The last seven days has been an exciting and varied week in the world of music. We've compiled the best new tracks of the week, ranging from Lana Del Rey's dreamy anthem to Soulwax's mind boggling 'Let It Happen' remix and beyond.
If you've been slacking on music disoveries recently, never fear. We've got you covered. Scroll through and feast your ears on these musical treats.
Wolf Alice - ‘Baby Ain’t Made Of China’
Ellie Rowsell and co lead you into a false sense of security with an understated and melodic opening, before the band unleash a flurry of distortion and crunching sound directly into your ears. It's another monster release by the band and was recorded at J.J. Abrams' Bad Robot Studios.
Chvrches - ‘Clearest Blue’
The band’s most dance friendly track to date bursts into life with dreamy synths and skippy percussion, forcing you to momentarily lose control of your limbs in a glorious fashion.
Tame Impala ‘Let It Happen’ (Soulwax remix)
At a mind-boggling nine minutes, this funk-induced remix of Tame Impala’s acclaimed track drags you into a world of whomping bass and lush electronic pulses. It’s a sonically sprawling concoction which concludes in epic fashion.
JME - ‘The Very Best’
In an inspired move, the king of grime has sampled the theme tune from Pokemon and embarked on a sharply written ode to the nostalgic days of card trading and gameboy grinding. “No bends or scratches on the top / and make sure none of them corners flop.”
Lana Del Rey - ‘Music To Watch Boys To’
Lana’s cut loose another track from the highly anticipated Honeymoon, offering up a dark and dreamy anthem full of beautiful strings, looming bass lines and sweet, crisp melodies. The best cut from the album so far, it’s absolutely swamped in atmosphere.
Libertines - ‘Heart Of The Matter’
“Let’s get straight to the heart of the matter,” Anthems For Doomed Youth has finally arrived today and the band’s latest single is a storming cut. Carl and Pete bounce back and forth effortlessly over sludgy rock and roll riffs and create yet another undeniably catchy record.
Bendik - ‘Siste Gang’
Combining stunning, melancholy melodies with post rock instrumentation on this expansive and unforgettable track, the Norwegian Bendik forges a unique and powerful sound that everybody should hear immediately.
Skepta - ’Top Boy’
“Don’t believe what you’re seeing on the TV channels please / I won a Mobo last year, still they ain’t sent me an award to put on the mantlepiece.” Taken from the Tim Westwood cassette tape mixtape he was handing out on the streets of New York, Skepta spits relentlessly over pulsing production, recounting his recent visit to the US with precision and impressive ferocity.
The World Is A Beautiful Place And I Am No Longer Afraid To Die - 'I Can Be Afraid Of Anything'
If you can see past the achingly pretentious band name, The World is have been crafting heart-wrenching and musically absorbing emo for nearly 5 years now. Following their immersive debut album and an unfortunately dry collaboration with spoken word artist Chris Zizzamia, the Connecticut band are back with their most accessible sound yet. The emotional resonance is still present with imagery of empty buckets soundtracked to numinous synth lines and ricocheting guitar lines. A 7 minute self-affirmation session, it's got enough groove to rock out to and enough soul to dig you out of even the deepest of melancholic ruts.
