What I'm Listening to This Week: Kari Faux and Lizzo

Cry 4 Help EP by Kari Faux

The alt-R&B singer offers up moody tunes that you can groove to and cry to. If you're having a rough time, I can promise this 17-minute EP will turn things around.

Standout track: "Medicated" — because life can be a real roller coaster, and it's comforting to know that I'm not the only one on it.

Listen now on Spotify.

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"I Want You Around" by Snoh Aalegra

Nobody can compare to Amy Winehouse in my eyes, but Aalegra's throaty vocals and soulful, syrupy hooks do remind me of the late, great British songstress. Her latest single is a breezy ode to falling fast and hard that will have you longing for a Summer fling.

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Cuz I Love You by Lizzo

Can I just say how thrilled I am that Lizzo is finally getting the shine she deserves? Her third album and major label debut has been on repeat for me this week, thanks to its self-confident pop anthems and soul-inflected slow jams. One spin and you will feel ready to take on the world.

Standout track: "Soulmate" — because if you can't love yourself, how in the hell you gonna love somebody else, can I get an amen?!

Listen now on Spotify.

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