7 new songs you should listen to right now

Dear listeners,

A few weeks ago, when British pop musician Charlie XCX With the release of her raw, hard-edged sixth album, Brat , I had a hard time choosing one song for our Friday playlist. I ended up choosing “Girl, So Confusing,” a dancefloor confessional about mixed feelings about a fellow musician. “People say we’re similar, they say we have the same hair,” Charli sings, before admitting the few times they hung out felt raw: “We talked about making music, but I don’t know if that was honest.”

You don’t have to be an international pop star to know that special feeling – that awkward disappointment when you just don’t get along with everyone around you. think you will like it. Still, the peanut gallery clamored to know who Charlie was singing about. The line about the hair, coupled with the description of the nameless girl being “all about writing poetry,” leads people to believe that this is Lord.

On Friday, those suspicions were confirmed, as Lorde told her own story in a surprising remix that kicked off today’s playlist of notable singles from the past few weeks. In his first new lyrics since 2021’s faded album Solar Power, Lorde opens up about his insecurities and body image struggles with Charli’s raw honesty: “You always say ‘we Let’s go’. Lorde’s lyrics are both heartbreaking and cathartic, and when her voice and Charli’s join in the song’s final moments, it feels deeper and deeper than pop’s usual “girl power” slogans.

The British talent also gets candid about her anxieties in this playlist Raye, its lengthy seven-minute “Genesis.” Travel through the darkest parts of your soul and finally reach the light. New York art rock trio hello mary Find release through banging noise, while electronic artist floating point number Bring happiness with hypnotic loops and power beats. Also, if you want to listen Cardi B Rapping in Spanish—perhaps a preview of the Spanish-language album she promises to release one day—this playlist will satisfy your cravings, too.

Let’s work this out on the mix.

Lindsay

Read and listen.

1. Charli XCX & Lorde: “That girl, with Lorde’s version is so messed up”

One thing I love about “Brat” is that many of its lyrics have the intimacy of a group chat: a continuous, unvarnished quality, like the messages you’d send to a close friend. Lorde’s lyrics are a perfect fit for the song, as she’s also able to tap into the style – albeit in her own unique voice.