Wednesday 9:30am
The New Music Feature with Jaime J.
KXCI Music Coordinator Jaime J. shares his New Music Feature live on KXCI’s Your Morning Brew with Jim Blackwood every Wednesday at 9:30am. The segment celebrates new releases from artists and genres across the globe with a brief history, facts, and stories about the music. Learn more about the artists and listen to the music on the New Music Feature Blog below.
NEW MUSIC FEATURE BLOG
01-28-26 Whodamanny Onda Biloba
Italian dance music producer Raffaele “Whodamanny” Arcella has been making evocative, global dance music on his label, Biloba Records, for quite some time. His new full-length release, aptly titled “Onda Biloba,” plays out like a steamy after-hours dance party on a humid summer night.
Vintage audio textures alongside Italo-disco, reggae, funk, samba, and house beats make this a *hot* moment in what the album liner notes call “paradise pop.” Standout songs include “Loca Loca,” “Suavemente (feat. Sandy Nuni),” and “Placebo.”
Listen to Onda Biloba on Bandcamp
Follow Whodamanny on Instagram: @whodamanny_biloba
xo,
Jaime J.
#Whodamanny #Italy #Dance #KXCI
01-21-26 Dames Brown “You’re The One For Me” from Take Me As I Am
This week’s New Music Feature comes from Detroit trio Dames Brown who will release their debut album, Take Me As I Am, January 21st on UK house music label Defected Records. The debut is a joyous celebration of Detroit’s musical history and a personal tribute to the trio’s late mentor and producer Amp Fiddler.
Dames Brown consists of power vocalists Athena Johnson, Teresa Marbury, and LaRae Starr. Their music combines R&B, soul, gospel, disco and the genre-defining sounds of Detroit house and dance music. The new release features collaborations from Detroit music legends like Andrés, Eddie Fowlkes, and Waajeed. All of these artists worked together to create a banger love letter to Detroit’s musical history, “…from the grit of its streets to the warmth of its soul.”
Listen to “You’re The One For Me” by Dames Brown on Bandcamp
Follow Dames Brown on Instagram: @damesbrown1
xo,
Jaime J.
#DamesBrown #Detroit #House #Disco #Soul #Gospel
01-07-26 Shea “Pangea” from Eskipade
My first New Music Feature in 2026 comes from local band Shea which is a new collaborative project by Mattie Hawkins, Trey Cardi, and JC Chiriguayo. The band released their debut EP titled Eskipade on January 1st. Shea’s music combines fuzzy and atmospheric rock sounds with what they call a “specific, euphoric melancholy.” Post punk and shoegaze fans are sure to appreciate Shea’s sound.
The band takes it’s name from Shea Boulevard in Phoenix, AZ, a street that holds complicated memories for band member Trey Cardi who describes it as an odd juxtaposition between “sterile golf courses” and a looming Arizona skyline. It’s that juxtaposition that perhaps inspired the EP’s apocalyptic feel.
Listen to “Pangea” and the Eskipade EP by Shea on Bandcamp
xo,
Jaime J.
#KXCI #Shea #Local #Music