➤ BEST MUSIC, from p.14
Akinmusire’s collaborators aren’t
just a backing band; they take
charge rhythmically and support
his smeared textures. The fi nal
track “Hooded procession (read the
names out loud)” gets explicitly political,
with Akinmusire alone on
electric piano and pouring out his
sadness over racist violence into a
mournful dirge.
Yves Tumor: “Heaven to a Tortured
Mind” (Warp) The non-binary
singer has moved from experimental
electronic noise to funky glamrock.
“Kerosene!,” their duet with
Diana Gordon, could’ve gotten an
arena of fans to hold up their lighters
in the ‘80s. Yet Tumor’s reluctance
to be pinned down persists.
Their carnal “gospel for a new century”
is more complex than it fi rst
seems. The commercial decline of
rock music into a niche led to rappers
being more likely to get hit
singles with songs in the genre (the
late Juice WRLD’s “Come and Go,”
Machine Gun Kelly’s “My Ex’s Best
Friend” and “Bloody Valentine”)
this year than rock bands. It’s also
opened up space for a Black, queer
performer to take the crown of rock
stardom.
Runners-up (with LGBTQ artists
identifi ed with asterisks): Julianna
Barwick: “Music Is a Healing
Miracle” (Ninja Tune), *Black
Dresses: “Peaceful as Hell” (Blacksquares);
Carla Bley, Andy Shepherd
& Steve Swallow: “Life Goes
On” (ECM); Moses Boyd: “Exodus”
(self-released); *Phoebe Bridgers:
“Punisher” and Phoebe Bridgers
featuring Rob Moose: “Copycat
Killer” (Dead Oceans): Oliver
Coates: “skins n slime” (RVNG
Intl); Denzel Curry: “13lood In +
13lood Out” (Loma Vista); Lucrecia
Dalt: “No Era Sólida,” (RVNG Intl);
Dezron Douglas & Brandee Younger:
“Force Majeure” (International
Anthem); Drive-By Truckers:
“The Unraveling” (ATO); Eternal
Champion: “Ravening Iron” (selfreleased),
*Feminazgul: “No Dawn
For Men” (self-released); Scúuru
Fitchádu: “Un Kuza Runhu” (selfreleased);
Nubya Garcia-“Source”
(Concord); Imperial Triumphant:
“Alphaville” (Century Media); Juice
WRLD: “Legends Never Die” (Interscope);
*Kehlani: “It Was Good
Until It Wasn’t” (Atlantic); The
Killers: “Imploding the Mirage”
Non-binary artist Yves Tumor’s “Heaven to a Tortured Mind.”
(Island); Loma: “Don’t Shy Away”
(Sub Pop); Paul Marmota: “Zona
II” (La Vendición); Carlos Niño and
Miguel Atwood-Ferguson: “Chicago
Waves” (International Anthem);
*Perfume Genius: “Set My Heart
on Fire Immediately” (Matador);
Pongo: “Uwa” (Caroline); Poppy:
“I Disagree” (Sumerian); Run the
Jewels: “RTJ4” (BMG); Pa Salieu:
“Send Them To Coventry” (Warner
Records); *Bartees Strange: “Live
Forever” (Memory Music); U.S.
Girls: “Heavy Light” (4AD).
40 Notable Singles (not including
songs on the projects above
and with LGBTQ artists asterisked):
*Arca featuring Rosalia:
“Klk” (XL); Bad Bunny & Jhay
Cortez: “Dakiti” (Rimas); *Julien
Baker: “Faith Healer” (Matador);
Bat For Lashes: “The Boys of Summer’
(AWAL); *Phoebe Bridgers: “If
We Make It Through December”
(Dead Oceans); Burna Boy: “20
10 20” (Atlantic); *Cakes Da Killa
& Proper Villains: “Don Dada”
(Classic Music Company); Caribou:
“Home” (Merge); Luke Combs
featuring Eric Church: “Does To
Me” (Capitol Nashville); Destroyer:
“Crimson Tide” (Merge); Brent
Faiyaz: “Fuck the World (Summer
in London)” (Lost Kids); Georgia:
“24 Hours” (Domino); *Girl in Red:
“Kate’s Not Here” (KRO); *Grimes:
“Delete Forever” (4AD); Lingua Ignota:
“Kim” and “O Ruthless Great
Divine Director” (Sargent House);
WARP RECORDS
Inter Arma: “Southern Man” (Relapse);
*Kehlani: “Valentine’s Day
(Shameful)” (Atlantic); Khruangbin
& Leon Bridges: “Texas Sun”
(Dead Oceans); Lil Baby: “Emotionally
Scarred” (Quality Control);
Lil Durk featuring Polo G &
Lil Baby: “3 Headed Goat” (Alamo);
Dua Lipa: “Don’t Start Now” (Warner
Records); Machine Gun Kelly:
“Bloody Valentine” (Bad Boy); Paul
Marmota featuring Rosella: “Doble
Cara” (La Vendición); Megan Thee
Stallion: “Girls In the Hood” and
Megan Thee Stallion featuring
Beyoncé: “Savage (remix)” (300);
*Bob Mould: “American Crisis”
(Merge); The 1975: “If You’re Too
Shy (Let Me Know)” (Interscope/
Dirty Hit); *070 Shake: “Guilty
Conscience” (G.O.O.D. Music);
*OMB Bloodbath featuring Maxo
Kream: “Dropout” (Interscope);
Pale Blue: “I Walk Alone With
Acid” (2MR); Rico Nasty: “iPhone”
(Atlantic); Roddy Ricch: “The
Box” (Atlantic); RMR: “Dealer”
(Warner Records); SAINt JHN:
“Roses (Imanbek remix)” (Hitco);
Simmy featuring Sino Msolo:
“Ngihamba Nawe” (Sony Music
Entertainment Africa); Jessie
Ware: “Spotlight” (Virgin EMI);
Tierra Whack: “feel good” and
“Peppers and Onions” (Interscope);
Hayley Williams: “Simmer”
(Atlantic); *Yaeji: “Waking
Up Down” (XL).
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