Is anything better than plugging in your headphones, firing up your music app of choice, and jamming out to that brand-new song you're obsessed with?
Don't get me wrong; I love my go-to playlists. The classics are great. But something amazing happens when I hear an awesome new track for the first time. I am filled with anticipation, enthusiasm, and pure bliss as I wonder to myself, Will the chorus be as good as the hook? or Wait — did I just discover my new favorite artist?!?!
New music is one of the best mood-boosters ever to me, and I want to share it with you. So each week, I'm pulling together the most popular (as in, they have over 100K listens within the first few days of their release) and most exciting new music out there for you to turn on, tune in, drop out to.
Let's get listening. If you have any new pieces of musical gold, leave a link in the comments below. And be sure to check next Friday for a whole new slew of songs.
"Devastated" — Joey Bada$$
This trip-hop slow jam is surprisingly smooth. The song also teases a bit of Outkast's "SpottieOttieDopaliscious" and features a hint of mellow guitar strings. The 21-year-old New Yorker raps about patiently waiting for his rise to the top of the game, all in front of the city's iconic skyline. And it seems like it's working out.
Video via YouTube."Let Your Lover Go!" — Brian Marc
Can one fall in love with an electronic R & B track after just a few seconds? The answer is yes. This charming song from Brian Marc is the best discovery of the week, courtesy of my colleague Hunter Harris. Marc's soothing voice, that awesome static beat, the echoey chorus — give me all of it.
Video via YouTube."Don't Do It for You No More" — PARTYNEXTDOOR
Drake's prodigy and Kylie Jenner's music video boyfriend is back, and he's better. His voice is quintessentially characteristic of Drizzy's label OVO Sound. You'll be tempted to sway along. Embrace it.
Video via YouTube."Bird Song" — M.I.A.
M.I.A., I've missed your music! After the Pineapple Express trailer ruined my favorite song by you, followed by The Heat trailer ruining my other favorite song by you, I am so happy to hear that you're back with an equally intriguing and bizarre track. Let's count how many bird references are in the lyrics.
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