Earlier this month Harry Styles welcomed fans into his home with stellar third album âHarryâs Houseâ. The record, given four stars here at NME, opens with âMusic For a Sushi Restaurantâ, a slinky number boasting bolshy brass and catchy scatting that was a must add to NME Radio this week.
Other new additions include Mr Jukes & Barney Artistâs tribute to â90s hip-hop on â93â, as well as Foalsâ feel-good summer tune â2001â.Check out the rest of the new tracks on NME 1 and 2 below:
On the A List:
Harry Styles
âMusic For a Sushi Restaurantâ
Harry Stylesâ third album âHarryâs Houseâ opens with the velvety âMusic For a Sushi Restaurantâ. In her four-star review of the album, NMEâs Rhian Daly wrote that the earworm: âcomes tearing into view with a diva-worthy wail from the star that quickly dissolves into a slinky bassline and, shortly after, a peacocking trumpet melody that feels both flashy and celebratory.â
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Mr Jukes & Barney Artist
â93â
Mr Jukes â the solo project of Bombay Bicycle Clubâs Jack Steadman â has once again teamed up with frequent collaborator Barney Artist, for their new track â93â. The two-minute tune pays homage to hip-hop music from the â90s, with Barney dropping bars of tribute to the likes of Nas and Busta Rhymes, while nodding to Steadmanâs production prowess: âThe flows are too cold and Jackie donât miss.â
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On the B List:
Watch the Ride & Nia Archives
âMash Up The Danceâ
âGive me da riddim make me mash up di danceâ proclaims Nia Archives on âMash Up The Danceâ, a joint single with dance supergroup Watch the Ride. The pulsing jungle anthem is sure to be a smash at events this summer, something Nia Archives has already witnessed. âHave seen this one going off in my sets for a minute now and I know itâs gonna mash up dance for the summer of jungle,â she shared when the track was released.
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Foals
â2001â
Foals have shared another preview of their upcoming record âLife Is Yoursâ with new track â2001â. In a press statement frontman Yannis Philippakis described the tune as “a postcard from the past”, with the title 2001 referring to the year the band moved to Brighton. Speaking about the period of relocation, Philippakis says: “we were a young band, and there was the feeling of the first taste of independence.”
And while it may sound like a sanguine, summer tune, he adds that ‘2001’ “was written in the depths of the pandemic winter, and thereâs an escapist desire to break out from the feeling of being cooped up, both in terms of the pandemic and adolescence.â
Listen: Spotify | Apple Music
Momma
âLuckyâ
American indie rockers Mommaâs âLuckyâ is a grungy love song that celebrates the highs of a new relationship. Frontwoman Etta Friedman sings: âHowâd I get so lucky? / Next to you in shades of green / My whole lifeâs a trophy / I picked the golden MVP.â Watch out for their album âHousehold Nameâ dropping July 1.
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On the C List:
Oliver Sim
âHideousâ
The xxâs Oliver Sim shares a deeply personal aspect of his life on new solo single âHideous’. The beautiful track sees him speak publicly about his experiences of living with HIV for the first time. Finding catharsis in confronting his emotions, Sim shared: âIn recent years, Iâve become a firm believer that the best antidote to these feelings can be bringing them to the surface and shedding some light on them.â
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Rachel Chinouriri
âHappy Endingâ
Taken from Rachel Chinouririâs latest EP âBetter Off Withoutâ, âHappy Endingâ follows the indie singer-songwriter on her journey through the end of a relationship. Over an infectious instrumental, Rachel sings her recollections of the lows: âWay that you was, was just unforgivable / Like I donât trust enough / You try to love me in the meantime / You wasnât ready for the decline.â
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Aitch
â1989â
Mancunian rapper Aitchâs â1989â features the 22-year-old spitting on a beat sampled from The Stone Rosesâ iconic anthem âFools Gold.â Happy Mondays frontman Shaun Ryder opens the track with an anecdote: âIâve had loads of nights out involving drugs, sex, fucking â you name it. But the great thing is I can never remember it.â The new tune is part of the rapperâs upcoming debut album, âClose To Homeâ, a release Aitch told NME will be â100,000 percent a proper Manchester albumâ.
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Dehd
âWindowâ
Chicagoans Dehd have just released their brand new 13-track album âBlue Skiesâ, from which âWindowâ is taken from. Expect to hear the hard-hitting track when the trio embark on a world tour that kicks off in August and completes in November.
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DJ Seinfeld
âLost Islandâ
Swedish DJ/producer DJ Seinfield steps away from his signature melancholic sound for his latest release âLost Islandâ, a groovy and spirited number guaranteed to get the dance floor bouncing. The track was initially made exclusively for his live sets, but âafter my Australian tour a few months ago, I felt that the reactions to it warranted a proper releaseâ, the DJ explained.
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