Grace Ives Goes for the Fences
Plus: everyone's favorite Argentine pop-tricksters, an album that's like minimal techno for orchestra, and more.
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Kim Gordon Is Just Making Bangers Now
Plus: A 19-year-old's spontaneous—and genius—take on Fela Kuti-style Afrobeat.
Aldous Harding Meets the Real John Cale
Plus a music video that channels the beautiful simplicity of prime-era Spike Jonze, and more.
Do Real R&B Loverboys Still Exist?
They might! Plus: A beloved Nigerian British poet's life-affirming house tracks, a guitar hero for people who think guitar heroes are show-offs, and more.
Mitski’s Cat Lady Masterpiece
Plus: Underground rap's next star, a Ghanaian pop musician blending tradition with the future, and more.
Safe in the Bosom of the Wub
Patron saints of queer pop return, a sax virtuoso takes up the flute, and more.
Charli XCX Is the Best Part of 'Wuthering Heights'
Plus Must Hear ambient and Massachusetts rap, Irish dream pop, and a big neo-soul comeback.
An R&B Futurist's Glossy, Lightly Horny Debut
Plus: a beloved folk artist gets the covers treatment, a minimalist piano god soundtracks a tremendous film, and more.
A Thrilling Slice of Brazilian Funk
Plus: music that sounds like the last breath of a whoopee cushion and a pop album from a band of 10-inch-tall dolls.