Happy Friday! Here’s my weekly guide to the new (to me) songs I found the most interesting this week. There’s a lot of good tunes again this week, so hopefully you will find something you like!
Note: Some songs and videos may contain content that listeners / viewers could find objectionable.
Pop star Shawn Mendes goes the acoustic folk route on his latest, and it’s surprisingly good.
Logic is back with another catchy but slightly odd track.
For the 2nd single from his forthcoming album, superstar DJ Zedd enlists up-and-coming singer Remi Wolf and the results are [*chef’s kiss*].
It’s The Killers. Even if we never get another “Mr. Brightside” it’s still going to be good.
CYRIL and Kita Alexander incorporate the chorus from Spandau Ballet’s “True” in their newest chill-house team-up.
piri & tommy are back with more catchy d&b pop.
Retro dance producer Initial Talk enlists Bright Light Bright Light to guest on his latest, which recalls early Ace of Base.
The Dare is back with more catchy, tongue-in-cheek rock.
Tiësto’s remix of Maisy Kay’s “KARMA” brings to mind some of the most fun tracks they used to spin at The Nile nightclub in Wildwood in the early 00’s.
Loud Luxury team up with rapper Bobby Shmurda for a house track that sounds like a war cry.
Devault teams up with Tommy Genesis and Slayyyter for a hard-hitting dance-pop banger.
Featuring rap by Stormzy, UK drum & bass duo Chase & Status continue to release absolute bangers.
This feels tailor-made for cruising down (or up) the Parkway with the windows open. At legal speeds of course.
Trikk incorporates tropical sounds with his appealingly odd brand of techno.
Pop music is having a major classic rock moment lately, as evidenced by this new single from Swedish singer Benjamin Ingrosso.
Sticking with rock, the latest from Porches is an angsty gem with weirdly judicious use of autotune.
Why am I suddenly really getting into Indian rap? Who knows?
This is about as “now” as you can get.
Pop dance act Clean Bandit is back with French megastar DJ David Guetta and vocalist Anne-Marie with another fun tune.
Moses Ideka’s beautiful voice is perfectly paired with a chilled-out breakbeat.
Sun’s “Pretty Please” is a luxuriously slow jam perfect for those late Summer afternoons.
The diversity of the solo projects from the various ex-members of Brockhampton proves why project was so interesting, and this lovely ballad by JOBA is further proves it.
Now available as a Spotify playlist, featuring every song we’ve highlighted here, with the newest at the top.
The library does not receive compensation for inclusion on this list.
Cover image created with Midjourney using the lyrics to The Killers’ “Bright Lights”.
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