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.
“Law Of Averages” - Vince Staples
Long Beach hero Vince Staples returns with a smooth and confident jam about staying at home and counting your money.
“Shade of Yellow” - Griff
Griff’s evocative songwriting shines on “Shade of Yellow,” a song about sanctuary and safety that’s even earned praise from Taylor Swift.
“The Devil” - Banks
The cult alt-pop singer Banks has released her newest track “The Devil,” a slick and whispery song for your next coven gathering.
“Lipstick On The Glass” - Wolf Alice
This gauzy, roiling track from Wolf Alice’s stunning new album Blue Weekend has the same vivid, ephemeral quality as a dream.
“Disco Pantz” - Rejjie Snow, Tinashe, grouptherapy.
Press play for the unofficial (but, official for us) roller-skating track of the summer.
“Mood Swings” - Tove Styrke
After three years, Swedish pop savant Tove Styrke is back with a brilliant, bouncy bop about feeling in flux.
“On Your Side” - Wet
Romantic indie-pop band Wet return with this sweet, slippery love song, which gently reminds a lover that “I’m not your enemy.”
“2 You” - Mariah The Scientist
This snappy and wistful-sounding song from promising R&B newcomer Mariah The Scientist has been on our minds all weekend.
“Kill Me” - Indigo De Souza
Saddle Creek’s newest signee, Indigo De Souza, captures hearts with her unruly vocals, and stinging lyrical delivery.
“Tender Organs” - Amythyst Kiah
Tennessean Amythyst Kiah’s soulful, bluesy sound burns all the more intimately when taking in her lyrics: “Sometimes when I wake up I feel like, I feel like I’m dying.”