The Tigray-born, DMV-raised rapper’s latest album is a dazed survey of personal highs and lows, his stream-of-consciousness flow riding roughshod over his producers’ strangest beats.

BLACKPINK aim to re-establish group domination on a five-song EP that incorporates K-pop’s trending electronic dance influence with help from Chris Martin, Diplo, and Dr. Luke.

The indie-pop cult icons return with their first new record in three decades, delivering expectedly sweet and sticky melodies while highlighting the emotional depth beneath their twee exterior.

This posthumous album of free improv pairs the late pedal steel virtuoso with a metal-adjacent guitar-and-drums duo, to bracing, gravity-defying effect.