This week’s list celebrates Blasts From The Past, both in recent past and passed past, hitmaker PSY’s Daddy appears this week, and to truly terrify yourself don’t miss the accompanying video. California kid Andrew Watt takes us back a bit with a track released for the remake of the cult classic Point Break, originally starring Patrick Swayze and Keanu Reeves.
Like clockwork 50 new tracks arrive every week for you to browse through and pour over. Head over to Spotify now; New Music Friday All-Stars to make sure you don’t miss out on the best of the best from weeks past.
10. Superstar by Curren$y, Ty Dolla $ign
In a match made in hip hop heaven, the two hottest artists in the game to have a dollar sign in their names have found each other and collaborated on a track. It’s all rhythm and chill, paying heavy compliments to special ladies, even handing out superlatives like “You remind me of Beyoncé in that car, yeah” which, let’s not get too far ahead of ourselves with that one, but we love the way you praise nevertheless.
9. Born Again Teen by Lucius
A Brooklyn quintet that follows the beat of it’s own drum and spaced out wails, Born Again Teen shines bright in large part to the heavy handed vocals provided by Jess Wolfe and Holly Laessig. It’s a promising single to help kick off their sophomore LP Good Grief, out in full March 11 2016. While the simile to a born again teen is hard to pinpoint exactly what feeling that should pertain to, things get even murkier as the ladies croon “I’m thinking how your lips taste next to mine, and Michigan my hell is raising.” Even the randomness won’t keep you from dancing.
8. Speeding Bullet 2 Heaven by Kid Cudi
Keeping his feet firmly planted on the sands of experimental with this head in the clouds, Kid Cudi highlights himself here as a master of the groove rather than the rhymes. In their place are a series spacey verses repeated over and over again, including the phrase “I’m all smiles” but from the tone you’re not 100% sold on the truthiness of that statement. Nevertheless, it serves as the ultimate track for a hardcore zoning out session.
7. Genghis Khan by Miike Snow
Some people deny their jealousy as though it doesn’t exist, some display it almost proudly, and others compare themselves to powerful emperors from the 13th century. To each his own. The message is loud and clear on Genghis Khan, as Snow rhapsodizes “But you can’t be free, I’m selfish I’m obscene, I’m a little bit Genghis Khan.” Two points for honesty, and extras for the catchy way in which he asserts himself.
6. Ain’t Too Cool by Lunchmoney Lewis
After penning the most infectious song dedicated to the art of paying bills in recorded history earlier this year, it’s clear Lunchmoney Lewis is just looking to kick back for a little bit. Ain’t Too Cool itself is infectious in its own right, claiming “I ain’t too cool to dance, cos this this right here is my jam.” As he gets into his boogie oogies, boogie oogy oogies, you can envision this serving as entertainment on the dance floor of a laidback wedding reception.
5. Romeo by Chairlift
The track sets off with a “on your marks, get set” and on the whistle the duo who has made waves under the “avant pop” category kicks off a spirit track dedicated to the art of tracking down the one you love. Blatantly speaking, Caroline Polachek sings in the chorus “Hey Romeo, put on your running shoes I’m ready to go.” You don’t need to have a love interest to get the most out of this track, its buoyant nature making it a great one to take with you on your morning run.
4. Remember by Sammy Adams
It appears in music that announcing a comeback can be more favorable than someone bursting onto the scene. Such is this case with Sammy Adams, who left fans silent for two years since his last EP in 2013. Parting ways with RCA in early 2015, the Boston Boy sounds fresher than ever, reminiscing about growing up and coming up, and declaring, “miss me on the track, back where I belong, and I know you love it.” Can’t deny facts.
3. Learning For Your Love by Marcus Marr, Chet Faker
It always feels like a particular juicy piece of kismet when two talented, underrated artists find each other in each others music, and come together for a magnificent track. Naming the four track LP in a straightforward matter of “Work,” the runaway favorite of the LP is the rambunctious The Trouble With Us, but Learning For Your Love has its perks, running for a lofty six and a half minutes, giving you time to sink into the music and get lost in its score.
2. Floridada by Animal Collective
Taking you into a bizarro fun house, in which you expect by knowing not what to expect, Animal Collective is back and serving up their brand of unforeseen realness. The one distinction here is that there’s a beat that will have your toes tapping in rhythm, not always the norm when it comes to this tribe. Taking their inspiration from the state with the worst PR in all of the USA, the band said in a interview with Newsweek that they had grown tired of people constantly bagging on Florida, stating it’s a weird place but has a certain type of charm about it. Much like the band themselves.
1. Loud(y) by Lewis Del Mar
Making his debut to Spotify and New Music Friday with a certified banger, Loud(y) kicks off with heady lyrics, taking to you to a chorus with a swift pendulum from an acoustic guitar lick to pounding scratches, and before its over there will be a beat that feels like it could tear a door down off its hinges. It’s a wild albeit varying journey, just what one needs when making their impression felt.
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