Bop Shop: Songs From Post Malone, Charli XCX, Kyle And Teyana Taylor, And More

The search for the ever-elusive "bop" is tough. Playlists and streaming-service suggestions can only do so much. They often leave a lingering question: Are these songs really good, or are they just new?

Enter Bop Shop, a hand-picked selection of songs from the MTV News team. This weekly collection doesn't discriminate by genre and can contain anything — it's a snapshot of what's on our minds and what sounds good. We'll keep it fresh with the latest music, yet expect a number of oldies nevertheless goodies) every once in a while, also. Get ready: The Bop Shop is currently open for business.

Charli XCX ft. Haim: "Calm"

https://www.Youtube.Com/watch?V=zQQKZ8z98gk

There's nothing quite as frustrating as unrequited love, and "Warm" by Charli XCX and Haim knows that feeling wholeheartedly. The lyrics, which are sung over a soft electronic beat, speak to the confusion we feel any time we're finally prepared to break down our walls for someone devoted to keeping theirs up.

"Tell me the reason / Why we can't fall in love," Charli sings on the chorus. "You gotta tell me the reason / Why you won't open up." Nevertheless despite pushing for answers and complicated her love interest to "fall in love" and "risk it all," there's a looming sense of heartache just around the corner. And while Haim's dream-like harmonies are pretty, they can't distract from the reality that some days people can't love us the way we want them to. —Jordyn Tilchen

!!!: "Couldn't Have Known"

https://www.Youtube.Com/watch?V=nSzCG2xeUMw

From the exceptionally trippy (and NSFW) video to the euphoric samples in the song itself that bring to mind Basement Jaxx's "Romeo," "Couldn't Have Known" claims its rightful place as my new preference song from dance musical group !!! In years. It's impossibly catchy, with a fully different sound than any of the other hits I'm into now. Any time As soon as I require a palate cleanser from the glistening pop sound I take in on a usual basis, I'll be applying this as a reminder of how funky and mind-expanding music can really get — especially in case you watch the video also. Seriously, it's astonishing stuff. —Brittany Vincent

Miette Hope: "Enough"

https://www.Youtube.Com/watch?V=kMg1YruarQM

That crisp chill airborne means that Sad Bop Season is upon us, so may I submit Miette's new song "Enough" for your fall feels. The New York-based singer/songwriter tackles grief head-on with the track, building a haunting inward journey that finds the narrator coping with pain through the whichever means she can to fill the void. Miette is open about the track being inspired by a period in her life where she wrestled with excess in the aftermath of losing her father. "The emotions I felt while in that time are encompassed in an individual question," she says. "Will it ever be enough?" Miette's Pendulum EP is out right now. —Bob Marshall

Whitney: "Song for Ty"

https://www.Youtube.Com/watch?V=UF1owRgMqXA

Chicago good-time folk act Whitney recently had their own holiday declared in their residence city. If you're wondering why, imagine "Song for Ty," a gentle exhale that builds to a noble realization: "Though the changes come, you'll get by." Such solace — and the soft, spongy guitar parts that stroll alongside the lyrics will comfort, also. —Patrick Hosken

Black Marble: "Feels"

https://youtu.Be/fXkKdNLH_RM

There's no better way to immediately conjure up feelings of nostalgia than with a bouncy '80s-inspired synth, and Black Marble's Chris Stewart is aware that. His latest single "Feels" is all about saying goodbye to the comfort of the past, no matter how complicated that might be. Even with the added emotional touch of real VHS footage from family member archives utilized while in the video, the song never truly feels weighed down and stays light on its feet. Black Marble's forthcoming third album Bigger Than Life is out October 25. —Bob Marshall

Post Malone: "Circles"

https://www.Youtube.Com/watch?V=wXhTHyIgQ_U

Autumn beckons. Post Malone's latest tune from Hollywood's Bleeding (out today) is sincere and adorable, in a not-so-innocent way. It's sweet and chilly, although there's a very real feeling of aggravation and wandering eyes. Posty's love has gone cold again, and he's not intent on sticking around again for the next carousel ride. It's a very real feeling in a relationship, that stinging realization that the routine doesn't have anything new to display to you. Post hides this harsh sentiment with friendly guitar plucks that ease your soul, even if your heart could be damaged on the other side of the equation. The chorus ends with sweet, encouraging yelps from Post to "run away." As he repeats it, the idea becomes harsher and harsher, even if it sounds like he's smiling as he sings it. —Trey Alston

Kyle ft. Teyana Taylor: "F You I Love You"

https://youtu.Be/zJGRSN6DKF4

it can be a little simplistic, yet has any phrase better encapsulated the ups and downs of a tumultuous romantic relationship than "fuck you, I love you"? Kyle's funky new R&B track is given a boost by Teyana Taylor, who not only adds the female perspective in verse two yet also directed the song's incredible visual, which finds the couple switching off arguing and cuddling in a spinning, gravity-defying apartment. Planned in case you like your beautiful things disorienting and your disorienting things beautiful. —Bob Marshall