This week's hottest new sounds...
AMUN (FEAT. SAFE)
Cycle (Since ’93)
Amun goes in hard on a new single that’s full of dark corners. Verses and choruses melt into an immersive whole, as Toronto rapper Safe adds airy bars. Watch out for an EP this month.
Contact Aarti Popat
aarti@imran-malik.com
GEORGIA
Never Let You Go (Domino)
The news that Georgia’s club-focused second LP Seeking Thrills is coming in January comes with this freewheeling floorfiller. So bright it glistens.
Contact Sam Williams
sam@dominorecordco.com
FIELD MUSIC
Only In A Man’s World (Memphis Industries)
Here’s the groovy, thought-provoking first taste of Field Music’s upcoming LP Making A New World, a concept record dealing with the First World War.
Contact Matthew Maxey
matthew@enganche.co.uk
GANG STARR (FEAT. J COLE)
Family & Loyalty (Gang Starr Enterprises)
This is the first Gang Starr release in 16 years, and it’s a real treat to hear DJ Premier and Guru back at it. J Cole rides the beat easily, too.
Contact Kate Head
kate@stokedpr.com
OKAY KAYA
Ascend And Try Again (Jagjaguwar)
Recently signed to Jagjaguwar, Kaya Wilkins makes spidery, entrancing songs that seek to freak people out. This one does just that.
Contact Matthew Fogg
mfogg@secretlygroup.com
THE SCRIPT
The Last Time (Columbia)
Radio playlist compilers take cover! For their sixth album, The Script are getting back in touch with the pop sound that sent them stratospheric.
Contact Kat Bawden
kat@dedikatedpr.com
WHITE LIES
Hurt My Heart (PIAS)
They might be celebrating 10 years since their debut album, but this gristly new track shows White Lies have lost none of their muscle.
Contact Paddy Davis
paddy.davis@pias.com