Blood Orange - Charcoal Baby

A: Blood Orange
S: Charcoal Baby

“My newest album is an exploration into my own and many types of black depression, an honest look at the corners of black existence, and the ongoing anxieties of queer/people of color,” Blood Orange mind Hynes said. “A reach back into childhood and modern traumas, and the things we do to get through it all.”

... no one wants to be the negro swan.

Zazie - Speed

A: Zazie
S: Speed

Bon ca fait un moment, mais quand meme: Zazie est de retour ! Speed porte un magnifique piano. Qui prend de l’ampleur et s’accentue au fil du morceau. Le refrain porté par les guitares électrique saturé sont folles, accompagné de cette batterie puissante et rapide. Le morceau s’enflamme et vole haut. Très, très haut.

... l’univers ne s’arrête pas.

Pool - Moving On

A: Pool
S: Moving On

Straight out of Hamburg comes your last chance to dance. Just in time for this summer's sundowner comes one of the most original offerings for this year's summer anthem - a race that has, to my knowledge, not yet been called. So get your cocktails ready and your sand dance grooves on already.

... I turn my back to everything I have.

Tess Roby - Given Signs

A: Tess Roby
S: Given Signs

Montreal’s Tess Roby shares the dreamy opening track from her beautiful new album Beacon, out now, on nothing less than marble cloud vinyl via Italians Do It Better, which you might from some other acts of theirs, Chromatics, Glass Candy, and many more. Tess Roby is the latest addition to the gang, and what a stunner at it.

... the fade sees to be true.

Micah P. Hinson - Small Spaces

A: Micah P. Hinson
S: Small Spaces

Micah P. Hinson and the Musicians of the Apocalypse will release their new album When I Shoot At You With Arrows, I Will Shoot To Destroy You on October 26. Recorded in 24 hours somewhere in East Texas, the new album is the follow-up to last year’s universally-lauded Micah P. Hinson Presents the Holy Strangers and will be available on CD, LP and as a download.

... now and forever, now and ever.

Christine and the Queens - 5 Dollars

A: Christine and the Queens
S: 5 Dollars

Next month, French pop auteur Christine and the Queens aka the project of Héloïse Letissier will release her second album, Chris, which introduces her titular alter-ego. She's already offered two singles from the record and last week she shared yet another side of Chris with the brooding, kinky 5 Dollars.

... I don’t think the race is over baby.

Neneh Cherry - Kong

A: Neneh Cherry
S: Kong

Co-produced by Four Tet and Massive Attack’s 3D, Kong is anchored by low-gravity dub bass and a tinkling hi-hat; the effect is like a trip-hop song with the floor sucked out from under it. Cherry takes command through measured, rich vocals and empathic lyrics. You are welcome.

... I’m a member of shattered illusions.