Here are the sonic standouts for this week:

Walk in the park by Session Victim
The snare really takes center stage here. The constant quarter-notes provide a drive and structure around which the other parts can remain ethereal and capricious.  The snare tone is rich and has a sense of depth without being loose or sloppy which is a hard balance to...strike. 

Tsugaru Jongara Bushi by KIKI
Described to me as Japanese banjo music. Highly worth a listen. Pay special attention when the plectrum is used rhythmically and when the notes are plucked without it.

Pony by Ginuwine
Somehow I'd gotten this far in life never having heard this track.  One listen spawned a significant set of additions to my music queue. Worth your time.