The Next Wave Ft. New Artists, New Songs, and New Playlists

🐦✈️ Start your week with a dose of music discovery from P&P [Pigeons Planes ](#) Earlier this month (or was it last month? At this point, it doesn’t matter.) rising artist Charlie Burg [wrote an essay](~/AAJOsQA~/RgRgm-13P0UBMYQOAWh0dHBzOi8vYXBwLmhpdmUuY28vZW1haWwvZWx0Lz9oX3NpZD0zODJhMTEwYjc0LTVhOGY4NGZkZmJkOTliNzA2NDlkMDExNyZoYXNoPWRjMjAyOGU5ODBhN2ZmMCZuZXh0PWh0dHBzJTNBLy93d3cuY29tcGxleC5jb20vcGlnZW9ucy1hbmQtcGxhbmVzLzIwMjAvMDQvY2hhcmxpZS1idXJnLXN0YXlpbmctY3JlYXRpdmUtcXVhcmFudGluZSUzRnV0bV9zb3VyY2UlM0RoaXZlJTI2dXRtX21lZGl1bSUzRGVtYWlsJTI2dXRtX2NhbXBhaWduJTNEaGl2ZV9lbWFpbF9pZF81MTkyNFcDc3BjQgoAJndouV5FuQdnUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MkBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) for us about staying creative and trying to remain thankful during these strange times. At one point, he highlighted a simple form of creative expression that any of us can enjoy: Did you know you never have to purchase another plant again? You can propagate the one you already have by carefully removing a healthy leaf from the plant and putting its stem in water. After a couple of weeks of close monitoring, it will begin to grow roots, and you can transfer it to a pot with soil where the plant will grow and thrive. You’ve been creative before, you’ve known the spark; you’ve had the realization that you yourself can be a conduit of beauty, of light. You, artist, can feel it again, replant yourself and thrive, with just a little fostering, attention and intention. We’ve been thinking about Charlie’s words as we’ve struggled to get inspired or become stuck in a rut during the cycle of sunsets and sunrises that mark the passing of this unique period of stasis that is being played out around the world. "What are you doing to find those moments of beauty and sparks of joy? Movies? Books? 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Throughout it all, the passion and creativity of artists at all levels, from those taking the plunge of releasing their first song to those deep in their careers, has been inspiring us. We hope you can stay inspired, stay creative, and most important of all, stay safe. [Image](#) [Image](#) GRIP - “Cassius” GRIP has been one of our favorite rappers since 2017, when he released his Porch album, and he’s getting better with each release. Porch and GRIP’s 2019 album Snubnose were cinematic, detailed projects with clear concepts, but on his new EP Halo it sounds like he’s having fun, simply rapping for the sport of it. “This just me workin’ out,” GRIP raps on standout opener “Cassius,” over a triumphant Ahyes beat. We can’t wait until it’s game time again. [LISTEN NOW](~/AAJOsQA~/RgRgm-13P0UBNkTPaHR0cHM6Ly9hcHAuaGl2ZS5jby9lbWFpbC9lbHQvP2hfc2lkPTM4MmExMTBiNzQtNWE4Zjg0ZmRmYmQ5OWI3MDY0OWQwMTE3Jmhhc2g9ZGMyMDI4ZTk4MGE3ZmYwJm5leHQ9aHR0cHMlM0EvL3lvdXR1LmJlL21xNFZsVDA4OEVVJTNGdXRtX3NvdXJjZSUzRGhpdmUlMjZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtJTNEZW1haWwlMjZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ24lM0RoaXZlX2VtYWlsX2lkXzUxOTI0VwNzcGNCCgAmd2i5XkW5B2dSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkyQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) [Image](#) [Image](#) AG Club Recommended If You Like: BROCKHAMPTON, Kenny Mason, Injury Reserve Imagine what an early ASAP Rocky song mixed with Brockhampton would sound like—what you're hearing in your head might be close to AG Club's breakout song "Memphis." The Bay Area crew had no idea that from the eclectic collage of music on the nine-song project Halfway Off the Porch, that track would be the one that ended up on Spotify's Viral 50 chart, racking up over a million plays. "No way. 