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.
Megan Thee Stallion and Jamaica’s dancehall princess, Shenseea, join forces for this extremely raunchy and delightful winter twerk anthem. (YouTube)
A powerful pop collaboration from two of the genre’s most promising acts that reminds of the full-throttle energy you’d find on songs by Haim. (YouTube)
Nashville singer Gayle continues her explosive climb on the charts with a grungy new ode that showcases her irreverent and relatable songwriting. (YouTube)
Electronic flourishes and folksy guitar make Joy Oladokun’s newest single bloom as she sings about the chore of staying positive during dark times. (YouTube)
Holly Humberstone’s delicate parsing of loneliness on her new piano-led ballad is cathartic and sparklingly cinematic. (YouTube)
The soul and funk is dialed up to 100 on U.K. band Ibibio Sound Machine’s irresistibly dance-y track “All That You Want.” (YouTube)
Avant-pop singer Sevdaliza murmurs about wanting to stay with someone and sounds angelically menacing on her latest release, “High Alone.” (YouTube)
The xx’s Romy joins U.K. dance magician Fred Again and DJ HAAi for this liberating club banger that brings nothing but euphoria. (YouTube)
Come for its puppy-filled video, stay for the bursting, mood-brightening hook on Lou Roy’s radiant new song “Uppercut.” (YouTube)
Rising rapper Indii G. weaves his melodic verses in between clarifying orchestral moments to stunning effect on his new song “Hampton.” (YouTube)