This week’s Listenin’ Booth includes music from Washingtonian, singer and songwriter, Kelela and her new single. Plus four other essential tunes you should be listening to right now.
Washed Away – Kelela
Alternative R&B artist, Kelela releases her new “Washed Away” single, a dreamy, ethereal new track that centers around self-healing.
The Zambian and Botswanian rapper, Sampa The Great has released “As Above, So Below”, an inspiring 11-song album tapping into themes such as resilience, heritage, culture, identity, and many more.
Taken from Santigold’s brand new album Spirituals, “Shake” is a vibrant post-punk track saluting the “strength and fortitude” of young civil rights protestors.
“Atopos” is a brand new song from Bjork and it is safe to say, she remains a once-in-a-lifetime singer. The music is quirky and of left-of-center quality. Lyrically it takes ideas from “A Lover’s Discourse”, a book written by theorist, Roland Barthes. Brilliant stuff!
NBPQ (Topless) – Sudan Archives
With daring lyricism and technical ingenuity, singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Sudan Archives’ new album conjures frenzied energy as emotionally soothing as it is physically crushing.