Bop Shop: Songs By Halsey, Selena Gomez, Rosalía, Chloe Lilac, And More

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  Halsey: "You Asked for This"
  
  
  https://www.Youtube.Com/watch?V=_nC-11FlVqY
  
  
  
  We all knew a collaborative album between Halsey and masters of sonic moods Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross was going to be good; the uncertainty was in how good. While "Bells in Santa Fe" might be the strongest song on their impressive new LP If I Can't Have Love, I Want Power, the one I keep returning to is the surging "You Asked for This" for how it's seemingly designed to hit every pleasure center in my brain. Motorik rhythm? Unexpected shoegaze chorus? A cathartic release courtesy of Halsey demanding, "I want everything I asked for?" It's all here, and we didn't even have to ask. —Patrick Hosken
  
  
  
  
  



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  Tokischa, Rosalía: “Linda”
  
  
  https://youtu.Be/CmmTz3W-JO0
  
  
  
  This raucous cross-continental collab between Dominican rapper Tokischa and Spanish pop star Rosalia brings with each other two distinct genres, with an energizing dembow rhythm and pointed flamenco claps, and two ladies who just wish to party. In the music video, shot with director Raymi Paulus in the Dominican Republic, a crew of femmes wearing eye catching knits and short shorts grind on cop cars because the singers repeat in Spanish, "We kiss, yet we're homies.” Honestly, who doesn't wish to create out with their hot companions at the club once in a while? —Coco Romack
  
  
  
  
  



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  Macy Rodman: “Joshua”
  
  
  
  
  
  “Joshua, I’m crazy crazy for you,” croons Brooklyn nightlife mainstay Macy Rodman in this standout cut from her recently released third album Unbelievable Animals. Although don’t let the chorus fool you. Her infatuation is one-sided, adding a dizzying sense of desperation to an otherwise upbeat dance track. “I’m crazy crazy for you / I’m crazy crazy for you / I’m crazy, what can I do?” Rodman sings over spiraling synths before devolving into animalistic snarls. You get the feeling her question is only partly rhetorical. —Sam Manzella
  
  
  
  
  



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  Chloe Lilac: “10 Things”
  
  
  https://www.Youtube.Com/watch?V=OrNu31ENaKU
  
  
  
  Brooklyn-based pop singer Chloe Lilac dials up the angst on new single “10 Things,” a grungy and gritty friend-breakup bop with a telephone call out to the classic ’90s film. A punk turn from her previous earworms, Lilac maintains the same level of vulnerability and brutal honesty, name dropping a dude named Nathan and “rich kids with daddy issues,” as she examines a friendship where she stayed around also long. With a throbbing guitar riff plus a hearty helping of pointed zingers, its three minutes end way also soon. Thankfully, the repeat button is right there. —Carson Mlnarik
  
  
  
  
  



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  Pinegrove: “Orange”
  
  
  https://www.Youtube.Com/watch?V=spqjiIMV6Ss
  
  
  
  Pinegrove describes the new song “Orange'' as “a waltz about the climate crisis.” It’s a meditation on political inaction that conveys the anger and disappointment several of us have in our elected officials once it comes to climate policy. The track was written while in the 2020 Oregon fires as soon as our social eats were full of pictures of apocalyptic orange and red skies burning from the West Coast. “Today, the sky is orange, & you & I know why” the band’s frontman Evan Stephens Hall belts. One year later, the song sounds just as relevant as fire engulfs Lake Tahoe and soon after a summer of record-breaking catastrophic weather events. —Farah Zermane
  
  
  
  
  



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  Selena Gomez, Camilo: "999"
  
  
  https://www.Youtube.Com/watch?V=cJTmumMot1U
  
  
  
  Have you seen Selena Gomez act opposite Steve Martin and Martin Short on Hulu's Only Murders in the Building? She's delightful and slightly withdrawn, her deadpan charm a nice counterweight to the zany eccentricities of her co-stars. None of that relates to "999," her latest Spanish-language song that finds her alongside Camilo, except in the value of the teamwork. Their voices sound wonderful with each other, whether blended into one, as on the hook, or complementing each other on alternating verses. Selena keeps proving that she can do it all; no reason attempt to solve a murder this time. —Patrick Hosken
  
  
  
  
  



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  ABBA: “Don’t Shut Me Down”
  
  
  https://youtu.Be/hWGWFa3jznI
  
  
  
  It’s been nearly 40 years since the Swedish quartet released any new music, however that changed this week once ABBA reported that their new album, Voyage, will be obtainable in November, and a live concert experience starring digital ABBAtars premiering next year. To hold us over up until then, the musical group dropped two new songs, “I Still Have Faith In You” and “Don’t Shut Me Down.” The initial track is a lush personalized piano ballad about the bandmates’ enduring bond that’s still strong soon considering that these years. Yet it’s the second song that will unleash your inner dancing queen. “Don’t Shut Me Down” is classic disco ABBA that sounds like a mix of “When All Is Mentioned and Done” and “If It Wasn’t For the Nights,” two of their best and most underrated songs. —Chris Rudolph
  
  
  
  
  



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  Lady Gaga: “Free Woman (Rina Sawayama & Clarence Clarity Remix)”
  
  
  https://www.Youtube.Com/watch?V=FVqa_3esRqk
  
  
  
  A friend and fellow Little Monster once described Lady Gaga’s “Free Woman” as a “something out of a Kohl’s commercial,” a scathing critique I haven’t been able to unhear up until this remix. “XS” pop queen Rina Sawayama and electro-pop singer-songwriter Clarence Clarity issue an edgier, glitch pop-inspired take on the Chromatica track, infusing grit and urgency into an otherwise honest self-empowerment anthem. I can’t speak for Mother Monster, although I’m sure she’s overjoyed. —Sam Manzella