Blood Orange: I Know

From his gorgeous album Freetown Sound comes Blood Orange’s (aka Dev Hynes) video for “I Know,” featuring Maria Kochetkova. Seemingly simple but nonetheless stunning (like so many songs on the album), the video sees the two—one dressed in all black, one in all white—dancing together in a studio. While mostly choreographed, the video has a few outtakes that add a layer of candid sweetness to …

The Kills: Echo Home

The Kills paint aural dreamscapes that make you travel to lands you somehow know, but have never thought of. Their songs lead listeners on an emotional path through the fire-and-water romance of true thought—and the gorgeously sullen duet “Echo Home” is no finer example. Alison Mosshart and Jamie Hince are like a modern-day Nancy and Lee (Sinatra and Hazlewood) tearing around Mulholland in a jet …

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Music from a French disco pioneer, a Congolese-Belgium rapper, an American neo-soul goddess and more

Baloji: Spoiler An adroit convergence of funky jazz, French folk and traditional African music, “Spoiler” represents everything wondrous about Congolese-born, Belgium-based musician Baloji. It’s a powerful, playful track with plenty of appeal for its upbeat nature alone. That said, a thorough look at the (subtitled) lyrics reveals the song’s greater depth. “Spoiler” hails from Baloji’s forthcoming EP 64 Bits & Malachite, released 4 November on …