Add to playlist: jazz harp progressives Flur and the week’s best new tracks | Music

From LondonRecommended for those who like Nala Sinephro, Ambrose Akinmusire, Moritz von Oswald TrioUp subsequent Debut album Plunge out 5 SeptemberThe harp is having a resurgence in jazz. Instrumentalists equivalent to Nala Sinephro, Alina Bzhezhinska, Marysia Osu and Brandee Youthful have not too long ago launched data that reference the decades-old legacies of harp pioneers Alice Coltrane and Dorothy Ashby whereas creating new fusions of ambient electronics, soul and free jazz. The most recent entry into this burgeoning style is London-based trio Flur. Comprised of harpist Miriam Adefris, saxophonist Isaac Robertson and drummer Dillon Harrison, the group produce a distinctly off-kilter tackle the harp combo, harnessing the lushness of its sound as a counterpoint to angular melodies and textural rhythm.Having lower their enamel as band members for the likes of flautist Shabaka Hutchings, producer Floating Factors and vocalist Ganavya, the group enjoy a downtempo restlessness on their debut album, Plunge. The songs Nightdiver and Over Below play by way of a meditative number of sweeping harp string runs earlier than Robertson’s atonal, long-drawn saxophone strains cease the compositions from settling right into a predictable temper. Then Bolete interweaves percussive harp plucking with Harrison’s fractal groove and jarring scrapes of synth sounds, and Maintain Quick Outdated Kelp riffs off a lo-fi digital loop that’s so sparse it feels on the verge of falling aside.It’s this sense of anticipation and unpredictability that makes Flur so participating. Their atmosphere is lower by way of with unease and their dynamism mixed with a loping swing. On this trio’s arms, the harp is greater than only a smooth and comforting sound. With headline reside reveals nonetheless to return, their evolution of the instrument’s potential appears unbound. Ammar KaliaThis week’s greatest new tracksRich, moody soul … Alabama Shakes. {Photograph}: Bobbi RichAlabama Shakes – One other LifeA decade after their final album – and newly a trio – Alabama Shakes return with a showstopper that builds from spotlit pressure to wealthy, moody soul and a livid, cathartic peak. Laura SnapesChat Pile & Hayden Pedigo – Radioactive DreamsThe long-teased collaboration between the Oklahoma Metropolis noise band and the fingerpicking guitarist finds the gorgeously gloomy center floor between their respective sludge and wide-open areas. LSSpoon – Guess I’m Fallin in LoveBoth nasal and throaty, aloof and pained, Spoon’s Britt Daniel nonetheless has one of many coolest voices in rock. Because the band eye an eleventh studio album, this return observe is a hard-driving celebration of claiming the L-word. Ben Beaumont-ThomasAnother triumph … watch the video for Auto by Sofie Royer.Sofie Royer – AutoPowered by serried ranks of latest wave guitars, that is one other triumph from the multilingual alt-popper, right here selecting German for a music concerning the euphoria and erotic cost of driving quick. BBTKettama & Clouds – Kind It OutSpeed storage plus hardcore plus trance plus Bicep-esque chords? The Irish producer Kettama is so enjoyably shameless in fusing probably the most enjoyable bits of dance music collectively; this new observe provides laser-reaching transcendence. BBTOliver Sim – ObsessionThis is Sim’s first observe to not be produced by his xx bandmate Jamie xx. As an alternative, Bullion and Jockstrap’s Taylor Skye helm this nervy nervousness assault about “obsession mistaken for love”. LSOli XL – Conspiracy Woman (ft Valeria Litvakov)The Warp-signed producer has dropped the primary seven-track phase of his album Lick the Lens. This can be a beguiling spotlight: an English folks music which may have been sung at harvest time, however digital and glitching. BBTSubscribe to the Guardian’s rolling Add to Playlist alternatives on Spotify.