New music on our radar this week: KAYTRANADA, keiyaA, Baby Weight

Welcome to Mixmag’s round-up of upcoming music releases that you should take note of

KAYTRANADA drops surprise new album ‘AIN’T NO DAMN WAY!’

Just a year after the release of ‘TIMELESS’, KAYTRANADA is back, this time with a 12-track instrumental album, 'AIN'T NO DAMN WAY!'.

The new album lands just after an announcement that he’ll be going on a joint North American tour with Justice.

Buy it here.

KI/KI and Marlon Hoffstadt release their first-ever collaboration, ‘Losing Control’

KI/KI and Marlon Hoffstadt have joined forces in a highly anticipated single. Announced during a link-up at Dour Festival in Belgium, the pair are now returning to the country to celebrate the release. Catch them going back-to-back - also for the first time ever - on Sunday to 20,000 ravers at Zeebrugge Beach, Belgium.

KI/KI shares: “I remember playing Marlon’s tunes in my sets before we met and me thinking ‘who is this guy?’ His tracks just hit differently. After we met for the first time, I pictured us making a track together where our sounds would merge - powerful, crazy but still emotional. Our first studio session followed soon after and everything fell into place. I’m incredibly thankful to share such an epic journey together and, most importantly, SO READY TO LOSE CONTROL.”

Marlon Hoffstadt adds: “Even before I knew KI/KI, I wanted to make music with her. She has always been an inspiration to me and I knew it would slap if we got in the studio together. Seeing ‘Losing Control’ unfold makes me so happy. It’s the best of both our worlds: raw, fast, emotional. And crowds just lose it every single time.

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Sara Landry and Alt8 release new single ‘Havana Bounce’

Following their 2024 release, 'Heaven’, Sara Landry and Alt8 are back with a summery yet still hard techno tune. This new track has been heard throughout the summer in Sara’s sets, including her Tomorrowland performance.

The track arrives on Landry’s imprint, HEKATE and is out now.

Buy it here.

Auntie Flo announces new album ‘Birds of Paradise’

Auntie Flo has revealed his new album ‘Birds of Paradise’ is coming out via Flo Records on October 23.

A special live show held at London’s Jazz Café will take place on the same day as an album launch party.

“Birds of Paradise is about finding beauty and rhythm in a chaotic world. It’s about listening, to nature, to our bodies, to what’s real. It’s a reminder that dance music can be both joyful and grounded,” he explains of the record.

Pre-order it here

Avalon Emerson and Moby collaborate on new single ‘E After Next’

Avalon Emerson has linked up with Moby to release her new single ‘E After Next’, the latest instalment of her Perpetual Emotion Machine series via Dead Oceans. 

The track repurposes Moby’s 1992 cut ‘Next Is The E’ from his debut album.

“These songs were created for my DJ sets. Whether they’re entirely original, edits to recontextualize old favorites, instrumental, or feature me singing, they are all part of my perpetual emotion machine. And the machine steams on,” explains Emerson of the series.

Stream the series here 

keiyaA returns after a five-year hiatus with new single ‘stupid prizes’

Singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer keiyaA has returned after a five-year break, dealing with “loss, grief, and anger”. This new single, ‘stupid prizes’ has her reflect on these emotions lyrically as well as with her production. 

keiyaA shares: “I wrote, recorded, and produced ‘stupid prizes’ all in one sitting, at home late at night in my living room in Brooklyn. I sampled Percy Faith, an orchestral composer known for creating rich and luscious scores and show tunes, helping contribute to this classic “American” sound. I sought out to create this sort of bed of irony, to speak and sing about being miserable on top of this beautiful, dreamy and romantic music. which speaks not only to what it can feel like navigating my internal and external worlds, but also what it feels like being a marginalised person in America.”

Buy it here.

RAIDERS to drop new compilation record curated by Coco Cobra, ‘Continental Drift’

Berlin label RAIDERS is set to drop a new 17-track compilation album curated by Coco Cobra next month, titled ‘Continental Drift’.

The record spans footwork, jungle, and bass, with contributions from the likes of Anna Morgan, Fetus, Dj Co.Kr & h4rdy, DJ Fucks Himself, and more.

Pre-order here

p-rallel, Wilfy D, and Kadeem Tyrell team up on new collaborative EP

Emerging R&B musician Kadeem Tyrell has linked up with dance music stars p-rallel and Wilfy D on a brand new collaborative EP, ‘The Missing Part’.

The new six-track record is described as a “cultural crossover” between electronic music, soul, and R&B, weaving in themes of romance, self-reflection, family, and more.

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Baby Weight enlists I. JORDAN, The Blessed Madonna, and more in new track

Baby Weight has dropped a brand new track, ‘Expression’, alongside a music video with cameos from some of the queer scene’s “most iconic artists” including The Blessed Madonna, I. JORDAN, and more.

‘Expression’ is a tribute to queer joy, shining the light on queer people and spaces that are affected by “homophobic and transphobic violence”.

“It was important to me that we send the message that, in spite of the hate, violence, and rhetoric, we as a community won’t back down,” Baby Weight says.

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