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Ondara delivers a new sonic package that embraces both his intriguing voice and a unique accent that remains present when he sings.

Ayupuka's turnt-up praise music feels equally at home in church aisles and on dance floors.

Among piano chords, murmurs and a single wail, Alex G gives us an unlikely summer anthem that reveals the seedy underbelly of the idyllic season.

There is a passionate defiance to "What I Want," the sound of a young, queer woman seizing and holding fast to her desires.

It's hard not to get caught up in the energy on either side of this song, which ultimately ends up reminding us: we're not alone.

If you do nothing else tonight, close your eyes, rest your head and let this track cradle your brain.

With only her voice as an instrument, the Japanese singer conjures a world of sound and color, with operatic élan.

The song processes rage about "the world falling apart in every conceivable way" by coating it in sarcasm and shiny harmonies.

The R&B crooner has never been shy about singing of his trials and tribulations with love.

The rapper's new single has a simple premise: If you don't feel Flo as much as she feels herself, you can't stay around.