Sound Off: 10 Songs You Need to Hear Now
It’s impossible to be across all the new music out each Friday. Luckily, PAPER is here to help you out: each week, we round up 10 of our favorite new songs from artists — emerging and established — to soundtrack your life. From the surreal to the sublime, these songs cover every corner of the music world. The only criteria: they all have to absolutely rip.
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Charli xcx, Shygirl – “365 featuring shygirl”
It’s finally out – the monumental Easyfun flip of “365,” the chaotic finale of Brat, that was first teased back during February’s Boiler Room. Clubrats rejoice!
JENNIE – “Mantra”
Blackpink’s Jennie shares a solo track that’s fizzy and confident, a bad-bitch anthem powered by her confident rapping and singing.
GloRilla, Sexxy Red – “Whatchu Kno About Me”
This highlight of GloRilla’s debut album Glorious is a brash link-up with Sexyy Red about being the best, basically. What else?
SUSSI – LIFE & LIMB”
Interesting industrial rap from SUSSI, the follow-up to his July single “Voices”.
Tucker Zimmerman, Big Thief – “Lorelei”
Legendary songwriter Tucker Zimmerman links with Big Thief on “Lorelei,” a meditative, warm folk song lifted by Adrienne Lenker’s delicate warble.
Clairo – “Love Songs”
Another great track from Like Someone I Know, Sub Pop’s new compilation of Margo Guryan covers. It could have fit easily on Clairo’s latest album Charm.
Maggie Rogers – “In The Living Room”
Some seriously 2000s pop-rock from Maggie Rogers, continuing to valiantly rescue and rehabilitate unfairly maligned AOR sounds.
Molina – “I am your house”
Anna Domino-style moody no wave from Danish-Chilean producer Molina, from her great new album When you wake up.
The Kid LAROI – “APEROL SPRITZ”
An unashamed pop moment from The Kid Laroi, following in the footsteps of his friend Justin Bieber.
Halsey – “I Never Loved You”
The latest single from Halsey’s forthcoming album is low-key but ingratiating, aided by some very Mk.Gee-style guitar.
Photography: Nicole Mago
It’s impossible to be across all the new music out each Friday. Luckily, PAPER is here to help you out: each week, we round up 10 of our favorite new songs from artists — emerging and established — to soundtrack your life. From the surreal to the sublime, these songs cover every corner of the…