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funk​.​BR - S​ã​o Paulo

NTS’ latest compilation is a brain-frying rollercoaster of club maximalism, showcasing the Brazilian funk underworld’s endless creativity.

Moves in the Field

Kelly Moran
Working with the Yamaha Disklavier—a digital descendant of the player piano—the New York musician explores the tension between technical precision and emotional reverie.

Catching Chickens EP

Nourished by Time
On the follow-up to last year’s Erotic Probiotic 2, the Baltimore musician continues to twist the sounds of ’80s dream pop and R&B into a strange, heartfelt picture of a world on the brink.

Fire Escape

Alena Spanger
The startlingly accomplished solo debut from the art-pop singer-songwriter is a world of birdsong, whistles, hums, and silence, anchored by her magnetic voice.

Ten Total

1010Benja
Best New Album
On his chic, adventurous, hybrid-pop debut, Benjamin Lyman is a world-weary optimist and DIY maximalist with a voice fit for the mainstream yet made for the arthouse

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