“People are less willing to listen to electronic music that is made by a Black woman. That’s just fact,” she says, explaining that she believes that she is being overlooked in some ways as a result.

Sometimes when compiling these round-ups of new music, I’m struck by how far the selection stretches across the musical spectrum. At others, it’s easy to find a common thread. July’s best-of is in the ...

Six years after her last album, the heralded artist returned with a genre-blending project rooted in clarity, elevation, and ...