Nas + Erykah Badu: This Bitter Land

From the soundtrack for “The Land” (out 29 July) comes a hauntingly minimal and stunning song by Nas and Erykah Badu. The track, called “This Bitter Land” is gentle but painful—Badu’s vocals are incredibly emotive—and yet there is, among the struggle, a sense of hope. It’s very different than anything either Nas or Badu has released recently, but they’re immediately recognizable and it shows them …

How To Dress Well: Lost Youth / Lost You

The first track from How To Dress Well’s upcoming album Care (set for release 23 September) is the sublime “Lost Youth / Lost You,” which offers everything we’ve come to expect and enjoy about the artist. Along with the new song comes a purple-saturated music video (directed by Ben Tricklebank, with choreography by Jos McKain) that’s technically NSFW but is gloriously lush and graceful—matching the …

Alexis Taylor: I Never Lock That Door

Hot Chip’s Alexis Taylor has just released the video for his track “I Never Lock That Door” from his third solo album Piano. Directed by Simon Owens, the video is made up of many stills of Taylor mid-air, captured by 170 pinhole cameras. It’s a beautifully minimal love song—opening with just Taylor’s vocals and a piano and building with some gentle background vocals, but not …