The only tracks you need to hear from February 2025

Can you feel the seasons changing? Because I can certainly hear it. From Greentea Peng’s “Green”, to XL’s recordings own luxuriant collaborative outfit Everything is Recorded, and even John Glacier’s spirited and methodical Like a Ribbon, sonics seemed to have taken a turn for the green and verdant this month.

Elsewhere, it’s been a great month for hyperpop fans, with the release of Oklou’s incredible choke enough. But, dig a little deeper and you’ll arrive at the rising star of Chilean rap AKRIILA, whose latest collaboration  with hit producer Dinamarca fuses reggaeton and hyperpop. Deeper still is Effie, whose latest self-proclaimed ‘kawaii drill’ single “코카콜라(coca-cola)” marks an exciting new chapter for the South Korean artist.

Rounding things off, we have Londoner Pozer’s reminder of who first brought Jersey beats to UK drill with “Shanghai Noon”, Little Simz’s thunderous new single “Flood”, featuring Obongjayar and Moonchild Sanelly, and cloud rap’s very own Abraham Lincoln, Yung Lean, commences his new album campaign with the throbbing “Forever Yung”.

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