#TrustedForTaste Best Songs of The Week — April 22

22 April 2022 | 3:24 pm | Staff Writer
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The best new new tunes you need in your life from this week including Megan Thee Stallion, Kinder, Siala, SOPHIYA, Skeleten, Stevan, Nerve & more

Each week, we receive countless submissions of exciting new music, so we’ll be taking you through a weekly wrap up of all our favourite new tunes every Friday called #TrustedForTaste. Follow our Spotify playlist to never miss our updates!


Megan Thee Stallion - Plan B
3x Grammy Award Winning superstar Megan Thee Stallion has released her eagerly awaited new single Plan B, which she teased on stage at Coachella last weekend. The track samples Jodeci’s “Freek’n You (Remix) with WuTang Clan and quickly spread online to fans. 

Kinder - Rasta (feat. Gold Fang)
Ghanian-Australian singer, songwriter, producer sibling duo Kinder have returned with their highly anticipated, dance worthy new single Rasta featuring Gold Fang. The single is a taste of their anticipated forthcoming EP Yenko due on the 13th of May. The track is an ode to their father Kofi, reflecting the character’s self belief and determination, as he trekked across the world before ending up in Australia.

Siala - Black Coffee
Siala has released her highly anticipated, debut EP, Drowned Surface. With the release, she’s solidified herself as a shining star in the next generation of incredible local music. Alongside the release she's unveiled her new single and video, Black Coffee which explores the industrial issues of racism, and how it attempts to limit individually.

Yeloboi Tommy - Long Story Short
Yeloboi Tommy has continued his hot streak of singles, releasing Long Story Short. The track sees the artist take an introspective turn from his hard hitting track record. Its guitar driven beat lays the perfect platform for Tommy to showcase his self awareness and storytelling prowess, as he navigates his story of growing up in Western Sydney, with an underlying tone of empowerment. 

SOPHIYA & JessB - KWEEN ENERGY
SOPHIYA and JessB have released their epic, JUJO produced single KWEEN ENERGY. Appropriately named, the track is empowering as it gets, inspired by the likes of Lil Kim and La Bella Mafia, the anthem encompasses the duality of the divine feminine and masculine and acts as an inclusive ode that peaks with its ruthless energy.

Skeleten - No Drones in the Afterlife
Eora based producer, singer and icon Skeleten has revealed his first piece of new music in 2022 releasing new single No Drones In The Afterlife. The track is futuristic in its sonics and its sentiment, which features modulating synths, conversational verses and a trippy chorus. 

Stevan - The Wave
Last week, Wollongong-raise, Sydney based Stevan singer/songwriter released his new single The Wave. The single is the first taste of music from the artist this year, which sees him return to his DIY-roots for a self produced, indie-pop number that is euphoric bliss. 

Nerve - DFRNT
Heavyweight MC Nerve has returned with his long awaited piece of brand new music, DFRNT. The single begins a new era for the rapper, which unpacks his personal growth as a human in the face of artistic success and attention.

Purity Ring - Graves
Purity Ring have announced their new Graves EP out June 3rd. It’s the first official release via the band’s own label The Fellowship. Alongside the announcement they’ve dropped the EPs title track, which is a joyful, laidback electronic number that has been 8 years in the making.