Consequence’s Songs of the Week roundup highlights nice new songs from the final seven days and analyzes notable releases. Try our new favorites and extra on our High Songs playlist, and for different nice songs from rising artists, take a look at our New Sounds playlist. This week, Momma, Weatherday, Uwade, and others deserve your consideration.
Workers Picks: Greatest Songs of the Week January twenty fourth — January thirty first
2hollis, nate sib — “Afraid”
The stressed power that dominates “Afraid” epitomizes each 2hollis and nate sib’s approaches to pop music. The hook is one factor; the skittering synths that bubble with radioactivity, the candy-coated piano line that pops in on the refrain, the throbbing bass beneath their croons, and the general fast tempo all present that the pair of pop auteurs are firmly in their very own lane. They debuted “Afraid” on tour collectively, with sib opening for Hollis, and that ecstatic assembly of minds is properly on show by way of the monitor’s accessible flavorings and rousing groove. They’re each having a second proper now, so it’s not too late to get on the 2hollis and nate sib bandwagons. — Paolo Ragusa
Hooky & Winter — “horseshoe”
Hooky, the glitch-prone indie rockers from Philly, and Winter, the undertaking of songwriter Samira Winter, have joined forces for the upcoming collaborative EP Water Season. “horseshoe” arrives as the gathering’s lead single, and it’s each bit as woozy, delicate, and irresistible as every act’s finest work. Low-fi in all the best methods, it’s an ideal little tune that’s positive to attraction to followers of guitar music within the vein of early Alex G or poppy noisemakers like Feeble Little Horse. — Jonah Krueger
JayWood – “Large Tings” feat. Tune-Yards
Melodic and atmospheric, the newest from various hip-hop artist JayWood is pleasantly unpredictable. The genre-fluid performer teamed up with Oakland duo Tune-Yards to deliver “Large Tings” to life, and the ultimate product is very detailed, layered, and lyrically encouraging. JayWood shared that the angle within the music flip-flops all through — generally he’s hyping up the listener, different occasions he’s working to hype himself up — however “Large Tings” is straightforward to get misplaced in both method. — Mary Siroky