Alina Baraz - The Color of You (2018)

When Alina Baraz initially emerged in 2015, it was as a duo with Denmark producer Galimatias; the pair's joint EP, Urban Flora, is a package of lush, electronic slow-jams that drew comparisons to Rhye and Lana Del Rey. Here, on her first full-length, Baraz steps into the spotlight with minimalist R&B songs that put her silky soprano front and center. Experimental electronic production still plays a part—“I Don’t Even Know Why Though” is a swirling duet between her and the synthesizer—but even when she’s joined by breakout star Khalid (“Floating,” “Electric”), it’s Baraz’s smoky whisper that keeps us wanting more.