Welcome back for another look at the new songs that caught my attention the most this week! My taste skews towards pop and dance so there is a lot of that here, but I like almost everything, so expect a good amount of variety here as well! Hopefully you’ll find something you enjoy too!
Note: Some songs and videos may contain content that listeners / viewers could find objectionable.
The Weeknd returns with more of his trademark earworm synthpop.
Chromeo enliven this Sia track with their signature 80’s disco vibes.
Irresistible party rock.
You might remember Goalkeeper member Ryan Beebe from his time working at the Avalon Free Public Library. Now he fronts the increasingly popular pop-punk band and they just dropped their catchy new single today.
More sublimely infectious pop-rock from indie act flowerovlove.
RM of BTS joins Megan Thee Stallion for this party-ready tune.
Charli xcx continues releasing remixes of tracks from Brat with added vocals from her pop music friends, this time inviting Troye Sivan to join in on the fun.
Kaleena Zanders teams up with producer Tchami to gift us with this gospel-tinged dancefloor banger.
Sam Feldt’s latest is a stellar slice of dance music euphoria reminiscent of David Guetta’s “When Love Takes Over”.
Pop chanteuse Ellie Goulding proves a perfect match for Four Tet’s brand of offbeat electronica.
JOBA celebrates the release of his new album with single “Gospel of the Moon”, a stirringly soulful but still haunting and weird little track.
Who doesn’t love a smoothly catchy 4×4 house jam?
Completely catchy UK pop.
And some more catchy pop.
JVKE’s latest tune gets an assist from Nick Jonas and the results are lovely and intriguing.
Proof that Canada can be just as country as the USA.
Mournful, chilled-out UK hip hop.
Demi Lovato knows a thing or two about what it’s like to grow up while being put through the American entertainment machine, which lends this ballad some extra heft.
Luscious, jazzy lounge.
London Grammar’s latest is pure pop ballad perfection.
Fantastic and evocative. Turn out the lights, shut your eyes, and let it take you away.
I wasn’t overly enamored with 2019’s Joker, but I couldn’t deny that Icelandic composer Hildur Guðnadóttir’s score was brilliant. At least it looks like the latter will remain true for the forthcoming Joker: Folie à Deux.
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Cover image created with Midjourney using the lyrics from “Dancing in the Flames” by The Weeknd.
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