Bop Shop: Songs From Kendrick Lamar, B.I, My Chemical Romance, And More

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  Kendrick Lamar: "The Heart Part 5"
  
  
  https://www.Youtube.Com/watch?V=uAPUkgeiFVY
  
  
  
  At the say of vehicular escape, Kendrick Lamar's face morphs into O.J. Simpson's. If he raps, companions bipolar, grab you by your pockets," he becomes Kanye West. And then Jussie Smollett, Will Smith, Kobe Bryant, and finally, his departed friend Nipsey Hussle. Between these, in the show-stopping one-shot video for "The Heart Part 5," Kendrick reverts back to his original face to keep rhyming. It's a startling spectacle, also it takes repeated viewings to catch every nuance. However nothing is more potent than whenever he takes on Hussle's visage, then once again his own, to state plainly: "To the killer that sped up my demise, I forgive you / Just know your soul's in question." —Patrick Hosken
  
  
  
  
  



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  My Chemical Romance: "The Foundations of Decay"
  
  
  https://youtu.Be/V2kWUJkRvVs
  
  
  
  Welcome back to the Black Parade. My Chemical Romance have returned with brand new music soon after eight years. The nearly six-minute new song "The Foundations of Decay" uses war and turmoil as allegorical reflections of several angles: their roots, their career, their influential legacy, aging, and the supposed decaying state of the world. So much has changed since their breakup in 2013, with its members pursuing different paths and achieving different accomplishments ("And so tired with age / He turns the page / Let the flesh submit itself to gravity"). Nevertheless the love for creating music still lingers, as shown in lead vocalist Gerard Way's expressive length and the heavy chorus: "Let our bodies lay while our hearts will stay / Let our blood invade if I perish in pain / Right now if your convictions were a passing phase / May your ashes feed the river in the morning rays." The musical group may not have the ability to return exactly to how things were, although they are ready to perform music to bring comfort in these strained times. —Athena Serrano
  
  
  
  
  



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  B.I & Soulja Boy ft. DeVita: "BTBT"
  
  
  https://www.Youtube.Com/watch?V=ygJgQAYZVi0
  
  
  
  Coming off the heels of 2021’s Cosmos, B.I makes his return to the scene with the intense and inspired "BTBT," a unique recount of an experience with love at first sight. Sonically, B.I displays a deep sense of confidence and security with this comeback, blending his distinctive raspy vocals with a layered, bass-heavy track to prepare construct a genre fully his own. With B.I leading the charge lyrically, "BTBT" also features AOMG newcomer DeVita at the melody and American rapper Soulja Boy with a solo verse to round out its composition, combing both Eastern and Western influences to make construct a beautifully blended track. Released alongside a futuristic visual filled with flying cars and more than a few leather, "BTBT" serves because the best introduction to B.I's new era, leaving fans going "be tle be tle" in anticipation for what's to come next. —Sarina Bhutani
  
  
  
  
  



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  Pale Waves: "Lies"
  
  
  https://www.Youtube.Com/watch?V=FsLwaNLwbVo
  
  
  
  Alt-rock outfit Pale Waves channeled timeless '90s pop on their last album Who Am I?, however they're taking an edgier turn with "Lies," the opening taste of their upcoming third record Unwanted (due out August 12). With crunchy guitars and angst to spare, frontwoman Heather Baron-Gracie calls out a lying lover whose checkered past has finally caught up with them. With a throbbing bassline and headbang-worthy drums, it's clear there's no love lost here, and its throwback production will have you rock out whenever you watch the world burn. —Carson Mlnarik
  
  
  
  
  



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  Mxmtoon: "Victim of Nostalgia"
  
  
  https://youtu.Be/qi6Bihy_H3U
  
  
  
  From quarantine meditations to recalling late night drives spent listening to Bon Iver, Mxmtoon has habitually had a penchant for reflection. Her chirpy new single, "Victim of Nostalgia," finds her confronting her tendency to romanticize the past and the ruse of growing up. The lyrics are diaristic and unflinchingly sincere ("Will I routinely be the words I wrote any time Whenever I was 17? / Will the world still be around As soon as I turn 63?") As a wistful guitar riff scores what feels like the most relaxing quarter-life crisis. It sounds like the best coming-of-age film theme, though songs of soundtracks past have never cut quite so deep. —Carson Mlnarik
  
  
  
  
  



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  Spielbergs: "Brother of Mine"
  
  
  https://www.Youtube.Com/watch?V=PZ5706GvOQs
  
  
  
  Oslo power trio Spielbergs have one of my main go to musical group names at the moment, and their latest tune definitely cooperates with the the cause as well. "Brother of Mine" revels in high-octane blazing guitar, a rallying sense of urgency, and also a familiar rush for any fan of propulsive rock music. "It has this sort of dark, sad eeriness to it that we really like," guitarist/vocalist Mads Baklien mentioned in a statement. He's right. You may be listening to "Brother of Mine" for the initial time, however it feels like you've lived with it for a while. —Patrick Hosken
  
  
  
  
  



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  JPW: "Wealth of the Canyon"
  
  
  
  
  
  Jason P. Woodbury recently called his album Something Happening/Always Happening a variety of "meditation pop/spiritual twang." For someone who just became a father, these words felt like they vibrated at the correct frequency for me. So I dug in to find that "Wealth of the Canyon," a standout track, plays like a desert broadcast from the past where remnants of space-age pop mingle with a undeniably easy (and breezy) feeling you might've noticed out Topanga in 1972. Its message is clear and whispers to you in the voice of each person and no one: "Hey, everything's gonna be alright." What a relief. —Patrick Hosken
  
  
  
  
  



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  Yellowcard: "Ocean Avenue"
  
  
  https://youtu.Be/X9fLbfzCqWw
  
  
  
  Feeling nostalgic lately? Yellowcard may have damaged up more than five years prior, however there’s habitually a place off "Ocean Avenue." The upbeat, catchy pop punk song brings the yearning intensity with its rapid drumming building tension in the chorus, accompanied with electric-guitar chords, violin strings, and lead vocalist Ryan Key's enthusiastic vocals. And yes, Ocean Avenue is a real place in Florida. "It's this place where we used to hang out in Jacksonville," Key said back in 2004. As a substitute of talking about a girl, it's talking about scene as well as a feeling that we desire to get back to: hanging out and writing, before we moved to California." Since Yellowcard's disbandment, the line "I know somewhere, somehow we'll be with each other hits different. Although good news: The musical group is expected to reunite and perform in the 2022 Riot Fest this September at Chicago. "We'll be with each other for one more night" on September 17. —Athena Serrano