In a separation it is the one who is not really in love who says the more tender things

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Ritchelly Oliveira

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A r t  i s  n o t  a  t h i n g ,  i t  i s  a  w a y .

The summer sun was not meant for boys like me. Boys like me belonged to the rain

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Our shadows, now parallel, now close together and joined, traced an exquisite pattern at our feet

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Xavier White

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There's a delicious retro vibe to New York singer Xavier White's latest, Dancing After Dark. Get it.

Dancing After Dark is out now.

Prince Airick

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"They wanna see me act up/ They wanna see a mothafucka act up..." Prince Airick is back with blazing ballroom anthem Act Up, a fiery tribute to underground ballroom culture. Get it.

Prince Airick's EP, Diplomatic Duty, is out soon.

But when one believes in the reality of things, making them visible by artificial means is not quite the same as feeling that they are close at hand

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A writer's works, like the water in an artesian well, mount to a height which is in proportion to the depth to which suffering has penetrated his soul

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Tamika Lawrence

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On Boys On Boys, Tamika Lawrence covers Galantis' Girls On Boys, in a video shot in New York's Nowhere Bar. Get it.

Marcell Tykes

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Rone

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French producer Rone and Saul Williams, the poet, have collaborated on two tracks for the forthcoming album Mirapolis. The result is the thrilling and fascinating Faster.

Rone’s album Mirapolis is out 3rd November.

Moses Sumney

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Moses Sumney was mesmerising on Later... with Jools Holland, where sadly he performed just one song. Here he is with Plastic...

Aromanticism, his debut album, is out now. See more of Moses here at KAOS.

It is always during a passing state of mind that we make lasting resolutions

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Tom Tripp

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Discover 22-year-old Londoner Tom Tripp, and his debut EP RED. Here's an interview. Get it.

RED is out now.

Maha Wam

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Queer Oakland artist Maha Wam is done with social capital. "All attempts to acquire or decry it are methods of playing the game," he says on new single Am I Cool Yet? Get it.

His EP Prego is out next year.

Issue 271: Matthew Rush, BelAmi, Taylor Mac, Weinstein, Kaleb & Kordale, Miguel, Sanele Junior Xaba, and more...

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