Bop Shop: Songs From Taylor Swift, Camila Cabello, Nilüfer Yanya, And More

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  Camila Cabello (feat. DaBaby) - "My Oh My"
  
  
  https://www.Youtube.Com/watch?V=y--dU8lAGs8
  
  
  
  I've had my share of Camila exuding so much glurge and sappiness over 2019 thanks to her relationship with Shawn Mendes. And while her latest album Romance is basically "Shawnmila" in record format, I'm having a lot more fun with it than I may have predicted. There isn't pressure on listeners to swoon over how absolutely head-over-heels the couple are with this sultry track, as it's more about making the time to have some naughty fun: "He’s only here for one thing / Nevertheless so am I." It's thematically darker than anything I'm used to from Cabello, and that's why I'm so in love with. Look for it to inevitably get an accompanying music video soon because this sexy, mysterious prowl for the album's titular romance deserves as such. —Brittany Vincent
  
  
  
  
  



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  Jose Guapo: "Simultaneously"
  
  
  https://www.Youtube.Com/watch?V=T4E_l52V55g
  
  
  
  do you suggest what the word "simultaneous" means? Rapper Jose Guapo went viral earlier this week for an interview clip in which he chuckles once the word comes up because he has no clue what it means (spoiler: it means at the same time). That doesn't stop him from flipping it into a hard song. "Simultaneously" needs to have a second definition in the dictionary now: Jose Guapo's best song for now that's a freestyle of unconfined energy. The bass can be felt directly in your heart as he raps about not knowing what the word is. Call it opportunistic or call it hilarious. Whichever you call it, it's damn good. —Trey Alston
  
  
  
  
  



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  Nilüfer Yanya: "Baby Blu"
  
  
  https://www.Youtube.Com/watch?V=4JcENw71M6c
  
  
  
  Spotify's 2019 Wrapped package notified me that this smoky cut from London virtuoso Nilüfer Yanya was my top-played track of the year. While it didn't issue an exact play count, I'd guess we're looking at something around 100 spins. It's hard to decline — Yanya's voice, a cool warble, is educated behind her years, and the mood created by her and producer Bastian Langebaek is irresistibly charming. "Baby Blu" creeps in like a late-night drive house and eventually peacocks into a whirring carousel that puts you right back in the middle of the club. Time to push play however again. —Patrick Hosken
  
  
  
  
  



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  REYNA: "Clueless"
  
  
  https://www.Youtube.Com/watch?V=u2PnuXUUps8
  
  
  
  What do get as soon as you mix two self-proclaimed shortie sisters with several guitars, some self-love, as well as a camera? Look no further than indie-pop duo REYNA and their latest single "Clueless." The Milwaukee sisters have compiled a feel-good bop that gives off retro vibes with quippy lyrics as completely suited for Instagram captions as they are for screaming at the best of your lungs. In between handclaps, layered vocals, and references to the '90s cult classic movie, the two dwell on a relationship that’s made to break — and the fun in knowing that it'll happen again. The most enduring piece comes throughout the spoken bridge as they admit, "I know I habitually fuck it up / Nevertheless you knew that I was like that / So it's like whichever, just love me anyway." The self-directed visual is the solo, lo-fi karaoke party of our dreams, complete with pizza and satisfying sips of champagne. Perhaps clueless is the new pretty. —Carson Mlnarik
  
  
  
  
  



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  NLE Choppa: well known Hoes"
  
  
  https://www.Youtube.Com/watch?V=UJsllBQkcJg
  
  
  
  NLE Choppa's well known Hoes" is another sinister, trap-infused, candied treat. The latest from the Memphis rapper is about memories, reflecting on a time where however in spite of the fact that the cash wasn't high, his spirits were. NLE Choppa switches things up and makes it more melodic than fast-paced spitting also it works. I noticed myself humming the chorus before I realized what I was doing. —Trey Alston
  
  
  
  
  



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  Taylor Swift: "Christmas Tree Farm"
  
  
  https://www.Youtube.Com/watch?V=mN3rDTAdM2o
  
  
  
  If Taylor Swift's "Lover" isn't quite Christmas-y enough for you, worry not. Last week, the pop star made all of our holiday dreams come true with "Christmas Tree Farm," a bright and cheerful year-end bop inspired by her childhood house. And yet she hasn't lived on that Pennsylvania farm since she was a kid, she can still feel its magic. "In my heart is a Christmas tree farm / Where the people would come / To dance under sparkling lights," she sings, effectively capturing the spirit of the holiday season. "Bundled up in their mittens and coats / And the cider would flow / And I just wanna be there tonight."
  
  
  Swift still has enchanting memories of the place, along with past moments that she wishes she could've shared with her significant other. "You could be there also she sings before painting a picture of her ideal Christmas on her family's old property. "Under the mistletoe / Watching the fire glow / And telling me, 'I love you.'" Ultimately, it is irrelevant where they are. "Just being in your arms / Takes me back to that little farm," she admits. She doesn't need the Christmas tree farm to feel the warmth of Christmas. All it takes is one single person. —Jordyn Tilchen
  
  
  
  
  



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  Yumi Zouma: "Right Track / Wrong Man"
  
  
  https://www.Youtube.Com/watch?V=t-PH1irqmE0
  
  
  
  New Zealand dream-pop musical group Yumi Zouma's new single, "Right Track / Wrong Man," is a total groove. The synth-driven disco-tinged track, the band's first for Polyvinyl Record Co., Is as smooth as it is danceable, never erupting yet never wavering from its steady percussive rhythm. Frontwoman Christie Simpson says in a statement, "This is our dance-floor anthem to the confusion of living through your twenties." Truly, we may routinely use more of these. —Bob Marshall