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Two meditative tracks, a hazy lament, a bit of funk and more new music this week
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Steve Lacy: Bad Habit
From Steve Lacy’s upcoming album Gemini Rights (out 15 July) comes a second single, “Bad Habit.” The hazy track—a lament about not taking a chance with a romantic interest—shape-shifts into an a …
Fana Hues: Drive
The lead single from the upcoming compilation album See You Next Year from Pigeons & Planes and Big.Ass.Kids, “Drive” from Fana Hues is a gloriously breezy track. Produced by multi-award-winning Mike Dean (who helmed …
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A disco-pop bop, retro soul sounds, Afrobeat and more of our favorite music from the week
SZA: 2AM
Celebrating the fifth anniversary of her critically acclaimed album Ctrl, SZA released a deluxe edition of the LP which features seven unreleased songs, including the long-awaited “2AM.” The soulful track, which gained …
Yaya Bey feat. DJ Nativesun: pour up
Experimental R&B artist Yaya Bey’s upcoming album Remember Your North Star (out 17 June) seeks to capture the kaleidoscopic nature of Black women, traversing genres like jazz, hiphop, reggae and soul. With the help …
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Dark, soulful, haunting and poignant music from the week
BLK ODYSSY feat. Baby Rose: Complex of a Killing Man
A poignant release from BLK ODYSSY, “Complex of a Killing Man” features singer Baby Rose and will appear on the forthcoming Blk Vintage Reprise album—which includes contributions from rapper Benny The Butcher, …
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Lush orchestral, retro-tinged pop, slinky R&B and more new music
Ravyn Lenae feat. Smino: 3D
Chicago-based singer-songwriter Ravyn Lenae teams up with frequent collaborators—rapper Smino and producer Monte Booker—for “3D,” a track from her debut album, Hypnos. The hazy, languid tune is slinky and pleasantly slow-moving. Of the album …