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Sometimes I’m looking for something online - often “how to” articles - and I want to filter for - like - a website that was clearly built in 2010 at the latest, which may or may not have been updated since then, but contains a vast wealth of information on one topic, painstakingly organized by an unknown legend in the field with decades’ worth of experience. I don’t want a listicle with a nice stolen picture in a slideshow format written by a content aggregator that God forgot. I want hand-drawn diagrams by some genius professor who doesn’t understand SEO at all, but understands making stir-fries or raising stick insects better than anyone else on this earth. I don’t know what search settings to put into Google to get this.

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My Favorite Albums of April 2020

Here’s my monthly list of albums released in April I was feeling, and some other discoveries made during the month.

I’ve been real slow getting these out but looks like May I can catch up

Previous Month’s Lists: January, February, March

You can find my list of my favorite albums of 2019 here And my list of my favorite EPs of 2019 here

Best:

Active Child - In Another Life Genre: Indie Pop

Proof: All Eyes On You / Weightless

Alina Baraz - It Was Divine Genre: R&B / Soul

Proof: Off The Grid (Feat. Khalid) / More Than Enough

Allan Rayman - Christian Genre: Indie Rock / Alternative

Proof: Blush / Eye to Eye

AWOLNATION - Angel Miners & The Lightning Riders Genre: Alternative / Rock

Proof: The Best / Mayday!!! Fiesta Forever // Bonus: Drive (The Cars Cover)

BOSCO - Some Day This Will All Make Sense EP Genre: R&B / Neo-Soul

Proof: Attention / Take Off

DaBaby - BLAME IT ON BABY Genre: Hip Hop

Proof: LIGHTSKIN SHIT (Feat. Future & jetsonmade) / BLAME IT ON BABY

Diana Gordon - Wasted Youth EP Genre: alt-R&B / Hip Hop

Proof: Rollin / Wasted Youth

Duke Dumont - Duality Genre: Electronic / House / Dance

Proof: Overdrive / Together (Feat. How To Dress Well) // Bonus: Therapy (Will Easton Remix) / The Power (Leftwing:Kody Remix) Feat. Zak Abel

dvsn - A Muse In Her Feelings Genre: R&B / Neo-Soul

Proof: Dangerous City (Feat. Ty Dolla $ign & Buju Banton) / A Muse

Elah Hale - Room 206 EP Genre: R&B / Soul

Proof: My House / Impatient

Empress Of - I’m Your Empress Of Genre: R&B / Pop

Proof: Bit of Rain / Love Is A Drug

Fiona Apple - Fetch The Bolt Cutters Genre: Alternative / Indie Rock

Proof: Shameika / Heavy Balloon

Jeremy Zuccker - love is not dying Genre: Indie Pop

Proof: somebody loves you / not ur friend

JOYRYDE - Brave Genre: Electronic / Dance / Dubstep

Proof: ON FIRE / 4AM

K CAMP - Kiss 5 Genre: Hip Hop / R&B

Proof: Tatted Up (Feat. Fabo) / Trill Love (Feat. Wale & Joe Trufant)

Kali Uchis - TO FEEL ALIVE EP Genre: R&B / Soul

Proof: i want war (BUT I NEED PEACE) / TO FEEL ALIVE

Kaskade - Redux 004 EP Genre: Electronic / House / Dance

Proof: Love Like That (Feat. Dani Poppitt) / Find Love // Love Like That (BYNON Remix) Feat. Dani Poppitt / Chains (w/ Project 46)

Kiana Ledé - KIKI Genre: R&B / Neo-Soul

Proof: Chocolate. (Feat. Ari Lennox) / Labels. (Feat. Moneybagg Yo & BIA)

Krewella - zer0 (The Remixes, Pt. 2) EP Genre: Electronic / Dance

Proof: Anxiety (Prince Fox Remix) Feat. Arrested Youth / Like We (BEAUZ Remix) Feat. Yung Baby & Alaya

LOONY - JOYRiDE Genre: R&B 

Proof: iN CODE / WHiTE LiE

Loote - heart eyes EP Genre: Indie Pop

Proof: This is How U Feel / All The Fucking Time // Bonus: teamwork., Loote & John K - Wasted Summer

