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Vale William Onyeabor, Spoon's return, a dystopian tune from Gorillaz and more in our week in music

Gorillaz feat. Benjamin Clementine: Hallelujah Money Returning after six years, Gorillaz have chosen an apt moment to release their powerful, politically charged, bleakly apocalyptic track “Hallelujah Money.” Dropping on the eve of the US inauguration, the song features vocals and spoken word by the inimitable British poet and musician Benjamin Clementine (along with Damon Albarn, of course) and hauntingly grim lyrics: “How will we know …

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KAYTRANADA remixes classic TLC, Bonobo and Rhye transcend and more in our musical round-up

Bonobo feat. Rhye: Break Apart In light of Friday’s Migration album release, it’s worth revisiting musician and producer Bonobo’s exquisite track “Break Apart,” featuring vocals by Milosh of Rhye. Its video, released last month, acts as an ideal counterpart to the song, pairing breathtaking visual landscapes with the song’s sonic developments. The highly anticipated album, from which “Break Apart” is drawn, will contain numerous additional …

Artist Maxime Causeret Visualizes the Emergence of Life for Max Cooper’s “Order from Chaos”

From cell collisions to jellyfish adrift in the ocean, French artist Maxine Causeret’s visual treatment for London-based artist Max Cooper’s “Order from Chaos” track mesmerizes with color and form. Shifting shapes, merging and dispersing, occupy the screen as Cooper’s complex, thoughtful music guides the movement—rhythm dictating propulsion. It’s hard to take your eyes away, especially as the music entrenches listeners in a similar primordial state.