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This years song-of-summer bracket promises bops and bangers of all types, fit for many situations.
Here, a guide to maximizing the current deluge.
.Are You Wanting a Song by Charli XCX …
.
Thats actually by her?Yes, c’mon.
After her wild Boiler Room rave, these songs are destined tobeclub classics, not just reference them.
Thats not by her but weirdly sounds like it?And you luv it.
I need you now and tomorrow, she croons before singing or saying?
I love it almost 30 times.
Thats by her with some friends?The more the merrier.
If youve ever said, I like Charli and I need more, heres where youre headed.
.Are You Single?
Is it (allegedly) your fault?Yes, and?
Is it (allegedly) your fault?Yes, but I feel bad about it.
Song titles include Alienated and Gates of Hell.
Im getting back out there.And it rocks.
It may not match the ruthlessness of her viral diss to her ex, Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol.
53, but its a poppy, electro-dance record full of fun features (Cardi B!
Karol G!).
It also doubles down on Shakiras genre-bending excellence, shifting from rock to Latin pop to emotional ballads.
Im getting back out there.And Ive got a lot to say about it.
Im getting back out there.But I feel bad about it.
Dance with me so we dont cry, he sings on Lonely Dancers.
Im getting back out there.But this time, gayer.
Here for a good time, not a long time.And kinda loving it.
and ART, in which she boasts about being someones piece and muse.
Here for a good time, not a long time.And kinda hating it.
Chappell Roan, Good Luck, Babe!
:To quote the great Nicole Kidman, Somehow heartbreak feels good in a place like this.
Roans belting, unabashedly queer pop (not the JoJo Siwa kind) is full of longing and sensuality.
.Are You Happily Coupled?
Yes, and Ive got a lot to say about it.
To quote the great anonymous poet, i aint reading all that.
im happy for u tho, or sorry that happened.
Are you being normal about it?As normal as can be.
Waxahatchee,Tigers Blood:This is the poppiest turn yet from Katie Crutchfields folksy solo project.
The songs are dreamy and groovy.
Are you being normal about it?I have no chill.
Well, maybe not happily.But putting on a good act.
Who are any of us to argue with the power of Thats that me, espresso?
Well, maybe not happily.But theyve learned their lesson.
Thinking bout leaving, hell no, she warns in Alligator Tears.
.Are You Having an Existential Crisis?
New personality:way too much.
(The one she skipped during those recent bow and high-pony years.)
New personality:just not enough.
Not even the N Sync feature saves this, though it may inspire someOh shit, Im oldstyle reckoning.
Same personality:and it rocks.
Dua Lipa,Radical Optimism:Lipa again goes for an upbeat dance album with throwback disco signifiers.
Calling itRadical Optimismis a puzzler was she not optimistic before?
Whats radical, exactly, about what were hearing?
Is it just about how she dyed her hair red?
Do we care what shes saying, or do we just like singing go Houdini?
Same personality:but trippier.
Either way, youll both be realizing some stuff about who you are out there in this big world.
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