Music Week’s guide to the most essential tracks of the moment…
BILLIE EILISH
Bury A Friend (Polydor)
Billie Eilish is about to release debut album When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? (March 29) , and the LA teen trails it with this freaky blend of bass and whispered half-melodies.
Contact Annabel Crowhurst
annabel@toastpress.com
LIL BERETE & LOSKI
Go N Get It (New Gen)
Helmed by 169, the producer behind Dave and Fredo’s Funky Friday, Go N Get It unites two of rap’s freshest voices for a cold, hard collab that sticks in the mind.
Contact Leah Wilson
leahwilson@xlrecordings.com
BLACK MIDI
Speedway (Speedy Wunderground)
The Londoners’ last release before signing up with Rough Trade is a glorious jumble. Its rhythms turn inside out, expiring when it all gets too much.
Contact Paul Jones
pauljones@roughtraderecords.com
CAGE THE ELEPHANT
Ready To Let Go (RCA)
The first taste of the Kentucky outfit’s upcoming LP Social Cues (April 19) has a flowery rock flavour, as if they made it in a garage filled with succulents.
Contact Barbara Charone
bc@mbcpr.com
NEW HOPE CLUB
Permission (Virgin EMI)
Look, it’s New Hope Club ascending towards pop ubiquity with chirpy harmonies and a chorus that will surely jolt the hands of their fans skywards.
Contact Michelle Duffy
michelle@halestormpr.com
KOFFEE
Throne (Columbia)
Following last year’s excellent Toast, Koff ee returns with another banger, her modern interpretation of reggae souped up on rocket fuel.
Contact Taponeswa Mavunga
taponeswa.mavunga@sonymusic.com
RAMZ
Hold You Down (Polydor)
If Barking taught us anything it’s that, for Ramz, a good melody equates to streaming catnip. The BRITs-nominated MC has hit on another juicy one here.
Contact Kate Head
kate@stokedpr.com