Releases include “TUYA” by ROSALÍA, “Who Told You (feat. Drake)” by J His, “VULGAR (with Madonna)” by Sam Smith and Madonna, and “WHAT THE HELL ARE WE DYING FOR?”. By Shawn Mendes, who wrote the song 24 hours after New York City was covered in smoke from the Canadian wildfires. But that’s not all.
EDM maestro Chris Lake has released a remix of the sure-fire club banger “In The Yuma (feat. AATIG) (Four Tet Remix).” City Girls released “Piñata” and Youngboy Never Broke Again released the first single from their new album, “Realize (feat. Lil Dump, Rojay MLP, NBA Big B).”
There’s been a lot of new music this week, so here are some of my picks for your weekend playlist.
1. Noah Kahan – Stick Season (Will All Be Here Forever)
Rising indie folk artist Noah Kahan is stealing listeners’ hearts. It’s not hard to love his music, a perfect blend of The Lumineers, Mumford & Sons and Hosier. his new album Stick Season (We’ll All Be Here Forever), 21 songs that are purely Noah-like are recorded. The Vermont-born singer delivers raw storytelling with a symphony of banjos and strings set against country-influenced backgrounds. It’s worth listening from top to bottom.
2. Niall Horan – The Show
Niall Horan releases first album since 2020 Spectacle, show, play…And wow, does this feel like the moment Horan soared into superstardom with former bandmate Harry Styles? Dare I say it’s his best? Through 10 songs, Nile takes you on a journey of love and positivity. This album is one you can already imagine bringing together fans from all walks of life. This is a body of work Horan has been working on for years, and it’s a special album that deserves to be rewarded.
3. Carter Rubin – “Last”
Carter Rubin may only be 17 years old, but his voice already has a timeless quality to it, and his new single, “Last Time,” perfectly captures it. It’s an honest song about falling in love at a young age and perfectly showcases Carter’s star-strength vocal prowess. With the nature of a classic summer anthem, “Last Time” is Carter’s Rubin submission to Songs of the Summer.
4. Will Linley – “Tough (Girls Song)”
Fans love Will Linley because he’s able to create tracks that perfectly encapsulate what it feels like to be a member of Gen Z and perfectly sums up what we’re all feeling all the time. A musical personification of “do your own stunts”, Lynley is a singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and always showing off her impeccable talent. “Tough (The Girls Song)” gives him an ’80s vibe that never gets old and a fun single about the end of a long-distance relationship.
5. Arctic Lakes – “My Weakness”
Arctic Lake, the duo of Emma Foster and Paul Holliman, are gearing up to release a new EP. How do you make it look so easy? On the new single “My Weakness”. It’s classic “Arctic Lake,” an open-hearted single about how being in love can be both your greatest strength and weakness. Alongside the single, the duo released a video of them speeding down a neon-lit highway to the song.
6. Baby Queen – “Dream Girl”
Baby Queen, arguably London’s biggest ‘anti-pop’ star, is here with ‘Dream Girl’…a pop-punk fusion that brings together the two diametrically opposed sides of her encounter. The song is about Baby Queen falling in love with a woman who was already in a relationship with a man and she wanted what she couldn’t have. It’s punchy, fun, exciting, and a perfect wrap-up to this New Girlfriend Music Girlfriend Friday roundup.
