Keeping up with new music can be exhausting, even impossible. From the weekly album releases to standalone singles dropping on a daily basis, the amount of music is so vast it’s easy for something to slip through the cracks. Even following along with the Uproxx recommendations on a daily basis can be a lot to ask, so every Monday we’re offering up this rundown of the best new music this week.
This week saw Cardi B complete modern music’s most-awaited comeback and Nine Inch Nails take a new step. Yeah, it was a great week for new music. Check out the highlights below.
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Cardi B — “Safe” Feat. Kehlani
It took seven years, but at long last, Cardi B’s second album, Am I The Drama?, is here. Cardi sprinkles collaborations throughout the project and the one she highlighted on release day was the Kehlani link-up “Safe,” which sees the two pining for a man offering security.
Wednesday — “Townies”
Wednesday have been one of the hottest indie groups of the past few years and they continued to build on the rapidly growing legacy last week with Bleeds, a new album. When dropping the album, they shared a video for “Townies,” which sees Karly Hartzman exploring the relationship between budding sexuality and the rumor mill.
Nine Inch Nails — “I Know You Can Feel It”
Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross have made a bunch of film scores at this point. Their band, Nine Inch Nails, though, has technically just done one: Tron: Ares. It’s a score, so a lot of tracks are more textural than structural, but songs like “I Know You Can Feel It” stand on their own as legitimate NIN songs.
Lola Young — “Post Sex Clarity”
Young has quickly emerged as one of the most powerful and exciting contemporary vocalists, a claim she further stakes on her new album, I’m Only F**king Myself. The project is out now and it features songs like the soaring “Post Sex Clarity.”
Raye — “Where Is My Husband!”
Where the heck is the good man Raye has been waiting for? That’s what Raye asks on her catchy, horn-inflected new single, which is the first taste of a currently unannounced second album that’s in progress.
Ashnikko — “Smoochie Girl”
Ashnikko has so far been all over the map rolling out her new album, Smoochies. On “Smoochie Girl,” she’s busting out straight-up pop that’s catchy as hell.
Toro y Moi — “Walking In The Rain (Unerthed)”
Instead of dropping a deluxe album for Hole Erth, Toro y Moi came back with Unerthed: Hole Erth Unplugged. It’s not quite just an acoustic project as the title might suggest, but rather, it gives every song from the album a stylistic shift.
Samia — “Cinder Block”
Samia unveiled Bloodless earlier this year, but that’s not stopping her from continuing to drop new music this year. Last week, she revealed “Cinder Block,” which interpolates a pair of Leonard Cohen songs: “Suzzane” and “Hallelujah.”
Destroy Lonely — “Screwed Up”
Destroy Lonely is keeping his fans fed as he just dropped Broken Hearts 3, his eighth project since 2019. Highlights from the album include the party-ready “Screwed Up.”
Thundercat — “Children Of The Baked Potato” Feat. Remi Wolf
The Baked Potato is a quirky and iconic LA venue, known for its jazz shows and literally serving baked potatoes. Thundercat tapped Remi Wolf to help him play tribute to the spot on a new song last week, “Children Of The Baked Potato.”