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Shlohmo's demon baby, melancholy R&B from Shy Girls, a bittersweet Valentine's Day party playlist and more in our weekly music round-up

Shy Girls: 4WZ Dan Vidmar’s R&B project Shy Girls has returned with a moody mixtape, 4WZ, featuring guest spots from Junglepussy, Rome Fortune and Tei Shi—and a tiny cover of Stevie Wonder’s “Isn’t She Wonderful.” The mixtape is unashamedly melancholy, spacey and sleazy—all at once. Late Night Alumni: This This This Late Night Alumni kick off 2015 with their new single This This This.” Balancing …

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Paying tribute to iconic women of color, babies with three parents, dirty snow drawings and more in our weekly look at the web

1. Vale Designer Kenji Ekuan Kenji Ekuan, the award-winning designer behind Japan’s bullet train and the ubiquitous Kikkoman soy sauce bottle has died at the age of 85. According to the New York Times, his iconic bottle design has been used by Kikkoman ever since its introduction in 1961, accruing over 300 million bottle sales worldwide. Ekuan aspired to be a maker of everyday things …

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An unusual love ballad from Angel Haze, D'Angelo on SNL, fresh voices from London and more in our weekly look at music

D’Angelo: Live on SNL D’Angelo sent an important, visual message in his recent SNL performance: while he sang “Really Love” dressed in high-fashion, the singer stood atop a chalk outline and donned a hoodie, and his band wore “Black Lives Matter” and “I Can’t Breathe” T-shirts for “The Charade“—one of the album’s most poignant, timely and aurally stunning songs. Angel Haze: Candlxs Rapper Angel Haze’s …