It’s finally the weekend! Time to sit back, relax and catch
up on all the new music you may have missed during this very busy week.
Rock and pop were very prominent in new music this week.
Justin Timberlake released two new singles just days ahead of the release of
his brand new album. P!nk released a powerful new video for a powerful song
from her latest album, as did Halsey
and rock bands Story of the Year and Incubus.
Stone Temple Pilots continued to tease their comeback album with a second
single. Both Frank Turner and Korn frontman Jonathan Davis released singles to
accompany the announcement of their respective new albums.
Vinyl Bay 777, Long Island’s music outlet, has once again
been keeping track of the best new songs and music videos released over the
past week. Here are seven that we think will be worth taking the time to check out.
1.
Stone
Temple Pilots, “Roll Me Under”: Along with further details about their
upcoming self-titled album, Stone Temple Pilots have released another new
single this week. “Roll Me Under” is a pretty straightforward rock track. Jeff
Gutt’s gritty vocals complement the even grittier guitars well. (video)
2.
Poets of the Fall, “False Kings”: “False Kings”
has this heavy, beautiful rock track. It’s slow tempo and pacing give it a
haunting feeling that’s only aided by frontman Marco Saaresto’s strong, clear
vocals that are as smooth as molasses. (video)
3.
Frank
Turner, “1933”: British “punk poet” Frank Turner announced a new album this
week with the release of a new single, “1933.” The song is a political rant
that American Songwriter reports was written out of anger over the connections
being made between punk rock and the alt-right. It’s catchy and aggressive tone
give the song a sense of power and immediacy. (video)
4.
Jonathan Davis, “What It Is”: Korn
frontman Jonathan Davis gave the world a taste of his upcoming debut solo album
this week with the release of first single “What It Is.” Still dark and
dramatic, “What It Is” trades heavy, nu metal guitars and guttural singing for a
sound more melodic sound than your typical Korn song. This is probably what it
would sound like if a Korn song were made up of only its chorus. (video)
5.
Story of the Year, “Praying For Rain”: There is
something about “Praying For Rain” that doesn’t feel like your typical Story of
the Year song. Its melody has a certain clarity that make its lyrics also seem
clearer, more emotional and more direct. (video)
6.
P!nk,
“Wild Hearts Can’t Be Broken”: P!nk premiered her latest single, “Wild Hearts
Can’t Be Broken” live at the Grammys on Sunday, followed by a no frills video
for it the next day. The piano-driven track makes an honest and powerful
statement about not giving up and fighting for what is right. P!nk’s passionate
and bold vocals shine on songs like this. And that she left the video and her
Grammy performances so muted make the words and power of the song so much
stronger. (video)
7.
Justin
Timberlake, “Say Something” & “Man of the Woods”: Justin Timberlake
released two new singles this week, title track “Man of the Woods” and Chris
Stapleton collaboration “Say Something,” leading up to the full release of his
new album yesterday. Both tracks are much more palatable than the previous two,
which makes me think the album might not only be filled with unintelligible noises.
“Say Something” has a great groove with impactful lyrics and pleasant underlying
acoustic track. “Man of the Woods” is the kind of muted dance track that you
would expect to come from an album that was advertised as being both “down-home
southern” and “electronic.” The better video goes to “Man of the Woods” because
it humorously tries to convince you that Timberlake is an outdoorsman. (“Say
Something” video)(“Man
of the Woods” video)
This week saw the release of a lot of great new rock and pop
songs and music videos. Catch up on some of this week’s best by checking out
this list of our favorites. Happy listening!
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