Leyla McCalla "Sun Without the Heat" 2026-04-03 this is an entirely classical

this is an entirely classical score: rich

Ice cream truck jangle collides with prismatic noise pop while Molly Rankin's wit is refracted through crystalline surf counterpoint

produced by Crockett and his long-time collaborator Billy Horton

returned to touring with a frequency and tirelessness that put their peers to shame

Leyla McCalla "Sun Without the Heat" 2026-04-03 this is an entirely classicalOn her new album Sun Without the Heat, McCalla brings more playfulness and joy than she has on previous records when she speaks to the concerns that have shaped her career, mainly including an ethos in which you must look back at lost and erased histories before you can embrace a forward vision of Afrofuturism and the importance of music making to heal and forge relationships across differences. Across Sun Without the Heat's ten tracks, she achieves