SZA
“ICE.MOON”
S (due out this Spring)
Whoa. This is brilliant from the soulful St. Louis-native. This, the first single from her follow-up to 2012’s solid, See.SZA.Run, will appeal to folks who are feeling the progressive R&B boom, and the single reminds me a lot of the sensual restraint of Dawn Richard. The young singer has managed to play her cards pretty close to her (rhinestone-encrusted) vest, but if the rest of S is as enchanting as this, her coming out party is just around the corner.