Photography Ana Radtsenko)MusicNew Music FridayNew Music Friday: 8 albums to stream this weekTohji drops a dreamy EP, Iceboy Violet delivers a cutting-edge mixtape, and VTSS takes us to the clubShareLink copied ✔️January 28, 2022MusicNew Music FridayTextGünseli Yalcinkaya “Welcome paradise, welcome to my prison,” announces Iceboy Violet in their debut mixtape, The Vanity Project. A resident MVP at Manchester’s White Hotel, and a member of the city’s Mutualism collective, the artist is at the forefront of Manchester’s avant garde, having made impressive guest appearances on aya’s im hole, Loraine James’ Reflection, and Blackhaine’s Armour. On The Vanity Project, Violet delivers deft lyricism against harsh, moody soundscapes across 20 minutes and seven tracks. It’s an emotional gut-punch, oscillating between the moody and introspective soundscapes of “Are U Connected” to the abrasive simplicity of “Vanity” and the relentless pace of “Antiskeptic”. What are you waiting for? Elsewhere, Tohji delivers a dreamy EP, Pinkpantheress releases a remix edition of her 2021 mixtape, and VTSS takes us to the club on Projections. BENJIFLOW, THE THRILL ICEBOY VIOLET, THE VANITY PROJECT ICYTWAT, SIDDHI PINKPANTHERESS, TO HELL WITH IT (REMIXES) SISSY MISFIT, 5OMANCE TOHJI, BROKEN VEGYN, DON‘T FOLLOW ME BECAUSE I‘M LOST TOO!! VTSS, PROJECTIONS Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MOREBloodz Boi: The humble godfather of Chinese underground rapA rare interview with POiSON GiRL FRiEND, dream pop’s future seerNigeria’s Blaqbonez is rapping to ‘beat his high score’Inside Erika de Casier’s shimmering R&B universe ‘Rap saved my life’: A hazy conversation with MIKE and Earl Sweatshirt7 essential albums by the SoulquariansIs AI really the future of music?The KPop Demon Hunters directors on fan theories and a potential sequelplaybody: The club night bringing connection back to the dancefloorAn interview with IC3PEAK, the band Putin couldn’t silenceFrost Children answer the dA-Zed quizThe 5 best features from PinkPantheress’ new remix album