Pitchfork Highlights 11 New Albums Led by Ravyn Lenae, Karol G and Flo

Q: What hidden industry struggles drove Karol G to create her most vulnerable and star-studded album yet?

Karol G says the album was driven less by fame than by the loneliness, emotional overload and scrutiny that came with it. In interviews around No Me Arrepiento de Sentir Tanto, she described the music business as “really, really lonely” and “very isolated,” even at the height of celebrity, when “there are 100 people outside” and she is still alone. After Grammys week, following what she called chaos “in my head” and “in my heart,” she canceled commitments and retreated to Hawaii for about six weeks. There, hiking alone and writing in notebooks, she began turning that isolation into songs. The pressure was not only professional. She has said she was also dealing with a painful breakup, family drama and criticism surrounding her previous album. She told ELLE that her “biggest struggle” is giving too much emotionally, adding that she is “super sentimental” and had “hated” herself for that sensitivity. The new album’s title, translated as I Don’t Regret Feeling So Much, is her answer to that conflict. That helps explain why the record is both vulnerable and expansive. She made it as a deeply personal project but surrounded that intimacy with high-profile collaborators including Drake, Bruno Mars, Judeline, Rusowsky and Greg Gonzalez, alongside producers such as Ovy on the Drums, Sky Rompiendo, Edgar Barrera and Tainy. Karol G also delayed releasing it because she did not want such private material to look like “exploiting a personal situation” or a marketing move.

3 articles · Updated · Pitchfork · Aug 7

11 new releases top Pitchfork’s latest weekly streaming roundup, with Ravyn Lenae’s “Blue Island,” Karol G’s “No Me Arrepiento de Sentir Tanto,” and Flo’s “Therapy at the Club” leading the list.
Karol G’s album arrives just after she became the first solo woman to headline Toronto’s Rogers Stadium and includes Drake plus Bruno Mars on “Still,” her first English-language song.
Ravyn Lenae’s set pushes toward breezier early-2000s synth-pop, while Flo’s sophomore album leans into club-ready R&B framed as emotional release.
The 11-project selection also spans British rock, ambient folk, electronic collaborations, indie-rock, rap, ambient composition, and the Mountain Goats’ latest LP, underscoring the breadth of this week’s streaming releases.