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From alt-pop to uplifting electronic and beyond, some of our favorite new music

Snoh Aalegra feat. Tyler, The Creator: NEON PEACH Tyler, The Creator joins singer-songwriter Snoh Aalegra on two tracks from her just-released album, Temporary Highs in the Violet Skies. Iranian-born, Swedish-raised Aalegra melds R&B and hip-hop throughout the record, and one standout is “NEON PEACH,” which includes touches of funk and ’80s pop. The somewhat faster-paced tune sees the two artists spar, going back and forth about …

Tyler, The Creator: WUSYANAME

Short and sweet, “WUSYANAME” by Tyler, The Creator features on the artist’s upcoming album, Call Me If You Get Lost. Its sound is a departure from his previous offerings, with elements of old-school R&B and New Jack Swing. In the track, Tyler, The Creator tells the tale of a planned romance, wherein he wants to cook breakfast, travel to France and watch independent films. The …

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Five new songs that defy classification

Rico Nasty: Magic Genre-bending rapper, singer and songwriter Rico Nasty takes a slight departure from her previous releases with the more R&B-leaning “Magic.” The catchy song (which she co-wrote with Vincent van den Ende, Romano Wijnstein, Ramon Ginton and Amit Nagra) will appear on her upcoming mixtape, Rx. The LA-based, Brooklyn-born artists says she wanted the track to “bring out another side of you and almost …