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Saying goodbye to Lesley Gore while welcoming new music from Romare and more in this week's look at music

Hudson Mohawke: Valentine’s Slowjams Chapter VIII While Valentine’s Day might be over, Hudson Mohawke released the latest in his annual slowjams mixtape series: Valentine’s Slowjams Chapter VIII. The playlist begins with a live cover version of Earth, Wind & Fire’s “You Can’t Hide Love” by the imitable D’Angelo, and continues with pure romance from the likes of Klymaxx, Deniece Williams, Stephanie Mills and Bill Withers. …

Unknown Mortal Orchestra: Multi-Love

Portland-based indie band Unknown Mortal Orchestra shared the opener off of their upcoming new album, and it’s just a taste into how their sound has gone through an exciting, serious transformation since 2013’s II. “Multi-Love” is a modern-day psychedelic jam with disco overtones; the musicianship has been upped as the instruments seem to move together in a kaleidoscopic motion while frontman Ruban Nielson sings about …

Romare: Motherless Child

London-based producer Archie Fairhurst aka Romare (who takes his name from the cut’n’paste artist Romare Bearden) expertly manipulates samples to create new songs—or rather, musical essays—that move the body as much as they do the mind. Keep an ear out for the sample of the African-American spiritual in his slow burning track “Motherless Child.” Romare’s debut album Projections is set for release on 23 February …