Bop Shop: Songs From Selena Gomez, Lady Gaga, Anitta, The 1975, And More

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  Michi: "Still Feel U"
  
  
  https://www.Youtube.Com/watch?V=2KUX1SAr1UA
  
  
  
  Crafting the best fall playlist is a doozy. Autumn is unpredictable — sometimes, the air is crisp because the hemline on your new jacket, while others are a nonstop gloom fest of cloudy skies and mixed signals. Thankfully, we need not look further than alt-pop newcomer Michi for a sound suited to the season. With a ’70s touch and playful hints of folk and fog, the North Hollywood native's music is a guaranteed groove and sway. Her latest, "Still Feel U," is a maple-glazed, autumn-hazed, steady-burning slow jam in the name of addictive romance. She contemplates her malleability in forcing things to work ("What ya think about me / Want me to kill all my identities I had before") before dancing and also the hurt and heartbreak: "You got me hiding from the sun / And as soon as you let me down / I still feel you baby." The vintage visual plays like a homage to retro L.A., With glitter, lo-fi, and meditative nights with companions. Come for the good vibes, and stay for Michi's killer dance moves. —Carson Mlnarik
  
  
  
  
  



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  Frances Quinlan: "Rare Thing"
  
  
  https://www.Youtube.Com/watch?V=1uNwxeIw1bk
  
  
  
  That voice. If you have at any time heard a Hop Along song, you know the power of that voice. It belongs to musical group leader Frances Quinlan, and I had once wrote that it may should make you reevaluate your entire diction." (I stand by this.) That's what makes "Rare Thing," a solo Quinlan venture, such a treat: The action is once again centered around her voice, though blended with wiggly keyboards plus a slamming backbeat. Like some of my favorite Hop Along jams, it opens up halfway through to reveal whimsical treasures only hinted at before. Quinlan's solo album, Likewise, is out January 31. —Patrick Hosken
  
  
  
  
  



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  Anitta: "Pantera"
  
  
  https://www.Youtube.Com/watch?V=jSneYkvMrGs
  
  
  
  If you're not although onboard the Anitta train, "Pantera" should change your mind. The Brazilian pop goddess slinks her way onto the stacked Charlie's Angels album with a sultry warning: She's "dangerous," and also you "better be cautious Channeling her jungle-cat instincts ("pantera" means "panther" in Portuguese), Anitta doesn't ride the beat so much as she floats above it, willing to pounce at any moment. I'm imagining this one soundtracking a scene where the Angels seduce and then poison some crusty villainous boys before strutting off into the sunset; it's just got that swagger. The only *bad* thing about this bop is that it clocks in at a scant two minutes... Although that just means the replay potential is strong. —Madeline Roth
  
  
  
  
  



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  Galxara: "Waste My Youth"
  
  
  https://www.Youtube.Com/watch?V=C-Tr6RWh6Sc
  
  
  
  "My time's like a million dollars / I may spend it anywhere." Galxara ("Gal-ex-ara," if you're in the know) gives us a mantra to live by in her electric "Waste My Youth," where she serves up a glittery combination of Freddie Mercury, Mika, and Paloma Faith. I was addicted to this song the moment I heard it, and I'm absolutely blown away that it isn't bigger than it is. Wait for it – Galxara is coming, and she's going to fully own 2020. Take it from someone who listened to and championed Lizzo before she became a cultural icon: This is an artist to watch. —Brittany Vincent
  
  
  
  
  


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  Eliza & The Delusionals: "Just Exist"
  
  
  https://youtu.Be/tSyixJf9Yt8
  
  
  
  "Just Exist" from Australia's Eliza & The Delusionals is a hooky emo-pop bop that wrestles with romance in the face of growing pains. "Is this what 22 feels like?" Ponders frontwoman Eliza Klatt. "Do you feel alive? Or are you just killing time?" Although it's the final chorus, where Klatt's vocals jump an octave and she really begins flexing her vocal span, stopping just short of a full-on scream, that will cause the hairs on the back of your neck to stand up. I guarantee it. —Bob Marshall
  
