Less interested in spectacle than vibe, the Delta State artist’s subtle atmospheric projects are carving a quietly distinctive path
From Delta State, Nigeria
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Add to playlist: the whimsy and warped electronics of duo Ear and the week’s best new tracks ○
There’s nostalgia to the New York/London duo’s lo-fi laptop sound, but their second album pushes them into vivid, weirder new territory
From Hudson valley, New York, and London
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Add to playlist: the virtuoso prog-metal-folk of Brazil’s Papangu and the week’s best new tracks ⊕⊕
The five-piece combine traditional musical styles with mountains of synths and hurried drums – rejecting computerised production in a pointed anti-AI statement
From João Pessoa, Brazil
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Add to playlist: Rian Brazil’s Björk-beloved sounds of Brighton youth and the week’s best new tracks ⊕
The earworm wizard blends sample-heavy electronic beats with sugary vocal highs and bassy lows, giving authentic voice to England’s fringes
From London via Brighton
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32 days ago
Add to playlist: the magnetic, uncanny songwriting of Frances Chang and the week’s best new tracks ⊕⊕
The Brooklyn-based artist’s songs seem to follow private trains of thought, which shift their subtle musical colours in a way that will slink in to your head, too
From Brooklyn, New York
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39 days ago
Add to playlist: the snarling Irish folk of Madra Salach and the week’s best new tracks ⊕⊕
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With a feral energy and a Liam Gallagher growl, the Dublin band’s beguiling music is a great evolution of a venerable genre
From Dublin
Recommended if you like Lankum, the Mary Wallopers, the Pogues
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46 days ago
Add to playlist: the disaster-baiting jazz-rock brinkmanship of Taupe and the week’s best new tracks ⊕⊕
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The trio combine sludgy rock, homemade electronics and squawking into a watertight groove that makes light work of their complex musicianship
From Glasgow, Scotland
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Add to playlist: the sweaty, unvarnished electropop of Punchbag and the week’s best new tracks ⊕
The sibling duo’s follow-up EP spikes their off-kilter pop with new darkness, adding atmospheric balladry to their glorious racket
From South London
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Add to playlist: the beautifully dazed, countrified indie-rock of Tracey Nelson and the week’s best new tracks ⊕⊕
Pushing his winsome songwriting into rootsier territory with a little help from co-producer MJ Lenderman, the New Yorker’s debut album is primed to soundtrack your summer
From New York City, New York
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Add to playlist: the endlessly inventive, radiant indie rock of Friko and the week’s best new tracks ⊕⊕
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The Chicago band’s frantic, urgent guitar melodies celebrate hope, friendship and family in these uncertain times
From Chicago, Illinois
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