Warped ’90s Throwbacks, Wildfire Folk Songs
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Lowrider Jams, Guitar Explorations, Train-Station Jazz
Plus a gently psychedelic Japanese singer-songwriter and one rapper’s third album of 2025 so far
Reclaimed City Pop, Deconstructed Club Music, Wintry Hip-Hop
Plus an Afrobeats innovator and an art-pop virtuoso
A 100-Year-Old Man's Debut Record
Plus two seriously good rock albums from artists barely into their 20s, scorching live-band R&B, and more
Five Albums: Ren-Faire Eurodance, Exquisite Pain Rap, Mortal Kombat Samples
Plus shroomy Detroit hip-hop and a wonderfully handmade-feeling ambient album
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The first dispatch includes replicant raves, RPG-soundtrack ambient jazz, communist trap music, and more.