Sound Off: 10 Songs You Need to Hear Now

Song of the Week: Perfume Genius and Aldous Harding - "No Front Teeth"

“No Front Teeth,” a rollicking, ridiculous highlight from the first half of Perfume Genius’s great new album Glory, almost feels like a parody of a rock song: Its FULL ROCK sections just absolutely go for it, in a way that made me laugh on my first few listens. It’s an unexpected song for both artists, which is part of what makes it so fun — a feeling magnified by the track’s incredible video, a violent, surreal, orgiastic dream sequence that sets a high bar for any other clips set for release this year.

JENNIE and Doechii - "ExtraL"

JENNIE dips back into her BLACKPINK-era trap mode on the latest single from her new album, which gets a frantic Jersey club boost courtesy of recent Grammy queen Doechii.

Tate McRae - "Revolving door"

Another Jersey club track! This time a ballad, from Tate McRae’s third album; the high-pressure beat adds a nice twist to her usual sound.

Selena Gomez, Benny Blanco and Gracie Abrams - "Call Me When You Break Up"

I won’t stand for Benny Blanco hate on this column or the internet. This peppy new cut from his and Selena’s new collab album, with an assist from Gracie Abrams, is sneakily catchy.

Don Toliver, Speedy, J-Hope and Pharrell Williams - "LV Bag"

Totally strange combination that, I can’t lie, doesn’t always totally work. But you have to adapt in an ever-shifting marketplace of ideas, and you have to give Don credit for that.

Saya Gray - "...THUS IS WHY (I DON'T SPRING 4 LOVE)"

The opening track from Saya Gray’s new album SAYA is a serene country track that builds into churning indie-pop, a strong display of her ability to meld genres.

Suki Waterhouse - "Dream Woman"

Suki enters her Ultraviolence era on this gauzy, tar-soaked new new one. It’s a welcome change of pace after the vintage-y indie pop of her last record, and ends with a killer maelstrom of a finale.

Samia - "Lizard"

A sonic outlier on her new album Bloodless, “Lizard” finds Samia getting back into the synth-pop groove she briefly established on “Mad At Me”. Like that song, it’s a song whose delightful atmosphere belies prickly lyrics.

Blondshell - "Two Times"

Blondshell’s latest is a delicate, '90s-leaning indie-folk track with a punchy, insistent chorus.

Yung Lean - "Forever Yung"

Yung Lean goes Jeff Lynne mode on this spangly synth-pop track, which is peppy but severely emotional.

Photography: Cody Critcheloe