The Most Expansive Pop Minds Working Hit the Desert for a Jam Sesh
Dijon's eight-man band takes Coachella. Plus: a low-key rapper/producer with more lore than a Greek myth.
Welcome to the latest installment of Five Albums, the weekly feature for paid Hearing Things subscribers in which we discuss a handful of new records catching our attention. As music journalists, the question we get most often from friends is how to stay on top of what’s happening now. This is our attempt to provide a practical answer.
We’ve got all manner of virtuosity this week, whether it’s two Must Hear picks by songwriters exploring pop and art-rock’s outer limits; a funky, jazzy take on guitar-synths that goes haywire in unexpected ways; or two rapper/producers—one extremely storied, one still just starting out—who challenge convention with audacious velocity... each of these artists is expanding our brainpans. Get ready!