'Memphis' was one of the last songs we made and honestly I wasn't vibing with it at all," says Jody Fontaine, rapper/singer in AG Club. "We never thought it'd be the most played song on the project. After it started going up though, it started to make a lot of sense." With their small catalog so far, the guys are already proving to be more than a one-off hit, flexing different styles and skills that they've developed in-house. They handle everything from music videos and marketing to production and instrumentation on their own (read more about that at Lyrical Lemonade), and it allows them to run with any new idea they get. That's always been an advantage, but it's especially valuable right now. [LISTEN TO: “Memphis”](~/AAJOsQA~/RgRgm-13P0UBOUTPaHR0cHM6Ly9hcHAuaGl2ZS5jby9lbWFpbC9lbHQvP2hfc2lkPTM4MmExMTBiNzQtNWE4Zjg0ZmRmYmQ5OWI3MDY0OWQwMTE3Jmhhc2g9ZGMyMDI4ZTk4MGE3ZmYwJm5leHQ9aHR0cHMlM0EvL3lvdXR1LmJlL0ZNanAyT3ZmZkJFJTNGdXRtX3NvdXJjZSUzRGhpdmUlMjZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtJTNEZW1haWwlMjZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ24lM0RoaXZlX2VtYWlsX2lkXzUxOTI0VwNzcGNCCgAmd2i5XkW5B2dSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkyQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) [Image](#) Chlobocop Recommended If You Like: Tierra Whack, JPEGMAFIA, Yung Lean Everything about Chlobocop feels designed to throw you off balance. From her visuals to the sonic variety across her music to her delivery, it's hard to get a read on this young artist, even something as simple as what country she's from. That biographical information doesn't really matter, when the music is this interesting—a mix of ominous rap tracks like "999" and extra-terrestrial ballads. Chlobocop, it turns out, is from Scotland. "There are a few really raw talents [here], but people just ain’t used to that shit nor understand it which kinds of puts a ceiling on the level you can get to," she tells us. "It's sick because it keeps [the scene] its own thing, but it’s gonna take a little bit more time for people outside of Scotland to really get it." Of the inspiration for her unique sound, she explains: "It’s so weird I don’t really get inspired by people but I get inspired by how songs make me feel in the moment. For instance my next project has a lot of guitar in it, that shit comes from when I first heard 'Bonnie and Clyde' by Jay and Beyoncé. I got chills when I first heard the guitar come in. I just wanna make people feel how artists make me feel when I hear their song." [LISTEN TO: "999"](~/AAJOsQA~/RgRgm-13P0UCMTFEz2h0dHBzOi8vYXBwLmhpdmUuY28vZW1haWwvZWx0Lz9oX3NpZD0zODJhMTEwYjc0LTVhOGY4NGZkZmJkOTliNzA2NDlkMDExNyZoYXNoPWRjMjAyOGU5ODBhN2ZmMCZuZXh0PWh0dHBzJTNBLy95b3V0dS5iZS9KVjY0ejJIdjhLbyUzRnV0bV9zb3VyY2UlM0RoaXZlJTI2dXRtX21lZGl1bSUzRGVtYWlsJTI2dXRtX2NhbXBhaWduJTNEaGl2ZV9lbWFpbF9pZF81MTkyNFcDc3BjQgoAJndouV5FuQdnUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MkBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) [Image](#) Photo by Clyde Munroe Max Leone Recommended If You Like: Toro y Moi, Tame Impala, Gus Dapperton Three singles in, Portland-raised, Los Angeles-based songwriter/producer/multi-instrumentalist Max Leone is making a case for himself as one of pop's next young stars. Like Darkroom labelmate Oliver Malcolm, Leone is creating the kind of compelling pop music that feels new and exciting but also wouldn't be out of place on the radio or Billboard charts. His latest track "The Beach" might be our favorite so far. It hooks you right away with a melody vaguely reminiscent of a Ben Folds Five hit, but then those drums come in like a gut punch and layers of swirling guitars and layered vocals lift things into the clouds. Leone says of the song, "I’ve found that attraction can sometimes cause us to sacrifice dignity. 'The Beach' is about that blind recklessness that is often emotionally damaging, but it’s still fun in a way." Leone's working on his debut, which is set to be out later this year. By then, it's hard to imagine him not being much bigger. [LISTEN TO: "The Beach"](~/AAJOsQA~/RgRgm-13P0UCMTNEz2h0dHBzOi8vYXBwLmhpdmUuY28vZW1haWwvZWx0Lz9oX3NpZD0zODJhMTEwYjc0LTVhOGY4NGZkZmJkOTliNzA2NDlkMDExNyZoYXNoPWRjMjAyOGU5ODBhN2ZmMCZuZXh0PWh0dHBzJTNBLy95b3V0dS5iZS9iUFJjS1JOai1ZQSUzRnV0bV9zb3VyY2UlM0RoaXZlJTI2dXRtX21lZGl1bSUzRGVtYWlsJTI2dXRtX2NhbXBhaWduJTNEaGl2ZV9lbWFpbF9pZF81MTkyNFcDc3BjQgoAJndouV5FuQdnUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MkBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) [Image](#) [Image](#) The P&P playlist is updated with songs from Kehlani, James Blake, Denzel Curry and JPEGMAFIA, as well as rising favorites like ICECOLDBISHOP, UMI, and Raissa. The Pigeons & Planes playlist is updated constantly, with an emphasis on music discovery and human curation, not algorithms. 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