Every Friday, The New York Times pop critics weigh in on the week’s most notable new songs and videos — and anything else that strikes them as intriguing — in the Playlist. You can listen to this playlist on Spotify here.
This week, critics
“The guaguancó “Compa Galletano,” with Mr. Martinez singing hard against Mr. Blades, one of the great voices in Latin music of the last half century, is one of the record’s strongest tracks, rearranging a favorite tune of drums-and-vocals rumba groups into complex, shifting-harmony, full-band style.”