{"id":475,"date":"2025-05-16T17:22:31","date_gmt":"2025-05-16T17:22:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hubpsotemail.net\/?p=475"},"modified":"2025-05-30T11:23:55","modified_gmt":"2025-05-30T11:23:55","slug":"sound-off-10-songs-you-need-to-hear-now-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hubpsotemail.net\/index.php\/2025\/05\/16\/sound-off-10-songs-you-need-to-hear-now-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Sound Off: 10 Songs You Need to Hear Now"},"content":{"rendered":"

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It’s impossible to be across all the new music<\/a> out each Friday. Luckily, PAPER<\/em> is here to help you out: each week, we round up 10 of our favorite new songs from artists \u2014 emerging and established \u2014 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.<\/p>\n

Subscribe to our Sound Off Spotify playlist here<\/a> and check out this week’s tracks, below.<\/p>\n

Song of the week: fakemink, ecco2k, Mechatok – \u201cMAKKA\u201d <\/h3>\n

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The brute-force intensity of London rapper fakemink works perfectly with ecco2k\u2019s ethereal, vaporous vocals on this raucous Mechatok production. fakemink is already in the middle of a viral moment \u2013 his songs \u201cEaster Pink\u201d and \u201cLV Sandals\u201d have both found a natural home on TikTok \u2013 and \u201cMAKKA\u201d feels like a song that\u2019s going to cement him as one of 2025\u2019s genuine rising stars.<\/p>\n

Neggy Gemmy – “Polly Pocket”<\/h3>\n

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The latest single from Neggy Gemmy\u2019s She Comes From Nowhere<\/em> contains a little bit of Alvvays and a tiny hint of Stereolab; it\u2019s warm and fresh-feeling, vintage-toned but never stuffy. <\/p>\n

Lola Young – “One Thing”<\/h3>\n

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I have a soft spot for Lola Young, the Tyler the Creator collaborator and viral singer-songwriter whose rough-around-the-edges charm is key, I think, to her success. That goes doubly for \u201cOne Thing,\u201d which is a filthy sex jam that kinda sounds like mid-2010s Metronomy. <\/p>\n

Rihanna – “Friend of Mine”<\/h3>\n

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At this point, Rihanna only really releases music because a film production is contractually requiring her to, but there\u2019s some genuine fun to be had with \u201cFriend of Mine,” which rides a surprisingly raucous house beat. <\/p>\n

Yeule – “Dudu”<\/h3>\n

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Yeule taps into the daydreamy, singalong spirit of a lot of classic 2000s trip-pop on this light, airy new track. <\/p>\n

Wolf Alice – “Bloom Baby Bloom”<\/h3>\n

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\u201cBloom Baby Bloom\u201d is bold and brash, moving from delicate Latin-tinged pop into aggro glam-rock swagger. Makes an impact! <\/p>\n

Acopia – “Talk About It”<\/h3>\n

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The latest Acopia single channels avant-pop pioneers like Anna Domino while incorporating a bracing sense of forward motion; it\u2019s hypnotic and cutting. <\/p>\n

Morgan Wallen, Tate McRae – “What I Want”<\/h3>\n

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Relations between the US and Canada aren\u2019t all that bad right now after all: There\u2019s still room for each country\u2019s biggest to collaborate on a song that, while not as big a banger as it probably should be, is still profoundly catchy. <\/p>\n

Girl Ultra, Empress Of, Chromeo – “Tomas”<\/h3>\n

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I\u2019m going to the beach later, and will listen to this on the entire journey down. How could you not? <\/p>\n

Nate Sib and 2hollis – “back & forth”<\/h3>\n

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It\u2019s always nice to see besties collaborate; this highlight from Nate Sib\u2019s new album is walloping, smart and intensely minimalist. <\/p>\n

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Photography: Lola Young by Lily West & Eliana Shymansky<\/em><\/p>\n

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