Lucy Dacus

Maxwell Farrington & Le SuperHomard share a baroque pop 'We, Us the Pharaohs'; Skullcrusher goes totally mellow on 'Storm in Summer'; Lucy Dacus is minimal yet tense on 'Thumbs'; (almost) anonymous band Fuckin Whatever share psych-pop song 'Trash'; Sophie completed the collaborative track 'JSLOiPNHIE' with Jlin just before they died; Nadja share ambient industrial sludge song 'Luminous Rot'; Oddisee is laid back on 'No Trouble'; actor and singer Matt Berry shares a psychedelic instrumental 'Aboard'; Sarah Neufeld shares 'With Love and Blindness' from her new album, which documents an “intense, heart-wrenching, insane two years” in her life; Home Is Where share post-rock screamo 'Sewn Together From The Membrane Of The Great Sea Cucumber'.

Fousheé

NME did a great job of picking out 100 artists from across the world, that are expected to make a name for themselves this year. Here's a few of them:

Death Tour - hardcore hyper-pop

Enny - slick London rapper

Hollow Sinatra - blender of genres

Pa Salieu - already on end-of-year lists

Baby Keem - Kendrick Lamar's protege with a great flow

Marijannah - stoner/metal from Singapore where drugs are strictly forbidden

Skullcrusher - atmospheric folk

For Those I Love - The Streets-meets-James Blake Irish singer

Fousheé - alter-soul

Frosty - a talented rapper and lyricist

Genesis Owusu - R'n'B meets rap, somewhat grandiose

Goy Gumbani - chill, conscious rap

Kenny Hoopla - indie-pop

Martha Skye Murphy - pianist and Nick Cave collaborator

Scalping - techno meets punk

Twentysomething - minutes of joy
April 22, 2020

Best new songs today: Sex Swing, Deradoorian, Skullcrusher...

Deradoorian

Deradoorian's 'Monk’s Robes' is just a beautiful and just slightly strange song by the singer-songwriter; 'No-One' is a psychedelic stadium-rock song by the everlasting Psychedelic Furs; Deerhoof demonstrate chaos control on 'Farewell Symphony', with a good video; Sex Swing share their new psychedelic noise track 'Skimmington Ride'; Moore Jewelry demonstrate noise-industrial rap on 'Look Alive'; Skullcrusher's 'Places/Plans' is a delicate piano and guitar ballad; the beautifully named Angelo De Augustine shared a new single, 'Santa Barbara' which he worked on with the beautifully voiced Sufjan Stevens; Chelsea Wolfe and members of Dillinger Escape Plan covered Ozzy Osbourne's 'Crazy Train' - it's different, and it's great, especially with her voice; 'Halogen Eye' by the O'Brother is a big alt-rock song designed for stadiums