
Flowtic // Floetry
What Is Love? // Ntjam Rosie
Capillary // Human Bloom

Breathe // Lorren
The Loneliest Thing // Cosma Joy
Honest // Mychelle

Today girl rock!’s hit crew brings you the crimson wave of surf rock. Playlist here, picks below:

Magneto // Messer Chups
Tsunami Tsurprise // The Space Cossacks
Mon autre // Juniore
Cacti for Clothes // Pageants

Comin’ Home Baby // The Delmonas
Morning Terrors Nights of Dread // Shilpa Ray
Don’t Leave Me on the Earth // La Luz
Strange // Zombierella

666 // Sugar Candy Mountain
I Follow You // Melody’s Echo Chamber
Real Boy // La Sera
I Got the Moves // Habibi

Mrs. Moto // The Surfrajettes
Conquistador // Guantanamo Baywatch
Ozma // Shannon & The Clams
The Barracuda // The 5.6.7.8’s

Migas 2000 // The Liminanas
In The Sink // Plumtree

Today (after a brief delay due to fire alarms) girl rock! brings you the best in female composers and classical music performers from around the world. Playlist here, picks below.

Aki Takase

Flutter // Poppy Ackroyd
Chrysalis Extended // Nia Imani
Parajota Delate // Tania Leon
Sakura No Solo // comp. Aki Takase, Lauren Newton piano

Young Birches, Op. 128, No. 2 // comp. Amy Beach, Joanne Polk piano
Deux Morceaux: I. Nocturne // comp. Lili Boulanger, Raphaela Gromes cello, Julian Riem piano
Amor dormiglione // comp. Barbara Strozzi, Constantinople strings, Suzie LeBlanc voice

Pain & Elevation: IV. The Orangery // comp. Caroline Shaw, Attacca Quartet
Pain & Elevation: V. The Beech Tree // comp. Caroline Shaw, Attacca Quartet
Archetypes: I. The Rebel // comp. Clarice Assad, Sergio Assad guitar, Third Coast Percussion
5 Folksongs in Counterpoint for String Quartet // Florence Beatrice Price, Catalyst Quartet

girl rock!’s hit crew continues to bring you the best of female and nonbinary artists. playlist here, picks below.

“Dazed” by Bleached

When You’re Around // Water From Your Eyes
Hate U // MEMI
Cool and Bendable // Kalbells
Kaneko Ayano

Dazed // Bleached
Repent // girlfriend.
You vs. My Self-Esteem // Club Sofa
Kill Courtney // Ting Tang Tina

Cross Me Out // Sweeping Promises
Hello Kitty Knife // Peach Kelli Pop
Break! // Fazerdaze
Silver Line // Sheer Mag

The Brown Snake // Thelma Plum
Ladyflash // The Go! Team
Pulp // Lime Garden
Socks, Drugs, and Rock ‘N’ Roll // Buffalo Daughter

Drive // Laundry
In M’n Hoofd // So-Fi