“Rescued” is the first new song released by the Foo Fighters since the sudden passing of the band’s beloved drummer Taylor Hawkins in March 2022, and its lyrics are a reflection of that tragedy and the grief of the rest of the band. seems to be coping. “It went by in the blink of an eye and it was over,” sings Dave Grohl, his signature melodious yell tearing his throat. Hawkins’ absence is a big void on “Rescued,” the first track on June’s album But Here We Are. But perhaps because of it, Foos sounds more focused than before, driven by a fresh sense of pathos and urgency.Lindsay Zoraz
Muna “One That Got Away”
Katie Gavin lets you know exactly what’s missing in the missed connection with the bold and sassy “One That Got Away,” a new single debuted by pop group Muna at Coachella last weekend. “How am I going to sign if you don’t pick it up?” Gavin sings on the synth-driven track. A booming, reverberating production helps amplify her emotions effectively.Zoraz
Salami Rose Joe Louis “Dimcola Reprise”
Lindsey Olsen, who has recorded under the name Salami Rose Joe Louis, sings on “Dimcola Reprise” from her next album, Akousmatikos, “I know it all feels like it’s falling apart.” increase. Greek for “identifiable source”). The bulk of the track consists of an electronic background that busily loops and patters to her whispers, eventually advising, “It’s okay / Just get through the day.”But before it ends, the song takes a full turn, turning into slow chromatic chords and interrupted vocal harmonies — just a moment’s rest. John Pareles
Sbtrkt “LFO” featuring Sampha and George Riley
British electronic music producer Aaron Jerome, who calls himself Sbtrkt and plays masked, has been working on “LFO” since 2018 and seems to get weirder with each iteration. It’s an ever-evolving succession of thick, harmonically ambiguous synthesizer chords that coalesce to push rhythms apart, accelerate, break apart, and converge again. The lyrics, conveyed by Sampha’s eerie falsetto and George Riley’s confidant breathing, invite paradoxes and questions. The song will appear on Sbtrkt’s new album ‘The Rat Road’ in his May. No matter what the situation, it can be unstable.pareles
Nasy Peruso “Tonta”
Argentinian singer Nathy Peluso commissioned hit-making producer Illangelo (The Weeknd, Post Malone) for the blazing kiss-off “Tonta” (“Foolish”). A thumping beat drives her accusations against her ex-boyfriend from frenzy to cynicism to well-placed screams. She also blew the trumpet “rattling” to dash her hopes of reconciliation, overdubbing her own voice into her mocking horn section and showing her gleeful disdain. indicate.pareles
Grupo Frontera x Bad Bunny “Un x 100to”
A proud Puerto Rican native, Bad Bunny is determined to expand his music into the Pan-Latin Union. On “Un x100to” (“One Percent”), he joins Grupo Frontera, his Mexican-rooted Texan Norteño band, using the last of his one percent of cell phone power to call an ex. and sings a song about confessing that he misses her. The Grupo Frontera song section is traditionally flavored, accordion-backed cumbia. Bad Bunny arrives in the arena with another rap-inspired melody, riding on electronic chords of his scale. However, once Grupo Frontera is up and running, he returns to cumbia clip-crop beats and choruses. This is yet another of his strategic alliances certified.John Pareles
Florence and the Machine “Mermaid”
“I thought I was thirsty for love,” sings Florence Welch at the beginning of her menacing new song “Mermaid,” adding, “Maybe I’m just thirsty for blood.” A dark, brooding track featured on the group’s 2022 album Dance Fever, his sound often saw Welch weave personal recollections and musings into a more mythical tapestry. . That contrast emerges in the second movement of “Mermaid,” in which Welch memorably sings about long nights of London debauchery and “Britney Spears and the cuddling girl who smells like coconut.”Zoraz
Christine and the Queens feat.070 Shake “True Love”
At Coachella and now online, Christine and the Queens’ Chris has become a primitive and musically toiled presence. “I need you to love me,” he says on “True Love,” I see “your dark eyes staring at me” Blipping and tapping with 070 Shake, he’s a two-chord track sing in The song is measured and quantized, but thoroughly obsessive.pareles
Bela Fleck, Edgar Meyer, Zakir Hussein featuring Rakesh Chawurasya, “Motion”
Banjo player Vera Fleck’s latest cross-cultural venture is a collaboration between bassist Edgar Meyer and two Indian musicians: Zakir Hussein on tabla and Rakesh Chawurasia on bansuri (bamboo flute). While Hussain’s tabla stirs up the fluttering momentum, Fleck plays a supporting role behind the bass and Bansuri’s soaring, curious melody on most of “Motion.” The eerie timbre is an sonic discovery as the banjo and bansuri share the melody in unison.pareles
