FEATURE:
The July Playlist
IN THIS PHOTO: Kanye West
Vol. 1: The Blood of America
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WHEN looking at this week’s…
IN THIS PHOTO: Sufjan Stevens
rundown of new songs, there are a lot of brilliant releases. Powerful songs from Kanye West (with Travis Scott), and Sufjan Stevens have arrived; fantastic emotional cuts from Willie Nelson, and Shirley Collins, and some terrific songs from Christine and the Queens, Paul Weller, Dream Wife, Glass Animals, Kele, and Fontaines D.C. It is a packed and extraordinary week for music, and one that is – as I seem to say a lot – among the strongest of the year! If you need a mix of energy and contemplation to get your weekend going, then this Playlist is the one for you! It goes to show that, even though the music world is not able to operate as it normally does, we are still seeing songs come out that are…
IN THIS PHOTO: Dream Wife
STRONGER than ever.
ALL PHOTOS/IMAGES (unless credited otherwise): Artists
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PHOTO CREDIT: Paolo Pellegrin
Kanye West (ft. Travis Scott) – Wash Us in the Blood
Sufjan Stevens – America
PHOTO CREDIT: Ryan Pfluger for The New York Times
Christine and the Queens - Eyes of a Child
Paul Weller – Village
Willie Nelson – Don’t Let the Old Man In
Glass Animals - Heat Waves
PHOTO CREDIT: Asia Werbel
Kele – Melanin
Soccer Mommy – Drive
Alfie Templeman - Obvious Guy
Martha Hill - Grilled Cheese
Ellie Goulding – Slow Grenade
SASAMI – Toxicity
Shirley Collins – Sweet Greens and Blues
NZCA Lines - For Your Love
Fontaines D.C. - Televised Mind
Dream Wife – Old Flame
Liela Moss - Watching the Wolf
PHOTO CREDIT: Alexa Viscius
Courtney Marie Andrews - How You Get Hurt
AJ Tracey, Mabel – West Ten
PHOTO CREDIT: Rachel Juarez-Carr
Porridge Radio, Lala Lala – Good for You
The Lathums – All My Life
Devendra Banhart - Let's See
Idris Elba, The Knocks, Tiggs Da Author – One Fine Day
This Is the Kit – This Is What You Did
Ellie Moon - Kylie Jenner
MistaJam – When
Charlotte Clark – Disarray
Maisie Peters - Sad Girl Summer
Maia Wright – I’m Ready
Christinna O – Hot Head
Saweetie – Pretty Bitch Style
PHOTO CREDIT: Dan Harris
MarthaGunn – Caught Up & Confused
Ingrid Andress – Waste of Lime
Lydia Evangeline – Strange
PHOTO CREDIT: Rett Rogers