Manatee Commune - Crescent Lake EP Genre: Electronic / Chillwave

Proof: Majestic Diver / Pools

mxmtoon - dawn Genre: Indie Pop

Proof: fever dream / lessons

Purity Ring - WOMB Genre: Synth Pop

Proof: pink lightening / i like the devil

rum.gold - aiMless EP Genre: alt-R&B / Soul

Proof: Waiting For (Feat. Jamila Woods) / Call It What You Want It

STRFKR - Future Past Life Genre: Synth Pop

Proof: Second Hand / Pink Noise

The Strokes - The New Abnormal Genre: Alternative / Rock

Proof: Brooklyn Bridge To Chorus / Not The Same Anymore

Subtronics - Scream Saver EP Genre: Electronic / Dubstep

Proof: Lullaby (Feat. Virus Syndicate) / Blow Stuff Up // Bonus: NGHTMRE & Subtronic - Nuclear Bass Face (Feat. Boogie T)

Thundercat - It Is What It Is Genre: Soul / R&B / Jazz

Proof: Black Qualls (Feat. Steve Lacy, Steve Arrington & Childish Gambino) / Funny Thing

Tom Misch & Yussef Dayes - What Kinda Music Genre: Indie Pop / Soul / Jazz

Proof: Nightrider (Feat. Freddie Gibbs) / Last 100

TOPS - I Feel Alive Genre: Indie Pop

Proof: I Feel Alive / Colder & Closer

Trivecta - Everyday EP Genre: Electronic / Dance

Proof: Leave It All Behind (Fat. Fagin) / Wasteland

The Weeknd - After Hours (Remixes) EP Genre: alt-R&B

Proof: Blinding lights (Chromatics Remix) Feat. Johnny Jewel / After Hours (The Blaze Remix)

Yaeji - WHAT WE DREW 우리가 그려왔던 Genre: Synth-Pop

Proof: SPELL 주문 (Feat. YonYon & G.L.A.M.) / WAKING UP DOWN

Bonus:

Krewella - zer0 (The Remixes, Pt. 1) EP Genre: Electronic / Dance Released March 2020

Proof: Good On You (MOTi Remix) Feat. Nucleya / Greenlights (MADGRRL Remix)

Others:

Aesop Rock - Freedom Finger [Music from the Game],  Allan Kingdom - Iddtfm EP, Anna Burch - If You’re Dreaming, Ant Saunders - BUBBLE EP, Buddy & Kent Jamz - Janktape Vol. 1, Calvin Harris & Eli Brown - Moving EP, Day Wave - Crush EP, Everything Is Recorded - FRIDAY FOREVER, Incubus - Trust Falls (Side B) EP,  Jaunt - All In One, Jody Wisteernoff - Story of Light EP, Laura Marling - Song For Our Daughter, Lonr. - Land of Nothing Real, Midwife - Forever, NNAMDÏ - BRAT, Rina Sawayama - SAWAYAMA, RJD2 - The Fun Ones, Shabazz Palaces - The Don of Diamond Dreams, Smino - She Already Decided [Mixtape], Steve Aoki - Neon Future IV, Tory Lanez - The New Toronto 3, Tech N9ne - Enterfear, The-Dream - SXTPA, Wiz Khalifa - The Saga of Wiz Khalifa, Yves Tumor - Heaven To a Tortured Mind, Zsela - Ache of Victory EP

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The music of Lady Parts, episodes 5 & 6 (episodes 1-4)

Broken by the empire, raised by MTV But still, it’s fish and chips for tea

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RAP QUEENS ON THE RISE

In the second segment of our on going series, Rap Queens on the Rise for BREAKROOM AFRICA, we shine light on budding South African artist Skolleywood. She talks us through her experiences as a women in the rap industry and how she plans on cementing herself in a vastly male dominated industry.

Visit @breakroomafrica for the full story.

Article by Wanique Block

#breakroomafrica #skolleywood #GiddyUp #womeninrap #rap #trap #southafrica #music

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current bands that i think are actually achieving what tramp stamps are trying to do:

nova twins

meet me @ the altar

muna

the regrettes

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#spotify #spotify b sides #poc music #music #woc musicians #poc musicians #spotify-b-sides #woc #black women #metal #uk #athena #nova twins #who are the girls?

