Bop Shop 2020s Edition: Songs From Hailee Steinfeld, Harry Styles, Halsey, And More

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  Hailee Steinfeld: "Wrong Direction"
  
  
  https://www.Youtube.Com/watch?V=39xGflo5kTs
  
  
  
  If you're currently dealing with the aftermath of a shitty relationship, Hailee Steinfeld is right there with you. On her heartbreaking new ballad "Wrong Direction" — rumored to be about none other than former beau Niall Horan — she comes down hard not on her ex, although on herself for not paying attention to the red flags.
  
  
  "Couldn't even visualize you by means of the smoke," the Dickinson star sings on the pre-chorus. "Lookin' back, I probably should've known." Although love has a way of clouding our judgment. And based on the track's chorus, her ex's gaslighting tactics tricked her into thinking they were happy. "Loved me with your worst intentions," she sings, accompanied by piano and violin. "Didn't even stop to question / Every time you burned me down / Don't know how; for a moment it felt like heaven." —Jordyn Tilchen
  
  
  
  
  



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  Girl Friday: "Decoration/Currency"
  
  
  https://youtu.Be/q2j4jD2kDA0
  
  
  
  I showed this track from Los Angeles-based rockers Girl Friday to my buddy Alex, and he responded, "This makes me happy. I feel like each person should be in a musical group, ya know?" And thus I invite you, dear reader, to take the plunge this year. Yes, 2020 will be the year you finally begin a musical group with your companions, also it will be the ideal decision you make for yourself. Never mind that in 2021 it will end in a dramatic and emotional breakup. Stay in the right now! —Bob Marshall
  
  
  
  
  



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  Travy Nostra: "Milano"
  
  
  https://www.Youtube.Com/watch?V=K5gaiOzbrgI
  
  
  
  I'm beginning off the decade in a happy place, willing to take over and do what needs to be done to create ensure that the people that I love are cared about. What puts me in a jubilant state now is "Milano" from Philadelphia/Maryland rapper Travy Nostra. He's been on a slow and consistent grind, putting in the work to care for those around him. Similar objectives along with a gritty sound wrapped in a loving and tender choice in instrumentals, how could I not go crazy over this? —Trey Alston
  
  
  
  
  



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  Harry Styles: "Treat People With Kindness"
  
  
  https://www.Youtube.Com/watch?V=Pi2Gy7DG75g
  
  
  
  Haters will call this corny, nevertheless maybe that's what we need in 2020. Styles is bopping into the new year with the reigning No. 1 album and the most hyped-up ode to altruism you've ever heard. "Treat People With Kindness" — or "TPWK," as it's commonly known — takes the rocker's go-to slogan and turns it into a theatrical, Queen-inspired anthem about being a decent human being. "Feeling good in my skin / I just keep on dancing," Styles declares over a groovy combo of handclaps and congas, before calling on a choir to take him even higher: "Maybe we can / Find a location to feel good!" And the Grinch's small heart grew three sizes that day. –Madeline Roth
  
  
  
  
  



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  Alaina Castillo: "No Importa"
  
  
  https://youtu.Be/lhHSlvf73-U
  
  
  
  Houston-based YouTuber Alaina Castillo has built up her subscriber base within the past few years by uploading videos of herself singing Billie Eilish and Ariana Grande covers. Without Importa," her second single off her new EP Antisocial Butterfly, Castillo proves herself capable of making R&B bangers of her own. Entirely sung in Spanish, the track is a defiant middle finger to haters and naysayers who stick their noses in her relationship. And honestly, what a good mantra to begin out the year with! Do you have negative people in your life who spend their time criticizing your every move? Just remember: "No importa!" —Bob Marshall
  
  
  
  
  



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  Bring Me the Horizon ft. Halsey: "¿"
  
  
  https://www.Youtube.Com/watch?V=VEupjmuEx8g
  
  
  
  Right before 2020 hit, Halsey took us back to 2000. Again. One of pop's premier dark adventurers sounds totally in her element amid the industrial fog of "¿," her new group effort with Bring Me the Horizon. And since genre matters much less than ever here at the outset of the '20s, the breakbeat winks and Linkin Park echoes here are the best way to kick off an intrepid new decade. —Patrick Hosken
  
  
  
  
  



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  September: "Satellites"
  
  
  
  
  
  "Even an angel can just be falling / Don't you cry because you're crawling / Begin again, it's a pretty morning," asserts September over a soaring home techno melody. I've routinely seen this song as a reminder that even in the event fail, you could get up and scrape your way to the best once more. And if it keeps happening, keep getting up. A very special person in my life once shared this song with me, likely unaware of the meaning it contained, and for years I've listened Whenever I required an additional dose of "you can do this." As such, I suggest it for anyone beginning 2020 feeling as though they're staring at a hill they're not so sure they can climb. Let this song be your anthem, and push through. Some days, all you have is yourself, and that's really all you need. —Brittany Vincent