Sound Off: 10 Songs You Need to Hear Now

Sound Off: 10 Songs You Need to Hear Now

By Shaad D'Souza
Sep 20, 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.

Slayyyter - "No Comma"

To celebrate the five-year anniversary of her debut mixtape, Slayyyter has dropped “No Comma” – an all-out rager that matches the spirit of the original perfectly.

Caroline Kingsbury - "Take My Phone Away"

Melodramatic synth-pop from Caroline Kingsbury, a Los Angeles-based, Florida-raised artist with a knack for rhythmic, surging melodies.

Rahim C Redcar - "DEEP HOLES"

First leaked earlier this month, “Deep Holes” is a piece of pulsating Italo disco that’s shimmery and seductive.

Yola - "Future Enemies"

Yola’s first song in three years is “Future Enemies,” a stylistic change of pace that sees the country singer dive into electro-pop.

COUCOU CHLOE - "GUESS"

A song seemingly only composed of sub-bass and gossip, “Guess” is bitchy and exhilarating in equal measure.

Jamie xx, Romy, Oliver Sim, The xx - "Waited All Night"

This song has been firmly stuck in my head since I first heard it many months ago – first-time listeners beware, it’s a military-grade earworm.

Bon Iver - "S P E Y S I D E"

Bon Iver returns to his sparse folk roots on the delicate, gorgeous “S P E Y S I D E.”

Ava Max - "Spot a Fake"

Perfectly polished eurotrash from Ava Max, returning to claim her throne as the queen of modern schmaltz.

Kito, Wafia, Nonso Amadi - "back 2 love"

This triple-header is soft and slinky, cutting forward with the elegance and beauty of perfect couture.

Haiden Henderson - "sweat"

Haiden Henderson throws it back to the era of Metro Station and Cobra Starship on this sleazy new single.

Photography: Valeria Rios