Janette King: Ooh Yeah
From Montreal-based producer and recording artist Janette King’s forthcoming debut album, What We Lost (out 25 June), the soulful R&B track “Ooh Yeah” aligns thoughtful, self-reflective lyrics with dreamy vocals. King says …
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Es Devlin’s “The Forest for Change” at London Design Biennale
The 2021 London Design Biennale art director, renowned artist and stage designer, Es Devlin planted 400 trees in the otherwise empty courtyard at Somerset House for “The Forest for Change” installation. The …
Genesis Owusu: Same Thing
Ghanaian-Australian artist Genesis Owusu (aka Kofi Owusu-Ansah) released his debut album Smiling with No Teeth just months ago, but quickly follows it with the dazzling, synth- and funk-drenched “Same Thing”—a song that …
quickly, quickly: Everything is Different (To Me)
Portland, Oregon-based quickly, quickly (aka Graham Jonson) wrote, produced and played almost everything on his forthcoming LP, The Long and Short of It, out on Ghostly International this August. The self-reflective, layered …
Gabrielle Current: Make It Right
The opening track on Gabrielle Current’s recently released debut EP Virgo, “Make It Right,” is a silky, lush tune tinged with elements of ’90s and early 2000s R&B. The five-track release carries …
Joseph Reuben: Life in Colour
LA-based recording artist, composer and fine artist Joseph Reuben recorded one song every day for a month while in lockdown with his family in London last year. Earlier in 2021, he asked …
SOFI TUKKER + Amadou & Mariam on Their Collaborative Song For “Red Hot + Free”
Teaming up for the HIV/AIDs-fighting organization, the two groups created a song full of energy and optimism
Yola: Stand For Myself
“Stand For Myself,” a soulful country-influenced track off of British singer Yola’s forthcoming album of the same name, arrives with a neon-accented official music video, partly inspired by Missy Elliott visuals. Yola’s …
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Absolut Art + COOL HUNTING’s Plant-Focused Art Presentation
Five artists created 11 limited edition prints, available online now
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Yinka Ilori’s 3D-Printed, Candy-Colored Basketball Court
British-Nigerian artist and designer Yinka Ilori has created a public, half-sized basketball court intended to inspire optimism in London’s Canary Wharf. The court—designed for three-on-three games—eschews traditional materials in favor of 3D-printed …