Welcome to Sound Station, the place we’re highlighting the most effective new tracks that got here out this week. Head into the weekend with songs from Paramore, SZA and extra.
Paramore’s “The Information” is an angsty return to the band’s roots
Whereas “This Is Why” captured Paramore‘s newer influences, “The Information” is a return to the band’s angsty roots. Teeming with the anxiousness of the doomscroll period, “The Information” manages to carry again the band’s tougher roots and pair it with the psychedelic guitar riffs they have been toying with in more moderen years: “Shut your eyes but it surely received’t go away/Activate /Flip off/The information!” Fittingly, it debuted with a horror-filled music video, too. “The Information” proves Paramore aren’t performed reinventing themselves simply but. —Ilana Kaplan
SZA’s “F2F” is a pop-punk anthem for sexy unhappy women
5 years after the discharge of CTRL, SZA returned together with her triumphant follow-up S.O.S. right this moment. The genre-spanning report is stuffed with on the spot classics traversing hip-hop, indie rock, R&B, pop-punk and country-folk. Whereas there are just a few standouts — together with a collaboration with Phoebe Bridgers — “F2F” is the one individuals cannot cease speaking about. The country-tinged anthem has a pop-punk refrain that laments being sexy and unhappy, which is the ethos of the mission. However “F2F” is SZA’s most fun feat on the report, by some means current because the three-way love youngster between Fefe Dobson, Avril Lavigne and Pink Slip. And bonus? Lizzo truly has a writing credit score on the observe. —Ilana Kaplan
MOD SUN and Charlotte Sands’ “SEXOXO” is a nostalgic journey to search out bliss
At this level, Charlotte Sands is pop music’s secret weapon, as she’s consistently in a position so as to add an abundance of emotion and vocal prowess to each observe she is featured on. For “SEXOXO,” pop-punk powerhouse MOD SUN enlists Sands to pen a nostalgia-laced observe that is centered round a somber guitar line and blunt lyricism. It makes an attempt to make peace with the previous to choose up the items and discover true bliss after a heartbreak. MOD SUN shines in his personal proper as a vocalist, seamlessly balancing rhythmic cadences which might be akin to his earlier hip-hop work, with an evocative tone that’s certain to tug in your heartstrings. —Alessandro DeCaro
Lana Del Rey asks “Do you know that there is a tunnel below Ocean Blvd”?
Lana Del Rey made her grand return this week when she introduced her ninth studio album, the fantastically named Do you know that there is a tunnel below Ocean Blvd. To assist the information, she additionally dropped the title observe. The tunnel she’s referring to might actually be one which existed between 1928-1967 in Lengthy Seashore, the place the singer-songwriter lived for a number of years when she was nonetheless performing as Lizzy Grant — however on the dreamy ballad, she’s extra involved about what the essence of such a spot would possibly imply. It is a stunner, and invitations you to consider your individual Ocean Blvd tunnels. —Sadie Bell
Blondshell’s “Veronica Mars” is an alt-rock ode to Kristen Bell
This yr, Blondshell (Sabrina Teitelbaum) made an entrance with a sequence of mesmerizing releases. Now, together with her fourth single, Teitelbaum has crafted an ode to the 2000s cult detective present that rocks like an MTV traditional. Halfway by means of the observe, “Veronica Mars” blossoms right into a ripper, with a guitar squall that would encourage on the spot devotion. All of the whereas, Teitelbaum sings of house, the early aughts, and defending her personal boundaries over an alluring nonchalance. —Neville Hardman
White Reaper erupt in shredding galore on “Fog Machine”
White Reaper all the time fucking rip — and so they do precisely that on the second single off their upcoming album, Asking For a Experience (out Jan. 27 by way of Elektra). The newest tune from the Kentucky stadium rock-inspired band is an uptempo blast that erupts in some very enjoyable, nostalgic shredding. We are able to solely think about how thrilling it could be to see the group play this dwell to a crowd that is completely going off to the sound. —Sadie Bell
Jesus Piece’s “An Providing to the Evening” harks again to traditional ‘90s beatdown hardcore
Philadelphia-based metalcore unit Jesus Piece have made a chaotic return with “An Providing to the Evening,” their first new music since their 2018 debut LP, Solely Self. The observe is an train in unrelenting beatdown hardcore that is accentuated by frontman Aaron Heard’s vocals, which bleed with despair and unbridled rage. Jesus Piece have their musical dynamics all the way down to a science, permitting rigidity to construct simply sufficient earlier than permitting a cathartic launch within the type of pummeling breakdowns and bass-driven grooves. Clocking in at simply over two minutes, “An Providing to the Evening” will evoke your most primal instincts and make you wish to destroy every thing round you — safely, after all. —Alessandro DeCaro
