🐦✈️ The Next Wave Ft. Aminé, Arlo Parks, Pa Salieu and More

Your weekly dose of music discovery from Pigeons & Planes has landed. [Pigeons Planes ](#) Over the last years, we've spent a lot of time with our constantly updated [Pigeons & Planes playlist](~/AAJOsQA~/RgRhsNaGP0UBMYQJAWh0dHBzOi8vYXBwLmhpdmUuY28vZW1haWwvZWx0Lz9oX3NpZD02MmI0N2JiOGQyLTVhOGY4NGZkZmJkOTliNzA2NDlkMDExNyZoYXNoPTYxN2JjZGVlNjFkNmJlYiZuZXh0PWh0dHBzJTNBLy9vcGVuLnNwb3RpZnkuY29tL3BsYXlsaXN0LzY1eFNuY0tRekc2U3VzZWg1Z2ZZUDElM0ZzaSUzRGZTNFItdEt3U1J5WU5wX2M0QWlXUmclMjZ1dG1fc291cmNlJTNEaGl2ZSUyNnV0bV9tZWRpdW0lM0RlbWFpbCUyNnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbiUzRGhpdmVfZW1haWxfaWRfNTkyMjZXA3NwY0IKADeGUc5fcKnOjVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTJAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) on Spotify—too much time, probably. We decided to finally expand and share some of the other mixes that we've been keeping private. The playlists range from upbeat, feel-good moods to the complete opposite, and we'll be updating and tweaking these lists regularly based on feedback and suggestions. [Follow P&P on Spotify](~/AAJOsQA~/RgRhsNaGP0UBMkT7aHR0cHM6Ly9hcHAuaGl2ZS5jby9lbWFpbC9lbHQvP2hfc2lkPTYyYjQ3YmI4ZDItNWE4Zjg0ZmRmYmQ5OWI3MDY0OWQwMTE3Jmhhc2g9NjE3YmNkZWU2MWQ2YmViJm5leHQ9aHR0cHMlM0EvL29wZW4uc3BvdGlmeS5jb20vdXNlci9waWdzYW5kcGxhbnMlM0ZzaSUzREFYRExUTTZHUUhhSDZNdlF1bjRiamclMjZ1dG1fc291cmNlJTNEaGl2ZSUyNnV0bV9tZWRpdW0lM0RlbWFpbCUyNnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbiUzRGhpdmVfZW1haWxfaWRfNTkyMjZXA3NwY0IKADeGUc5fcKnOjVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTJAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA), explore the new playlists, and see if you find anything you like. Enjoy. [Image](#) [Image](#) Aminé ft. Saba - “Talk” Everyone has their opinions on deluxe albums—whether you love them or hate them, they’re probably not going to stop anytime soon. The best we can hope for is that they add value, and Aminé definitely does that on his deluxe Limbo drop. The album already had plenty of variety, but the 26-year-old further proves his versatility with seven new songs and features from Valee, Saba, Toosii, and Unknown Mortal Orchestra. Each song showcases a different set of abilities from Aminé, but his Saba collab “Talk” is the one we kept going back to this week. [LISTEN NOW](~/AAJOsQA~/RgRhsNaGP0UBNUTPaHR0cHM6Ly9hcHAuaGl2ZS5jby9lbWFpbC9lbHQvP2hfc2lkPTYyYjQ3YmI4ZDItNWE4Zjg0ZmRmYmQ5OWI3MDY0OWQwMTE3Jmhhc2g9NjE3YmNkZWU2MWQ2YmViJm5leHQ9aHR0cHMlM0EvL3lvdXR1LmJlLzFBZFdocUttdzhVJTNGdXRtX3NvdXJjZSUzRGhpdmUlMjZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtJTNEZW1haWwlMjZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ24lM0RoaXZlX2VtYWlsX2lkXzU5MjI2VwNzcGNCCgA3hlHOX3Cpzo1SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkyQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) [Image](#) [Image](#) Photo by Rosie Matheson Pa Salieu Pa Salieu started off 2020 with a bang, releasing "Frontline," a modern UK rap anthem that mixes a catchy hook, sung melodies, and sharp rapping over an ominous beat. As the track kept growing and growing, Pa Salieu showed his versatility with each new release, presenting his own version of UK rap that draws influence from global sounds and switches fluidly between rapping and singing. Based in England but spending time with extended family in Gambia while he was growing up, Pa Salieu landed in Coventry, a city in the center of the country that is certainly not known as a musical hub. Taking inspiration from everything he saw around him—the struggle, but also the diversity and brotherhood—Pa Salieu raps and sings with honesty and clarity on his excellent new mixtape Send Them To Coventry. Although it's a British rap record, it feels universal, and Pa told Dazed: "If you’re in the hood, you’re in the hood, wherever you are. Coventry is not like London; there’s less opportunity. The only part I loved about it is the culture. I know Urdu words, Afghan words, I know Somali words. There would be 50 different nationalities just in [my neighborhood] Hillfields, you know? That’s the good thing, the culture." 