Music / New Music FridayMusic / New Music FridayNew Music Friday: 7 albums to stream this weekTirzah shares her stunning sophomore album, Ray BLK drops her long-awaited debut, and SHINee’s Key returns with an introspective solo releaseShareLink copied ✔️October 1, 2021October 1, 2021TextGünseli Yalcinkaya Following on from her 2018 debut hit Devotion, Tirzah’s Colourgrade is a mesmerising vignette of stripped-back love songs and off-kilter production. Working again with Mica Levi, who has produced all of Tirzah’s past music, the album is carried by a steady tempo that, like a heartbeat, feels like an anchor to the London singer-songwriter’s introspective musings. The composition itself is avant-garde and moody, experimental art pop transfused with asymmetrical beats and cyborgian textures. Tirzah’s voice is intentionally imperfect, it hums and whispers and coos in an intimate way that feels like reading a diary, or as if she’s sharing with us her innermost thoughts. It might be raining outside, but we’ll be huddled indoors tuning into Colourgrade. Elsewhere, Headie One drops an unflinching new mixtape, Ray BLK shares her long-awaited debut, and SHINee’s Key returns with an introspective solo release. HEADIE ONE, TOO LOYAL FOR MY OWN GOOD KEDR LIVANSKIY, LIMINAL SOUL KEY, BAD LOVE MAS MUSIQ, AUTI’ESHARP NILÜFER YANYA, INSIDE OUT RAY BLK, ACCESS DENIED TIRZAH, COLOURGRADE Escape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MOREQueer nightlife is thriving in Bucharest’s abandoned backroomsThe rise of Rico Ace in 5 tracksSwedish House Mafia unpack their Miami Ultra festival mega-set2Slimey isn’t here to be a meme artist: ‘I want a fucking Grammy’ Nourished by Time: ‘Music should be fun – but it can’t be fun all the time’K-pop has an AI problemCoals are kickstarting Poland’s dream pop sceneEvilgiane’s camera roll from his tour with Snow StrippersFinnish alt-pop star Pehmoaino: ‘Art helps us survive this dark country’10 great albums you may have missed in the last three monthsLamb is making ‘electronic lyrical’ music that sounds like no one elseArabic shoegaze duo Kiss Facility speak a language deeper than wordsEscape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy