New wave South African Petite Noir — who recently laid down a solid Africa In Your Earbuds mixtape — comes through with the ghostly electropop jam "Disappear." Instrumentation is key here, with Petite Noir matching a post-punk bass with drone guitars and, even, a string section ending. Stream and download it below, via Red Bull Studio Cape Town.
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