Genre Directory
Alternative R&B
Browse Dork's album & ep review coverage for Alternative R&B, plus artists and albums connected to the genre.
Recent Reviews
Paw
Avery Tucker
It’s not a reinvention so much as a return: to instinct, to imperfection.
Juniper
Joy Crookes
She’s never been afraid of feeling, no matter how scary it might seem.
Hope Handwritten
Hope Tala
Direct yet poetic, immediate yet carefully considered.
Eusexua
FKA twigs
A fusion of euphoria and sexuality that manages to sound both incredibly pretentious and absolutely essential.
STARFACE
Lava La Rue
The fantastical tale of an alien landing on Earth and discovering all the joy and pain and despair and hope of life on this planet.
WORLD WIDE WHACK
Tierra Whack
'WORLD WIDE WHACK' is a kaleidoscope of sounds, stories, and emotions.
Raven
Kelela
Kelela arrives just in time with a long-awaited reminder she’s electronic music’s supreme.
When Everything Is Better, I'll Let You Know
Pip Millett
A rich exploration of self and society, Pip Millett is at once ethereal and formidable.
Hi-Fidelity EP
Lava La Rue
Every moment is a hit.
Colourgrade
Tirzah
An artist with a distinct singular vision for making emotionally intense and dreamy experimental pop.
MAN MADE
Greentea Peng
A simply exquisite plethora of experimental jazz, hip-hop, neo-soul, ragga and dub.
DEACON
serpentwithfeet
Songs like ‘Malik’ and ‘Wood Boy’ ooze sex.
Butter-Fly EP
Lava La Rue
A stunning show of boundless potential.
Lianne La Havas
Lianne La Havas
'Lianne La Havas' is never dull.
All The Time
Jessy Lanza
Heart-on-sleeve pop music that's never rigid and never restrained.
