Starboy, Wizkid – Soco
Nigeria’s biggest star brings his friends along for Afrobeats tour-de-force
Burna Boy ft Lily Allen – Heaven’s gate
Everyone needs this monster Afrobeats Jam on repeat!
Nilufer Yanya – Thanks 4 Nothing
The Turkish/English prodigy continues her winning streak with this stinging kiss-off
Dream Wife – Hey Heartbreaker
Feminist post-punk throwback on a par with past classics
The Go! Team – Mayday
Hodgepodge of styles and sounds is a rush of feelgood energy
Beach House – Lemon Glow
Louder, edgier, yet still dreamy stuff from the masters of Dream-pop
David Byrne – Everyobody’s Coming to my House
Living legend returns after a long absence with a nervy post-punk classic worthy of his legacy
47Soul – Mo Light
Globetrotters from Palestine tell their people’s woes while dancing to a mix of western and arabic sounds
James Blake – If The Car Beside You Moves ahead
The British producer goes back to his mindwarping wizardry, while still doing the sad crooner thing
Daniele Luppi ft Parquet Courts – Soul and Cigarette
If Milano was NY and sung by the Velvets
Charlotte Gainsbourg – Deadly Valentine
Charlotte joins everyone else at the Disco, and results are stellar
Cornelius – Sometime / Someplace
Japanese pop-innovator makes triumphantly delicious return
Courtney Barnett + Kurt Vile – Continental Breakfast
Kurt & Courtney deliver another gem, but unfortunately the magic stops here
Fatima Al-Qadiry – Spiral
Kuwaiti electro-adventurer challenges taboos over experimental arab-tronica
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