Dove Cameron places a darkish twist on 1994 Edwyn Collins hit with “Lady Like Me”
Dove Cameron has gone full-throttle into darkish pop, and she or he has but to overlook. Following the success of playful numbers like “Boyfriend” and “Breakfast” this yr, the singer has flipped the 1994 hit “Lady Like You” by Edwyn Collins and turned it right into a sultry, synth-pop smash that challenges energy dynamics and gender roles with an air of secrecy. As she says it herself: “This tune is what I’d need taking part in behind me in a slow-motion combat scene within the motion movie of my desires.” So would we. —Ilana Kaplan
Gloomer creates disorienting scuzz on “One Extra Time”
Gloomer, the common-or-garden shoegaze/drum-and-bass mission of Elliott Kozel, is constructed on connecting genres that shouldn’t go collectively, however work. Now, the LA producer has unveiled one other new single, “One Extra Time,” that follows that enthralling sample. Lyrically, the tune revolves round making an attempt to assist family members with drug habit and the battle of caring for somebody set on self-destruction. Over breakbeats, fuzzy guitars, and even a string pattern, Gloomer has made one other lower that mesmerizes and disorients. —Neville Hardman
Samia releases a heartbreaker of a double single with “Pink Balloon” and “Sea Lions”
Nashville-by-way-of-NYC singer Samia has a method about her that would immediately make you break down, simply upon listening to the sound of her voice relaying any variety of her literary lyrics. The double singles she launched this week off her upcoming report, Honey (out Jan. 27 by way of Grand Jury), “Pink Balloon“ and “Sea Lions,” definitely have that emotional pull. The pair examines a failing relationship — from when it is on its method out and drenched in anger (“Sea Lions”) to the calm reflection that may come as soon as you are performed grieving the breakup (“Pink Balloon”). Whereas the love right here might have been as fragile because the string on a balloon, you are going to wish to maintain onto these tracks, and maintain onto them dearly. —Sadie Bell
Lostboycrow’s “Coffe Medicine” is a decadent ode to previous vices
“Espresso Medicine,” the sixth observe from Portland crooner Lostboycrow’s newly launched album Indie Pop, is a decadent love letter to previous vices. Wrapped up in a retro-style association that is paying homage to Arctic Monkeys and Roy Orbison, Lostboycrow exhibits unbelievable versatility as each a singer and lyricist on “Espresso Medicine,” permitting the tune to toe the road between heartfelt sentimentality and melancholy, in addition to projecting his voice in a method that creates a palpable, intimate feeling. “Espresso Medicine” is the proper pick-me-up for a dreary Monday morning spent misplaced in rumination. —Alessandro DeCaro
“LEMON LIME” will make you wish to be finest buddies with the duo Bestfriend
Bestfriend are an alt-pop duo made up of Stacy Kim and Kaelan Geoffrey. Like a meant-to-be indie-pop collaboration of the trendy technology, the 2 related by way of mutual buddies and Instagram DMs and now make music collectively remotely from their respective properties in Vancouver and Toronto. Their newest single, “LEMON LIME,” is an enthralling little earworm, layered with harmonies and sound. Whilst they’re singing of 20-something malaise, it is a comforting tune and can make you an on the spot wannabe bestie of Bestfriend. —Sadie Bell
in poor health peach mark a momentous event with “GUM (The Loveless Edit)” that includes Ian Candy
When in poor health peach shared “GUM” final yr, they promised that they’d rerelease the observe as soon as it reached one million streams. This week, the experimental pop duo of Pat Morrissey and Jess Corazza made good on their phrase with the arrival of “GUM (The Loveless Edit)” that includes Ian Candy. The pair’s chemistry stays as kinetic as ever all through its three-minute runtime, however Candy’s vocals and Estrada’s explosive guitar solo take the observe to new heights. See for your self beneath. —Neville Hardman
Matt Pond’s newest mission because the Pure Traces is again with “Monotony”
Earlier this yr, indie-rock artist Matt Pond introduced that he would now not be performing as Matt Pond PA, as he had for over 20 years. As an alternative, he debuted his newest mission, the Pure Traces, and so they’re already set to launch their debut full-length subsequent yr on March 24. The lead single is a candy, folksy tune about taking a step again and permitting oneself to breathe (“If you begin to consider the best way you breathe/It does not imply you consider in monotony.”) These harmonies and uplifting guitars are certain to do the trick and assist you to take a deep breath in. —Sadie Bell
