Helado Negro

CL’s Matthew Warhol Recommends: Helado Negro is best listened to while looking at the sun set over the ocean. The South Florida-born, Ecuadorian artist infuses every song with the warm sunshine and easy waves you expect from these two places. Sometimes, it’s with a bare-bones love song strung on a nylon string guitar. Other times, he conjures a dream pop cloud out of synth and delay for you to float around on. He’s been playing with peaceful sounds for over a decade now, gaining his largest following on the back of 2019’s This Is How You Smile.No matter the sound or language, the feeling will remain tranquil, cool, and Helado. — MW