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Mark Edward Randall's avatar

Glad you enjoyed it Mark! That Keith Barrow album is an absolute hidden gem.

Tamara Casey's avatar

Amazing. I did not know most of these. Some real gems in here. Thank you all for putting this together.

Shanté's avatar

thanks for reading, Tamara! glad you enjoyed the feature and found some new artists to discover 💜

Kristin DeMarr's avatar

I’m guessing Tay has mentioned Kelela before because I went to follow on Spotify and I was already following and presaved the new album that’s coming!

Excellent collab!! Will def be checking out some of the artists I’m unfamiliar with!!

LOVE Peaches!!!

Shanté's avatar

i do talk about my love for Kelela on the regular lol. and i’m so glad you enjoyed the read—i have so much to learn from what everyone shared too!

Mark Edward Randall's avatar

I need to make a playlist of all the selections!

Lavender Sound (Max Freedman)'s avatar

Tay and I were talking about our shared passion for Kelela behind the scenes as this post came together so you’re probably correct!! and yes Peaches is the one and only 🔥❤️‍🔥

Mark Nash's avatar

Oooh, hello Durand Bernarr! Not an artist I’d heard of, but one I’ll definitely be checking out further! And the Keith Barrow songs are sublime!

I know I listened to Kelela’s last album a fair bit, but it didn’t quite make the 2023 AOTY list. I’m looking forward to the new record.

Thanks for the intro to Labi Siffre. I’d heard the name before (and the Madness cover of “It Must Be Love”) but never listened to his music. I’m looking forward to exploring!

This was a wonderful and diverse selection, thanks Shanté, Max and Mark!!

Shanté's avatar

yay i’m glad that you’ve found some new-to-you artists to explore, Mark! and i’m looking forward to the new Kelela record as well. thanks for reading 😊