NUANCE MUSIC FRIDAY: JUNE 17, 2022

By: The Nuance Editorial Team

It’s Friday. You know what means–new music! Here are some of our favorite releases from today, so you can be the shazamable envy of the Uber ride, or befuddle the audience at karaoke night.

FKA twigs – “killer” (Single)

Grammy-nominated singer/producer FKA twigs drops her new single “killer,” a dark, hypnotic ode to the dangers of being a woman, featuring a lethal self-produced late-night electro groove an and impossibly catchy hook.

Photo Courtesy of Chevon Deshields

Photo Courtesy of Chevon Deshields

Bartees Strange – Farm to Table (Album)

Bartees Strange releases sophomore album Farm to Table, displaying a propensity for far more than the guitar as the Oklahoma-born, DC-based musician winds effortlessly through genres with a throughline of compelling emotionality, making it clear the hard-to-define musician is a force to be reckoned with after his breakout debut Live Forever. 

Photo Courtesy of Bartees Strange

WESTSIDE BOOGIE – MORE BLACK SUPERHEROES (Album)

Compton’s own WESTSIDE BOOGIE releases new his latest project MORE BLACK SUPERHEROES, illustrating contemporary LA hip-hop with its fair share of laidback vibes and bass-heavy slappers, wrapped within a conceptual testament to inner strength with features from Soulja Boy Tell’Em, Shelly FKA Dram, Mamii, Smino, Teezo Touchdown, and Snoop Dogg.

Perfume Genius – Ugly Season (Album)

Indie-pop pioneer Perfume Genius aka Michael Hadreas releases a new album Ugly Season, featuring the music of his acclaimed dance project with choreographer Kate Wallich - The Sun Still Burns Here, an adventurous and moving score.