COLLARD
UNHOLY
VIRGIN/EMI
★★★★
While Collard isn’t the new Prince, Prince would have likely applauded him. The 24-yearold’s debut is laced with strikingly atmospheric soul and hip-hop, with the skeletal Greyhound full of high-pitched wails and a simple, dirty keyboard riff, and Ground Control, featuring rapper Kojey Radical, a shoo-in for fans of The Internet. They’re also recalled, alongside Eminem’s My Name Is, on Hell Song while Vultures is as naked as The xx. Warrior Cry, too, is so fragile it’s barely there, but be prepared for Blood Red’s climactic shock of guitars.