Music Week's guide to the most essential tracks of the moment.
HOLLY HERNDON
Eternal (4AD)
Holly Herndon’s third LP Proto (May 10) questions the mixing of technology and humanity, and was made with her very own AI. More brain-busting electronica from the maverick producer awaits.
Contact Annette Lee
annettelee@4ad.com
ANDERSON PAAK
King James (Aftermath Entertainment)
Grainy, soulful and boasting the best bassline of 2019 so far, Anderson Paak’s new one is excellent. New album Ventura drops on April 12.
Contact Imran Malik
imran@imran-malik.com
KOJEY RADICAL
25 (Asylum Records)
Exploring identity and tracking his story so far, the video to go with Kojey Radical’s shifting single 25 is a fascinating window into his world.
Contact Jenna Knight
jenna@jennaknight.co.uk
TWO DOOR CINEMA CLUB
Talk (Prolifica Inc)
Two Door Cinema Club target your cerebral cortex with a fishing hook on a poppy comeback single designed to burrow into the brain and stay there.
Contact James Windle
james.windle@dawbell.com
PHOEBE GREEN
Dreaming Of (Chess Club)
Phoebe Green debuts on Chess Club with Dreaming Of, a classic indie-pop combo of lovesickness, drifting vocals and waves of guitar.
Contact Dan Carson
dan@they-do.com
JONAS BLUE (FEAT. THERESA REX)
That’s What I Like About You (Virgin EMI)
After starring on Martin Jensen’s Solo Dance, Danish newcomer Theresa Rex flexes her vocal muscles over (yet) another bouncy Jonas Blue banger.
Contact Barbara Charone
bc@mbcpr.com
EDITORS
Barricades (Play It Again Sam)
Part of new remix set The Blanck Mass Sessions, Barricades is a synth-driven example of what Editors got up to in the studio with Benjamin John Power.
Contact James Windle
james.windle@dawbell.com