On his follow-up to 2022’s Learn 2 Swim, Redveil takes the reins as both rapper and producer to craft the exact type of sound he hears in his head. Sankofa is built atop jazz rhythms, soulful harmonies, and some intentionally blown-out production, meshing his influences to form an impassioned and eclectic listen. Leading the LP are Redveil’s singles “Mini Me,” the Smino collaboration “Brown Sugar,” and “Lone Star,” which features singer Carolyn Malachi; the album’s eclectic back half, meanwhile, showcases what made the teenage rap phenom an artist with big dreams worth following.
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V/A: Passages: Artists in Solidarity With Immigrants, Refugees, and Asylum Seekers [Western Vinyl]
The timely new compilation Passages: Artists in Solidarity With Immigrants, Refugees, and Asylum Seekers benefits two Texan organizations supporting immigrants, refugees, and asylum seekers. Contributing artists—including Dirty Projectors, Alan Sparhawk, and Oneohtrix Point Never’s Daniel Lopatin—followed a loose brief: Write and record in a place that feels like home—because “home, as we know it, is under threat,” the organizers said. Tim Heidecker, Bonnie “Prince” Billy, William Tyler, Lambchop, Lonnie Holley, and Benjamin Booker are among the other featured artists.