This rolling, bass-led track is a defiant statement of intent, Simz reminding us, simply and powerfully, that she’s a “. Ever tried to be a better person? Probably. If the ballsy ad didn’t get your attention, the EP’s opening song ‘Milionària’ will. Catchy and furious in equal measure, ‘Big’ is a song to feel invincible to, and when Chatten yells. Sharon Van Etten surprised many fans with her gutsy rebirth on rocky fifth album ‘Remind Me Tomorrow’. Over a prowling bassline, he repeated the central line, “She wants to be your James Bond”, over and over, later adding in details to paint an intriguing picture of a woman who “can suss out the spy” and “makes no sudden moves”. As you’re swooning over a significant other at sunset (as attack drones circle overhead). The London rapper’s third album ‘Grey Area’ gave us her take on the omnipresent theme of self-love, reclaiming the word “selfish” and twisting it into something positive. ‘Old Town Road’ stayed at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 for 19 weeks. The iconic electronic duo made their name in the ‘90s with big beat and pumping party-ready psychedelia, but they’ve mellowed ever so slightly since then. over the stuttering production, which perfectly fuses Charli’s avant-pop sensibilities and Christine’s funk-flecked sound.
The album’s opening track is a four-minute distillation of this life-affirming majesty, all shimmering Danger Mouse production, unchained backing vocals and clattering percussion. Did I just walk in on some circle jerk shit? When to play it: In an Uber, leaving the party early. More please. Don’t forget the knee-slide. Or wherever you actually live; Stoke, Milton Keynes, etc. Find it on: ‘Seeking Thrills’, which is due out in 2020. Answer: a lot like, “She’s sparkling like a fresh glass of Perrier / She’s happy like my birthday”. Tyler recruited Solange for the multi-layered disco march of this ‘IGOR’ cut, on which he muses on a fractured relationship. It also proved once again that music doesn’t need to rely on the industry’s traditional machinations to make a splash; it went viral on video creation app TikTok and broke chart records in the US. As the light at the end of the tunnel comes into view. TS. When to play it: When things get rough. I’m the dead girl in the pool, what the fuck is going on, An anthemic love letter to your teenage self, Nowhere did the theme come into greater focus than on ‘Seventeen’, the glorious third single from the New Jersey native’s first album in five years. “I’m finally holding onto letting go,” heartbroken frontman Corey Taylor roars, the sort of meaningless Slipknot lyric that makes you want to fire up the JCB and drive into a wall. Billie Eilish’s ‘Bad Guy’ has no real right to be a chart-topper. Danielle Haim has explained that this gorgeous tune was inspired by the devastation of her partner’s cancer diagnosis.
It's never too late to show it. Yet, somehow, Billie was similarly confused.
“Didn’t I do it for you?” Twigs repeatedly asked on ‘Cellophane’, the emotional desperation growing each time she posed the question. ), several scoops of funk and topped off with a sprinkling of sugary hooks, it’s a sweet sonic treat.
Subtly gloomy but still gorgeous. The lyrics were empowering, too, King Princess celebrating submission and telling a lover, “I don’t care if you degrade me / ‘Cause after all you are my safety / And everything you touch just feels like yours to me.” RD. The thing is, you can’t claim the lead single from their impossibly brilliant sixth album. Shouting commands about the place like a boss, Simz also reminded us just how pioneering she is, setting herself apart from any other rapper in the UK. Many may have written off ‘Old Town Road’ as a throwaway novelty, but one of 2019’s most inescapable tracks was also one of its most important. And its three tracks so far haven’t helped fans form a picture of what to expect come 2020.
The first taste of BTS’ ‘Map Of The Soul: Persona’ was an incredibly sweet one – a vibrant burst of bubblegum pop with an added Halsey twist. As well as being one of the best pop songs of the year, then, ‘About Work The Dancefloor’ has been embraced by the dance community.
, Whack took aim at someone who’d done her wrong with the resigned sorrow of someone who did want to work it out really, whatever she said on the track. Though Caribou – aka Canadian producer Dan Snaith – has been keeping a low profile for the last five years, he’s been pumping out banging tunes under a different moniker, Daphni. Speaking to NME this year, Matty Healy said ‘People’ was written as the band fled a US show in which Matty had spoken out against gun violence and there were concerns for his safety.
The result is something with so much energy it’s like drinking Monster in a moshpit, a Parklife-like stream-of-consciousness with precise comic timing and heaps of nutter-on-the-loose attitude, as if the spirit of Keith Flint were haunting the studio. Part of Ronson’s divorce-inspired album of sad bangers, title track.