D’Angelo feat. Princess: Sometimes It Snows in April

D’Angelo was joined by Maya Rudolph and Gretchen Lieberum (aka Princess, a Prince cover band) last night to perform a tremendously moving version of Prince’s “Sometimes it Snows in April.” The song, from the legend’s 1986 album Parade (perhaps most famous for “Kiss”), is a heartbreakingly poignant choice. D’Angelo has cited Prince as a huge influence many times and has performed “She’s Always in My …

Future Punx: How To Dance

Brooklyn-based act Future Punx—one of our faves at CMJ a few years ago—will embark on a two-week American tour later this May. Their debut album This is Post-Wave (released last August and streaming in full on Spotify, Bandcamp and more) is filled with 15 simple grooving tracks that have fun with squiggly synth lines and retro ideas. They now release a music video for their …

Stormzy: Scary

New from prince of grime Stormzy—who still has yet to release a full-length album—is “Scary,” an audiovisual message of intimidation for those who doubt his success. “But don’t get gassed cause you got the headline / You only got it cause I declined it” are just one of the South London MC’s many lines to pocket and save for your own use, later. In the …