Sound Off: 10 Songs You Need to Hear Now

ROSÈ - "APT."

Blackpink's Rosé turns her favorite Korean drinking game into a cheeky, rollicking pop-rock track, featuring Bruno Mars, that arrives with an irrepressibly fun, Ting Tings-y video.

f5ve - "UFO"

J-pop ground F5ve return with this mutant pop song, produced by A.G. Cook, BloodPop and Count Baldor, that splits the difference between American-style hyperpop and early-2000s pop-R&B, finding a delicate balance between the two.

Panda Bear, Cindy Lee - "Defense"

Panda Bear teams up with Cindy Lee, aka Patrick Flegel, on this winsome, chugging rock track.

FKA twigs - "Perfect Stranger"

The latest single from Eusexua plays like a sequel to Twigs' great Two Shell collaboration "Talk To Me," an elastic happy hardcore track that roils with discontent and sadness.

Kylie Minogue - "Someone For Me"

The highlight from Kylie's new album Tension II is this slinky, lovelorn dance-pop track animated by a chilly trance synth line.

MIKE - "Pieces Of A Dream"

"Pieces of a Dream" is dazed and incredibly lush, floating effortlessly though its all-too-short runtime.

Hildegard, Helena Deland, Ouri - "Pour Your Heart Out"

Hildegard's new jazz-inflected sophomore record Jour 1596 is warm and inviting, and that vibe is epitomised by this shapeshifting boom-bap track.

Morgan Wallen - "Love Somebody"

Genius says this song interpolates Dua Lipa's "Training Season," which is kind of amazing. The country star's second single from MW4 is breaking new ground.

Christopher Owens - "Beautiful Horses"

I love the ambling, soulful tone to this new Christopher Owens ballad, a highlight from his first album in many years.

Speakers Corner Quartet, Tirzah - "This Is How We Walk On The Moon"

Tirzah's last album was populated with raging industrial beats and discomfiting textures; it's a lovely change of pace to hear her with this live instrumentation.

Photography: John V. Esparza