Every week, we bring you #SOUNDCHECK — your destination for the best new music that hit the web over the course of the week. Because you should always be prepared when someone passes you that AUX cord. This week's roundup features 10 of our favorite emerging and established artists.
“Paradise” - Aly & AJ
Aly & AJ craft a vibrant ‘80s-sounding pop banger for restless summer nights with “Paradise,” a standout from their first album in 14 years.
“Fast (Motion)” - Saweetie
If there’s one thing Saweetie knows how to do is make a cute ass anthem with lyrics that get stuck in your head for eternity: “Lo-co-motion, we causing a co-mmotion!”
“From The Back of a Cab” - Rostam
Over quirky clanging production, Rostam hammers out a sweet and cinematic tune with a wistful and cameo-filled video to match.
“Xcxoplex” - A. G. Cook with Charli XCX
A. G. Cook recruits Charli XCX for this spacey and quite pretty rework of his 2020 track “Xxoplex.”
“Special Girl” - dodie
Dodie whispers about being a special girl on this stirring song propelled forward by only her hand claps and own soft harmonization.
“Telly” - Amindi
There’s nothing better to usher in the long steamy nights ahead than with Amindi’s bouncy, tropical burner “Telly.”
“September” - Charlie Martin
Hovvdy’s Charlie Martin channels an easy hazy joy on “September,” a simple song about dreaming big dreams and taking the steps to get there.
“Blossom” - Audrey Nuna
This quick cut from Audrey Nuna — an atmospheric swirl of dazzling R&B and rap — proves why she’s one of the most exciting new artists right now.
“Holding On Too Long” - Hard Feelings
Hard Feelings is NYC singer Amy Douglas and Hot Chip’s Joe Goddard and together they’re making some fantastic, heavy-on-the-theatrics disco.
“South!” - Kezia, Nayana IZ
Bay Area’s Kezia considers this hypnotic alt-pop track her “d*ck-s*cking anthem” — and it’s a quite an elegant one at that.