Welcome to Sound Station, the place we’re highlighting one of the best new tracks that got here out this week. Head into the weekend with songs from Blondshell, Frost Youngsters, midwxst, and extra.
Blondshell’s “Joiner” disguises bleakness with Britpop
Blondshell faucets into the magic of ’90s alt-rock by squalling guitars, tender vocals, and lyrics as sensible as Fiona Apple. Together with her new single “Joiner,” nevertheless, Sabrina Teitelbaum calls upon one other of her loves by the use of jangly Britpop. Alongside wry traces that reference HBO, Radiohead, and sketchy drug runs, Teitelbaum falters between selecting self-destruction or salvation. And simply look forward to the bridge on the three-minute mark, which is alluring sufficient to have you ever run by the tune straight from the highest. —Neville Hardman
Frost Youngsters need to “reduce the shit” in love on “FLATLINE”
Expertise what’s mainly the whole thing of a membership set within the type of a tune on “FLATLINE.” From New York scenesters and sibling hyperpop duo Frost Youngsters, the tune follows a pulsating home beat that is at first quixotic as Angel Prost sings, “Flatline, my love is blind,” earlier than extra playful sounds get added to the combination. It will definitely culminates into chaos, as they yell, “Lower the shit/Are you fucking with me?” They might be advising towards being blind in love, however Frost Youngsters are so enjoyable. If it was potential, we would possibly simply try flatlining on the center of the dance flooring with them in the event that they requested. —Sadie Bell
midwxst faucets Denzel Curry for a classic Hollywood flick with “Tally”
Indiana rapper midwxst is kicking off a 12 months that’s positive to set him aside together with his fiery new single, “Tally.” Rife with hedonism and bravado, midwxst raps a couple of woman operating round his head overtop Spanish guitar and horns. Denzel Curry’s look is very potent, delivering a nimble verse that packs in references as towering as Davey Jones’ Locker and Kobe Bryant. However its accompanying black-and-white mobster video, set in Bel Air, California circa 1944, is the true knockout, flinging the duo again into Hollywood’s golden age in what appears like solely a trailer for better issues to come back. —Neville Hardman
Victoria Anthony’s “One other Remorse” is a breakup anthem that calls again ’00s hitmakers
Victoria Anthony is again with one other fiery pop-punk anthem. Pairing the precocious lyrics of Taylor Swift and the unwavering confidence of Hayley Williams, the burgeoning teen musician delivers a cathartic breakup anthem about “a ghost of a failed relationship” that channels the ethos of early aughts stalwarts. It is a departure from her extra candy-coated bops like “Kinda Into You” or “Soiled Lipstick,” however proves she’s not too comfy being boxed in. —Ilana Kaplan
Love Below The Solar’s “DNA” is emo-gaze at its best
Love Below The Solar’s debut single for Outlast Data, “DNA,” brings again the emo-gaze sound that dominated the mid-2010s scene — however with a contemporary twist. The tune from singer-songwriter John Michael Mukai’s newest venture accommodates stacks of thick guitars, reverberated melodies, midtempo rhythms, and direct, impassioned vocals that steadiness moments of aggression with comfortable falsettos. When you can hint the tune’s influences again to scene veterans like Stability and Composure, Teenage Wrist, and Failure, Love Below The Solar has discovered a singular technique to fuse nostalgia with shiny manufacturing that breathes new life into an already traditional sound. —Alessandro DeCaro
Enable Hiya Mary’s distorted guitars on “Spiral” make you spin uncontrolled
If you have not but, it is time to meet Hiya Mary. The Brooklyn-based trio (that includes bass participant Mikaela Oppenheimer, vocalist/guitarist Helena Straight, drummer/vocalist Stella Wave) make indie rock that hinges on ’90s nostalgia, from shoegaze to grunge, and so they’ve been making waves within the New York scene prior to now 12 months — regardless that Straight and Oppenheimer simply graduated from highschool. This week they dropped their newest single, “Spiral,” off their self-titled debut, which is due out March 3 by way of Frenchkiss Data. It is filled with distortion and harmonies that would put you right into a trance, simply as a lot because it might make you need to spiral uncontrolled. —Sadie Bell
LOVBREAKERS are holding Britpop alive and nicely on “Spark”
In case you have been apprehensive concerning the state of Britpop in 2023, it is vitally a lot alive and nicely, particularly on the U.Okay. quartet LOVEBREAKERS’ newest single, “Spark.” Channeling their obvious love of Oasis and Arctic Monkeys, “Spark” options witty and at occasions snarky vocal deliveries that may have given even seasoned rockstars like Liam Gallagher a run for his or her cash. With wailing guitar solos and a contact of playful anarchy, “Spark” additional proves that the Brits will all the time know their means round penning timeless rock music, irrespective of the last decade. —Alessandro DeCaro
PACKS share folk-rock delight “4th of July”
One pay attention of PACKS and also you’re positive to be endeared to singer-songwriter Madeline Hyperlink’s dazed, nearly whine-like supply and pronunciation. Take the Canadian band’s new tune “4th of July” off the upcoming Crispy Crunchy Nothing, as an example: Few can draw out “yeah” or declare they’ve “no fucking clue what is going on on” so charmingly. The tune falls someplace between folks rock and slacker rock, and whereas Hyperlink could also be pondering the importance of contemporary Americana and hedonism, it is a delight — like, nicely, chilling out lakeside on the Fourth of July. —Sadie Bell
