UKNY for June 7

BRIT Award and Mercury Prize winners Ezra Collective return this September with their fourth album, Here Because of Hope, and on "UKNY" at 7 p.m. tonight, the first single from the London jazz quintet's forthcoming 17-track release. Special guests on board that new album, including Pa Salieu, Letitia Wright, Leona Lewis and Lila Iké, reflect the cross-pollination of ideas and genres that Ezra Collective embraces — and why they were the first jazz artists to headline and sell out Wembley Arena.

Returning after 13 years, Boards of Canada have released their riveting fifth album, Inferno, is a curious, compelling Dante-worthy expedition by the Scottish brothers into this decade of dread. While I won't quite be as thorough as BoC pages or Reddit , I'll dig into the album over the weeks ahead with a double dose tonight.

Laura Misch's second album, Lithic, takes the listener to an ocean shore, spelunking in caves, and examining stones — it thrives on the momentum of beauty and geology.

Also in the mix: Winnipeg's sundayclub, Brighton's Lime Garden, London-based Momoko Gill, Australia's Pain Gain, and Glasgow's Belle and Sebastian have a World Cup love song for Scotland.

That's "UKNY," Sundays 7-8 p.m., on 90.7FM, streaming online, and in the Archives after broadcast.

Songs played:

1. Ezra Collective with Pa Salieu, “Only Love,” Here Because of Hope 
2. (Winnipeg, CA) sundayclub, “Blue Wave,” SUNDAYCLUB 
3. Boards of Canada, “Hydrogen Helium Lithium Leviathan,” Inferno 
4. Belle and Sebastian, “It Only Takes One Lion,” single
5. Lime Garden, “Cross My Heart,” Maybe Not Tonight 
6. Wasuremono, “Me and the Noise,” single 
7. Wings of Desire, “Your Twenties,” Stand Still Like the Hummingbird 
8. Momoko Gill, “Heavy,” Momoko 
9. Man/Woman/Chainsaw, “Nosedive,” Cannonball 
10. Westside Cowboy, “Kick Stones (The Boys),” It Goes On 
11. Laura Misch, “Soften,” Lithic 
12. (AU) Pain Gain, “The Fame,” Pain Gain 
13. Boards of Canada, “The Word Becomes Flesh,” Inferno