What I’m Listening to Right Now
enjoy the selection! click the covers to take u to the album.
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1 OF 11
The BPM by Sudan Archives
Electronic, Pop
- A BUG’S LIFE
- SHE’S GOT PAIN
- DEAD
- MS. PAC MAN
This is Brittney Parks’ Music. Her dynamic range, honest writing, huge moving synths, classic fiddle breaks, and her mind. It’s as sophisticatedly chaotic as you’d expect. My favorite line still is “what does she know that we haven’t learned yet?”
2 OF 11
Morning After by Rayana Jay
RnB, Soul
- Everything
- Cupcake
- Magic
- One More Time
I love this album and Rayana Jay so much. I’m very fond of this late 2010s streaming era Indie RnB. True to the cover, Rayana’s voice sits like Goldilocks so softly and soundly in hazily sharp production. The chillest vibe that I’m always trying to sustain, even to this day.
3 OF 11
The Passionate Ones by Nourished by Time
Pop
- Crazy People
- 9 2 5
- BABY BABY
- When The War Is Over
So beautiful and, aptly put, passionate. We may be witnessing a cult classic rise up in real time. Also side note: “Tossed Away” sounds like the “Still (Reprise)” from Over The Hedge by Ben Folds.
4 OF 11
Amazones Power by Les Amazones D’Afrique
Folk, Electronica
- Queens
- Heavy
- Power
- Timbuktu
Legitimately one of the coolest projects I’ve listened to in a minute. Les Amazones D’Afrique is a West African collective of female artists and vocalists that’s been making waves for years now for blending folksong techniques with contemporary production with extreme genre bending and it pays off in waves. Reminds me a lot of early Santigold or Fatoumata Diawara Something that manages to make what could be so esoteric really integral and understood. It’s a vibe fr. Seriously, you’ve got to check this one out.
5 OF 11
Worldstar by Swank Mami
Pop, Electronic/Global Club
- PLZ
- Cruel Intentions
- Angel
- Juicy
The rendition of “Angel of Mine” by Monica is so f-ing beautiful. Ugh, I love music 😭
6 OF 11
hooke’s law by KeiyaA
RnB/Soul, Experimental
- take it
- think about i/what u think?
- break it
- k.i.s.s.
A presentation of real musical talent. Fully produced, arranged, and synthesized by this multi-instrumentalist wizard. The inspirations and allusions to black music eras and fellow creatives is so rich. Can’t get over that melody in “k.i.s.s.” pulled straight from Brandy’s Full Moon. She is taking it!
7 OF 11
LETHAL by Rico Nasty
Alternative, Hip-Hop
- SMILE
- SON OF A GUN
- BUTTERFLY KISSES
- SMOKE BREAK
This shit is real. Rico continuing to evolve her sound and hone in on her undeniable idgaf attitude. An awesome full length project where sugar trap meets alternative grunge. That ending to SMOKE BREAK is seared into the depths of my bones. We really needed that. Truly, there’s nobody out here doing it like Rico.
8 OF 11
Revenge by Muni Long
RnB, Pop
- Revenge
- Made For Me
- Bessie
- The Baddest
I grew up going to a Pentecostal-Baptist church so I’m a sucker for good emotional chord progressions. Muni Long is huge reminder of the talent and hard work that songwriters and demo artists poses. They themselves stars whom need appreciation but, even more than that, investment and support.
9 OF 11
The Sweetest Time by Maya Amolo
RnB, Pop
- Look The Other Way
- Hollon
- Flawless
- Skipping Pleasantries
Damn. I’ve said it before and I’ll keep saying, Kenyan’s really got an ear for this music thing. And I of course no way have any type of bias.
10 OF 11
CARRANCA by Urias
Pop/Soul, Contemporary
- Deus
- Venus Noir
- Voz Do Brasil
- Etiopia
Another powerful display of the amazing range and cultural synthesizing that Urias has. Moving from they’re previous experimental pop sound to share a live contemporary project that is indisputably afro-Brazilian while honoring history. With Urias representing so many exciting and unique futures.
11 OF 11
SWEET TOOTH by Halima
Pop, Alternative
- eau de vie
- november like u
- callum
- oops
My personal soundtrack these past couple of months. Halima is an true artist thru and thru who’s been developing her sound long before finding home base in New York. Whether the sonics are more pop/rnb, afro, or alternative every track maintains a lovingly relaxed tone. Matched with deeply personal writing and bountiful introspection. A neat little world that I’m loving coming back to.