Ruby Tingle: Flood

From multidisciplinary artist and performer Ruby Tingle, the experimental track “Flood” enchants with unexpected and atmospheric vocal dimension. The single will appear on Tingle’s debut solo EP, Lagoons, out 25 February on No Such Thing Records. Though Tingle describes her compositions on this release as “music from the swamp” (as the tracks have been inspired by her love of the Warrington Museum and Art Gallery’s …

Orion Sun: dirty dancer

For her upcoming EP Getaway (out 11 March), Orion Sun turns feelings of insecurity into the rhythmic and relaxing song “dirty dancer.” Dreamy vocals and a languid beat comprise this tender new R&B-tinged track, which is also accompanied by a music video. Directed by Courtney Loo, the video—replete with lone tears, fluid choreography and warm tones—beautifully encapsulates this single’s mellow melancholia.

Betty Davis: They Say I’m Different

Singer, songwriter, musician, producer and oft-overlooked funk pioneer Betty Davis has passed away at 77. Davis has been widely credited with inspiring then-husband Miles Davis to embark on his landmark jazz fusion era by introducing him to psychedelic rock and funk, but she was an icon in her own right—and one of the first Black women acknowledged for writing, arranging and producing her albums. She …