Raps About Tony Blair, Synths About Vikings
Plus two more intimate hip-hop albums and a high-energy new DJ-Kicks mix.
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Brat Summer to Wraith Winter
Plus psych-pop homage, delirious club music, slo-mo folk, and mystical Atlanta rap that would have the 'Game of Thrones' crew throwing bows.
Rosalía's Orchestral Benediction
Plus: a must-hear album from a virtuosic avant-rock quartet, the fiery return of an essential Chicago rap collective, and more.
Noname and De La Soul Glide Over the Abyss
Plus a welcome return to form from Oneohtrix Point Never, spaced-out sophsitipop from rural New England, and surrealist funk from the UK.
Four Must Hears From Our Ears to Yours
A Swedish singer and pipe organist, a Portuguese experimentalist, a Canadian rapper, and more.
No One Is Doing It Like Rosalía Right Now
Plus the resurrection of a rap one-hit wonder, revolutionary rave, and ecstatic Thin Lizzy riffage.
Music for Crashing Out
Albums contending with divorce, expatriation, suburban malaise, and other concerns
The Minor Nobility of Just Messing Around
A Yale professor and ‘One Battle After Another’ star makes his cheeky debut. Plus pop from the Tehrangeles diaspora, the new Tame Impala, and more.
D’Angelo Tribute Edition
Remembering the R&B giant with a handful of tracks that express his one-of-a-kind brilliance.