What we’re listening to: Dangerous Bunny, The Weeknd, FKA twigs and extra

In What We’re Listening To, Engadget editors and writers talk about the brand new music we will’t get sufficient of.

Dangerous Bunny – DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS

You don’t want me to inform you to go hearken to Dangerous Bunny’s DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS — when you’re on the web sufficient, you’ve been told to achieve this already. However I’ll add to the pile-on and say that that is Dangerous Bunny’s most private work but. It showcases how trendy pop, rap and R&B may be seamlessly mixed with old-school, conventional sounds from totally different cultures (on this case, Puerto Rico) in a approach that celebrates each camps. Dangerous Bunny has all the time been deeply linked to his island dwelling and it’s come by in his music, however DTMF is on a complete different degree.

For me, there aren’t any skips on this album — however when you’re going to hearken to only one tune, make it the salsa hit “BAILE INoLVIDABLE.” Apart from that, my favorites are “NUEVAYoL” (when you dwell within the 5 boroughs, be ready to listen to this all summer time lengthy), “KETU TeCRÉ,” “CAFé CON RON” and “EoO.” — Valentina Palladino, Deputy Editor, Shopping for Recommendation

The Weeknd – Hurry Up Tomorrow

The Weeknd is definitely going out with a bang with Hurry Up Tomorrow. Supposedly the pop star’s final record below his present pseudonym, Hurry Up Tomorrow additionally completes the trilogy that began with 2020’s After Hours and continued with 2022’s Daybreak FM. It’s a large (actually, at 22 tracks), cinematic album that serves as The Weeknd’s magnus opus, and unquestionably, his most private mission but. His attitudes towards fame, legacy, suicide, previous substance abuse, the worry of being alone and way more are all laid naked for listeners to listen to, however in typical Weeknd trend, he disguises all of it in moody synths, thumping bass and top-tier vocals.

The primary issues I seen throughout my preliminary pay attention have been the transitions: they’re past clean on this album, they usually’re one of many the reason why the primary 5 tracks make up probably the most energizing sequences I’ve heard begin an album lately. I’d personally prolong that to incorporate the subsequent two tracks, the ultimate of which is “Open Hearts,” a tune that’s lower from an analogous fabric as “Blinding Lights” and can, little question, be a standout single from the file. My different high tracks are “Wake Me Up,” “Cry for Me,” “São Paulo,” and “Niagara Falls.” — V.P.

FKA twigs – EUSEXUA

FKA twigs is actually in a league of her personal. I’ve been mentally ready to be modified by the brand new album ever since she launched the genuinely jaw-dropping “Eusexua” music video again in September (which options two tracks, “Drums of Demise” and “Eusexua”), nevertheless it’s much more magnificent than I used to be prepared for. FKA twigs has described the state of “eusexua” as “pure presence. It is a second of nothingness. Or it is the second earlier than a very unbelievable concept… it is this ego-less presence which is simply crammed with this sort of tingling readability.” Name me corny, however listening to this album is a religious expertise each time.

Eusexua ebbs and flows over the course of its 11 tracks, beginning out virtually angelic with the title observe earlier than transporting you proper onto a throbbing, disorienting membership dance ground with “Drums of Demise” and “Room of Fools,” then again all the way down to a softer, emotionally uncooked place with “Sticky.” “Childlike Issues” feels just like the onset of sudden pleasure, virtually misplaced in between “Maintain It, Maintain It” and “Striptease” however in a approach that’s actually grown on me.

“Excellent Stranger,” towards the start, and the penultimate tune “24hr Canine” virtually really feel like two sides of the identical coin, the latter hitting just like the weak comedown from the previous. I like each tune on this album, however I particularly can’t cease listening to “Lady Feels Good,” which sounds prefer it’s been transplanted into 2025 from the ‘90s and hits me in simply the precise approach. Eusexua has sort of taken over my persona in the meanwhile. — Cheyenne MacDonald, Weekend Editor

Honorable mentions: A bunch of singles have come out recently which have me so hyped for albums we’re going to see later this winter and spring. I’m apologizing upfront for the individual I’ll develop into when Girl Gaga’s Mayhem drops, as a result of “Abracadabra” has reawakened one thing in me. On the other finish of the spectrum, I’ve been obsessively listening to Bria Salmena’s brooding indie observe, “Stretch the Battle,” forward of her debut album’s launch on the finish of March, together with “Sugar within the Tank” by Julien Baker and Torres, who’ve a country-leaning collaboration album popping out in April that I can’t anticipate. The entire new SZA from SOS Deluxe: Lana (Deluxe?) has been an actual deal with too. — C.M.

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