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.
“Cool” - Uffie
This cheeky, offbeat-pop song is American-French cult DJ and singer Uffie’s first single from her brand new era.
“Marge Simpson” - CupcakKe
CupcakKe’s lyrical genius truly shines on her new single: “Money stack up so tall, look like the hair on Marge Simpson.”
“Boys Are From Mars” ft. Yung Baby Tate - Princess Nokia
Princess Nokia’s fun new bop with Yung Baby Tate turns a playground chant into a message about always honoring yourself over any silly man (it’s true).
“Freedom” - Christine and the Queens
Christine and the Queens puts a sensual and dramatic twist on this George Michael classic, giving its lyrics new meaning.
“Glider” - Japanese Breakfast
After a momentous first half of 2021 with Jubilee and Crying in H-Mart, Japanese Breakfast is back with a stunning score for the video game Sable. “Glider,” the game’s intro song, is mesmerizing.
“Emergency” - Lotic
On “Emergency,” Berlin’s Lotic sends out a beautiful, watery siren call of the utmost importance: “Emergency! Please f*ck me?”
“Hall Of Mirrors” - Let’s Eat Grandma
U.K. duo Let’s Eat Grandma released their first song in three years, a euphoric, strobe-y pop song about the dizzying, and sometimes confusing, rush of new love.
“saltspring” - Ada Lea
A misty folk song that recounts an old relationship and includes Canadian singer-songwriter Ada Lea’s revelations on the passage of time.
“Weights” - Bartees Strange
This two-minute spurt of grooving indie rock that ends just as abruptly as it starts is another banger from D.C.’s musical chimera Bartees Strange, who has one of the best live music sets right now.
“A Woman’s World” - Amy Allen
Amy Allen, the songwriter behind Harry Styles’ “Adore You,” imagines breasts on Mt. Rushmore and Ruth Bader Ginsberg on her stirring new song “A Woman’s World.”