We were spoiled with new music last week. Khruangbinâs third album âMordechaiâ saw the Texan trio continue to push the boundaries with their woozy brand of psych. Jessie Ware returned to the dancefloor with the euphoric, â80s influenced âWhatâs Your Pleasure?â, and we were finally gifted Haimâs spectacular âWomen in Music Pt. IIIâ.
16 songs long, Haim’s third album sees the sisters experiment with their sound more than ever before. âI Know Aloneâ is imbued with skittering dance beats reminiscent of UK Garage, âMan From The Magazineâ â a searing takedown of the sexism the band have received over the years â utilises Joni Mitchell-flecked folk, whilst âAnother Tryâ embraces calypso rhythms and squelchy production. Itâs earworm âGasolineâ that weâve picked for the NME Radio playlist this week though â a slinky cut of sun-drenched indie-rock thatâll be trapped in your head all week.
Also on the playlist we have the outstanding new tunes from Anderson .Paak, Noname and the return of Bring Me The Horizon.
Here are all this weekâs additions to the NME 1 & 2 playlists:
On the A List
Haim
âGasolineâ
With its lilting riffs and warm vocals, âGasolineâ will have you longing for spontaneous road trips with pals.
Listen: Spotify | Apple Music
Anderson .Paak
âLockdownâ
âLockdownâ feels like a piece of history. On it, Anderson .Paak discusses the current Black Lives Matter protests, commenting on “agent provocateurs” attending the protests (“We was tryna protest, then the fires broke out/Look out for the secret agents, they be planted in the crowd”), the effect Covid-19 has had on unemployment and the death of George Floyd (“Killed a man in broad day, might never see a trial”). Itâs incredibly powerful â and an essential listen.
Listen: Spotify | Apple Music
Dance Lessons
âNew Jobâ
Dance Lessons’ latest release is painfully relatable. âNew Jobâ, a skipping slice of electronic-flecked pop, is about desperately trying to fill the void left by an ex. âGot a new job, just so I can stay busy/and never have to think about you,â frontwoman Ann sings over twinkling guitar licks in the chorus. Weâve all been there â but Dance Lessons make it sound so much sweeter.
Listen: Spotify | Apple Music
On the B List
Phoebe Bridgers
‘I Know the End’
Phoebe Bridgers‘ second album âPunisherâ is a masterpiece. Weâve gone for the gorgeous âI Know the Endâ for the playlist. Opening with ethereal, emotional gut-punch verses, it then erupts into pure euphoria midway through, complete with jubilant trumpets and soaring vocals.
Listen: Spotify | Apple Music
Victoria Monét, Khalid & SG Lewis
âExperienceâ
Victoria MonĂ©tâs teamed up with Khalid & SG Lewis for her latest â a funk-laced floor-filler stuffed with disco beats, shimmering synths and taken forwards by a strutting bassline.
Listen: Spotify | Apple Music
Noname
âSong 33â
In just over a minute Noname manages to say more than most artists can in an entire album. Addressing the killing of George Floyd and the murders of trans women worldwide, as well as J. Cole’s rumoured criticism of her, itâs a formidable 70 seconds.
Listen: Spotify | Apple Music
Fenne Lily
âAlapathyâ
Alapathy, the first single from Fenne Lily‘s upcoming second album ‘BREACH’, is a made-up word merging “apathy” and âallopathic”. The fidgety song mimics the anxiety Lily’s experienced, with its lyrics tackling her experience taking medication to improve her mental health, and how she found it didn’t solve the problems she was going through. Brilliantly honest, the break-neck tune is an exciting glimpse of whatâs to come on the rest of the album.
Listen: Spotify | Apple Music
On the C List
Saweetie
âTap Inâ
With its bouncing beats and Saweetieâs slick vocals, âTap Inâ is a stone-cold smasher.
Listen: Spotify | Apple Music
Bring Me The Horizon
âParasite Eveâ
Bring Me The Horizon are back with âParasite Eveâ â a wild dystopian offering that fuses rock with whirring electronics, and comes accompanied with semi-terrifying lyrics that about the end of the world.
Listen: Spotify | Apple Music
Sault
âBow’ (feat. Michael Kiwanuka)
Sault’s latest album, âUntitledâ, was released to “mark a moment in time where we as Black People, and of Black Origin are fighting for our lives”. It’s an important listen â and weâve selected this collaboration with Michael Kiwanuka for the playlist this week.
Listen: Spotify | Apple Music
Flume
âThe Difference’ feat. Toro y Moi (Jon Hopkins Remix)
Finally this week weâve got Jon Hopkins remixing Flume and Toro y Moi‘s recent collaboration â turning the electronic tune into a techno-laced hit. The only problem? We wonât be able to hear it at 4am in a festival dance tent this summer.
Listen: Spotify | Apple Music
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