Here’s a new one for me: Maxine Funke. Don’t be fooled by the name. Maxine is far from the funky diva. Not that there is anything wrong with that. Instead, she’s a New Zealand based artist who produces some very haunting melodies. No surprises that it was the ever excellent Late Junction that first alerted me.
In particular, the track Let’s Go! Another Year seemed to fit the mood for me right now. There’s a very light touch to the production behind the almost constrained vocals. Think Nina - Nordenstam, deffo not Simone - who would fit the slightly bonkers funky diva description.
Timeless Town is the latest album release. It sounds perfect for the first few weeks of the new year, despite being released in autumn of last year.
Late Junction rarely fails to deliver. It’s an outpost of radio that somehow still manages to break through all the bullshit that occupies the airwaves elsewhere.
Oh - and SHOUT OUT to Mule’s Oddcaste which is playing a similar role on a local level.