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Mesmerizing R&B, shimmering synth-pop, outsider folk and more music from the week
Tag: Synth Pop
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Flowerovlove: Saturday Yawning
An ode to lazy mornings, “Saturday Yawning” by Flowerovlove (aka 16-year-old musician Joyce Cisse) aptly sounds unhurried and mellow. With elements of melodic bedroom-pop and R&B, the synth-inflected track—with gentle percussion and …
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Jazzy hip-hop, trippy avant-pop, moody R&B and more new music from the week
Charli XCX feat. Christine and the Queens + Caroline Polachek: New Shapes
Charli XCX has officially announced her upcoming album Crash (out 18 March) and from it released “New Shapes” featuring French singer-songwriter Christine and the Queens (aka Héloïse Adélaïde Letissier) and NYC-based artist …
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A haunting cover of a disco hit, imaginative avant-pop, transportive folk and more new music
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Playful psych-pop, laidback R&B, a mesmerizing cover version and a farewell to an icon of house music
MUNYA: Pour Toi
French-Canadian singer, songwriter and producer MUNYA (aka Josie Boivin) returns with a new single, “Pour Toi.” The dreamy tune matches synths with Boivin’s delicate vocals, as she sings wistfully (in French and …
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Genre-spanning sonic releases from this week
Peter CottonTale feat. Jamila Woods: Breathe My Name
Peter CottonTale (aka Peter Wilkins) and Jamila Woods link up for “Breathe My Name,” a gentle but lustrous and layered song. The duo have worked together before (Wilkins produced Woods’ 2019 album, Legacy! …
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Post-punk, jazz, hip-hop, some '90s rave nostalgia and more new music from this week