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.
“I’m stomping on hoes so motherf*cking hard, I’m knocking out Mario tokens,” seethes Megan Thee Stallion on her flow-forward rap single, “Pressurelicious.” (YouTube)
Lucy Dacus turns Cher’s iconic Auto-Tuned pop anthem into a romantic rock ballad — and it works. (Spotify)
Flo Milli bounces on a cute, boosted pop beat for “Hottie,” an anthem for hot bratty girlfriends: “Don't have me waiting, boy, I'm cocky/ Crazy, I cuss him out on the daily.” (YouTube)
In Jessie Ware’s skilled hands, disco is sophisticated, elegant, and the main course at any party. (YouTube)
DVSN’s “If I Get Caught” is toxic R&B at its finest, which unfortunately means it’s also pretty catchy. (YouTube)
On “Human Condition,” Brooklyn rock project Pretty Sick sums up the existential question of the year: “I don’t have time to worry about if I am trapped or if there’s any way out.” (YouTube)
We admit these U.K. lads brewing up unrestrained, exuberant bass lines are extremely charming, and you won’t be able to resist their latest. (YouTube)
Blondshell’s languid, soft homage to kissing is simple and sweet, and builds to a surprisingly explosive finale. (YouTube)
Irish singer Aoife Nessa Frances’ arresting vocals take center stage on her dreamy latest single, “Way To Say Goodbye.” (YouTube)