Every week, we bring you #SOUNDCHECK — your destination for the best new music that hit the web over the course of the week. Because you should always be prepared when someone passes you that AUX cord. This week's roundup features 10 of our favorite emerging and established artists.
Carly Rae Jepsen’s tongue-in-cheek ode to toxic boys and their red flags is also her sauciest song to date. (YouTube)
Dedicated to the “diving goddess” in all of us, Willow’s latest track is another skilled pop-emo excursion from the young rocker. (YouTube)
Legendary K-pop girl group Girls’ Generation still sound fresh, bubbly, and sugary sweet on their long-awaited comeback track, “Forever 1.” (YouTube)
Some songs defy easy understanding and Brooklyn chanteuse Okay Kaya’s latest is the weirdest, magical song we’ve attempted to decipher. (YouTube)
Come for the bright video game-like beat, and stay for North Carolina rapper TiaCorine’s impressive, rapid-fire flow. (YouTube)
Cynical, talk-y indie rock has been all the rage lately, but Stella Donnelly’s cheerful try proves it can be earnest and delightful too. (YouTube)
Hudson Mohawke’s “Bicstan” is a hyperactive dancefloor explosion that must be properly experienced by viewing its accompanying, unhinged Patti Harrison-starring music video. (YouTube)
Horny cyber robots in the ‘00s is the energy we get from cult internet whiz That Kid’s dizzying new track, “Dry2Wet.” (YouTube)
Rippling, hypnotic synths by Grammy-winning producer Bien et Toi combine with Irish crooner Biig Piig’s lush vocals for a mind-massaging experience. (YouTube)
Beyond being a groovy, lively listen, She She She’s disco anthem “Norma” is also an emphatic refute of the overturning of Roe v. Wade. “We will not go back!” (YouTube)