With a lot great songs being launched at all times, it can be difficult to establish what to listen to initially. Weekly, Pitchfork supplies a run-down of considerable new launches readily available on streaming solutions. Today’s set consists of new launches from Brittany Howard, Helado Negro, Little Simz, Madi Diaz, David Nance & & Mowed Noise, Itasca, Pouty, Amiture, and Mk.Gee. Subscribe to Pitchfork’s New Songs Friday e-newsletter to obtain our suggestions in your inbox weekly. (All launches included below are separately chosen by our editors. When you acquire something via our associate web links, nonetheless, Pitchfork gains an associate compensation.)
Brittany Howard: What Currently [Island]
The title of Brittany Howard’s 2nd solo cd is double-edged, the Alabama Drinks frontperson claimed in press products: “Everything seems to be getting more extreme and everyone keeps wondering, ‘What now? What’s next?’ By the same coin, the only constant on this record is you never know what’s going to happen next: Every song is its own aquarium, its own little miniature world built around whatever I was feeling and thinking at the time.” She presented the Jaime follow-up with the title track, a “sharply detailed portrait of the singer-songwriter in conflicted contemplation,” as Allison Hussey created in her track evaluation.
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Helado Negro: Phasor [4AD]
