Rian Brazil's Björk-beloved sounds and the week's best new tracks

Rian Brazil's Sonic Journey

Rian Brazil, a Brighton-born producer, has had his track played by Björk while DJing at the Venice Biennale. His music masterfully blends earworms from the UK underground with deeply vulnerable vocals.

The Engine Heartbreak EP

Brazil's forthcoming Engine Heartbreak EP features a range of sounds, from drum’n’bass love-songs to gospel-inflected tracks and glitchy electronica. His real name, Brazil, weaves a sonic world that's both addictively online and yearning for real-life connection.

This Week's Best New Tracks

• Jorja Smith – What’s Done Is Done: A song-of-the-summer contender with a heavily bassy beat and UKG influences.
• Helado Tropical – Tocando: A sweet guitar and lo-fi fuzz track about a slipping relationship.
• Show Me the Body​ – No God: A brutally funky, danceable hardcore punk track rejecting religion.
• The Avalanches – Together (ft Nikki Nair, Jessy Lanza and Prentiss): An electro-pop candyland track with a camera shutter beat.
• Overmono – Lockup: A masterful inversion of bass-driven tech-house with chaotic detail.
• Alys(alys)alys – Effervescence: A perilous, bassy track with splintered vocals and overwhelming drums.
• Ivy Knight – Beacon: A beautifully produced track with crisp acoustic guitar and amorphous bass.

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