Dawn Richard - Second Line

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At first glance, Louisiana artist Dawn Richard signing to North Carolina's Merge Records—home at one time or another to the likes of Arcade Fire, Neutral Milk H..

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(Merge Records)
The former Diddy collaborator brings Black female perspective to the fore in an ambitious collection of electronic sound

Dawn Richard has a buoyant track, Bussifame, on her sixth solo album, Second Line, which explains that the album’s title refers to a New Orleans funeral parade in which passersby are invited to join in and celebrate the dead person’s legacy.