This week’s PBS Feature Album is Hybrid, the stunning new album from Queen of Soul Kylie Auldist.
As one of Australia’s most unmistakable soul voices, Auldist has built a career on warmth, honesty and groove - and Hybrid finds her at the height of her creative powers. The songs slip effortlessly between soul, modern R&B textures and ‘80s funk, but at the heart of it all, the album is held together by the power and presence of Auldist’s voice.
Developed with a trusted circle of musicians she’s collaborated with over the past decade, Hybrid leans into their live chemistry and deep musical connection. Rather than building songs piece-by-piece in the studio, the record embraces feel, spontaneity and conversation between players - the sound of musicians who know and inspire each other. Across its ten tracks, analogue warmth meets contemporary production, creating songs that feel both timeless, but also firmly rooted in the now. With Hybrid, Auldist and her crew continue to expand what soul can be - open-hearted, rhythm-forward and unapologetically authentic. It’s an album that reflects an artist completely comfortable in her own skin, unafraid to blur boundaries and to follow feeling over formula. As the third chapter in a body of work that includes Family Tree and This Is What Happiness Looks Like, Hybrid is a reminder that soul isn’t just a genre, but a
conversation - and Kylie Auldist remains one of its most captivating voices: still experimenting, still evolving, and still having fun.
Tune in all this week to hear tracks from Hybrid. PBS Members have the chance to win a vinyl copy of the album - simply email your name and membership number to before midnight Sunday February 15.
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TOP TRACKS WE'RE LOVING THIS WEEK
Bobby Singh & Friends, Aneesh Pradhan, Sandy Evans - 'Joy'
Kuzco - 'What Could Happen'
Horatio Luna - 'Bell Crash'
Jnbo - 'Dogs'
Maara - 'The Chase'
Pugilist - 'Maternal'
Hania Rani - 'Nora'
Earth Tongue - 'Silver Eye'
Thundercat - 'I Did This To Myself' feat. Lil Yachty
Shinichi Atobe - 'Rain 1'
