Soccer Mommy's Space-Age Synths, Junglepussy's Salad Slams, And More Songs We Love

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  Soccer Mommy: “Circle the Drain (Unknown Mortal Orchestra Remix)”
  
  
  https://www.Youtube.Com/watch?V=5Lj0pfkBxPY&feature=youtu.Be
  
  
  
  “Circle the Drain” gets the psychedelic rock treatment courtesy of Unknown Mortal Orchestra, whose spacey synth sounds transform the Swiss-born indie rocker’s mellow depression anthem into something appropriately otherworldly. Aspire to feel even more moldy in the brain? Soccer Mommy’s original version dropped pre-pandemic in January 2020, which was technically this year, although the Before Times feel like a distant memory. “Hey, I’ve been falling apart these days,” indeed. —Sam Manzella
  
  
  
  
  



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  Wild Pink: “The Shining However Tropical”
  
  
  https://www.Youtube.Com/watch?V=kMUQpapX0zU&feature=youtu.Be
  
  
  
  New York’s Wild Pink have routinely been hard to order. A dream-pop musical group doing jangle-pop (or vice versa)? A crunchier War on Illegal narcotics with emo accents? Arena-sized new single “The Shining Nevertheless Tropical” doesn’t clear that up with little effort, as an alternative exercising a newfound largesse where musical group leader John Ross’s poetic musings can mingle with soft synthetic noises and gorgeous open guitar strums. Ratboys’s Julia Steiner adds subtle vocal harmonies, and Schitt’s Creek’s Annie Murphy stars in the meditative video, proving that no matter what bucket Wild Pink falls into, they’re in good organization. —Patrick Hosken
  
  
  
  
  



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  Blackpink ft. Cardi B: “Bet You Wanna”
  
  
  https://www.Youtube.Com/watch?V=gXBdvSj9F2I
  
  
  
  The very best love-crazed R&B-pop fusions — from Amerie’s “1 Thing” to Little Mix’s “Move” and Beyoncé’s “Crazy In Love” — use all of the same elements to harness and release the feeling of flailing wildly over a new crush. They’re erratic in each way: soaring, speeding hooks randomly shattering into sharp edges of sparse percussion; vocals that wail at the edge of human sonic comprehension, then a smirking one-liner delivered like a whisper to your ear. Pop has had massive moments in 2020, from Dua Lipa's Future Nostalgia to Lady Gaga's Chromatica, yet this standout from Blackpink’s long-awaited LP, The Album, finds the genre at its freest. —Terron Moore
  
  
  
  
  



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  Gregory Dillon: “Lovely.”
  
  
  https://youtu.Be/pd_674eQlDw
  
  
  
  require a synth soundtrack for your next séance? Brooklyn crooner Gregory Dillon has already sung about having a “Alien Boyfriend,” so why not tackle the other side of the supernatural spectrum with a spooky tune about demons and nightmares? This glittering slice of dark pop will not only have you dancing in your seat although will also encourage you to break out the Ouija board. If that’s not scary enough, the accompanying Blair Witch Project-esque music video is set within a graveyard. Be warned: you could wish to listen with the lights on. —Chris Rudolph
  
  
  
  
  



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  Why Don’t We: “Fallin’”
  
  
  https://www.Youtube.Com/watch?V=vgx-R_4s12U
  
  
  
  Last time we heard those drums, they soundtracked Kanye West’s rage on “Black Skinhead,” courtesy of production from Daft Punk. However right now, Why Don’t We have utilized them for an onslaught of falsetto and romantic confusion. The “Fallin’” video, likewise, is true to its name, finding Corbyn, Daniel, Jack, Jonah, and Zach embracing antigravity. —Patrick Hosken
  
  
  
  
  



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  Junglepussy: "Main Attraction"
  
  
  https://youtu.Be/dN6S63t4tBE
  
  
  
  the initial single off the Brooklyn rapper's fourth album Jp4, dropping October 23, "Main Attraction" is classic Junglepussy: a composite of witty, stiletto-sharp punchlines that riff on themes of wellness and independence. "These bitches want me to create sense / They should just make a fruit salad she quips. Given she once delivered a lecture about self-care at Yale, perhaps we should heed her opinions. —Coco Romack
  
  
  
  
  



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  I Dont Know How Although They Noticed Me: “Leave Me Alone”
  
  
  https://www.Youtube.Com/watch?V=iwpnuaBoKPU
  
  
  
  “Leave Me Alone,” the lead single from iDKHOW’s debut album, Razzmataz, is densely charged funk rock — brash, full-throttle electric noise that rattles your bones and melts your face off. It’s like playing The 1975 out of a Toyota Prius with all four tires on fire. It’s the bright future captured by that stadium sound: The Killers, Franz Ferdinand, Jet. Could this Salt Lake City duo, Dallon Weekes and Ryan Seaman, become the next genre-defining musical group? Perhaps. —Terron Moore
  
  
  
  
  



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  Joohoney: “Smoky”
  
  
  https://youtu.Be/3ruHs2BKa9M
  
  
  
  “Smoky” is the emo-K-pop crossover we required. The second single from Monsta X rapper Joohoney’s solo mixtape, it’s a scream-cry, headbanging track that revels in the realization of losing your way. “It’s about me collapsing in the darkness, losing my old self who was so passionate,” Joohoney mentioned in a statement. Your eyes will begin stinging any time the children's choir joins on the chorus, and also you could hear why Joohoney also says this is “a song for myself in the future,” a reminder of where you’ve been as well as a wake-up call for whenever you are slipping back. Crank this track all of the way up, roll the windows down, and speed down the highway screaming, "Smoky!” With Joohoney. It's cathartic. —Daniel Head