Coronavirus can’t stop the music but inevitably colours the act of listening, whether distending the walls, heightening the sense of claustrophobia, or channelling the mind to sunnier climes. Amid new music from Christine and the Queens, Maya Hawke, dvsn, and Miranda Lambert, Rico Nasty, Smokepurpp, and Ana Tijoux keep on pushing, Knxwledge keeps it chill, and The Weeknd, Perfume Genius, and Waxahatchee get romantic, whether the sentiment is woozy, wistful, or watchful through clear eyes. Lil Poppa extols the act of perseverance, and Half Waif and Thundercat reminisce on friendships faded or gone too soon. Meanwhile a week out of sync Childish Gambino releases the album 3.15.20, and in the wake of New Dreams JFDR falls gracefully with a solo performance overlooking the Reykjavik pond.
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Rico Nasty – ‘Lightning’
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Babyface Ray x C.A.M – ‘Take It There’
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Knxwledge – ‘Listen’
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Childish Gambino – ‘0.00’
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Perfume Genius – ‘On The Floor’
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Waxahatchee – ‘Can’t Do Much’
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Christine and the Queens – ‘Je disparais dans tes bras’
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Half Waif – ‘In August’
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Beatriz Ferreyra – ‘Echos’
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The Weeknd – ‘Repeat After Me (Interlude)’
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Bla$ta – ‘Block Burner’
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Guapdad 4000 – ‘Greedy’
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Dlina Volny – ‘Do It’
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Ariel Pink – ‘Alisa’
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Khruangbin & Leon Bridges – ‘Midnight’
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Thundercat – ‘Fair Chance’ (feat. Ty Dolla $ign & Lil B)
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Money Man – ‘2 Milly’
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Smokepurpp – ‘FUCK CORONA U AINT STOPPING SHIT (EXCUSE ME)’
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Neo Pistea – ‘Hotel’ (feat. Khea)
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Ana Tijoux – ‘ANTIFA DANCE’
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JPEGMAFIA – ‘Covered In Money!’
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Lil Poppa – ‘Been Thru’ (feat. Quando Rondo)
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Bishop Nehru – ‘Too Lost’ (prod. DJ Premier)
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Hayley Williams – ‘Roses/Lotus/Violet/Iris’
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dvsn – ‘Between Us’ (feat. Snoh Aalegra)
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Miranda Lambert – ‘Bluebird’
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Maya Hawke – ‘By Myself’
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Childish Gambino – ‘Time’ (feat. Ariana Grande)
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JFDR – ‘Falls (No Wonder)’
