Best New Tracks Of The Week: 5/5/24
This was a ROUGH week for new singles, jesus.
5. Starburned And Unkissed - Caroline Polachek
Leave it to this, an all time bad week for new singles, for a soundtrack cut from Caroline Polachek to make the cut. While everyone probably should rush out and see I Saw The TV Glow immediately this song is also worth a crack even if the grinding distortion A.G. Cook laces into the chorus can occasionally be a tad overbearing. Caroline has always been interesting in her sonic experiments and this is no different.
4. Buried Alive - Chance The Rapper
This is closer to a two-minute freestyle or cypher verse than a full song but I can't deny I appreciate the mission statement. Chance's 2019 album The Big Day seemingly erased every bit of momentum he had off of his first the, largely quite solid mixtapes. So him taking a few minutes to remind fans he can still spit some bars and work to start defending himself is something I'll take.
3. Across The Sky - Idaho
I was a bit iffy on the first new song from reunited slowcore outfit Idaho. But this one pulls from a Leonard Cohen/Lou Reed-style vocal influence that grabbed me right away. I also think there's a buoyancy and bounce to this instrumental that makes its most compelling moments soar even higher when it transitions into the slow-paced thudding so symbolic of the genre.
2. Hey Kekule - Font
This mysterious and impossible-to-google Texas band first crossed my radar last year where I loved their single It. Now they're back again with their danciest track yet which doesn't sound anything like the material they've dropped so far. While the chorus isn't my favorite the instrumental is an absolute rager serving up an incredibly dancy groove at its core and building a wild and unpredictable sonic palette around it. Font continue to be a project worth looking out for.
1. REEKYOD - Madlib, Your Old Droog & Black Thought
Look at the three artists who came together for this song. Honestly that's the only real explantion I need for how this track ended up here. Your Old Droog in particular is absolutely on one it's been a while since I heard him sounding this hungry on a verse. His increased appetite for collaborations recently has sparked another solid single.
