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Devonté Hynes' piano improvisation, Kindness' "World Restart," a look back at Secret Machines and more in the music we tweeted this week

Kindness: World Restart feat. Kelela & Ade British musician Adam Bainbridge, aka Kindness, mixes pop’s lightness and accessibility with some experimental fringes. The first single off of his upcoming sophomore album Otherness, “World Restart,” is a great example of such. Impeccably recorded saxophone, bass and drums set up the foundation for a funky downtempo groove, and the soulful duet between singers Kelela and Ade is …

Secret Machines: Nowhere Again

Devonté Hynes' piano improvisation, Kindness' "World Restart," a look back at Secret Machines and more in the music we tweeted this week

Milo Greene band member Graham Fink is behind this week’s #PrivateJam, and the LA-based musician tells us of his selection: “In 2004, I graduated from high school and the Secret Machines were the soundtrack. I thought their album, Now Here is Nowhere, was incredible then, and it has really stood the test of time for me. ‘Nowhere Again‘ is still my go-to jam for long …

Leikeli47: Two Times a Charm

Devonté Hynes' piano improvisation, Kindness' "World Restart," a look back at Secret Machines and more in the music we tweeted this week

Rapper Leikeli47 is masked in mysteryliterally. The artist who crosses genres from soul to Caribbean step has only been photographed wearing a mask and her videos usually feature her friends instead of the artist herself. Her recent single “Two Times a Charm” sees the most advanced confluence of influences in the (supposedly) Brooklyn-based rapper’s catalogue. Quick spit verses la Busta Rhymes seamlessly turn to an …