Lafawndah hasn't been around that long, but the bold, futuristic and mind-bending music she is creating suggests her vision is one for the future. With influences ranging from Missy Elliot to Kate Bush, the unique newcomer aligns herself more recently with the likes of FKA twigs and TĀLĀ, thanks to her experimental, open-minded ability to blend unusual nomadic, Middle Eastern atmospherics with brilliantly forward-thinking electronics. "Ally" is the taken from her current EP Tan (out now on the ever-ahead Warp Records) and comes alongside incredibly cinematic visuals devised and directed by the idiosyncratic artist. Speaking of the ritual of the video she explains, "Each of the six teeth corresponds to six human attributes that are considered to be those that humans inherited from animals. The teeth are filled in order to harness these powers. They are: kama (desire); loba (ambition); krodha (righteousness); mada (wildness); moha (cunning); matsarya (justice)." It's another one-of-a-kind release from Lafawndah who is doing things her own, wonderful way. -G.O'B