RFTW: Avalanches, Alcalá Norte, Julieta Venegas, Triángulo…

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RFTW: Avalanches, Alcalá Norte, Julieta Venegas, Triángulo…

Today, May 15, Drake releases not one, but three albums at a time: ‘ICEMAN’, ‘MAID OF HONOUR’ and ‘HABIBTI’. The focus track belongs to the first album. Other notable long releases of the day are those of Julieta Venegas, Triángulo de Amor Bizarro, Kevin Morby, Maluma, Porches, Rostam and Laaza. And yes, you saw correctly: SALEM have released a surprise album.

The list of albums coming out today is expanded with interesting titles by Dua Saleh, Genesis Owusu or Emilia Pardo y Bazán.

In terms of singles we have comebacks from Tove Lo, Avalanches, Gracie Abrams and Overmono, as well as those from Eartheater, Sondre Lerche, Bloc Party and The Mountain Goats. For their part, Alcalá Norte and The Strokes present the second single from their respective albums.

The day leaves notable collaborations from Belén Aguilera, Cupido with l0rna, Maria Escarmiento with RUSLANA, Rakky Ripper with SIMONA, Helado Tropical (Helado Negro and Reyna Tropical), Shakira and Burna Boy or the Frenchman Rémi Fa with Rigoberta Bandini.

We expand the playlist with new releases from Sofia and the Antoinettes, Gala Nell, bb trickz, Jorja Smith, Denmark, Toundra, Noga Erez, Mafalda Criminal, Giveon or Muyaio. Madonna, for her part, releases the remix of ‘I Feel So Free’ made by Peggy Gou.

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