Taphari: Blind obedience [Bayonet]

Growing up in Brownsville, Brooklyn, aspiring rapper Taphari identifies more directly as a citizen of the earth, he recently told Nouveau York. Blind Obedience is his first album and features productions by XL Big Alex, Tony Seltzer, Taphari and others. The album also contains the single “Table 42” with Pink Siifu and was released earlier this year.

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Emma-Jean Thackray: yellow [Movementt]

London-based multi-instrumentalist, singer and DJ Emma-Jean Thackray explores the intersections of pale, exuberant jazz, funk, dance music and hip-hop on her debut album Yellow. It depends on Movementt, their imprint associated with Warp Records.

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Maxine Funke: seance [A Colorful Storm]

Seance is the fourth album by the New Zealand singer-songwriter Maxine Funke. In seven songs she sings in a lively almost whisper about nature, lovesickness and self-determination and accompanies herself on the guitar. Her last full-length album was Silk in 2018, and she released a few new songs earlier this year.

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