It’s important to establish expectations before jumping into any commitment, and Bay Area rapper Saweetie has no problem setting the bar high. You can’t be there like a father and it’s f-king with you mentally.” - JOSH GLICKSMAN The Houston native bounces his way through a wave of anecdotes that depict the harsh reality of growing up surrounded by gang violence and a broken criminal justice system, with the 29-year-old getting particularly poignant as he provides life updates to incarcerated friends: “Let me tell you ‘bout your daughter, yesterday, she tried to walk. A.U.Īccompanied by a wave of funky synths, Maxo Kream’s dependably strong storytelling chops hit a peak in this Brandon Banks standout. Alyse Vellturo, also known as alt-rocker Pronoun, certainly does that on her blistering, emotionally loaded I'll Show You Stronger single - unlike most of her "Stay" predecessors, the title isn't used as a plea but as a proclamation: "If you're gonna go, I think I'm gonna stay." A clever twist and a worthy entry to the canon. If you're going to use one of the most well-traveled song titles in pop history for your new album's lead single, you better find something new to add to it. Both highly danceable and genuinely cool, "Where's the Catch" walks the line between electronic music and hip-hop with the calm swagger of the truly lifted, a vibe extended to any listener. Blake weaves his eerie falsetto over a production oscillating between shimmeringly complex beats and a spare kick drum, while flexing his hip-hop bonafides not only through the stoney, sexy groove, but through a hypnotic verse from rap legend Andre 3000.
A.U.Įnglish producer and longtime master of atmosphere James Blake creates a dually ominous and alluring mood with "Where's the Catch," from fourth LP Assume Form.
Leading off his excellent 2019 EP Velvet: Side A, Adam Lambert's "Superpower" is one of the pop/rock powerhouse's most natural fits yet, a sleek electro-rock growler that stuns with both strength and finesse. Not like it really required much of a stretch for a guy currently serving as the frontman for Queen to embrace a 21st-century version of stomping, arena-sized glam rock, but it's still heartening just to hear how much Lambert seems to have found his musical sweet spot. Warning: Listening to “Someone You Loved” will induce feelings of heartbreak, remind you of your worst breakup and possibly leave you in tears. Nominated for song of the year at the upcoming 2020 Grammys, the 23-year-old Scottish singer-songwriter effortlessly wrenches our guts on the piano ballad from the brutal first line: “I'm going under and this time I fear there's no one to save me.” The track spent three weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100, while the video shined a light on the importance of organ donation and the charity Live Life Give Life - ensuring that our bleeding heart is beating once again and stronger than before. “Make Art Not Friends” starts with a nearly two-minute trippy instrumental before transitioning to a guitar-and-drum groove while everyone’s favorite country anti-establishmentarian looks “out the window at a world on fire.” He’s “tired of the lights,” and there’s only one solution: “Think I’m gonna just stay home/And make art, not friends.” Simpson might have shifted his sound on this one, but the curmudgeonly attitude remains. Sturgill Simpson told fans to expect something “sleazy,” “steamy” and “psychedelic” on his latest album, Sound & Fury, and while the 10-song LP is indeed a marked departure from his more country-leaning music, it’s also wry as ever. In a more just world, this would've been the song to get the late Lil Peep his first Hot 100 top 40 hit. As it toggles between vocals from all three, it's impossible to tell where the verses stop and the chorus starts - it's all hooks, really, a song where every part feels like That Part. An unlikely combination of three very different alt-leaning acts, "I've Been Waiting" is far more seamless than it has any right to be, finding common ground in the artists' shared pop sensibilities.
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