Sometimes, an album comes along that makes you stop and really listen. Jellywish by Florist is one such album. Consisting of Emily Sprague, Rick Spataro, Felix Walworth, and Jonnie Baker, they make dandelion fluff ambient indie folk that floats gently into your ears and makes itself at home. The album opens with ‘Levitate,’ a track that meanders quietly; it doesn’t do much, but what it does, it does well. That sums up the whole album. Press play and find yourself comforted and perhaps a little wistful with these ten tracks that will help you drift away.

Pedro Ricardo’s next chapter arrives today with ‘Sem Caminhar eu Vou’ (Parte !) EP, followed by ‘Oxalá Cante com Tempo’ EP on the 6th of March. The two EPs will then come together as Hear, Sense, and Feel on the 27th of March. If his debut album, Soprem Bons Ventos, drifted in like a warm coastal breeze, this new album feels more like a hand‑written letter, creased at the edges, ink‑smudged, and unmistakably personal. The shift began with Portuguese poets such as Ary dos Santos, whose work nudged Ricardo toward a deeper relationship with language. Instead of waiting for stray phrases to surface mid‑jam, he sat down with pen and paper, determined to shape songs with intention. The album features cellist Carolina Viana, flautists Gil Silva and Edu Moreno, and celebrated fado and música popular portuguesa singers António Zambujo and Ana Margarida Prado. Listen to ‘Sem Caminhar eu Vou’ (Parte 1) below.

Pick number three this week is the self-titled debut EP by Brooklyn-based group Careful In The Sun. 14 vibrant minutes of improvisation grounded in loops and songs by Maya Keren. The collective (Eliza Salem on drums, Anna Abondolo on fretless bass and voice, Emmanuel Michael on electric guitar, and Keren on piano/keys/guitar and voice) carefully guides us through indie jazz-folk soundscapes. Sometimes the tone is upbeat and bright (Soft Alarm), while at other times it is somewhat gentle and understated (Juju Dreams Blues). The undeniably catchy (Nobody) is the standout, unfurling like a fern in slow motion. It starts slow and soft, but shows smudges around the edges, at the midway point, before a gentle whisper closes the track. Click, listen and enjoy.

‘Weimar’, recorded on a grand piano in Berlin, blends 20th-century minimalism with chamber pop and modern classical, all while staying true to Mary Ocher’s thoughtful, emotionally rich style. The title nods to today’s era, reflecting on the fall of the Weimar Republic and the ensuing rise of fascism. The opening track is “The Dance’, take a listen now.

Soweto collective BCUC announce the release of The Road Is Never Easy – their fifth full-length album and first for Outhere Records, with the lead single ‘Higher Vibes’. Active for over 20 years, the group won the WOMEX Artist Award in 2023 and has played Glastonbury, Roskilde, Afropunk Brooklyn, WOMAD, and numerous major festivals worldwide. “Higher Vibes” is both a spiritual invocation and a dance-floor detonation, honouring the sounds that shaped South African street culture while blazing its own fearless path forward.