Category: pop
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afrodelic – dusunkun hakili
Thirteen years after work on Afrodelic’s solo debut began, it arrives. The Lithuanian-born Victor Diawara offers a diverse collection dedicated to his Malian father—celebrated poet and scholar, Gaoussou. His touching salute takes the form of immaculate production that swims through crisp guitar-playing and inspired writing. Afrodelic’s rhythmic personality is a testament to and cherishing of […]
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jordana – face the wall
Remember when you were younger and you used to stand five feet apart from your sibling and say to the cat: “come on, come to who you love most?” Then the moggy would look at you both and end up at the food bowl? On her third album, Jordana stands before beckoning glitch tendencies and […]
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jessy lanza – pull my hair back (2013)
Jessy Lanza’s Hyperdub debut is a harmonious electronic display of synth-pop and R&B. The Canadian singer/songwriter/producer/DJ’s soprano vocals take flight above ethereal melodies and drums, refusing to be drowned out by stacked production. Where the rhythm and synth lines are stripped back, Lanza’s voice is granted a narrative agency. A rare drop into the middle […]
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jack harlow – come home the kids miss you
You may have heard that this record places persona before craft—that’s a generous assessment. Jack Harlow wants to be vulnerable without showing any shred of sincerity through his music. He and his team push CHTKMY into commercial acceptability, while harbouring the emptiness of a fuckboi without a phone. The writing, of which there is a […]
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julia holter – have you in my wilderness (2015)
On her magnificent fourth LP, Julia Holter wrote in fragments that continue to capture intrigue despite rarely arriving anywhere definite. Destinations are simply not the object of this record: it is a heavenly, drifting journey that weaves elegantly through elements of art and dream pop. The beautifully judged production enables the instrumentation to take on […]
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