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EARTH - FRESH - EMPOWEREMENT  DHEE x ARIVU killing us with an amazing track & video ! 

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DHEE : KEEPIN IT HELLA FRESH w ENJOY ENJAAMI 

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Would you guys like if I made more bollywood playlists for spotify, since you like my bollywood posts quite a bit, and if yes then what kind of playlists would you like?

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#spotify #spotify b sides #poc music #music #woc musicians #poc musicians #spotify-b-sides #woc #south africa #cape town #dope saint dude #south african music #south african musician

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sapphic artists

just saw a post by @cowgirlhours about how the sapphic music scene is oversaturated by hayley kiyoko, girl in red and king princess and as someone who REALLY agrees i thought i'll mention some of my fave sapphic artists for the tl (only my faves because op already listed many great artists in the replies) :

raveena aurora: bisexual, she/her, american and indian ancestry. her music is so soothing and angelic, and her mvs are super diverse sapphic goodness, with warm colours and soft visuals. incorporates desi aesthetics with lo-fi and r&b. please watch her headaches mv (she romances hitomi mochizuki in it, yet another soft queen), it's like a sofia coppola film if the latter actually had good rep.

rina sayawama: pansexual, she/her, japanese born british. absolutely bomb sapphic pop discography if i may say so myself. just a long string of bops here keep scrolling. not a bad track on the sayawama album. i recommend cherry, bad friend and akasaka sad. ily queen pls collab with kim namjoon :(

janelle monae: pansexual (i think? correct me pls if wrong) she/they. pretty much one of the best voices in this goddamn industry, has a whole sci-fi extended universe of their own complete with an alter ego, and the music on those albums is psychedelic social commentary. their dirty computer ep is gold star from start to finish, i think my fave is i like that.

zolita: lesbian, she/her, german american. am super new to her music but i ADORE her aesthetic, she incorporates her witchcraft into her mvs and music motifs and she has some seksii ass bops. her immaculate conception ep said zoyalina rights. watch the holy mv, it has like, witchy cults and lesbians and a woodsy vibe.

victoria monet: bisexual, she/her. absolutely lush voice and sings of erotic experiences and sexuality which is v.v important for fellow queer and/or woc women especially when we are either absolutely desexualised in media as uwu cotton candy angels or fetishized by men. has collabed and worked with several pop artists. do yourself a favour and stream the jaguar ep, especially the title track and touch me (smutty sapphic song :*)

japanese breakfast (aka michelle zauner): bisexual, she/her, korean-american. mostly sings chill, vintage style whimsical indie numbers that remind me of coming of age films. REALLY loves bisexual lighting in her mvs. more subtle motifs about the queer experience in her songs than the other artists on this list.

phoebe bridgers: bisexual, she/her. you have probably heard of her but idc because i want her to compose the ost of my life, her music is HAUNTING, there is something very whimsical, light and otherworldly about her songs; dare i say camilla macaulay thinks she looks and sounds like this. i would could and should recommend the entire stranger in the alps ep, also killer + the sound. PLEASE listen to this song it's the very essence of dark academia meets an odd sort of tenderness???? idk.

kailee morgue: pansexual, she/her. initially started out as a cover artist. i think she is a practising witch too, like zolita. ok i actually really love her music, the medusa ep is the kind of effervescent punk rock i really vibe with, and i like how she subtly uses greek mythology in her lyrics. siren is my fave song of hers (mv is aesthetic af), and i've also seen medusa as a rec on many lists.

there are a 100+ other artists i'm pretty sure but these are the ones I really like, genre and content wise.

[ i've also listened to clairo, mxmtoon and mitski but tbh their music didn't really work for me. ]

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FKA Twigs x Two Weeks

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Hey there!! To all those who love #DesiDarkAcademia, made a little playlist. It's got some coke studio, some Raaga based classical music- thumris and khyaal, some Bollywood, folk, ghazals and Sufi music. Hope you like it!

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this nose, decolonize

this hair, decolonize

this skin, decolonize

this body, decolonize

this mind, decolonized

// Mona Haydar - Barbarians

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She’s an actual ray of sunshine. I’m so thankful for everything I’ve learnt from her.

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