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Aṣa — the Nigerian-French singer-songwriter whose award-winning, self-titled debut album arrived 15 years ago — has left a trail of popular contemporary successors in her wake. Much to those artists’ excitement, she built relationships with a handful of them after traveling from Paris to Lagos to ride out the pandemic …

Margo Cilker stakes out the geography of her native Pacific Northwest on her stunning debut,Pohorylle. On “That River,” that classic country-folk source of renewal becomes a symbol of danger; on “Broken Arm in Oregon,” Cilker weaves heavy imagery of abuse and injury into a poignant tale about feeling trapped (“Now …

Dave Hause takes an unexpected approach to the anti-bullying song, writing not from the perspective of the victim, but as the bully himself. It’s a role Hause admits to playing in his youth — and one he’s trying to atone for now with his compassionate new song “Gary.” “Don’t name …

With their breathy, poised delivery and moody sensibilities, Kali Uchis and emerging Ghanaian American singer Amaarae are fitting bedfellows on the latter’s remix of “Sad Girlz Luv Money.” On the original, a cut from Amaarae’s first full-length project, The Angel You Don’t Know, she and Moliy — another artist with …

Jenevieve’s Division is one of the year’s breeziest R&B albums, full of strutting bass lines and sly, affecting hooks. While many modern releases are cobbled together with help from multiple producers, resulting in a grab-bag of styles and sounds, Jenevieve worked closely with the producer Benziboy on each Division cut. …

On Feid‘s recent single “Fumeteo,” the Colombian singer demonstrated his knack for polished, radio-ready reggaeton — the track was succinct, percussive, and easily chantable. Feid draws from this well again on “El Padrino,” a cut from his new album Inter Shibuya – La Mafia. This one is more leisurely, opening …

“High and Hurt,” the second track off Iceage‘s new album, Seek Shelter, begins with a sneer: “You ain’t ready for it/Still, take the throw/Life’s a competition, don’t you know?” frontman Elias Bender Rønnenfelt bellows with an imperious air, his words practically curling like cigar smoke. Beneath him, the drums and …

The producer Kareem Ali displayed his mastery of serene propulsion last year on tracks like “The Great Beyond,” “Changed My Life,” and “In My Spaceship,” where waves of placid electronics wash over brittle programmed drums. His new single, “Como Me Siento Por Ti (Instrumental Version),” builds on this foundation, with …

Alizzz’s production has been reliably unpredictable. “Body,” a collaboration with Pedro, and “Latinoamericana,” a track with Maikel Delacalle, both channeled the gloomy, slow-motion R&B that was so popular during the 2010s. “Para Repartir,” which features C. Tangana, paid tribute to traditional Cuban music. Another track with Tangana, “Pa’ Llamar Tu …

Certain songs have a way of coming back right when they’re needed again. When Joe Grushecky and the Houserockers first put out “That’s What Makes Us Great” — a duet with Grushecky’s longtime champion Bruce Springsteen — in 2018, the fist-in the-air anthem didn’t resonate the way it does now. …