Sound Off: 10 Songs You Need to Hear Now

Sound Off: 10 Songs You Need to Hear Now

By Shaad D'Souza
Oct 11, 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.

Charli xcx, Shygirl - "365 featuring shygirl"

It’s finally out – the monumental Easyfun flip of “365,” the chaotic finale of Brat, that was first teased back during February’s Boiler Room. Clubrats rejoice!

JENNIE - "Mantra"

Blackpink’s Jennie shares a solo track that’s fizzy and confident, a bad-bitch anthem powered by her confident rapping and singing.

GloRilla, Sexxy Red - "Whatchu Kno About Me"

This highlight of GloRilla’s debut album Glorious is a brash link-up with Sexyy Red about being the best, basically. What else?

SUSSI - LIFE & LIMB"

Interesting industrial rap from SUSSI, the follow-up to his July single “Voices”.

Tucker Zimmerman, Big Thief - "Lorelei"

Legendary songwriter Tucker Zimmerman links with Big Thief on “Lorelei,” a meditative, warm folk song lifted by Adrienne Lenker’s delicate warble.

Clairo - "Love Songs"

Another great track from Like Someone I Know, Sub Pop’s new compilation of Margo Guryan covers. It could have fit easily on Clairo’s latest album Charm.

Maggie Rogers - "In The Living Room"

Some seriously 2000s pop-rock from Maggie Rogers, continuing to valiantly rescue and rehabilitate unfairly maligned AOR sounds.

Molina - "I am your house"

Anna Domino-style moody no wave from Danish-Chilean producer Molina, from her great new album When you wake up.

The Kid LAROI - "APEROL SPRITZ"

An unashamed pop moment from The Kid Laroi, following in the footsteps of his friend Justin Bieber.

Halsey - "I Never Loved You"

The latest single from Halsey’s forthcoming album is low-key but ingratiating, aided by some very Mk.Gee-style guitar.

Photography: Nicole Mago