Ask not for whom the genre bell tolls; it tolls for virtually every sound under the sun. This week, there's music from Fela Kuti's youngest son Seun (who took over leading his father's Egypt 80 band after his death), a Riff-Raff remix that comes weirdly close to capturing the laidback lightning in a bottle of Slim Thug's "Still Tippin'" Remix, and solo chanteuses galore—Sharon Van Etten, Lana Del Rey, and Meshell Ndegeocello. And if you want something a little more...well, a little more insanely long, there's a glorious new 14-minute opus from Cascadian black-metal standouts Wolves in the Throne Room.
As usual, we've added the tracks to our ongoing Spotify playlist of great new music, and created a standalone YouTube playlist for this week. Keep the recommendations coming.
The tracks:
Sharon Van Etten, "Your Love is Killing Me"
La Roux, "Let Me Down Gently"
Meshell Ndegeocello, "Conviction"
Son Lux, "Build a Pyre (Begin Again)"
Lana del Rey, "Shades of Cool"
Impey, "Loudpack"
Riff-Raff feat. Slim Thug & Paul Wall, "How to Be the Man (South Remix)"
Slum Village, "Fall in Love (Moody Good Remix)"
Seun Kuti feat. M1, "IMF"
Wolves in the Throne Room, "Celestite Mirror"
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