The New Year may have come in with lots of cold weather and
snow, but it also brought with it a lot of great new music. Now that the first
almost full week of 2018 is over, let’s take a look at all the new songs and
music videos that were released over the last seven days.
Music releases have started to pick up again this week after
the holiday season lull, and some big names even joined the party. Justin
Timberlake announced a new album for this year, which he previewed with the
release of its first single. Judas Priest did the same thing with the release
of their latest single. Tonight Alive, Charlie Puth, MGMT, A Perfect Circle and
First Aid Kit all released more music from their respective upcoming albums.
Vinyl Bay 777, Long Island’s music outlet, loves new music.
That’s why we’ve been searching the internet to find the best new songs and
music videos of the week. Here are eight that we think you need to check out
this weekend.
1.
First Aid Kit, “Fireworks”: Combining country
crooning with 50’s rockabilly pacing, First Aid Kit’s “Fireworks” sounds like
an instant indie classic. Sisters Klara and Joanna Soderberg’s voices meld beautifully
together within the gentle waltz pace of the melody. It’s perfect for slow
dancing with that special someone. (video)
2.
Superorganism, “Everybody Wants to Be Famous”:
This song is odd, but in a good way. Singer Orono’s deadpan delivery comes
together with the song’s simple lyrics and melody to create an intriguing
low-key jam you can’t turn off once it starts. (video)
3.
Charlie Puth ft. Boyz II Men, “If You Leave Me
Now”: “If You Leave Me Now” is a sweet, a capella slow jam that shows off
Charlie Puth’s smooth vocals perfectly. The song is absolutely swoon-worthy,
complimented by the fantastic, soulful harmonies of Boyz II Men. (video)
4.
Bruno Mars ft. Cardi B, “Finesse (Remix)”: I’m
not really a fan of the song’s lyrics, which feel a little clunky to me at
times, but “Finesse” has a cool retro vibe about it that sort of make up for it.
The song’s 90s hip-hop snare beats, which you hear throughout, are enough to
bring you back to the days of The
Fresh Prince and ‘In Living Color’ (the inspiration for the very
90s-centric video). Mars’ vocal melody brings the song back to the contemporary
world, creating the perfect melding of new and old sounds. (video)
5.
Justin
Timberlake, “Filthy”: Justin Timberlake kicked off the New Year with the
announcement of a new album and the release of its first single. “Filthy” is a
complete 180 degree turn from the music on his last album, 2014’s ‘20/20
Experience.’ While those songs were inspired by big bands and jazz, “Filthy” is
far more electronic. The song’s lyrics are delivered in short spurts (sometimes
unintelligibly), relying far less on melody than any of his work thus far. (video)
6.
Tonight Alive ft. Lynn Gunn, “Disappear”: “Disappear”
is the most melodic of Tonight Alive’s new songs yet. Combining a 90s alt-rock,
Breeders-like melody with hard rock guitars that give it more of an edge, the
song has a particular clarity to it that you don’t always hear in hardcore
tracks. (video)
7.
Judas
Priest, “Lightning Strike”: The first single from Judas Priest’s first new
album in four years, “Lightning Strike” comes at you with full force. It’s
soaring guitars are its source of power, their sound hitting against invisible
metal walls and filling it with sound. The lyrics feel like the band was trying
a little too hard to make them rhyme, but the song’s power overshadows that. (video)
8.
A
Perfect Circle, “Disillusioned”: Following the release of “The Doomed” last
year, A Perfect Circle released another new song, “Disillusioned,” this week. Encased
in a sort of melodic glaze, the song’s bleakness is audible both lyrically and
instrumentally. The blast of guitar in the beginning is meant to wake you up to
what’s going on while the piano interlude acts as a somber slow down,
contemplative and earnest. Both fight it out at the end, trying to come to some
sort of resolution. (video)
These are some of our picks for this week’s best new songs
and music videos. Check these out and let us know what songs you were digging
this week.
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