Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 19 hours ago

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Leon Michels has been producing everyone's favorite albums of the year — Norah Jones' Grammy-winning Visions, Clairo's Charm, and Kali Uchis' Moonlight — and now he's back under his own moniker. El Michels Affair's new album 24 Hr Sports is out now via Big Crown Records, pulling inspiration from '80s Sports Illustrated graphic design, MF DOOM's Special Herbs production palette, and Pastor T.L. Barrett gospel into Leon's signature cinematic instrumental soul. The result is one of the most stylistically eclectic Michels productions to date.

Features: Clairo, Norah Jones, Dave Guy, Rogê, Florence Adooni, Shintaro Sakamoto, and Rahsaan Roland Kirk.

Available on translucent red vinyl LP, clear orange cassette, or CD.

For fans of Khruangbin, Surprise Chef, BadBadNotGood, Black Pumas, Adrian Younge, Sault, and Charles Bradley.

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