Welcome to Sound Station, the place we’re highlighting the greatest new tracks that got here out this week. Head into the weekend with songs from PinkPantheress, Fousheé and more.
PinkPantheress groups up along with her idol KAYTRANADA on “Do you miss me?”
Not each artist will get to collaborate with their idol — not to mention just a bit over a yr after their debut. But, clearly, viral-breakout, bedroom-pop singer PinkPantheress isn’t like most different artists. One of the 21-year-old’s main influences, experimentalist KAYTRANADA, co-produced her newest, “Do you miss me?” The result’s each bit as effervescent as you may think about. In her signature bubblegum voice, PinkPantheress pines over a relationship that was as soon as constructed on infatuation and led to heartbreak. Mirroring the dizziness of her emotions, the observe bubbles with every thing from synths to bells and woodblocks. A glistening little tune, you’re certain to overlook it when the transient two-minute runtime is thru. —Sadie Bell
Fousheé and Lil Uzi Vert create a refined rave with “spend the money”
Fousheé has created an irresistible anthem along with her new single “spend the money.” Produced by Miguel Angeles, the darkish dance observe options the daring vocalist and Lil Uzi Vert exploring guarded love, feeling numb and, like the title suggests, indulgence. Fall in love with Fousheé’s bold debut album, softCORE, out now. —Neville Hardman
Weyes Blood creates gentle, gorgeous chamber pop on “God Turn Me Into a Flower”
Just forward of the launch of her new album, And In The Darkness, Hearts Aglow (out now through Sub Pop), singer-songwriter Weyes Blood dropped the third and remaining single earlier this week. A sparse chamber-pop tune, with assist on keys from Daniel Lopatin of Oneohtrix Point Never, it’s merely gorgeous. On the ballad, Natalie Mering sings of wishing softness and vulnerability have been more valued, or seen for all of their magnificence — like that of a flower. Beneath her vocals, the observe grows into an array of natural sound. She could also be craving to show right into a flower, however this tune is a complete backyard of emotion. —Sadie Bell
Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness’ “VHS” is a shiny synth-pop gem
Ever since his Something Corporate days, Andrew McMahon has develop into an professional at crafting bewitching melodies whereas persevering with his personal pop-punk legacy. On his newest single “VHS,” a meditation on the necessity of spontaneity, McMahon crafts a cinematic synth-pop sound that evokes the whimsicality of Maggie Rogers’ “Alaska” and furthers the exhilarating tone he is channeled on current singles “Stars” and “Skywriting.” —Ilana Kaplan
notfortheo’s “down” offers in heady introspection
notfortheo have a singular capacity to make chill songs with hefty meanings. The torpid sound that consumes “down,” off their debut EP half-life, belies its darker subject material, which references drug comedowns and dependancy. Once you perceive the tune’s gravity, all of the sudden every thing feels more somber and poignant. The band say the observe is “the sound of someone’s heart and mind slipping away from them, yet also accepting the miles ahead on the road to recovery to get things right again.” —Neville Hardman
44Blonde lives in the now along with his new single “Like You Love Me”
44Blonde doesn’t have many singles to his identify but, however that’ll quickly change. Championed by lil aaron, the alt-rock artist is on his means up. With his newest tune “Like You Love Me,” 44Blonde determines that nothing lasts endlessly, so why not stay in the second? In the accompanying visible, photos of weed smoke, late-night seashore hangs and lazing round in the firm of a liked one drive that sentiment house. —Neville Hardman
triton.’s “Orchids” is a testomony to the energy of musical freedom
On triton.’s newest single “Orchids,” singer-songwriter Scott Murphy has paired the post-punk and new-wave ethos of New Order and The Cure with a contact of ‘90s emo-revival (assume Modern Baseball, the Front Bottoms). The result’s a pulsating observe that vibrates by means of its full of life, meandering basslines courtesy of Tim Payne (Thursday, L.S. Dunes), in addition to commanding drum patterns, ambient synth textures and heat vocals. “Orchids,” which was co-produced by Geoff Rickly (Thursday, No Devotion) captures the essence of experimentation and collaboration brilliantly. —Alessandro DeCaro
Grace McKagan pours empathy into garage-rock tribute “Jimmy (Lookin’ like Trash)”
On “Jimmy (Lookin’ Like Trash),” Grace McKagan delivers a commanding garage-rock tribute to New York punk icon Jimmy Webb, an ode to a rock ‘n’ roll soul that balances the retro tilt of Nancy Sinatra with the punch of The Kills. With her newest single, McKagan, who’s the daughter of Guns N’ Roses bass participant Duff McKagan, pairs weak songwriting along with her signature, syrupy lilt. —Ilana Kaplan
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