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.
“Thot Shit” - Megan Thee Stallion
Megan Thee Stallion awoke from hibernation with a vengeance if her bold new track, which brings back alter ego Tina Snow, is any indication.
“Blouse” - Clairo
In a major sonic pivot, Clairo has a Joni-style moment of reflection on her quiet new song “Blouse.”
“Nabi” - Peggy Gou ft. OHHYUK
A weightless, groovy dance track from South Korean DJ and producer Peggy Gou. It sounds like a very expensive rave.
“Woman In My Heart” - Madi Diaz
Nashville singer-songwriter Madi Diaz has a voice that erupts like a geyser on her raw and powerful new song “Woman In My Heart.”
“motherless” - hand habits
Songwriter Meg Duffy shares a jagged and echoey synth-pop track about memory and loss.
“Shrug” - Lunar Vacation
Atlanta-based band Lunar Vacation’s newest single is a jangly guitar song with a very shoutable chorus.
“B4” - Kidd Kenn
Chicago phenom Kidd Kenn lays out his raunchiest desires on this club-ready bop.
“Dramamine” - Wallice
Los Angeles-based singer Wallice gets dizzy talking to the person she thinks she likes, and we get dizzy (in a good way) listening to her swoon-worthy bedroom pop.
“Shoot Your Shot” - Benét
Benét’s sun-drenched “Shoot Your Shot” grows in body, and euphoria, as the song goes on.
“That Funny Feeling” - Bo Burnham
Comedian Bo Burnham may seem like an outlier here, but “That Funny Feeling” from his Netflix special Inside is some of the most evocative songwriting we’ve heard about the pandemic year.