2020 has been a breakout year for Pa Salieu, and from music to stunning music videos, he hasn't missed yet. [LISTEN TO: "Energy"](~/AAJOsQA~/RgRhsNaGP0UBOETPaHR0cHM6Ly9hcHAuaGl2ZS5jby9lbWFpbC9lbHQvP2hfc2lkPTYyYjQ3YmI4ZDItNWE4Zjg0ZmRmYmQ5OWI3MDY0OWQwMTE3Jmhhc2g9NjE3YmNkZWU2MWQ2YmViJm5leHQ9aHR0cHMlM0EvL3lvdXR1LmJlL19PT2FTdFFvcFVFJTNGdXRtX3NvdXJjZSUzRGhpdmUlMjZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtJTNEZW1haWwlMjZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ24lM0RoaXZlX2VtYWlsX2lkXzU5MjI2VwNzcGNCCgA3hlHOX3Cpzo1SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkyQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) [Image](#) Fana Hues When R&B artist Fana Hues sings, it’s difficult to imagine that she once wasn't able to. As a child, Hues battled a combination of scarlet fever, strep throat, and tonsillitis that caused her to lose her voice for five years. But now, the immersive Pasadena, CA-based artist isn’t letting anything stop her from pursuing her passion—and her soaring, dynamic voice speaks for itself. Growing up in a large, artistic family, Fana has been around music her whole life. Her father plays bass, guitar, and piano; her mother is a dancer, healer, and midwife; her brother raps; and her seven sisters grew up singing, some of them singing backup with her even today. The strong feminine, almost matriarchal energy in her family has profoundly shaped Fana’s upbringing: “It’s influenced how I move through the world,” she tells us. And that influence has a massive presence in her work, as Fana puts her family front and center in her visually stunning videos for “Icarus,” “Notice Me,” and most recent release "snakes x elephants"—our first glimpses at her upcoming debut collection Hues, set for release December 11. A series of songs pieced together over time, Hues isn’t quite a full concept album. Instead, the project represents Fana’s journey of growth—of learning how to trust herself over time. Fana explains: “Being honest with myself is what it all boils down to. I didn’t allow myself to feel the full spectrum of emotion that I had because I thought you work through things in private. Hues represents that full spectrum of emotion that we as humans have; it’s a project where I went through the emotions and ended up OK.” [LISTEN TO: “Icarus”](~/AAJOsQA~/RgRhsNaGP0UCMTBEz2h0dHBzOi8vYXBwLmhpdmUuY28vZW1haWwvZWx0Lz9oX3NpZD02MmI0N2JiOGQyLTVhOGY4NGZkZmJkOTliNzA2NDlkMDExNyZoYXNoPTYxN2JjZGVlNjFkNmJlYiZuZXh0PWh0dHBzJTNBLy95b3V0dS5iZS90aFp3YTBGdW5yTSUzRnV0bV9zb3VyY2UlM0RoaXZlJTI2dXRtX21lZGl1bSUzRGVtYWlsJTI2dXRtX2NhbXBhaWduJTNEaGl2ZV9lbWFpbF9pZF81OTIyNlcDc3BjQgoAN4ZRzl9wqc6NUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MkBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) [Image](#) [Image](#) Photo by Alexandra Waespi Arlo Parks Throughout her adolescence in South West London Arlo Parks, who is half Nigerian, a quarter Chadian and a quarter French, found belonging in poets like Ginsberg, otherworldly authors like Sylvia Plath and Haruki Murakami, and spoken word recordings on YouTube. As she started releasing music, vivid storytelling and observation has remained part of her soulful contemporary pop songs. Arlo is building towards her debut album Collapsed In Sunbeams, set for release early next year. If you’re not already familiar, here are three songs to get started. 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The Pigeons & Planes playlist is updated constantly, with an emphasis on music discovery and human curation, not algorithms. 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