Topaz Jones

Topaz Jones is a son of an activist scholar and a funk guitarist, this 23-year-old rapper and singer is embarking on a retrofuturistic path toward enlightenment.

Joy Crookes

Joy Crookes is a Bangladeshi-Irish Londoner and a soulful storyteller with a beguiling, timeless sound.

Shura

Shura is a British singer, songwriter and record producer. She is best known for her work in the genres of electropop and synth-pop. “I wanted to make something that was specific to my experience of being a queer woman that anyone of any gender or sexuality could look at and think ‘yeah, I understand’ or ‘that’s beautiful,’” Shura said in a statement. “Because that’s all love is.”

Octavian

Octavian, is a French-British rapper from London. "Octavian is having fun, pulling at different stylistic threads to see what’s at the other end... Endorphins feels more like a major studio debut than the mixtape it’s billed as."

Muddy Monk

Muddy Monk is a Swiss singer-songwriter. Long Ride, his first album, was released in November 2018. Shout out to Glo-Fi Must Die for sharing this gem.

Muddy Monk · Sur Les Plages de Lagoa

Muddy Monk · Si l'on ride

Ever Again

"Closing track 'Ever Again' may be the best song on Robyn’s glorious 2018 comeback album Honey." Robyn channeling her inner Prince is what we need this summer.

MorMor

MorMor is a Canadian indie pop singer and songwriter. It's a mood.

Lucky Daye

Lucky Daye, is an American singer and songwriter from New Orleans, Louisiana. I hear so many influences from other artists that I love.

Diaspora

American rapper GoldLink’s second album stretches far beyond his home in the DMV. It is a confluence of black music; hip-hop tracing its way back to the universal sounds of Africa. "His catalogue largely consisted of raps over Soulection type beats that were nostalgic at their core — either about love interests that got away or recounted scenes from his knuckleheaded adolescence."

Jungle

Jungle is an English modern soul musical collective based in London. Jungle's musical style has been described as "midtempo 1970s-style funk" and their music is intermixed with "tropical percussion, wildlife noises, falsetto yelps, psychedelic washes and badoinking bass" The band has a fearsome live reputation: "Jungle are a spectacular live band," say DIY. My girlfriend calls them Earth Wind & Fire's baby.

Lizzo

Lizzo, is an American singer, rapper, and presenter. Hats off to Music For Ants for finally locking me in on this one. Summer vibes for real.