Released in October 2020, Familiar Future by Oakland’s own Dougie Stu completely slipped under my radar. Which is a damn shame, because it’s been on repeat ever since I recently heard it for the first time. Familiar Future is a smooth breeze of a listen, gliding along through ten tracks of exquisite, cinematic nu/soul jazz laced with elements of trip hop and other various laid back genres. This is smoky lounge music, a beautiful late night listen for any season.