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Roll the Windows Down for Lily Konigsberg’s “Free Byrd”

“Free Byrd”

Lily Konigsberg

By Lily Goldberg

September 24, 2026

The New-Old Shatta Bounce of Lov’nee’s “Anonymat”

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“Anonymat”

Lov’nee

By Alphonse Pierre

September 14, 2026

Slip Into kllhhr’s “skin”

“skin”

kllhhr

By Olivier Lafontant

September 11, 2026

The Pure Extract of “Who’s That” by the War on Drugs

“Who’s That”

The War on Drugs

By Jeremy D. Larson

September 9, 2026

Fine Comes Into Focus on “Everything in the shade”

“Everything in the shade”

Fine

By Walden Green

September 3, 2026

Heartbreak Takes Miles on Phoebe Bridgers’ “I Can’t Wait”

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“I Can’t Wait”

Phoebe Bridgers

By Walden Green

August 14, 2026

Heartache Is a Blessing on @’s “Autosmile”

“Autosmile”

@

By Lily Goldberg

June 26, 2026

YFG Fatso’s “Roll Out” Is Pain Rap to Sing Along To

“Roll Out”

YFG Fatso

By Alphonse Pierre

June 24, 2026

Liim’s “R.I.P. Peace” Is Just So New York

“R.I.P Peace”

Liim

By Lily Goldberg

May 26, 2026

Olivia Rodrigo Delivers a Shot to the Heart on “The Cure”

“The Cure”

Olivia Rodrigo

By Quinn Moreland

May 22, 2026

B0YG1RL and Novagang’s “Little Haiti” Beams Kompa From the Future

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“Little Haiti”

B0YG1RL / Novagang

By Olivier Lafontant

May 18, 2026

Drake Remembers What He’s Good At on “Cheetah Print”

“Cheetah Print”

Drake / Sexyy Red

By Walden Green

May 15, 2026

Eurosummer Is Ready When You Are on Zara Larsson and PinkPantheress’ “Midnight Sun” Remix

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“Midnight Sun (Girls Trip)”

Zara Larsson / PinkPantheress

By Walden Green

May 1, 2026

Why Have I Listened to Tiga’s New Song “High Rollers” 200 Times? I’ll Tell You.

“High Rollers”

Tiga

By Anna Gaca

April 17, 2026

I Can Feel the Air Heating Up on Piezo, Plead, and Python’s “Wisco”

“Wisco”

PPP (Piezo, Plead & Python)

By Hattie Lindert

April 15, 2026

414JungleBaby’s “Yo Baby” Will Make You Want to Blow Your Paycheck

“Yo Baby”

414JungleBaby

By Alphonse Pierre

April 10, 2026

It’s First Thought, Best Thought on Kelela’s “Idea 1”

“Idea 1”

Kelela

By Kiana Mickles

April 8, 2026

“Klouds Will Carry Me to Sleep” Is a One-Way Ticket to Gelliland

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“Klouds Will Carry Me to Sleep”

Gelli Haha

By Walden Green

March 27, 2026

Lowend Meets Drain Gang on Lightris’ “Up Down”

“Up Down”

Lightris

By Mano Sundaresan

March 20, 2026

Tara Clerkin Trio’s “Somewhere Good” Is Spellbinding

“Somewhere Good”

Tara Clerkin Trio

By Jeremy D. Larson

March 18, 2026

Young Love Sounds Like zayok’s “Oh! Give me something to believe in”

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“Oh! Give me something to believe in”

zayok

By Kieran Press-Reynolds

March 13, 2026

The Gothic Grandeur of Iceage’s “Star”

“Star”

Iceage

By Shaad D’Souza

March 11, 2026

Peer Into Aldous Harding’s Wobbly World on “One Stop”

“One Stop”

Aldous Harding

By Emma Madden

March 3, 2026

Ella Mai Falls Hard on “There Goes My Heart”

“There Goes My Heart”

Ella Mai

By H.D. Angel

February 9, 2026

“Hard” is FKA twigs’ Hardest Song in Years

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“Hard”

FKA twigs

By Joshua Minsoo Kim

November 17, 2025

Robyn Recaptures the Feeling With “Dopamine”

“Dopamine”

Robyn

By Harry Tafoya

November 12, 2025

Rooster Is Singing the “Nuketown Blues”

“Nuketown Blues”

Rooster

By Olivier Lafontant

September 2, 2025

Miimii KDS and DJ Skycee’s “Sé Miimii” Is a Hyperspeed Bouyon Banger

“Sé Miimii” [ft. DJ Skycee]

Miimii KDS

By Alphonse Pierre

August 1, 2025

Che and OsamaSon Take It to the Limit on “Hellraiser”

“Hellraiser”

Che / OsamaSon

By Olivier Lafontant

July 18, 2025

dexter in the newsagent Pours Up Love Potion on “Special”

“Special”

dexter in the newsagent

By Joshua Minsoo Kim

June 20, 2025