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.
The synths sound glorious and the drums divine on Blood Orange’s first solo single in three years. (YouTube)
Spare six minutes to indulge in Weyes Blood’s rich new single, which offers the reassuring pat that it’s not just you, it’s everybody feeling this way. (YouTube)
Willow’s pop-punk ballad moment needles into her own loneliness, while stunningly showcasing a lot of vocal maturity. (YouTube)
Violinist and California-based musician Sudan Archives assumes many roles on her excellent new album — including hard-ass rapper on standout “OMG BRITT.” (YouTube)
Reminiscing about a bygone relationship, Suki Waterhouse’s latest single also washes over you like a sepia-toned cloud and reverie. (YouTube)
Nothing is more instantaneously catchy than Erika de Casier’s “du du dudu du dudu du” off Mura Masa’s soft pop banger. (YouTube)
Edgy pop lovers will eat up Brooke Candy’s very hot ode to ‘00s mystique and flip phones. (YouTube)
Jockstrap’s “Debra” sounds like what techno, pop, classical, and maybe Bollywood music would sound like if they birthed a musical child. (YouTube)
Nessa Barrett’s take on the madwoman trope leads her down a dark-pop road that feels primed for Halloween. (YouTube)
The off-kilter R&B standout from Boston-based singer Kenzie TTH’s new EP, We Stayed Too Long, is a compelling glimpse into a promising new song-maker. (YouTube)