Heartbreak teaches a sly etiquette: walk softly, speak plainly, and keep your ribs untangled. By that code, Ghanaian-Norwegian artist Akuvi turns “Let Me Know” into a velvet checkpoint, a chill Alternative/Indie R&B…
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Mexican artist Arca Sánchez has released “OJALA,” a post-breakup benediction that tells the past to misplace his number and keep walking. A voice carried to Medellín’s studios, Sánchez spins toxicity into ballast, trading melodrama for clear-eyed resolve…
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Giovani Marcia releases “Round Trips flights,” a neo-soul missive that swaps percussion for persuasion. The U.S. singer leans into R&B’s intimate register, constructing a hush of air and wood where lavish intentions…
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They say the heart grows extra rooms when a child arrives; anaiis’s “My World (Beyond)”—the penultimate lantern before Devotion & The Black Divine—throws open the windows and lets dawn walk in. Retro-soul patina and contemporary R&B…
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Desert sunrises whisper that truth and change arrive first as heat, then as light—an axiom vividly proven by Ethiopian polymath Mati on his dual release “truthful improv” and “different.” The former detonates like espresso…
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Sometimes a tree teaches louder than any sermon: strike its trunk and you hear yesterday vibrating through today. Mega’s latest ballad, “Roots,” loops that arboreal wisdom into four velvet minutes, fusing…
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Caramel sunlight drips through the speakers as Jordan Astra’s new single “Honey” seeps into the room, coating the ordinary afternoon with velvet…
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Hearing “Sweet Love” by Connecticut-born, NY-bred, & LA-based singer-songwriter Luck is like drinking a well-aged whiskey, smooth, intoxicating, and with a warmth that won’t go away…
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Blossoming from Toronto’s eclectic groove and whispering its way into your consciousness, “What I Wish For” by Rosabell is a luscious sonic elixir too enchanting to bypass, swathed…
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One can’t help but tune in, as the velvet timbre of Jon Vinyl, floating through “Nothing Like Christmas,” refuses gently to let your heart wander. Every second of his vocal…
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It's not hard to find a way in on "Hotel Lobby", it just wraps right around you — feels like slipping into silk at midnight, that laid-back seductive vibe comes from the very first note...
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Kenny Sharp operates effortlessly on “Flesh & Blood”, and it flows with a velvet-spic Mtv/in-a-dark-room quality. There is some unspoken lushness in this record...
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Draped in an alluring mystique that beckons the senses, "Some Finesse" by Arial Ten unfurls as a sonorous mosaic, embroidered with the sultry accents of Neo Soul and Alt R&B…
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An orchestration of pulses lays the foundation for the amorous expedition known as "Hold On" by Kenny Sharp, a melody that ensnares its audience with the plush coils of Neo Soul and R&B…
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In the dusky embrace of a tranquil desert, "Tengo El Deseo" by Indica, graced with the artistry of Polimá Westcoast, unfurls like a nocturnal bloom, exuding a melody as sensuous and soul-stirring as the…
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As if summoned from the ethereal realms by a master illusionist, Aaria Tae's "Lullaby" materializes, a mesmerizing composition that drifts through the atmosphere akin to an arcane chant. This modern R&B magnum…
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Resembling a sumptuous zephyr on a sweltering summer eve, "I Wanna" by the collective brilliance of Landon Sears, Alex Slay, and Chase Williams, shines as a radiant jewel within the Hip-Hop and R&B universe….
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As if caressing the ethereal tapestry of night, Shelby Ruger's "Blue Moon" unfurls a sonic odyssey that enchants the ear, compelling the soul to eschew the notion of onward skips…
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