Makaya McCraven - Off the Record (2026) [Hi-Res]

Together, the four EPs (and Off the Record compilation) mark McCraven’s first recorded offerings since 2022’s In These Times, and a return to the signature “organic beat music” approach that Makaya first debuted on his 2015 album In The Moment and further developed on Highly Rare (2017), Where We Come From (2018), and Universal Beings (2018).

New for the one-year anniversary (October 30, 2026): Off the Record is now out digitally with a new bonus track, "Bright Lights" (featuring bassist Junius Paul, guitarist Matt Gold, and saxophonist Caroline Davis), built from a June 2017 recording at McCraven's residency at The Hideout in Chicago. "Bright Lights" is also available as a limited edition phonograph flexi disc, designed by Aaron Lowell Denton with photography by Shannon Marks, shipping on or around November 27, 2026.