Happy Friday! Here’s my weekly guide to the new (to me) songs I found the most interesting this week. Hope you find something you enjoy within!
Note: Some songs and videos may contain content that listeners / viewers could find objectionable.
It’s been one of the more popular tracks on Taylor Swift’s latest album, but “I Can Do It With a Broken Heart” is now officially the second single, and I for one find it vastly superior to “Fortnight”, but to each their own I guess.
Stray Kids continue to be one of the more purely fun acts in k-pop.
Childish Gambino enlists Jorja Smith and Amaarae on this chilled out but hauntingly edgy r&b ballad.
TSHA’s latest is pure pop / trip-hop bliss.
I feel like GIFT are running an alt-rock revival and I am totally here for it.
There’s no real way to know for certain if a song is going to be a hit or not, but this seems like it would have made much more sense as a lead single for Camila Cabello’s new album than the bland attempt at weirdness we were given.
We’re officially in our “weird pop” era and Cecile Believe is quickly becoming a leader of it.
Simple, catchy, and highly danceable, with something pleasingly “off” about it.
Every Summer needs a high energy dance anthem or 2, and this one fits the bill perfectly.
I suppose it was only a matter of time before someone remixed Edith Piaf for nightclubs, luckily it’s actually pretty decent.
House music legend Todd Terry has made a career out of simple but effective drum driven club tunes, and if this remix of Dicristino’s Depeche Mode remake is evidence, he’s still got the touch.
I’m a sucker for Fox Stevenson’s blend of alt-rock, pop, and d&b.
This is d&b (with a heavy emphasis on the “b”) that is perfect for a martini lounge.
When k-pop is in English isn’t it just pop? It doesn’t really matter when it’s this catchy though.
Chenayder’s blissfully melancholic “Lovely World” is hard to resist.
Cat Burns’ break-up ballad “happier without you” feels like an instant classic.
Starts out lovely and strange and then morphs into an electronic drum freakout.
The funk-inflected rock of Austin, Texas band Font is hard to describe, but also hard to ignore.
Violinist David Garrett’s decision to do a classical crossover rendition of Beyoncé’s “Naughty Girl” is more than a little baffling, but the end result does have a certain something to it and is fun for at least one listen.
Indie country singer Clayton Mullen proves he deserves a wide audience with his latest ballad.
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Cover image created with Midjourney based on the chorus to Taylor Swift’s “I Can Do It With a Broken Heart”.
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