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.
“Good Ones” - Charli XCX
Charli XCX has returned, and we haven’t stopped playing her comeback single — a dark and trance-y dance anthem — since.
“Girls Want Girls (with Lil Baby)” - Drake
Drake’s Certified Lover Boy has dropped, and beneath the mountain of online discourse lies some good songs, like this classic Drake track with Lil Baby which includes the cringe-great lyric: “Said that you’re a lesbian, girl me too.”
“Linda” - Tokischa, Rosalía
Rosalía teams up with the rising Dominican dembow artist Tokischa for this high BPM club track that’ll leave you sweating.
“No Time For Sleep (Freestyle)” - Bobby Shmurda
Brooklyn’s Bobby Shmurda dropped “No Time For Sleep,” a lengthy freestyle about getting back in his hustle.
“Hertz” - Amyl & The Sniffers
Melbourne punk band Amyl & The Sniffers shout loudly about wanting to go on a romantic country vacation on their cheeky, fun new single.
“Perfect Wife” - TASHA
True love exists and Chicago musician Tasha is head over heels in it on her romantic and swaying new single “Perfect Wife.”
“No Sympathy” - Jenevieve
This infectious dance pop tune from rising singer Jenevieve sounds straight from the golden pop era of Whitney Houston.
“Concession Stand Girl” - Naomi Alligator
Singer Naomi Alligator reminisces about childhood football games on this sweet and simple banjo tune that’s oddly evocative.
“Don’t Shut Me Down” - ABBA
After nearly 40 years, ABBA has released new music. “Don’t Shut Me Down” is the liveliest of the bunch, and exactly what you wanted from the pop legends.