Julia JacklinAnother week, another ten bangers are coming your way.
Each week, The Music sifts through streaming services, our inboxes, and chats with each other to come up with ten new songs to feature on our weekly updated playlist, The Music’s Friday Finds: The Week’s Best New Music.
The playlist is updated on Spotify and Apple Music and includes the hottest songs from Australia and around the world. This week, we’ve gathered new songs from Julia Jacklin, Queens of the Stone Age, Interpol, Erykah Badu & The Alchemist, Kobie Dee, and more.
Before you check out each song, though, here’s a short breakdown of each track that’s been added to our playlist this week.
Julia Jacklin - The Hardest Thing
Julia Jacklin rips on this slacker rock anthem. The Hardest Thing features her signature commanding vocals, while her band Jacob Diamond (guitar), Mimi Gilbert (bass), and Jess Elwood (drums) encourage listeners to slow dance.
Olivia Rodrigo - serena joy
We’ve never heard a dystopian version of Olivia Rodrigo, but it’s necessary to tell the tale of serena joy.
Named after the character of the same name in Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale, Rodrigo shares a story about a woman who sat by as other women’s rights were stripped away, before it happened to her, too. Driving percussion, electronics and bass guitar accompany Rodrigo’s urgent vocals and lyrics.
Odette - Watch Me Go
Watch Me Go is a musically rich track, opening with a catchy piano and Odette’s rhythmic rapping. Later, as she sings, the track transforms into something truly unpredictable and luscious.
Queens of the Stone Age – Insignificant Other
Haunting guitar riffs open Queens of the Stone Age’s latest single, Insignificant Other, before Josh Homme croons in the verses. With guitars, keys, and a swaggering melody, the track screams signature QOTSA.
Bugs - Blushing
If HEAD NOISE ends up being the last Bugs album, the Brisbane three-piece are going out on a high. Blushing is a slick alt-rock cut where the band seek meaning. The song develops as it goes on, its entrancing energy keeping listeners engaged.
Maple's Pet Dinosaur - Child's Play
There’s no other way to put it: Child’s Play is heavy as hell. The drop-tuned guitar riffs accompany an impressive, pop-inspired vocal, making for yet another must-listen Maple’s Pet Dinosaur track. And this is a band of teens? They’re brilliant.
Interpol – Wings on Fire
Wings on Fire feels like classic Interpol, with its energetic guitar riffs, drum-machine-like playing, and hypnotic singing from Paul Banks.
Erykah Badu, The Alchemist – Black Box (feat. Kamasi Washington)
Teaming up with record producer, rapper and DJ The Alchemist, Erykah Badu shines on the smoky, jazz-inspired Black Box. And with Kamasi Washington joining the dream team, it’s hard to argue against its replay factor.
Kobie Dee - My Heart
Kobie Dee pulls listeners in with his brand of rap, and My Heart is a tender tribute to loved ones who have passed, ruminating about funerals and hoping to see dearly departed ones again in another life.
Jack Bratt - Heaven
Jack Bratt continues to rock Australia’s alternative rock scene with Heaven, a barn-burning tune that continues his prolific career with its timeless rock feel.
Check out this week’s edition of Friday Finds on Spotify and Apple Music.
