Music worth watching

Solange’s 2016 album A Seat At The Table remains one of the decade’s best pieces of music.

It was a commentary on black womanhood, culture and community that forced people to stop and think.

Three years on, she’s returned with a follow up When I Get Home, which boasts contributions from Blood Orange, Tyler the Creator, Cassie, Panda Bear, Sampha and Pharrell, among others.

The album is a rich, emotive ode to Solange’s childhood spent in Houston, her ethereal vocals transporting the listener to another time, another place, another world.

It samples icons of the early noughties hip-hop scene, references artists, and speaks to the history of black music in the way it brings together jazz, R&B, soul, reggae, bebop and trap. In Solange’s words, she needed to ‘‘tell a story about black cowboys’’. The album is accompanied by a 33-minute mixed-media short film available on Apple Music.

Shifting from a short film to a comedy album, Flight of the Conchords have finally released their Live in London record.

The album was recorded at Hammersmith Apollo last year, and accompanies the HBO special that aired in October.

It’s a real greatest hits album for diehard fans of the show that gives you the banter and the beats, painting a vivid visual for those of us who don’t have Sky and therefore couldn’t actually watch the special on SoHo.

Finally, Auckland-based emopunk duo Carb on Carb have released the video for their single Man Says and it is a universal crowd pleaser.

The video stars a dog cast as a 16-year-old girl in a 90s teen film, blue nail polish and all.

The catchy, nostalgia-fuelled song is penned from the perspective of lead singer Nicole Gaffney’s 16-year-old self, and touches on an assortment of teenage stereotypes every adult will remember. It’s must-listen / must-watch track to round out the weekend.