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Toro Y Moi &bull; <i>Outer Peace</i>

Toro Y Moi • Outer Peace

The beat rules supreme, the instrumentation is slinky, the vocals are coaxing you to the dance floor, and the whole thing says you’re going to be up all night.

Tom Tom Club &bull; <i>The Good The Bad and the Funky</i>

Tom Tom Club • The Good The Bad and the Funky

This is a reissue of a 20-year-old album, yet the pan-global disco stew that comes from this band could live anywhere in their decades-long career continuum, past, present, or future. This is dance music for getting subtly amped up.

Wolf Alice &bull; <i>Blue Weekend</i>

Wolf Alice • Blue Weekend

Sneer at the formula all you like, but putting a strong, dynamic female voice, one which ranges from a husky whisper to an anguished scream, in front of a well-produced guitar-centric combo can sometimes yield unexpectedly unique results.

Ascendants &bull; <i>Quarantine</i>

Ascendants • Quarantine

This producer-songwriter duo invests electronic beats and heavily-textured arrangements with soaring vocals, sometimes wordless but always emotive.