  
  
  
  



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  Lady Gaga: "Bad Romance"
  
  
  https://www.Youtube.Com/watch?V=qrO4YZeyl0I
  
  
  
  "Ra-ra-ah-ah-ah / Roma-roma-ma / Gaga, ooh la-la / Want your bad romance" — the refrain that launched a thousand bops. "Bad Romance" by the incomparable Lady Gaga turns 10 this week, and it's good time to mirror. The Fame Monster's lead single single showed the then-ingenue evolving into a serious tastemaker and indisputable pop culture icon. It also ushered in a new era for Gaga and solidified her status as a pop juggernaut. "Bad Romance," with its gritty, dark synths, was the best introduction to the dark EP plus a new era in pop. Soon, each person else was playing catch-up. —Dan McKenna
  
  
  
  
  



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  Selena Gomez: "Lose You to Love Me"
  
  
  https://www.Youtube.Com/watch?V=zlJDTxahav0
  
  
  
  Hindsight is 20/20. There really are words we've spoken wish we may take back, companions we've given also several chances to, and toxic relationships that made us lose the essence of who we are. However on Selena Gomez's powerful new single, "Lose You to Love Me," the singer’s thrown out her rose-tinged lenses and reclaimed the ideal parts of herself. She's not just beginning a new chapter; she's writing a new book.
  
  
  "You promised the world and I fell for it," Gomez sings softly over piano on the opening verse. "I put first and also you adored it." And if she might have contained on a little bit also closesly to a love that clouded her judgment and dimmed her light, what matters right now is that she's made it to the other side. Here, she understands her self-worth. "We'd habitually go into it blindly / I needed to lose you to find me," she sings. And any time an exuberant choir joins in on the final chorus, Gomez officially says goodbye to the relationship she sacrificed so much for only to increase a number of scars. From here on out, it's all self-love. —Jordyn Tilchen
  
  
  
  
  



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  The 1975: "Frail State of Mind"
  
  
  https://www.Youtube.Com/watch?V=x3B2cpy7ob4
  
  
  
  The latest single from The 1975's upcoming fourth album, "Frail State of Mind" is somewhat of a sequel to the band's hit "TOOTIMETOOTIMETOOTIME." Its glitchy electronic beat will sound instantly familiar, however as an alternative opposed to exploding into a bouncy pop chorus, it never wavers from its dreamlike melody. Frontman Matty Healey told Dazed that the song was inspired by pioneering U.K. Electronic producer Burial, explaining that it's about his "social anxiety, you know, going out," exemplified through personalized lyrics like "Go outdoor? Seems unlikely / I'm sorry that I missed your call / I watched it ring." Notes on a Conditional Form, which is shaping up to be the band's most personalized and experimental album however, is out February 21. —Bob Marshall
  
  
  
  
  



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  Sasha Sloan: "Keep On"
  
  
  https://www.Youtube.Com/watch?V=KV2G8NbLJkU
  
  
  
  The mind can be a very, very dark place, and Sasha Sloan gets it. On "Keep On," the singer-songwriter tackles anxiety and depression, reminding those who struggle with mental illness that yet it my feel like it, they're never alone. "The walls are beginning to cave in," she sings over the bright acoustic pre-chorus. Some days I wish I was somebody else." Sloan’s willingness to openly express her struggles and coping mechanisms isn't just relatable — it's refreshing. However this isn't merely a track about struggling; it's about putting one foot in front of the other even on days you don't desire to. "OK baby, you'll be OK," she reminds herself on the song's hopeful and upbeat chorus. "You just gotta keep on breathing / Even whenever your lungs have run out of air." The track is full of ups and downs, yet its message is clear: Living with a mental illness isn't easy, yet "you just gotta keep on rolling." —Jordyn Tilchen