Orville Peck's Heartbroken Twang, Jessie Ware's Sultry Banger, And More Songs We Love

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  Orville Peck: “Smalltown Boy” (Bronski Beat cover)
  
  
  
  
  
  Orville Peck’s latest, a Spotify Singles cover of Bronski Beat’s 1984 ballad about a small-town expat, is the flamboyant nation crooner at his finest: mournful, melodramatic, and infectiously catchy. The British synth-pop trio’s masterful storytelling finds a kindred spirit in Peck’s soulful vocals. His entire cover is thick with emotion. Once Peck sings, “Run away, turn away, run away, turn away, run away,” you feel restless in your seat; whenever he belts, “Cry, boy, cowboy, cry,” you feel the phantom prickle of tears in your eyes. It’s Peck’s rodeo, y’all. We’re all just living in it. —Sam Manzella
  
  
  
  
  



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  Jean Dawson: “Clear Bones”
  
  
  https://www.Youtube.Com/watch?V=YYUiCP3eMAA
  
  
  
  The more you listen to Jean Dawson, the more you hear. On “Clear Bones,” the latest from the California musical polyglot, indie rock mingles with SoundCloud rap echoes because the cheerful tune sneaks in an examination of death. By the final time he asks Mr. Death, “Will you wait on me?,” A watery Mac DeMarco-style solo cuts the whole song in half. It’s wild, an aesthetic Dawson prides himself on waving like a flag. —Patrick Hosken
  
  
  
  
  



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  Jessie Ware: “Soul Control”
  
  
  https://youtu.Be/QwhkvO_hCOM
  
  
  
  what occurs whenever you mix two parts Róisín Murphy with one part Body Language-era Kylie Minogue? You get the album of the summer, sweetie! Jessie Ware first burst onto the scene with her bestselling 2012 debut LP, Devotion. Nevertheless her latest release, What’s Your Pleasure?, is an assortment of sultry dance bangers that could be on repeat at every Fire Island pool party — if those were a thing this year. It's a staggering feat to create an album that sounds like it may would be played at a debaucherous Berlin nightclub plus a calming candle-lit bath. Ware's sexy new single, "Soul Control," forces you to wish you were grooving at your local gay bar, although the solo dance-off served in the song’s music video will have to suffice so far. Where all my Warewolves at?! —Chris Rudolph
  
  
  
  
  



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  Phoebe Bridgers: “I Know the End”
  
  
  https://www.Youtube.Com/watch?V=ZC6mEJ5i5y8
  
  
  
  The entirety of Punisher, Phoebe Bridgers’s rather anticipated sophomore album, merits a listen, nevertheless “I Know the End,” its epic final track, shines in its own right. The song opens with Bridgers’s resigned sadness about a damaged couple in a similarly damaged land, building over the course of almost six minutes to a percussion-heavy crescendo. “The billboard mentioned the end is near / I turned around, there was nothing there / Yeah, I guess the end is here,” she concludes. Nevertheless don’t let the biblical allusions fool you; this isn’t your average end of days. There’s a careful optimism at the heart of “I Know the End.” It pulsates, unsteady although sure. On Instagram, Bridgers mentioned she rejected to delay dropping Punisher up until the world goes back to usual because she doesn’t think it should. “Here it is a little bit early,” she wrote. “Abolish the police. Hope you like it.” Perhaps the end isn’t such a bad thing immediately considering that. —Sam Manzella
  
  
  
  
  



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  Remi Wolf: “Disco Man”
  
  
  https://www.Youtube.Com/watch?V=V1dtRs_vN6Y
  
  
  
  Please permit me to introduce you to your new obsession: Remi Wolf. The Los Angeles singer-songwriter hasn't only honed her funky soul-pop sound, nevertheless she’s got the charisma to match — whether she’s dancing alone or leading a party of glitching 3-D clones. From her new EP, I’m Allergic to Dogs!, "Disco Man" is as evocative as its title suggests, though Remi takes more cues from rainbow-hued production and hand claps than the discotheque. “Said that he’s a disco man / And he’s got a lot of fiscal plans,” she sings over an addictive chorus, daring you to refuse the urge to dance. “I instructed him he might kiss my hand / If he meet me at the disco, man,” she sings before bursting into a fiery bridge. You’ll hope to put this one on repeat. —Carson Mlnarik
  
  
  
  
  



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  Sasami: “Toxicity” (System of a Down cover)
  
  
  
  
  
  several weeks prior, video of a Nigerian wedding crowd losing their minds to “Toxicity” went viral. I watched it about 50 times — the joy on their faces mirrored my own, seeing vividly how music remains a universal language. System of a Down’s political messaging has never been more vital (“Prison Song,” in particular), and the full-body euphoria of “Toxicity”’s chorus permits for sheer release as you scream the word “disorder!” A bunch of times. This is what makes Sasami’s acoustic cover so arresting; as an alternative opposed to plugging in and yelling, she dials the track down to its serene skeleton, plucking and nearly whispering. That’s universal, also — a telephone call to arms disguised as a fragile ballad. It doesn’t fit the dance floor, although it’s brilliant for immediately after hours. —Patrick Hosken
  
  
  
  
  



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  Arca: "Mequetrefe"
  
  
  https://youtu.Be/AZKPd3k6O6A
  
  
  
  KiCk i is the opening in a series of four albums from the Barcelona-based, Venezuala-born artist Arca. It released last week and marks some of the musician's most obtainable, joyful work to date, straddling genres — reggaeton, pop, industrial — and featuring collaborations with Björk ("Afterwards") and Rosalía ("KLK"). The track "Meguetrefe" is a disorienting compilation of synthetic clicks and distorted vocals about "the tenderness beyond expressing who you are without shame," the singer mentioned in a statement. Meanwhile, the corresponding video suggests an identity, as well as a body, in the method of transforming and evolving, aching to be realized. —Coco Romack
  
  
  
  
  



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  Ginger Root: “Out of State”
  
  
  https://www.Youtube.Com/watch?V=P_EqHsHZxiE&feature=youtu.Be
  
  
  
  Cameron Lew is a jack of all trades with Ginger Root, crafting the project’s “aggressive elevator soul” sound, and also directing and editing his videos. New single “Out of State” is a catchy tune all its own, inspiring head bops with an endless provide of ethereal funkiness. Although, its video is a cinematic journey, following Lew as he trains for an epic table tennis battle in a tribute to his grandfather and the kung-fu films he grew up watching. —Carson Mlnarik