Pluck at my heartstrings don't you? NYC’s Xu Lai does just that. We first learned about him when he popped up on Stolen Velour’s Jasper EP. Xu Lai sings and raps over a beat so sweet it threatens to melt. The artist’s voice joyously dances between octaves as the beat starts and stops, compounding joy with each measure. The song is out on Yorkshire, UK label LOFS, a treasure trove cutting-edge music that refuses to be bound to any single genre or sound.