Riding into the new year after a satisfying 2017 is Sulene, the talented guitarist and film scorer who’s seen her own solo work gaining a growing amount of praise. The South African New Yorker released her debut EP, Strange, back in April; since then, she’s performed live (mostly solo) and played guitar in some of her fellow musicians’ projects. She’s also worked on a re-imagined version of her EP, titled Strange (Reimagined), which strips each synthpop track down to compositions for voice, piano, and string quartet. The result is a haunting album of self-reflective beauty, which is especially prevalent on the bonus track "Something New." – Will Sisskind
