Bop Shop Valentine's Day Edition: Songs From Justin Bieber, DreamDoll, G-Eazy, And More

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  Justin Bieber ft. Quavo: “Intentions”
  
  
  https://www.Youtube.Com/watch?V=9p2wMpVVtXg
  
  
  
  Justin Bieber’s entire new Changes album is a perfect Valentine’s Day treat, nevertheless “Intentions” might just take the chocolate rose. The catchy, upbeat track starts with Bieber swooning (and practically drooling) over the passion of his life, as any V-Day song should. “Picture brilliant, you don’t need no filter,” he croons on the chorus. “Gorgeous, make ’em drop dead, you a killer.” Certainly, this is a love song — née bop — for his spouse Hailey, and the flattery only continues from then on. Additionally to calling her his “rock” and also a “triple threat,” he steps up his game by praising her parents for creating her in the opening place. And if you’re looking for the correct words to mention to your S.O. (And their parents) this holiday, take note. —Jordyn Tilchen
  
  
  
  
  



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  DreamDoll ft. G-Eazy, Rahky: “Who You Loving?”
  
  
  https://www.Youtube.Com/watch?V=CsUN0iY-vyE
  
  
  
  Love & Hip Hop: New York’s DreamDoll has put a fresh coat of paint on LL Cool J’s classic 1996 smash “Loungin (Who Do Ya Luv)” with her rendition featuring a lovestruck G-Eazy, who’s seemingly moved on from spending a day infatuated with Megan Thee Stallion. DreamDoll’s verse is charming with over-the-top confidence as she requires some affection from a guy who she is aware wants her by his side. It gets as uncensored as can be, although she doesn’t even wince. G-Eazy responds to her questions by giving her something of an inquiry to be his bae. They’re both in for one hell of a Valentine’s Day. —Trey Alston
  
  
  
  
  



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  Clairo: “Softly”
  
  
  https://www.Youtube.Com/watch?V=SQdgdWayPhQ
  
  
  
  In the past year, Clairo has solidified her place in indie electro-pop with simply stated lyrics and deadpan tones. Nevertheless I’m here to spread the gospel of one song and one song only: “Softly” falls in the middle of her debut album Immunity and finds the 21-year-old at perhaps her most susceptible, humming about a blossoming romance that burns a little bit hot from the get-go. Everything is emotive — from its chill and lush production to the way “Closer, baby / I want you” rolls off her lips. At the end, “And I don’t care what they say” reminds us that we don’t need anyone’s approval to fall head over heels in love anyway. —Carson Mlnarik
  
  
  
  
  



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  Ratboys: “Anj”
  
  
  https://youtu.Be/3nrI-c9eVNs
  
  
  
  Chicago-based Ratboys's latest is bombastic punky power-pop with plenty of heart. Singer/guitarist Julia Steiner wrote "Anj," the latest single from their forthcoming third album Printer's Devil, about how her childhood babysitter and the ways relationship dynamics evolve with age, especially as adulthood hits. "One time any time we got with each other recently, she confided in me about some trauma she had experienced. It was a fundamental role reversal — she discussed to me not just as a fellow adult, however really she leaned on me for support and comfort in that moment," Steiner explains. That emotional shift is apparent in the developments of the repeated chorus lyric, "I’m not alone," which by the end of the song becomes, "You're not alone." Because the track demonstrates, true love doesn’t have to be romantic to be deeply felt and just as emotionally resonant. —Bob Marshall
  
  
  
  
  



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  Aly & AJ: “Attack of Panic”
  
  
  https://www.Youtube.Com/watch?V=O-BTl6y0iEU
  
  
  
  The true queens of '80s-reminiscent synth-pop are at it again with their moody, sultry, easy-to-love new track. “Attack of Panic” is dynamic in that it alternates between low, claustrophobic moments before breaking out into pure chaos — it’s an audible representation of what it’s like to feel panic setting in while the world surrounding you is falling apart. Mania has never sounded so wonderful. —Dan McKenna
  
  
  
  
  



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  Eric Penn: “Sinking Sand”
  
  
  
