So imbued is “Beyoncé” with the spirit of its indomitable titular superhero that halfway through, Monet starts snapping entirely in Bey lyrical fragments, almost involuntarily: “Get in formation, girl, a bitch is irreplaceable/ Who run the world? Me!” - ANDREW UNTERBERGERĪny song that references both ’90s Nicktoons and classic LCD Soundsystem is an automatic winner. With a spoken-word swagger that more than justifies its rhyming of “Solange” and “Maserati” with “Beyoncé,” the Akira Shelton-produced banger spits out rapid-fire gems (“Keepin’ it C-U-Next-Tuesday…”) in a “212” cadence, proving entirely unstoppable for its all-too-brief 2:57 runtime. RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars Season 4 winner Monet X Change took a well-earned victory lap with this February’s Unapologetically EP, the highlight of which was this strutting two-step. (On Twitter, Lake explained that it was Gita who encouraged him to make the track ahead of a big show in Los Angeles, and that she recorded her vocals in their bedroom the same day he debuted it.) The second is the walloping hook, which hits like a sucker punch when juxtaposed with the minimal track - the third, more low-key star that creates the foundation for the other two to shine. There are a few stars on Chris Lake’s May tech-house thumper “Stay With Me.” The first is his wife, Gita Lake, who delivers the song’s feathery siren-call vocals. Mixing a pinch of skittering piano with a dash of schoolyard drumline chants, Griz comes up with a track that captures what it must feel like to land your dream job and a kickflip at the same time, with all your crushes and exes looking on from the sidelines.
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Pulled from April’s Ride Waves, an album full of flashy features, this sax-y bop is a reminder of why star rappers Snoop Dogg and D.R.A.M. “I’m Good” is his latest masterclass, a splatter of serotonin over majorly major-key trap production. A voyeuristic, wonderfully erotic escapade set at 120 BPM, the track matches Sophie Hawley-Weld’s Spanish-sung interludes and Zhu piping “Let me watch your hips slow motion like a rumba/ We can work your body like they do it in Cuba,” for a production that is pure, floor-thumping dance music. - MORENA DUWEĪt 29, Griz is already a wizard of explosive, feel-good funk. Sofi Tukker’s vocals and Zhu’s dually deep purr and ethereal falsetto may seem like a strange pairing, but the result on “Mi Rumba” is so alluring that you, like us, may set this one on repeat. The music video also features some stunning views of the mecha-Gesaffelstein, the head-to-toe metallic monster that is the producer’s new look. It definitely mirrors some of fellow Yeezus collaborators Daft Punk’s work with The Weeknd, but channeling one’s inner Daft Punk has never been something to discourage. The second single from the French producer’s sophomore LP Hyperion, “Lost In the Fire” is a steamy, slinky, foul-mouthed bedroom banger built on sci-fi synth work and midnight moods. Hold on to your hat and clutch your pearls: Gesaffelstein’s first-ever Billboard Hot 100 top 40 hit as a lead artist is one of the most NSFW breakthroughs of recent years. The acid-dipped disco number, brightened by bold piano chords, provides a warm base for Gou’s cool vocals, which switch between singing in Korean and bursts of English - “Ocean! Starlight! Moment! Now! Us!” - that seem to encourage living in the moment.
This past May she launched her Gudu Records label with a new EP, Moment, the crown jewel of which is “Starry Night,” a track radiating the same mesmeric aura that made “It Makes You Forget” so memorable. Would Gou storm 2019 with that arena-sized momentum? So far, the answer is a resounding yes. Peggy Gou definitively broke through last year with the release of her single “It Makes You Forget (Ithegane),” a polished but playful song that pulled summer closer with each listen, and which was also included on the FIFA 19 video-game soundtrack.