Romeo Santos. Photo by Rose Marie Cromwell for The FADER
Romeo Santos, Fórmula Vol. 3
The Aventura member and self-proclaimed "king of bachata" (a well-deserved title, if we're being honest) shares his fifth solo album. "Sus Huellas," the fantastic lead single, dropped in February. Features on Fórmula Vol. 3 include Rosalía ("El Pañuelo") and Justin Timberlake ("Sin Fin").
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Cryalot, Icarus
Cryalot is Sarah Midori Perry (Kero Kero Bonito) and producer Jennifer Walton. Their debut EP Icarus is inspired by the titular Greek myth, and was announced by the absolutely blistering lead single "Hell is Here." "I definitely feel like this EP is a journey," Perry said on this week's ep of The FADER Interview, "and I want it to sound like a story. I wanted to sing about all aspects of the Icarus story and rewrite its common interpretation as a cautionary tale.
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Pi'erre Bourne, Good Movie
His career as a producer has gotten him platinum plaques, but Pi'erre Bourne the rapper is still a cult favorite. Good Movie is his third full-length of the year following Space Age Pimpin' with Juicy J and the Jelly collab The Wolf of Peachtree 2. Don Toliver and Young Nudy feature on the new project.
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Living Hour, Someday Is Today
The third album from the Canadian dream-pop band was written remotely over the course of 2020 and recorded in-person in Winnipeg. Melina Duterte a.k.a. Jay Som co-produces along with Jonathan Schenke and Samur Khouja.
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Bitchin Bajas, Bajascillators EP
The once-prolific Chicago experimental trio Bitchin Bajas share their first official EP since 2017's Bajas Fresh. The epic nine-minute "Amorpha" was a Song You Need in late August.
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Slic, 2Real EP
Cami Dominguez (Slic) makes slippery dance music, fusing stripped-down industrial and techno instrumentals with breathy vocals that sound like transmissions from another world. Their new four-track EP is as elusive as it is engaging, sure to leave the club wanting more.
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