Monthly New Music Roundup

Here’s the five artists we’ve had on repeat this month.

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Profiles / 29.04.24

Give In: Yaya Bey

Yaya Bey’s soulful, jazz-inflected ruminations on the complexities of Black womanhood have been a vehicle for healing and understanding her past. But in the face of a recent life-altering loss, she is choosing to surrender to the present

Mixes / 29.04.24

dogheadsurigeri

Hard, fast and seriously hefty is the order of the day in our latest Crack…

Mixes / 28.04.24

Sunday Mix: Mahne Frame

Australian maverick Mahne Frame gives us 45 minutes of warmth and weirdness for this weekend’s…

Profiles / 26.04.24

Speed of Sound: Modu Moctar

Tuareg trailblazer Mdou Moctar has built a fervent following for his blistering takedown of colonialism through stadium-sized riffs. His latest album, Funeral for Justice, makes his plight all the more urgent

Long Reads / 26.04.24

New exhibition Beyond the Bassline celebrates 500 years of Black British music history

On view now at the British Library, Beyond the Bassline uses photography, immersive soundscapes, and…

Mixes / 26.04.24

estoc

Philadelphia-based artist estoc weaves experimental electronic, industrial, ambient, and even elements of hip-hop and metal into this fifty-plus minute mix. With atmospheric builds, gritty intersections and instrumental breaks, this mix traverses genre and yet remains cohesive and whole.

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