What we’re listening to: Unhealthy Bunny, The Weeknd, FKA twigs and extra

In What We’re Listening To, Engadget editors and writers talk about the brand new music we are able to’t get sufficient of.

Unhealthy Bunny – DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS

You don’t want me to let you know to go take heed to Unhealthy Bunny’s DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS — in case you’re on the web sufficient, you’ve been told to accomplish that already. However I’ll add to the pile-on and say that that is Unhealthy Bunny’s most private work but. It showcases how trendy pop, rap and R&B may be seamlessly mixed with old-school, conventional sounds from totally different cultures (on this case, Puerto Rico) in a manner that celebrates each camps. Unhealthy Bunny has at all times been deeply related to his island dwelling and it’s come by way of in his music, however DTMF is on an entire different degree.

For me, there aren’t any skips on this album — however in case you’re going to take heed to only one music, make it the salsa hit “BAILE INoLVIDABLE.” Apart from that, my favorites are “NUEVAYoL” (in case you stay within the 5 boroughs, be ready to listen to this all summer time lengthy), “KETU TeCRÉ,” “CAFé CON RON” and “EoO.” — Valentina Palladino, Deputy Editor, Shopping for Recommendation

The Weeknd – Hurry Up Tomorrow

The Weeknd is actually going out with a bang with Hurry Up Tomorrow. Supposedly the pop star’s final record underneath his present pseudonym, Hurry Up Tomorrow additionally completes the trilogy that began with 2020’s After Hours and continued with 2022’s Daybreak FM. It’s an enormous (actually, at 22 tracks), cinematic album that serves as The Weeknd’s magnus opus, and for sure, his most private challenge but. His attitudes towards fame, legacy, suicide, previous substance abuse, the worry of being alone and rather more are all laid naked for listeners to listen to, however in typical Weeknd vogue, he disguises all of it in moody synths, thumping bass and top-tier vocals.

The primary issues I observed throughout my preliminary pay attention have been the transitions: they’re past easy on this album, and so they’re one of many explanation why the primary 5 tracks make up probably the most energizing sequences I’ve heard begin an album just lately. I’d personally lengthen that to incorporate the following two tracks, the ultimate of which is “Open Hearts,” a music that’s lower from an identical fabric as “Blinding Lights” and can, little question, be a standout single from the document. My different prime tracks are “Wake Me Up,” “Cry for Me,” “São Paulo,” and “Niagara Falls.” — V.P.

FKA twigs – EUSEXUA

FKA twigs is actually in a league of her personal. I’ve been mentally ready to be modified by the brand new album ever since she launched the genuinely jaw-dropping “Eusexua” music video again in September (which options two tracks, “Drums of Loss of life” and “Eusexua”), nevertheless it’s much more magnificent than I used to be prepared for. FKA twigs has described the state of “eusexua” as “pure presence. It is a second of nothingness. Or it is the second earlier than a extremely unbelievable thought… it is this ego-less presence which is simply full of this type of tingling readability.” Name me corny, however listening to this album is a religious expertise each time.

Eusexua ebbs and flows over the course of its 11 tracks, beginning out virtually angelic with the title monitor earlier than transporting you proper onto a throbbing, disorienting membership dance flooring with “Drums of Loss of life” and “Room of Fools,” then again all the way down to a softer, emotionally uncooked place with “Sticky.” “Childlike Issues” feels just like the onset of surprising pleasure, virtually misplaced in between “Hold It, Maintain It” and “Striptease” however in a manner that’s actually grown on me.

“Good Stranger,” towards the start, and the penultimate music “24hr Canine” virtually really feel like two sides of the identical coin, the latter hitting just like the susceptible comedown from the previous. I really like each music on this album, however I particularly can’t cease listening to “Lady Feels Good,” which sounds prefer it’s been transplanted into 2025 from the ‘90s and hits me in simply the best manner. Eusexua has type of taken over my character in the interim. — Cheyenne MacDonald, Weekend Editor

Honorable mentions: A bunch of singles have come out these days which have me so hyped for albums we’re going to see later this winter and spring. I’m apologizing upfront for the individual I’ll change into when Woman Gaga’s Mayhem drops, as a result of “Abracadabra” has reawakened one thing in me. On the other finish of the spectrum, I’ve been obsessively listening to Bria Salmena’s brooding indie monitor, “Stretch the Battle,” forward of her debut album’s launch on the finish of March, together with “Sugar within the Tank” by Julien Baker and Torres, who’ve a country-leaning collaboration album popping out in April that I can not look ahead to. All the new SZA from SOS Deluxe: Lana (Deluxe?) has been an actual deal with too. — C.M.

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