Ankhlejohn & V Don - Everything Beautiful Died Early COCTEAU TWINS AND HAROLD BUDD but when I listen to

but when I listen to the record it feels like there’s an eternal optimism about it – a kind of upward-feeling energy

including the DownBeat Critics Poll Trumpeter of the Year for 2025

is a 26-year-old Australian electronic producer who released her debut album I Love My Computer earlier this year via NLV Records

Side B consists of four tracks that were originally released as their first 7-inch release

The song features band members Michael Hunter (keyboards) and Cat Clemons (guitar)

Ankhlejohn & V Don - Everything Beautiful Died Early COCTEAU TWINS AND HAROLD BUDD but when I listen toEverything Beautiful Died Early is a raw and cinematic collaboration between Washington D. C. rapper Ankhlejohn and Bronx producer V Dona meeting of two uncompromising underground voices. Blending Ankhlejohn's vivid street poetry and unfiltered introspection with V Don's dark, soulful production, the album captures the tension between survival, ambition and loss. DC meets the Bronx across a body of work that feels both grimy and reflective, rooted in