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On its seventh album, the Liverpool electro-pop band reaches for a lighter sound, capturing the passage of time in effervescent synths and impressionistic lyrics.
3y
The Irish-Catalan singer-songwriter’s latest release is playful and elliptical, as reverent of folk-pop as it is invested in experimenting with it.
3y
Fresh off Beyoncé’s co-sign, the house DJ and producer returns with a joyous, collaboration-filled LP that channels the buzzy, late-night feeling when affection and tenderness flow freely.
3y
Elio’s Inferno isn’t breaking much new ground, but it’s a pleasurable confection from an upstart eager to make her claim, however messy that process might be.
3y
The prismatic, outstanding new album from the Brooklyn singer-songwriter moves gracefully through jazz, R&B, soul, and reggae. It’s a searching and specific exploration of connection, pain, and desire.
3y
On her second album, the New Jersey singer-songwriter recenters her romantic anguish through a more muted delivery, but her plaintive songwriting hasn’t lost its intoxicating touch.
4y
The Catalan composer’s third album creates an immersive and at times thrilling world out of piano, electronics, and her remarkably agile voice, which is processed, stretched, and pulled apart at will.
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Both creepy and cozy, the Pennsylvania singer-songwriter’s original score amplifies the melancholic beauty that hovers at the edges of director Jane Schoenbrun’s deeply online horror.
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Syd reshapes heartbreak into pillowy, ’80s-nodding R&B on her second album, softening her sound while maintaining vulnerability in her songwriting.
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The New Orleans singer’s lush, sultry soul-pop goes down almost too easy.
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The Belgian duo’s debut album pairs punchy, propulsive electro pop with inventive sound design, absurdist wit, and sly jabs at racism and xenophobia.
4y
The pop-R&B singer’s long-awaited debut follows a line from crippling self-doubt to pure confidence, adopting a glossy and funky vibe fortified by her exceptional voice and songwriting.
4y
On his melodious debut album, the pop-rap icon flaunts his verve and star power, all while a sense of isolation lives at the music’s brighter edges.
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The Australian musician caps an adventurous trilogy of EPs with another round of plush, laid-back songs that effortlessly mix pop, rap, R&B, and reggae.
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The Brooklyn songwriter and sound artist’s second album is a kind of spiritual accounting, a swirling blend of orchestral groans and human whispers that evokes subconscious drift.
4y
Despite some tepid moments, Fousheé’s skillful vocal delivery and coolly collected personality shine through.
5y
With stripped-back instrumentation and poignant emotion, the English singer’s latest release is a stopgap EP that punches above its weight.
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The Montclair, NJ-based rapper follows his breakout debut with an expansive, funk-embroidered recollection of his childhood.
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The pop singer-songwriter's debut album leans on alluring and woozy R&B and hip-hop, yet the music forgoes most of the memorable hook-writing that Starrah has made her name on.
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The appealingly unpredictable debut from the Norwegian duo thrives off the dueling forces of unease and temptation.
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The singer-songwriter’s vibrant, self-titled seventh album bridges the gap between his lo-fi impulses and the more conventional pop sound of his debut, without compromising his artistry.
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Paring her sound back to little more than her skillful guitar-playing and deep, husky voice, the London songwriter explores the aftermath of a breakup with confidence and repose.
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On his new three-song EP, the Baltimore artist uses his sinuous, stunning voice to navigate a dark night of the soul.
6y
Eight years after “Ima Read,” the club rapper’s debut album channels the ferocity of that breakout single across a maelstrom of different styles while keeping his central shit-talking identity intact.
6y
The sad world of Cape God is an alluring one, and Hughes’ vocal range is its unequivocal linchpin.
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