Tairey: The Shallows

Recording artist Tairey (aka Tairey Perez) releases a catchy, reflective rap track, “The Shallows.” Perez fills the single with affirmations, reminding himself and listeners that many of the challenges before us are “not that deep.” In the face of stress-induced insomnia, he tells himself, “I thought I would drown if I jumped in / but it’s not that deep.” There’s also a limited edition “The Shallows” T-shirt …

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A 10-year-old bassist's debut, a track that tells the tale of a fictional bullfrog and more new music

ENNY: Same Old London-born rapper/singer ENNY (aka Enitan Adepitan) ruminates on repetition and the results of gentrification, anxiety and more on “Same Old.” An uplifting instrumental backs the track, which is defiant, but ends with jubilation. “Now we pop champagne in celebration / I’m drugged up on the elation / I got tired of being patient / I saw truth and had to face it …

Joyce Wrice feat. Freddie Gibbs: On One

Joyce Wrice just released her debut album, Overgrown, which spans piano ballads to pop treasures, and from it comes the sparkly, early 2000s R&B-inspired “On One.” Featuring Freddie Gibbs, the song is positively buoyant, and the video follows suit with Wrice and friends riding bikes and dancing around LA in the sunshine.