As the week in music comes to a close, Hypebeast has rounded up the best projects for the latest installment of Best New Tracks.
This week’s lineup is led by Ariana Grande and BROCKHAMPTON's Matt Champion with BLACKPINK's Jennie, who released the album eternal sunshine and the collaborative single "Slow Motion," respectively. Also joining this selection are offerings from NBA YoungBoy, Mura Masa, Justice, Kamasi Washington, HOMESHAKE, Jean Dawson and Yaya Bey.
Ariana Grande - eternal sunshine
Ariana Grande makes her return to music with eternal sunshine, her first full-length solo album in four years. The followup to 2020's positions features a sole guest appearance from Grande's grandmother, affectionately known as Nonna, on the closing track "ordinary things," and is co-produced in its entirety by the artist herself.
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Matt Champion x Jennie - "Slow Motion"
Matt Champion joins forces with Jennie for his newest single "Slow Motion." The BROCKHAMPTON and BLACKPINK staples unite for a drum and bass-infused track, produced by Dijon, Henry Kwapis and Champion himself. The rapper's debut studio album Mika's Laundry drops March 22.
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NBA YoungBoy - Compliments of Gravedigger Mountain
NBA YoungBoy is back with his first album of 2024, Compliments of Gravedigger Mountain. The 13-track effort features a multitude of guest appearances from the likes of Quando Rondo, BBG Baby Joe, Lil Dump, Vontina, Meechy Baby and more.
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HOMESHAKE - CD Wallet
Peter Sagar's HOMESHAKE delivers his sixth studio album, CD Wallet. The nine-track record was mostly written and recorded in 2023 at the artist's home studio in Toronto, and was created against the backdrop of his hometown of Edmonton. Sagar reveals that the record was “made in a heavy, straightforward indie rock style to impress my childhood self,” and encompasses the feelings of nostalgia brought upon by one's introspection.
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Kamasi Washington - "Prologue"
Kamasi Washington officially announces his upcoming album Fearless Movement, out May 3, with the single "Prologue." Dubbing his album a non-literal "dance music" record, the artist explains, “Dance is movement and expression, and in a way it’s the same thing."
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Justice - "Incognito"
French electronic duo Justice continues their Hyperdrama rollout with their latest single, "Incognito." The pair shares, “Like many songs on this record, it switches from all electronic to all human music abruptly, multiple times within its four minute run. The structure is dictated by what feels good at the moment it happens, without necessarily following any other rule. We had to unlearn everything we thought we knew about song structures, and music in general, when we started working on ‘Hyperdrama’, which was very refreshing.”
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Mura Masa - "Still"
Mura Masa delivers his first single of 2024, "Still." While a full album or project was not announced, the British producer is set to hit the road for a few live performances in the United States and UK between now and August 2024.
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Yaya Bey - "sir princess bad bitch"
Yaya Bey continues to prep her upcoming album Ten Fold (dropping May 10) with the new single “sir princess bad bitch.” The cut arrives with an accompanying music video, helmed by Chassidy David and creatively conceived by the artist herself. "sir princess bad bitch" is described as "one of the album’s centerpiece statements," and embodies "the complexities of Yaya’s identity as a genderqueer person."
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Jean Dawson - Boohoo
The enigmatic Jean Dawson delivers his newest project, Boohoo. The three-track release serves as an overture for his upcoming full-length effort later this year, and is a bilingual offering that hears the artist honoring his Mexican roots.
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