Summer breezes and blazing sirens fill the air this week, as Lorde loosens up by the beach, Haviah Mighty kindles the spirit of the George Floyd protests, and Tinashe brings some camo-clad military precision to the bungalows and groves of Pasadena. Hiatus Kaiyote figure chivalry as a molecular jam, Helena Deland and Ourielle AuvƩ string out eight days of hyperpop, and Wiki raps in panoramic surround while keeping his nose firmly to the grindstone.
For their debut record, the West African art-folk band The Narcotix decamped for GBās Juke Joint in Long Island City, crafting what they describe as Brothers Grimm macabre filtered through a lens of Afromasochism. For the soundtrack to The Proposal, an exploration of the architect Luis BarragĆ”n by the conceptual artist Jill Magid, the prolific composer T. Griffin enlisted a stellar cast, including Reut Regev on trombone, Jason Ajemian on bass, Jim White on drums, and Matana Roberts on alto saxophone.
The jazz guitarist Julian Lage unfurls a rich strain of Americana on his latest for Blue Note, while Manchester singer-songwriter Caoilfhionn Rose takes a meditative path on the title from Truly. Sandunes sculpts shadows behind the beatific vocals of Half Waif, Susanna and David WallumrĆød cover The Beatles, Tkay Maidza styles herself in soft yarn and aldehydes,Ā and Croatian Amor and Scandinavian Star reunite to follow Two Autumns. Doja Cat, Dean Blunt, Dlina Volny, Lord Apex, and Esperanza Spalding make it a sound for all seasons in the latest roundup of tracks of the week.
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Lorde ā āSolar Powerā
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Doja Cat ā āNeed To Knowā
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Haviah Mighty ā āProtestā (feat. Yizzy)
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Dean Blunt ā āNIL BY MOUTHā
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Sandunes ā āShadowā (feat. Half Waif)
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T. Griffin ā āCopyright Implicationsā
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Caoilfhionn Rose ā āTrulyā
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Julian Lage ā āQuiet Like A Fuseā
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Tinashe ā āPasadenaā (feat. Buddy)
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Hiatus Kaiyote ā āChivalry Is Not Deadā
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Croatian Amor & Scandinavian Star ā āMagnoliaā (feat. Alto Aria)
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Susanna & David WallumrĆød ā āFor No Oneā
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esperanza spalding ā āFormwela 4ā (feat. Corey King)
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Tkay Maidza ā āCashmereā
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