My Chemical Romance, “ The Foundations of Decay” Gossamer dream-pop for girls who like girls who might have been profiled in a “ Chickfactor” zine circa 1992. For an otherwise sobering song about taking the blame to keep romance afloat, “The Only Heartbreaker” hits your body like a shot of vitamin B12. Mitski scales the peak of pop melodrama in her fashionably ’80s synth-rock jaunt.
Why this veritable buffet of sexual metaphors didn’t become the smash it was clearly cooked up to be is one of 2022’s great mysteries. Megan Thee Stallion and Dua Lipa, “ Sweetest Pie” Having sung backup for everyone from Brandi Carlile to Ozzy Osbourne to Harry Styles, the women of L.A.’s Lucius drafted Carlile to produce their latest LP, which climaxes with this sparkling ’80s-pop bop. (MW)Ī slow, slinky, D’Angelo-ish R&B jam from a singer finally breaking out on her own after more than a decade of behind-the-scenes songwriting work for the likes of Rihanna and Ariana Grande. This blissful disco-funk banger - set in the narrow window of time between “bad bitch o’clock” and “thick-thirty” - gives her a hook and a groove to work with. Lizzo has sometimes struggled to create songs worthy of her prodigious star power. It’s tough to hear it with the veil of Young Thug’s RICO indictment, but it’s still low-and-slow Atlanta trap magic, whatever comes next. The fact that two of this track’s three artists are currently in jail on an array of conspiracy charges shouldn’t detract from how hard “Pushin P” still hits. who in 2021 became the first Irish act to be nominated for a Grammy for rock album since U2 - received international acclaim once more this year with “Jackie Down the Line,” an oblique post-punk ramble on feeling rootless upon immigrating to England. This Weeknd team-up proves she’s always had a pop-star gift under the shards of experimentalism. Not so on “Caprisongs,” the most song-centric LP of her career.
Some R&B fans like twigs more in theory than in practice: Her music is beautiful but sometimes standoffish. The much-missed synth-punk siren follows her own advice in this reverb-soaked comeback jam, which sounds like it could’ve come from Ferreira’s decade-old “Night Time, My Time.” (MW)įKA twigs feat. It’s nice to hear from the late Virgil Abloh again too. It’s one of two cuts on “ Honestly, Nevermind” where he deigns to rap, and it captures all his current interests, which apparently include skulking around DTLA’s after-hours raves. Whether you love or loathe Drake’s new album of Yuma Tent bummer-house, “Sticky” was the one track everyone agreed on. “Crazy” is a deliciously feral performance, one of a range of styles she’ll bring to festivals and Rap Caviar soon. Who knows when SZA will be back with new music, but until then, Doechii will hold the line for its excellence in hip-hop. label TDE will be left without its compass now that Kendrick Lamar is departing for independent pastures. With a boost from ‘Stranger Things,’ that future is nowīush, a rare female auteur in the male-dominated music world, has inspired a raft of acclaimed artists from Fiona Apple to FKA Twigs to Japanese Breakfast. Music Kate Bush always sounded like the future.
Villano Antillano, “BZRP Music Sessions #51” 1 hit, which made her the highest-ranking Latina on Billboard’s Global 200 chart, Brazilian bombshell Anitta serves “la combi completa,” or the complete package: There’s the audacious wordplay, the universally sexy reggaeton groove and the viral dance challenge that doubles as a full-body workout. “’Go back to your country where you belong’ / Siri, can you tell me where I belong?” (Suzy Exposito) This Belgium-based duo specializes in cerebral dance-pop for those who bravely boogie between cultures. Scroll to the bottom when you’re done to find a Spotify playlist of all 40 tracks.Ĭharlotte Adigéry and Bolis Pupul, “ Blenda” Here, in alphabetical order, are our staff picks for the best songs of the year so far, with the caveat that any given artist is limited to a single entry on the list. And the full-fledged return of live music seems only to have spurred appetites for the recorded variety. We’ve seen hip-hop giants jump back into action and daring new acts connect with fans on TikTok. Yet, as always, great songs have helped get us through - some old (Kate Bush’s resurrected “Running Up That Hill”), some brand-new (Beyoncé’s “Break My Soul,” which dropped just this week). Six months in, 2022 appears eager to match the chaos of the last few years.
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