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redveil Becomes Santa Ana’s Floating Torero on the “water 2 fire” Tour

Maryland-based rapper redveil landed in Santa Ana for his “water 2 fire” tour with supporting artists Femdot and D’mari Harris on May 4. Born...

Lil Yachty’s Search for Star Power in ‘Let’s Start Here’

Lil Yachty’s “Let’s Start Here” took flight on all streaming services on Jan. 27 and hasn’t come down. Since its release, the ambient, alternative...

Q&A With Winona Oak: Remembering Sollerön in ‘Island of the Sun’

Note: The following interview has been edited for clarity. This summer, Winona Oak takes listeners to the prismatic landscape of Sollerön, Sweden, where her story...

Future’s ‘I NEVER LIKED YOU’ Tries to Walk Before It Can Crawl

Future consistently takes trap music to other dimensions. Discographies as strong as his are few and far between — he’s been making anthems since...

New Year, New Music: Some Early Sounds of 2022

It’s a new year and a new slate for releases. With a surprisingly plentiful year of releases in 2021, artists are lining up to...

Taking Inventory Before 2022: New U’s Picks for Fall 2021

Whether the fall sounds like 808s or sorrowful ballads, artists are making their final bids for Album of the Year — before we collectively...

Hearing Experimental Morose for the Second Time, Radiohead Releases ‘Kid a Mnesia’

There isn’t much to say about Radiohead that hasn’t already been said. However, that doesn’t consider any words from the band themselves, especially given...

Namasenda Takes No Prisoners on Her New Action-Packed Mixtape, ‘Unlimited Ammo’

Swedish experimental pop singer-songwriter Naomi Namasenda, known mononymously as Namasenda, isn’t impressed with where music rests today. With each new release, she reaches further...

JPEGMAFIA Severs Ties Across Samples in ‘LP!’

While listening to JPEGMAFIA’s latest album, “LP!,” you’re in for a spectacle of drama. With 18 tracks in total, the album runs as a...

PinkPantheress’ ‘to hell with it’ Traverses the Heart of the Mysterious Internet Star

PinkPantheress is your favorite rising artist that you didn’t know existed. The London-based student furthers U.K. garage and dance music while laying as low...

Authenticity Prevails Over Hype in Don Toliver’s ‘Life of a DON’

Picking up from his high point, “Heaven or Hell (2020),” Don Toliver’s new album “Life of a DON” released on Oct. 8, running thematically...

Tirzah’s New Album ‘Colourgrade’ Explores Motherhood Through Experimental Pop

English singer-songwriter Tirzah Mastin introduces textured ambience to her experimental-pop sophomore album, “Colourgrade,” released Oct. 1. In “Colourgrade,” Mastin and producer Mica Levi, also known...

Half Waif’s ‘Mythopoetics’ Carries Empowered Truths In Curated Tales

At the onset of Half Waif’s latest album, “Mythopoetics,” you’re immediately thrown into the dignified, trying world of Nandi Rose Plunkett. Living up to...

Summer 2021: New Music Round-Up

Summer has already been promising for music fans across all genres. While the world is reopening, music is taking every opportunity to return to...