Every Friday delivers a new wave of sound, and this week’s lineup is bursting with creativity and emotion, from introspective R&B to experimental pop and deeply spiritual jazz. These releases highlight how diverse and global music has become, as artists from South Africa to North America use rhythm, voice, and storytelling to express identity, love, and self-discovery.
SIIBU - A Zulu Lover Girl
SIIBU, South African R&B artist behind A Zulu Lover Girl. Comes with soothing vocals and sleek production style, SIIBU blends Afro-soul and alternative R&B influences to tell tender, heartfelt stories about love and cultural connection. Her latest project captures the softness and sincerity of romance through a proudly African lens.
Internet Girl - Those Who Are Against Us All the Time
Internet Girl, is an alternative collective pushing sonic and aesthetic boundaries with Those Who Are Against Us All the Time. Known for fusing hyperpop, indie rock, and digital experimentalism, Internet Girl’s music captures the raw energy of online youth culture, messy, emotional, and unfiltered. This new album dives into themes of rebellion, identity, and self-expression in a hyperconnected world.
Mandisi Dyantyis - Intlambululo: Ukuhlambulula
South Africa’s most beloved jazz and soul musicians, Mandisi Dyantyis returns with Intlambululo: Ukuhlambulula. The title, meaning “purification,” perfectly captures the album’s spiritual depth. Dyantyis continues to blend gospel, jazz, and indigenous sounds in a way that uplifts and heals, a sonic journey rooted in reflection and renewal.
Halle Bailey - Love?... or Something Like It
Halle Bailey steps fully into her solo artistry with Love?... or Something Like It. After rising to global fame as part of Chloe x Halle and starring in The Little Mermaid, Bailey’s solo music feels intimate and exploratory. Her album touches on love, vulnerability, and the uncertainty of modern relationships, all delivered with her signature angelic tone and cinematic sound.
Daniel Caesar - Son of Spergy
Canadian singer-songwriter Daniel Caesar also returns with Son of Spergy, a personal and contemplative project reflecting on fatherhood, identity, and faith. Known for his poetic lyricism and smooth, soulful sound, Caesar continues to evolve while staying true to the honesty that made albums like Freudian and Never Enough modern classics.
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