Illustration Louise GrosjeanMusicLists8 of the best albums from July 2024Featuring Bashy, Clairo, Lava La Rue and Porter RobinsonShareLink copied ✔️July 31, 2024MusicListsTextGünseli Yalcinkaya Maybe July doesn’t have to mean sunshine and tinnies in the park. Maybe an occasional day of sunshine is enough to erase a month of summertime sadness marked by lousy weather and what feels like neverending Brat discourse (I’m writing this in London, before you ask). But the thing is, music doesn’t care about the temperature outside, the lack of aircon, or whether you slept with one leg out of your duvet last night. This month, we’ve welcomed a great selection of releases to keep our auras intact – from Clairo’s rich and whimsical 70s soft rock aesthetic on Charm, which the songwriter punctuates with gentle arpeggios and ascendant piano licks, to Kamixlo’s pummeling sophomore album Deathwork, welcoming collaborations by the likes of Bladee, Mechatok and Isabella Lovestory (listen to his Dazed mix here). Following on from her single collabs with the likes of PinkPantheress, Nicki Minaj and Taylor Swift, Ice Spice returns with her debut album, with artwork by the legendary photographer David La Chapelle. There’s a lot to munch on. London artist Lava La Rue shoots off to space with a future-spinning concept album about an alien landing on Earth to learn about how horrible human relationships can be (she describes it as a “lesbian Ziggy Stardust”), and everyone’s favourite IRL anime boy Porter Robinson returns with a lovesick record of pop-rock thrashers, which dwells on fun themes such as fame, parasocial relationships and past lives (a special mention goes out to the Frost Children-starring track, “Mona Lisa”) – enjoy! BASHY, BEING POOR IS EXPENSIVE CLAIRO, CHARM BLK ODYSSY, 1-800 FANTASY KAMIXLO, DEATHWORK LAVA LA RUE, STARFACE LUKA EK, CONSUMED PORTER ROBINSON, SMILE! :D ICE SPICE, Y2K! Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MOREInside Erika de Casier’s shimmering R&B universe ‘Rap saved my life’: A hazy conversation with MIKE and Earl SweatshirtRay Ban MetaIn pictures: Jefferson Hack launches new exhibition with exclusive event7 essential albums by the SoulquariansIs AI really the future of music?Vanmoof8 Dazed Clubbers on the magic and joy of living in BerlinThe 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 albumMoses Ideka is making pagan synth-folk from the heart of south London