  
  
  A photographer’s semi-viral proposal video that I came across featured “Sinking Sand,” a cute new R&B number by rising singer Eric Penn. Firmly planted over calming pianos, he floats by way of the air as he sinks into infatuation with the woman of his dreams. His lyricism is vaguer than common, leaving you to piece with each other the depth of his love-laced lines in real-time. It makes for an intriguing and stirring listen. —Trey Alston
  
  
  
  
  



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  Young the Giant: "Superposition"
  
  
  https://www.Youtube.Com/watch?V=QxJhrwyn0M4
  
  
  
  I'm a hopeless romantic, and I'll forever be drawn to lyrics that cull concepts from the infinite vastness of physics and space time to talk about the connection we feel to those we love. "Superposition" eschews the thought of fate or "psychic visions," although acknowledges that "in any universe," be it this one or in an alternate dimension, this person's lover is their "dark star," or a star with so strong of a gravitational pull that nothing, not even light, can escape. Any time While I fall in love, I fall hard, and this is the kind of romance, this "superposition" I want from my relationship. We are vast, we are infinite, and we are meant to be. Colliding the spaces that divide us? Yes, please. —Brittany Vincent
  
  
  
  
  



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  Moaning: "Fall in Love"
  
  
  https://youtu.Be/7yM4zvMv5Hw
  
  
  
  because the good scholar Liz Lemon once mentioned, "Love is weird. And some days gross.” And, while there really are surely some of you for whom today meets ferns, chocolates, and romantic candle-lit dinners with your old so-and-so, there really are surely several of you who will spend today alone and justifiably bitter. Well, good for you that Moaning’s latest song and video “are brilliant for each person feeling like shit this Valentine’s Day,” the musical group says.
  
  
  Despite what images the title may conjure, “Fall In Love” is about the anxiety of love. "If we fall in love, I will lose you," sings Sean Solomon, who also created the track’s animated visual. In a statement, Solomon says, “The song is about being afraid to fall in love because of expecting heartbreak.” He also admits, “It's a bummer of a song lyrically yet it's pretty fun to dance to!” —Bob Marshall
  
  
  
  
  



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  John Legend: “Conversations in the Dark”
  
  
  https://www.Youtube.Com/watch?V=qUD2GxTeVcI
  
  
  
  If you’ve dropped the ball this February 14, forgotten to show that special someone just how much you appreciate them, or just can’t put your feelings into words, John Legend is out here working overtime to save you. (At this point, let’s add Cupid to his EGOT title.) “Conversations in the Dark” is a staple from the crooner and acts as a pretty love letter to the one you hold most dear. It highlights the most intimate moments between two people that truly just be being the structure of a relationship: late-night chats, rewatching movies that you’re not really watching, loving someone’s insecurities, and accepting them for who they are. In the most John Legend style, his angelic voice promises a love so pure and undying that it’s almost also good to be true. Although hey, I guess love does exist! Share this bop with your lover. P.S. Taylor Swift has made “lover” an acceptable term of endearment right now, right? —Alissa Godwin
  
  
  
  
  



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  Johnny Gill: “My, My, My”
  
  
  
  
  
  No matter your level of romantic experience or your Valentine’s Day status, you could appreciate the deep and booming sexual aesthetics of New Edition member/R&B master Johnny Gill’s “My, My, My.” Today, it rings truer than ever. Take your spouse by their hand and look them up and down, drinking in their organic fragrance and marrying your eyes to their figure. Appreciate their organization to the sounds of Gill’s infatuated ode to physical love. —Trey Alston
  
  
  
  
  



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  Post Animal: “Schedule”
  
  
  https://www.Youtube.Com/watch?V=b_w1uWsq8cY
  
  
  
  Though the groove lives in the pocket and the spacey keyboards propose a rocket launch, Post Animal’s “Schedule” is perhaps most memorable for the heart-rending question it builds toward: “Baby, Whenever I need you, can you fit me in your schedule?” The Chicago psych order does love in technicolor on this one, a key cut from their new album Forward Motion Godyssey, out right now. —Patrick Hosken