On this installment of What We’re Listening To, Engadget’s Weekend Editor Cheyenne MacDonald dives into the brand new releases she’s been having fun with currently.
Francesca Wexler – I Dreamt I Discovered a Pink Ruby
Each on occasion, “the algorithm” really does proper by me. Whereas scrolling by way of my Instagram feed someday within the final month or so, a recommended Reel from artist Francesca Wexler popped up, and I couldn’t assist however get pulled in by her fascinating move. Her model isn’t really easy to nail right down to a single style, however would match underneath the alt hip-hop umbrella — she described her work in a single occasion as “psychedelic rap.”
Some songs on Wexler’s newest album, I Dreamt I Discovered a Pink Ruby, have nearly an ethereal high quality to them, like its opening and shutting tracks, “Heaven on Earth” and “Moonwalking.” The upbeat and catchy “Ain’t I” hits like a sunny day. However there are darker, more durable moments too in songs like “Amphetamine Man” that basically exhibit Wexler’s depth as a rapper. With I Dreamt I Discovered a Pink Ruby, it’s evident that Wexler is an artist that shouldn’t be slept on.
Orville Peck – Stampede
Orville Peck didn’t make us wait lengthy for a full album after dropping Stampede: Quantity 1 in Could. On Friday, the nation artist launched the duets album in its entirety, and although it hasn’t been a full three days but because it got here out, I can already inform it’s going to dominate my Most Listened playlists for the foreseeable future.
Stampede sees Peck collaborating with nation legends and rising artists alike, and genre-wise, there’s slightly of every thing in there. On high of the songs I shouted out from the primary half, the remainder of Stampede brings a bunch of recent bangers, my favorites together with “Again At Your Door” that includes Debbii Dawson, “Papa Was a Rodeo” that includes Molly Tuttle and Golden Freeway, and “You’re an Asshole, I Can’t Stand You (and I Need a Divorce) that includes Margo Value.
Honorable point out:
Road Cleaner — I lately set out on the lookout for music that sounds prefer it could possibly be straight out of an ‘80s horror/thriller film, and Reddit pointed me to Road Cleaner. Properly let me let you know, I used to be not upset. Road Cleaner, whose model is described on Bandcamp as being a “theatrical and grimey tackle synth music,” has turn into my go-to artist to pop on after I have to get some work performed or in any other case be locked in.
There isn’t a selected tune or album I’ve latched onto — I simply throw the whole discography on and let it get me within the zone. Road Cleaner launched some new music in April, although, and that is nearly as good a spot as any to start out your listening journey. The artist apparently additionally made a online game, which I absolutely plan on trying out.
