that hit the web over the course of the week. Because you should always be prepared when someone passes you that AUX cord. This week's roundup features nine of our favorite emerging and established artists.’s ability to craft addictive and euphoric pop songs that demand to be played on the dance floor needs to be studied. With thelong-awaited debut album is a confident shoutout to the singer’s Southern roots.
That’s especially true on the new relationship-memorializing track “Massachusetts,” which name-drops Christian Bale, recalls stoned fathers, and romanticizes hours spent playing video games.This isn’t your mom’s ’80s music, but it is an ’80s song. With theatrical synths and Cranberries-esque cries, “Perfume” turns the world into a John Hughes movie for three minutes and 41 seconds — albeit one where everyone has iPhones.