Today, August 7, the new Karol G album hits shelves, something we’ve already touched on briefly, and the eagerly awaited new releases from Ravyn Lenae, Role Model, FLO, and The Mountain Goats also arrive. In a more underground space, fresh drops from The Anchoress and Overmono surface.
The anticipated collaboration between Madonna and Kylie Minogue lands as a remix, and among the day’s standout singles we see premieres from Carly Rae Jepsen, The Avalanches with Portraits of Tracy, Sam Smith, Susanne Sundfør, and DIIV, who have enlisted production by A.G. Cook.
We kick off the playlist with the Karol G and Bruno Mars duo, unexpectedly mellow; the Empress Of and Cecile Believe collaboration is considerably more energetic. There’s also an intriguing remix of Beyoncé and Jay-Z for “Morning Dew.” Other new entries come from Brandon Flowers, AKRIILA, Florence Road, Weezer, Rebecca Black, Amelie Lens with Angèle, or fakemink, in raw trap mode.
Turning to domestic updates, take a look at the new tracks from La Milagrosa and Oslo Ovnis, guitar-forward; Admire, with their usual Afrobeat sound; LaChispa, in neoflamenco mode; and the Arón Piper and Rampa duo, delivering the eighties-style freestyle of “Bucle.”
