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Add to playlist: the defiant queer dancehall of Destin Conrad and the week’s best new tracks
Every one of the Grammy-nominated Floridian’s songs reveal a different side of him. His latest album, Roadrunner, is all languid reggae basslines and come-hither lyricism From Tampa, Florida Recommended if you like Kwn, Tyla, Odeal Up next Performing in Dallas, Texas, 1 November Destin Conrad has had a busy couple of years: three albums, one Grammy nomination and a string of collaborations with fellow R&B up-and-comers such as Bellah and Nia Smith. Pick any record and you’ll hear a different side of the 26-year-old. His spring 2025 debut Love on Digital pays its dues to the genre that raised him while swerving derivative cliches with small production quirks – a vocal glitch here, a skittering Jersey beat there. Last summer’s Whimsy is a sprawling alt-jazz album that was written in two weeks , inspired by his time in a high-school jazz choir. A year later, Roadrunner arrived as a cele
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Every one of the Grammy-nominated Floridian’s songs reveal a different side of him. His latest album, Roadrunner, is all languid reggae basslines and come-hither lyricism From Tampa, Florida Recommended if you like Kwn, Tyla, Odeal Up next Performing in Dallas, Texas, 1 November Destin Conrad has had a busy couple of years: three albums, one Grammy nomination and a string of collaborations with fellow R&B up-and-comers such as Bellah and Nia Smith. Pick any record and you’ll hear a different side of the 26-year-old. His spring 2025 debut Love on Digital pays its dues to the genre that raised him while swerving derivative cliches with small production quirks – a vocal glitch here, a skittering Jersey beat there. Last summer’s Whimsy is a sprawling alt-jazz album that was written in two weeks , inspired by his time in a high-school jazz choir. A year later, Roadrunner arrived as a cele
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According to The Guardian’s source item, Add to playlist: the defiant queer dancehall of Destin Conrad and the week’s best new tracks, Every one of the Grammy-nominated Floridian’s songs reveal a different side of him. His latest album, Roadrunner, is all languid reggae basslines and come-hither lyricism From Tampa, Florida Recommended if you like Kwn, Tyla, Odeal Up next Performing in Dallas, Texas, 1 November Destin Conrad has had a busy couple of years: three albums, one Grammy nomination and a string of collaborations with fellow R&B up-and-comers such as Bellah and Nia Smith. Pick any record and you’ll hear a different side of the 26-year-old. His spring 2025 debut Love on Digital pays its dues to the genre that raised him while swerving derivative cliches with small production quirks – a vocal glitch here, a skittering Jersey beat there. Last summer’s Whimsy is a sprawling alt-jazz album that was written in two weeks , inspired by his time in a high-school jazz choir. A year later, Roadrunner arrived as a cele
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