Welcome to Sound Station, the place we’re highlighting the finest new tracks that got here out this week. Head into the weekend with songs from Taylor Swift, the Used and extra.
Taylor Swift’s “Labyrinth” is a slow-burning standout on Midnights
After hours of Taylor Swift-concocted chaos, Midnights lastly arrived as an album spanning all the pieces from darkish synth-pop to hushed lullabies. A music that could be a standout not solely on the album however inside her profession is “Labyrinth,” a mushy, throbbing ballad teeming with Swift’s pitched-down vocals and melancholia. “I’ll be getting over you my whole life,” the singer laments sweetly. The music leans toggles between the indie-folk ethos of folklore and evermore and experimental synth work of Reputation. ––Ilana Kaplan
The Used channel youthful vitality on “Fuck You”
On their newest single “Fuck You,” The Used channel the youthful vitality that made them such an impactful and influential band in the first place. The newest music options an infectiously catchy refrain, the return of screamed vocals, and a battle between optimism and melodrama. “Fuck You” looks like the 2022 model of the band’s traditional music “All That I’ve Got,” and we couldn’t be extra right here for it. While the music title “Fuck You” could evoke damaging connotations, the message and feeling the music exudes couldn’t be extra uplifting and good for anybody who wants a hand after getting knocked down. ––Alessandro DeCaro
Pinkshift stun with piano ballad “In a Breath”
Ditching their guitar-heavy sound, Pinkshift shared “In a Breath” main as much as the launch of their highly-anticipated debut album Love Me Forever on Oct. 21. The shifting piano ballad channels the emotional depth of Amy Lee’s vocals whereas detailing singer Ashrita Kumar’s expertise “feeling dissociated from my body and fighting to stay alive despite it.” It’s a gripping quantity that’s rife with the authenticity that the indie band all the time brings to the desk. —Ilana Kaplan
Carly Rae Jepsen’s “Anxious” is a slinky, disco-pop dream
With her newest album The Loneliest Time, Carly Rae Jepsen finds herself in the midst of transition. It’s no shock, she wrote and recorded the album in the midst of a pandemic the place isolation influenced all sides of her life. While the pop star launched the album with a Stevie Nicks-esque sound on lead single “Western Wind,” she opted to veer into extra experimental territory for the relaxation of it. “Anxious,” one of the bonus tracks on the document, is probably the standout of the album — a slinky, disco-pop gem bursting with bass and the ecstasy of shedding your self on the dancefloor. —Ilana Kaplan
Dora Jar casts an otherworldly spell
Dora Jar is beloved by Billie Eilish, Remi Wolf and Wolf Alice’s Ellie Rowsell, and for good purpose. With her new single “Spell,” the experimental pop singer continues to forge a legendary, otherworldly sound. The monitor’s opening strums quickly give option to Jar’s delicate vocals as she ruminates on seasonal change and the ebb and circulate of nature. Through all of it, she stays remarkably tender and pensive, a stark distinction to her common oddity, however nonetheless dreamlike. The best fall pay attention. —Neville Hardman
CRAWLERS discover the depths of grief with “HANG ME LIKE JESUS”
It’s grow to be a operating joke amongst CRAWLERS’ rising fandom that they’re the “CEOs of sad songs” for his or her heart-wrenching ballads. Their newest monitor, taken from their forthcoming mixtape Loud Without Noise (out Nov. 4), doesn’t disappoint. Songwriter Holly Minto bores their soul into the lyrics, exploring the grief of a relationship coming to finish. CRAWLERS’ tracks are a poetic magnificence, entrenched in disappointment however with the most astounding, climactic ballads. If this alludes to what their mixtape will sound like, we are able to’t wait. —Yasmine Summan
Bishop Briggs proves she’s a “superhuman”
Bishop Briggs stays unstoppable. Following her a number of different singles this yr, the singer-songwriter is again with one other stirring anthem, “superhuman.” Briggs says she wrote the monitor when she was eight months pregnant, looking for “positivity and light for my little one who was about to arrive.” Its punchy hook is a robust testomony to her internal energy: “You’re superhuman/Bulletproof as can be/I know the truth is you can do anything.” —Neville Hardman
Knuckle Puck discover the cyclical nature of melancholy with “Groundhog Day”
Chicago pop-punk mainstays Knuckle Puck have all the time stood out inside their core style because of their mature and introspective lyrics, aggressive dual-vocal stylings, and ingenious music constructions. With their newest single and first for his or her new label house Pure Noise Records, Knuckle Puck have dialed their now signature sound to eleven with “Groundhog Day,” a chilling monitor that balances the timeless angst they usually convey coupled with a recent sense of ambiance. Per common, the music is structured round the evocative call-and-response vocals of Joe Taylor (Vocals) and Nick Cassasanto (Guitar, Vocals) paired with the locked-in musical dynamic of the group who efficiently pull off a powerful climax in the direction of the finish of the monitor which options tapping guitar solos and a minor key change. Lyrically, “Groundhog Day” conveys the lonely emotions of melancholy, rumination, and breaking out of a troubling cycle. ––Alessandro DeCaro
Hawthorne Heights stay constant as ever with “Dandelions”
For practically 20 years, post-hardcore veterans Hawthorne Heights have skilled excessive highs, crushing tragedies, lineup adjustments, and a collection of resurgences in between. However, one factor has all the time remained a continuing: their capability to remain in line with their music and core sound it doesn’t matter what. On their newest single “Dandelions,” Hawthorne Heights sticks to what they know finest: razor-sharp choruses, partitions of guitars, wailing screams, and the occasional breakdown –– all whereas including a wholesome dose of new parts into the fold. “Dandelions” makes use of metaphorical imagery to deal with topics corresponding to division inside society and the degradation of the planet whereas nonetheless looking for optimism and hope in a world that always tries to suppress it. ––Alessandro DeCaro
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