Mitski’s Cat Lady Masterpiece
Plus: Underground rap's next star, a Ghanaian pop musician blending tradition with the future, and more.
Plus: Underground rap's next star, a Ghanaian pop musician blending tradition with the future, and more.
Patron saints of queer pop return, a sax virtuoso takes up the flute, and more.
Plus Must Hear ambient and Massachusetts rap, Irish dream pop, and a big neo-soul comeback.
“I want to get as close as I can to making neo-soul music in a way that’s respectful to its deep, rich culture, while still respecting the fact that I’m a white woman from Saskatchewan.”
It’s time to Waste or Taste new tracks by UK grime firecracker Nadia Rose, trash-adjacent dance-pop tart Slayyyter, and super wavy New York rap misfit Xaviersobased.
Plus: a beloved folk artist gets the covers treatment, a minimalist piano god soundtracks a tremendous film, and more.
Plus: music that sounds like the last breath of a whoopee cushion and a pop album from a band of 10-inch-tall dolls.
Must Hear road-weary R&B and omnivorous rap experimentalism, a psych-punk supergroup featuring Sonic Youth's secret weapon, and more.