MUSIC
BY CHARLOTTE RICHARDSON ANDREWS
KADHJA BONET
The Visitor (Fat Possum/Fresh Selects)
She’s playfully guarded about her origins (her official bio says she was “born in 1784 in the backseat of a sea-foam green space Pinto”), but an education in classical instruments – violin, viola, flute – is writ bold across American artist Kadhja Bonet’s stunning debut. The Visitor offers up a swirling, genre-melting tapestry of opulence: baroque folk, psychedelic vintage soul, Golden Age rap percussion – all presided over by Bonet’s mellifluous, velvet vocals. Standout track: the sapid, golden Honeycomb.