Buried Treasures & Singer-Songwriter Nana Adjoa
It’s that time yet again for hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot to share some new music they’re digging that’s underneath the mainstream radar. Plus, a conversation with Dutch-Ghanaian singer-songwriter Nana Adjoa.
Buried Treasures
Jim and Greg love to share new music they're excited about that listeners might not have heard! Here are a few of their favorite buried treasures right now.
Jim
- Joe Wong, Nite Creatures
- Speed the Plough, "Open Door"
- The High Water Marks, Ecstasy Rhymes
- Goat Girl, "Sad Cowboy"
Greg
- Bartees Strange, Live Forever
- Ohmme, "Mine"
- Jyoti, Mama You Can Bet!
- Annie, "American Cars"
Lori Majewski
- The Snuts, "Always"
- Arlo Parks, "Green Eyes"
Nana Adjoa
Dutch-Ghanaian singer-songwriter Nana Adjoa just released her debut album Big Dreaming Ants. Greg featured her music as a buried treasure on the show, and now the hosts interview her about what it's like to release an album during COVID-19 and her musical influences.
Featured Songs
- Bartees Strange, "Mustang," Live Forever, Memory Music, 2020
- Joe Wong, "Nite Creatures," Nite Creatures, Decca, 2020
- Speed the Plough, "Open Door," Open Door (Single), self-released, 2020
- Ohmme, "Mine," Mine (Single), Sub Pop, 2020
- The Snuts, "Always," Always (Single), Parlophone, 2020
- VC Pines, "Taste Your Love," Skully EP, Theory, 2020
- Arlo Parks, "Green Eyes," Green Eyes (Single), Transgressive, 2020
- The High Water Marks, "Can You," Ecstasy Rhymes, Minty Fresh, 2020
- Jyoti, "Fabus Foo Geemix," Mama, You Can Bet!, EOne, 2020
- Goat Girl, "Sad Cowboy," Sad Cowboy (Single), Rough Trade, 2020
- Annie, "American Cars," Dark Hearts, Annie Melody, 2020
- Nana Adjoa, "Love and Death," Big Dreaming Ants, Bloomer, 2020
- Nana Adjoa, "She's Stronger," Big Dreaming Ants, Bloomer, 2020
- Nana Adjoa, "I Want To Change," Big Dreaming Ants, Bloomer, 2020
- Nana Adjoa, "No Room," Big Dreaming Ants, Bloomer, 2020
- Nana Adjoa, "National Song," Big Dreaming Ants, Bloomer, 2020
- Nina Simone, "My Baby Just Cares for Me," Little Girl Blue, Bethlehem, 1959
- Jeff Buckley, "Lilac Wine," Grace, Columbia, 1994
- Nana Adjoa, "Throw Stones," Big Dreaming Ants, Bloomer, 2020
- Nana Adjoa, "In Lesser Light Pollution," Big Dreaming Ants, Bloomer, 2020
- Shonen Knife, "Top of the World," If I Were a Carpenter, A&M, 1994
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