The Get Down Part II: Original Soundtrack From The Netflix Original Series
Various Artists
The second soundtrack for Baz Luhrmann and Stephen Adly Guirgis’ series The Get Down has plenty to like: a new Nas track about the ravages of PCP (“Angels With Dirty Faces”), Alessia Cara’s uplifting “The Other Side”—not to mention a reprise of 6LACK and Malay’s “Shaolin’s Theme.” But the album’s hero is Herizen Guardiola, who, for a stretch of three tracks (“I’m My #1,” “I’ll Keep My Light in My Window,” and “Toy Box”), synthesizes classic disco, hip-hop, and contemporary pop with sparkle and grace. Oh, and she stars in the show, too.