Review
Albums, songs, and so on
Charli XCX Wants to Run With the Big Dogs
Plus an ultra-rare hi-fi audio collage, a dispatch from a rising Memphis rap star, and deconstructed footwork meant to approximate the chaos of the timeline
Nia Archives Has the Range
Plus Four Tet’s un-Googleable new album, Syd’s grown-woman swagger, and a high-wire act of underground rap
A Future Classic for Alt Black Queer Folks
Plus: Cain Culto shredding on the fiddle like the devil went down to Lexington, and vocals that sound like a gremlin suffocating inside a steel box.
An Instant Party-Starter Anywhere on Planet Earth
Plus: a melancholy world of glass-topped coffee tables and Armani suits, and a rapper with a vocab sure to melt even the thickest thesaurus.
Old Sounds Made New
Wake-and-bake breakup anthems, lost sessions from a modern indie-rap classic, and a post-punk singer who sounds like Lou Reed after a three-week bender.
A Musical Threesome, Just in Time for Pride Month
Plus a Must Hear rap song, house music to worry to, and more.
Put a Seashell to Your Ear
Plus Vince Staples’ rock album, Death Cab’s comeback, and Must-Hear Mexican R&B