Music Week's guide to the most essential tracks of the moment.
MADONNA (FEAT. MALUMA)
Medellín (Interscope)
Madonna returns, toting a cigar and revelling in the Latin vibes of Medellín, which features Colombian star Maluma and hides an introspective lyrical message between danceable drums.
Contact Barbara Charone
bc@mbcpr.com
OCTAVIAN (FEAT. A$AP FERG)
Lit (Black Butter)
Octavian invites A$AP Ferg to add some trademark bars to another spacey production that’s so relaxed you’ll want to check its pulse.
Contact Jon Wilkinson
jon@technique-pr.com
PIXX
Bitch (4AD)
Hannah Rodgers wrote this ode to acceptance in her cellar, which might explain why the guitars wrestle as if battling to escape a tiny space. Brilliant.
Contact Annette Lee
annettelee@4ad.com
LOLO ZOUAÏ
Caffeine (Keep It On The Lolo/RCA)
Lolo Zouaï rubber-stamps the notion that she’s making some of the most forward-thinking pop music around right now. The singer’s debut is out now.
Contact Joss Meek
joss@wired-pr.co.uk
FLORENCE + THE MACHINE
Jenny Of Oldstones (Game Of Thrones) (Island)
Florence Welch is the only artist to feature on the final series of Game Of Thrones, and this epic medieval chant-along is just the ticket.
Contact Ruth Drake
ruth@toastpress.com
HAYDEN THORPE
Love Crimes (Domino)
Former Wild Beast Hayden Thorpe carries the emotive qualities that imbued his band’s output into this solo debut. LP Diviner drops on May 24.
Contact Sam Williams
sam@dominorecordco.com
AU/RA
Assasin (RCA)
Au/Ra’s moody new single conjures blood and thunder with distorted bass. “It’s your back that you’ve been stabbing,” she sings. Ouch.
Contact Sarah Hall
sarah.hall@sonymusic.com
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