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Nu Music Monday #28 / 21-06-2021

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I’m Red, and welcome to Nu Music Monday. Glad to have you here.

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The Nutshell ~ news of the week

• Taylor Swift is releasing her version of Red in November this year, full throttle on her journey to re-record her albums

• Vince Staples and Tyler, the Creator have announced imminent full-length releases!

• Diana Ross also has her first album in fifteen years coming later this year (slated for a September release)! And Jack Antonoff had a hand in its making (not a joke, just a fact)

Track of the week: Drugs N Hella Melodies - Don Toliver (feat. Kali Uchis)

Don Toliver and Kali Uchis have linked up for a steamy single ahead of Toliver’s next album (set for release in less than a month). Ballsy to have scene-stealer Kali Uchis on your track and not be afraid of disappearing behind her pulsating magnetism. Thankfully, Toliver holds his own–although Uchis is no less magnetic.

Rollin Stone - Little Simz

Girls - Zella Day

Interlude 1: Beware

helena @freshhel

When I am in a eating plain tortilla chips mood u better watch the hell out..

motherless - Hand Habits

LAW OF AVERAGES - Vince Staples

LUMBERJACK - Tyler, the Creator

Interlude 2: Just what I thought

Esmée LO ⚡️ @esmeelo_

writing is 5% creativity and 95% deleting the word "just" 😳

Intro - Logic

What’s Life - Cordae, Common

no reply - Hand Habits

Interlude 3: Sir, please step down from the counter

al @local__celeb

honestly the funniest thing that bartenders do is act like it’s weird when you’re drunk

Raindrops - GoldLink (feat. Flo Milli)

Disco Pantz - Rejjie Snow, Tinashe, grouptherapy

Interlude 4: Speaking truth to power

Natalie Wallington @narwhallington

“It can’t hurt to apply!” Yes it can. Constant rejection hurts. Spending hours on a cover letter & getting zero response hurts. Putting yourself out there in the hopes that someone will give you a chance is really taxing. Let’s stop pretending it isn’t.

Furiosa - Anitta

Here I Am (Singing My Way Home) - Jennifer Hudson

Interlude 5: Crypto-depression

TYRON @slowthai

moods more volatile then Bitcoin

2x GOAT - Caballero & JeanJass

AC - Roméo Elvis

Outro: Big up Barry

Elsa Williams @elsalwilliams

My dad invited his friend Barry over (via text) on his day off. Turned out he invited the wrong Barry. Currently the wrong Barry is here, whilst everybody else is doing their best to pretend he isn’t the wrong Barry and I’m silently shrieking

More, more, more

Also check out these *modern* new tracks:

• It’s Not My Choice - Mykki Blanco, Blood Orange

• Drive - Boy George

• Amazonie - Wilygram, Jashim, Tommy Lunaire

• SOPHIE (TALENT) - Alec King

• CULO - Lola Indigo, KHEA

• Thank You - Diana Ross

• Jamais revenue - Luv Resval (feat. Josman)

• Karst - E.VAX, Ratatat

Extra reading

On the Union Jack and the pitfalls of wearing it as a fashion statement in The Guardian.

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You’ll find my favorite June releases in this Spotify playlist.

Thanks for reading! Back soon with more great music & stuff,

I’m @red_dziri on Twitter.