
Sound Off: 10 Songs You Need to Hear Now
By Shaad D'Souza
Aug 16, 2024
It's impossible to be across all the new music out each Friday. Luckily, PAPER is here to help you out: each week, we round up 10 of our favorite new songs from artists — emerging and established — to soundtrack your life. From the surreal to the sublime, these songs cover every corner of the music world. The only criteria: they all have to absolutely rip.
Subscribe to our Sound Off Spotify playlist here and check out this week's tracks, below.
Tinashe - "No Broke Boys"
The highlight of Tinashe’s new album Quantum Baby is this laid-back kiss-off, its teasing gang vocals fitting perfectly with the jazzy, ambling production.
Lisa, Rosalía - "New Woman"
Lisa and Rosalía’s maximalist styles prove a canny match on “New Woman,” a multi-part odyssey that’s futuristic and old-school at the same time.
Megan Thee Stallion, Latto - "Squeeze"
Latto and Megan Thee Stallion throw it back to the ‘80s on this vintage-toned highlight of Latto’s new album Sugar Honey Ice Tea.
Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars - "Die With A Smile"
Gaga and Bruno Mars stake out wedding song territory on the sweet non-LG7 ballad “Die With A Smile.”
Peggy Gou - "Find The Way"
Peggy Gou continues to chase the biggest audience possible on “Find The Way,” which nods to Robin S’s classic “Show Me Love.”
Cash Cobain, Laila! - "problem"
Every rapper alive, seemingly, is on this new Cash Cobain track, and they’re all duking it out to be the weirdest and filthiest.
TRY, Empress Of - "With Me"
Shuddering baile funk from TRY and Empress Of, who add a gothic twist to this brand of shuddering electronic pop music.
Desire - "I Know"
Plush synth R&B from marquee Italians Do It Better artist Desire, who injects the song’s soft atmosphere with a healthy dose of creepiness.
Rosie Lowe - "Something"
Soulful synth-pop from the skewiff producer and songwriter Rosie Lowe, whose jittery production recalls Tirzah and other beloved British dance artists.
Kito, Kah-Lo, Baauer, brazy - "take your vibes and go"
It only takes one listen to know that this will be a floor-filler for a long time, a freewheeling dance-pop chimera that’s fun and ridiculous.
Photography: John Esparza!
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