Cosima, Girls Who Get Ready
Starring a cast of her friends and family shot at home in Peckham, Cosima’s self-directed new video is lovely. The song was written when half way through straightening her hair one day, the 22-year-old realised just how destructive her then-boyfriend’s opinions on what made a woman desirable had become. Also ft. a pig, some goats, and major life change.
Joey Fourr, Never 4ever
Everything about this release by Joey Fourr is a little bit wonky. The guitar is wonky. The bass is wonky. Even his name has one too many “R”s in it. Whatever next, Joey? Human Sacrifice? Dogs and cats living together? Mass hysteria?
Moses Sumney, Lonely World
Like looking through a kaleidoscope, if inside the tube was a series of tiny, taught, slowly writhing naked bodies. Taken from Moses Sumney’s just-dropped Lamentations EP, Lonely World showcases both Thundercat on bass and just how stirring Moses’ vocal – an incredibly versatile instrument – can be. Catch him on James Blake’s North American tour.
Kit Grill, Distance
London-based producer Kit Grill soundtracks the brutalist beauty of his home city here with the first track from his upcoming Westway EP: the rhythm of the traffic, the grinding of the city and the sound of a million Hackney cabs raising a roar.
Duckwrth, Beachhouse
If life isn’t looking like a Beachhouse to you right now, stick this on and get mellow with L.A-based funkwave artist Duckwrth. An intimate snapshot of a loving relationship, the video is sweet, fun and oh so joyful joyful. The boy can dance.
The Weeknd, Starboy ft. Daft Punk
Abel “The Weeknd” Tesfaye returns with a track that sounds reassuringly like The Weeknd now: dark, lithe, salacious. Oh, and with added robots too.
Makeness + Adult Jazz, Other Life
Meanwhile, Adult Jazz has teamed up with Scottish producer Makeness on this funky disco cut. Makes you want to move, doesn’t it?
NAKED, ZONE
These two are due to play Berghain on 6 October, which seems like the perfect fit. Out today on LuckyMe, their debut LP is an intense industrial pop record made to reflect the digital overload of our generation. It feels cold, like isolation, and like it’s not quite complete without a bit of strobing.
Babeheaven, Moving On
Babeheaven are good, aren’t they? Understated, quietly powerful and with the neatest deployment of trip-hop in the game. More, more, more please.
Robbie Williams, Heavy Entertainment Show
Eleven albums in and Robbie Williams is still here, returning with a mix of pop smarts and self-deprecation in which the best line is a toss up between “Got a house in LA, I’m still paying for it” and a backing chorus of “He will sell his children for a hit in Belgium”. The ego has landed (again). Enjoy him while you can.
Credits
Text Frankie Dunn and Matthew Whitehouse
Photography Mila van der Linden