Bop Shop: Songs From Yola, Taemin, Sigrid, And More

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  Yola: "Stand For Myself"
  
  
  https://www.Youtube.Com/watch?V=SMa2jthBS3Y&feature=youtu.Be
  
  
  
  "You're stronger than anyone yet still so fragile," Yola sings as she wades through her own self-doubt and insecurities on "Stand For Myself." Nevertheless with help from Hannah Vasanth, The Black Keys's Dan Auerbach, and The Highwomen's Natalie Hembry, Yola crafts a song ultimately designed to be reported, with the fuzzy guitar lines acting as fanfare horns decreeing a mental level-up. "I'm alive!" She shouts by the tune's end, her voice curling like talons. She'll ensure you know it. —Patrick Hosken
  
  
  
  
  



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  Half Waif: “Sodium & Cigarettes”
  
  
  https://www.Youtube.Com/watch?V=PU2HDhGzmXk
  
  
  
  On “Sodium & Cigarettes,” Half Waif’s Nandi Rose takes off the rose-colored glasses once and for all. The Hudson Valley-based indie artist layers shimmering harmonies over a mournful piano melody, transmuting the ruin of an ill-fated relationship into a hauntingly cute ballad. “It’s also late right now to begin taking it back,” Rose realizes, “so I better be looking forward.” —Sam Manzella
  
  
  
  
  



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  Sigrid: “Mirror”
  
  
  https://youtu.Be/E7lr7pU9fYA
  
  
  
  in case you came over to my apartment in 2018, I probably made you watch Sigrid’s “Strangers” video because I was full-on obsessed with the Norweigan pop star’s pulsing ode to a pretend love affair. Her new track, “Mirror,” is another emotional anthem, however this time it’s about falling in love with yourself. Immediately after Dua Lipa, Jessie Ware, and Kylie Minogue’s latest albums, we’ve been told that “disco is back” — yet it never left! For some of us, disco isn't a trend that comes back around every few years, however a way of life — something Sigrid clearly subscribes to. In her confident new bop, Sigrid sings about falling in love with who she sees in the resemble, all while delivering a solid self-love dance-floor filler. Like in “Strangers,” Sigrid’s “Mirror” video features high-waisted jeans and energetic choreography, including an epic desert dance-off against herself. Sigrid habitually is aware the assignment. —Chris Rudolph
  
  
  
  
  



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  Mustafa ft. Sampha: "Capo"
  
  
  https://www.Youtube.Com/watch?V=J1R_-5ECmto
  
  
  
  It's been four years since Sampha gave us the masterful ballad "(No One Is aware Me) Like the Piano," so it's dreamy to hear him sing over the keys again. This time it's thanks to a lilting and busy melody from Mustafa, who spins a partially spoken-word tale about his upbringing. That's just the surface of the poet and singer-songwriter's new album, When Smokes Rises, one of the most singular folk releases in some time. —Patrick Hosken
  
  
  
  
  



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  Taemin: “Advice”
  
  
  https://www.Youtube.Com/watch?V=sQg4VCB3bYw
  
  
  
  It has become normal knowledge to expect the unexpected once it comes to Taemin (or any SHINee members for that matter), yet his work on solo single “Advice” has exceeded any and all possible expectations. Accompanied by an electrifying, blue-hazed visual, “Advice” gives fans rare insight into the man beyond the idol, expressing his inner monologue in a way that is both lyrically and melodically unique. Taemin is routinely breaking the restrictions of what is expected of a K-pop idol, keeps it up and continues to push that narrative with “Advice.” —Sarina Bhutani
  
  
  
  
  



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  Foxing: "Where the Lightning Strikes Twice"
  
  
  https://www.Youtube.Com/watch?V=9iLRDPlp4xM
  
  
  
  We know lightning doesn't strike the same spot twice, so any time St. Louis arty metal band Foxing singer Conor Murphy says he wants to go to the place where it does, you know it's a real ethereal ask. Nevertheless Foxing have routinely been ethereal, merging dream pop and emo grandeur with whatever the hell they want for a decade. Their latest album, Draw Down the Moon, is another hearty blend; start your fascination with "Where the Lightning Strikes Twice" and get more feet moving to its marching beat. —Patrick Hosken
  
  
  
  
  



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  Ora the Molecule: perish to Be a Butterfly"
  
  
  https://www.Youtube.Com/watch?V=eqEr1OvDh0I
  
  
  
  Looking for off-kilter however immediately engrossing electronic pop? Look no further than Norwegian artist Ora the Molecule, whose uniquely icy sound on perish to Be a Butterfly" will leave your blood cold. This week, it got four similarly singular remixes — from Justin Jay, The Egg, Terr, and Olefonken — in keeping with its psych-minded approach to avant-pop. Get lost in it. —Patrick Hosken