The New Cue #299 July 7: Art School Girlfriend, Laufey, Little Dragon, Oh Sees, PJ Harvey, Julie Byrne, Dolores Forever, NewDad, Goat

"Money can be a real distractor in the journey"

Oi oi!

What’s up dingbats? It’s Friday, you are reading The New Cue, we’ve got a load of recommendations coming your way, a couple of mind-blowers, a playlist, I’m just listing things now aren’t I? Here’s everything you’ll need for today’s edition:

1/ an open mind, don’t be coming in here with your closed mind and your neggy vibes, we’re going boldly where we go every Friday so you leave your little attitude at the door sonny.

2/ a paid subscription. Because our Friday editions are for paying subscribers only. It costs £5 a month, which has not been adjusted for inflation since we launched because I don’t really understand what inflation is but I’m going to ask my wife about it after I’ve written this.

3/ sunglasses because sunglasses will make you look cool.

4/ I think that’s pretty much it, we’re quite low maintenance round here.

5/ oh no, the playlist, you’ll need that:

OK, let’s get this show on the road, sorry for calling you a dingbat,

Enjoy the edition,

Ted, Niall and Chris

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An Album To Blow Your Mind #1

Modern jazz star Laufey picks a bossa nova gem from 1967.

LA-based singer-songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist Laufey is a contemporary jazz superstar. Raised between Iceland and the US, the 24-year-old is the most streamed jazz artist on Spotify, a huge presence on TikTok and has fans in Billie Eilish and Willow Smith. Here’s her most recent single Promise:

In a short and sweet mind-blower entry, she tells us why she was mesmerised by a Brazilian bossa nova record from ’67:

Astrud Gilberto
Beach Samba (1967)

“Beach Samba by Astrud Gilberto absolutely blew my mind. I first heard her song Oba Oba in a coffee shop in my hometown of Reykjavik and was immediately drawn to the playful bossa nova arrangement and her whispery but beautiful voice. Astrud Gilberto is an iconic Brazilian singer that revolutionized bossa nova vocal technique. This album just has a way of transporting me to a different era.”