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The sounds of the week include the cosmic magic of free jazz to a cavernous fungal fantasy with a bass clarinet sextet

Ari Lennox and Summer Walker: Queen Space Ari Lennox released a surprise EP called Away Message last week (ahead of her highly anticipated second album, Age/Sex/Location, which is due this week), and from it comes the sublime “Queen Space” with Summer Walker. The track is a buttery smooth ode to not wasting time or energy on unworthy people. Beckah Amani: Waiting On You Beckah Amani’s …

Jenevieve: Rendezvous

Singer-songwriter Jenevieve released her Rendezvous EP today and the title track overflows with the laidback, disco- and pop-tinged R&B that she has mastered. The breezy, playful song is one of six on the album, which follows her 2021 debut, Division.

Kaisha: Ego

Following last year’s If Not Now Then When EP, Kaisha releases the silky “Ego.” The synth-heavy song comes from the Malaysia-born, UK-based artist growing weary of toxic men. “This track is about men who pretend to be good guys,” she says in a statement. “I often hear stories of situations where they’re incredibly nice to their friends but completely the opposite when it comes to …