7 月 20 日，88rising 首張廠牌全明星陣容合輯《Head In The Clouds》正式發佈，這是一場真正屬於亞洲青年音樂人的夏日狂歡。
88rising 家族旗下的亞洲最具開創性音樂創作者們——Rich Brian，Joji，Higher Brothers，NIKI，AUGUST08 和 Keith Ape 彙聚在一起，邀請他們的音樂好友——03 Greedo，Yung Bans，Playboi Carti，BlocBoy JB，Famous Dex 等，將音樂集體創作變成現實。就像 Rich Brian 所說：“我們想創造一個永恆的唱片，一個真正專屬於夏天的唱片！” 來自不同文化背景和地區的音樂聚在一起，將不同音樂創作理念和藝術觀點互相衝擊、融合，衝破地域和文化的壁壘，迸發出極大的青春能量。像 Joji 所說 “《Head In The Clouds》就是瘋狂的人聚集在一起，創造更瘋狂的東西。”
發佈夏日合輯並不是 88rising 今夏唯一的團體活動，作為專注搭建東西方青年文化橋樑的開拓性音樂和藝術團體，88rising 還將在 9 月的洛杉磯舉辦首場音樂節 “Head in the Clouds”，同時開啟多倫多、紐約、芝加哥、亞特蘭大、三藩市等 16 城巡迴演出。這個夏天，和 88rising 的年輕音樂人們一起製造美好回憶，度過一個真正的瘋狂夏日。

Tom Misch releases his highly anticipated debut album Geography via his own label Beyond The Groove / Kobalt Music Recordings. This release sees Tom exploring his songwriting and his own vocals, singing on most of the tracks. Geography is an exploration of a musical landscape, named after a passion of Tom’s which was never pursued, it dances between genres including Disco, Soul, Hip-Hop and Jazz, a true testament to Tom’s diverse sound and genre fluidity. Standout track Movie is a melodic ode to romance written by Tom and his long term collaborator Carmody, and featuring guest vocals at the start by Tom’s sister Polly Misch The track displays a different side to Tom’s music as his calming voice lulls the listener into a daydream. Guests include De La Soul, GoldLink, Loyle Carner and Poppy Ajudha.

Since emerging onto the scene in 2014, Moses Sumney has ridden a wave of word-of-mouth praise, hushed recordings, and dynamic live performances. It's an organic, patient ascent all too rare in today's musical climate. In a voice both mellifluous and haunting, Sumney makes future music that transmogrifies classic tropes, like moon-colony choir reinterpretations of old jazz gems. His vocals narrate a personal journey through universal loneliness atop otherworldly compositional backdrops.
Following the self-release of his debut cassette EP, Mid-City Island, and 2015's 7", Seeds/Pleas, Sumney has performed around the world alongside forebears like David Byrne, Karen O, Sufjan Stevens, Solange, James Blake and more. With his 2016 Lamentations EP, The California and Ghana-raised troubadour widened the spectrum of his heretofore "bedroom" music, incorporating songs that feature more elaborate production and evocative songwriting. Now his inspired ascent continues.
His proper debut album, Aromanticism is a concept album about lovelessness as a sonic dreamscape. It seeks to interrogate the social constructions around romance. The debut will include the devastating, billowing synths of "Doomed,” which in a way serves as the album’s thesis statement, as well as new versions of standouts "Lonely World" and "Plastic.” It’s a deliberate, jaw-dropping statement that can leave you both enlightened and empty.