While finding the motivation to start a new week can be hard for many of us, there are ways to boost energy to face what the week has in store, and one of them is music. So, below, we rounded up some of our favorite new music releases from local and international artists. Whether you’re in the mood to get sentimental or need a pick-me-up jam, these fresh music releases have you covered.
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Good Reason – Gracie Abrams
For her new album, Daughter from Hell, Gracie Abrams delivers 16 new tracks that explore her missteps in life, leading to what is a personal yet relatable body of work for listeners.
USAD – PABLO
SB19’s leader brings out the choir for a big-band, feel-good, sonically rich, inspirational anthem about finding the motivation to move through life, no matter how tough things get.
Switchblade – beabadoobee
The second song from beabadoobee’s new album Pylon, Switchblade moves between two ideas as the Filipina rockstar wonders whether to fight or leave without finding a definitive answer to her question.
doom – Steve Lacy
In a big win for Steve Lacy fans, the artist has finally released his long-awaited third studio album, oh yeah?, giving listeners 10 new tracks to sink their listening hours into.
After All – Carly Rae Jepsen
Carly Rae Jepsen’s new single is both a celebration of motherhood and a vibe from start to finish, especially when the groovy chorus hits.
CHAT – GIRLSET
This Jersey Club, pop, and R&B hybrid sees the girl group put a confident foot forward in a way only an artist like GIRLSET can.
Crash Out – Tinashe
Real ones know that Tinashe has always been that girl, and her new music has been leaning more into that main character energy she radiates.
Gabriela – Alex Bruce
With her empowering new single, the young Filipina rapper channels boss energy as she champions women and calls out misogynistic men.
Forever July – SUNMI
SUNMI has a special voice that always hits when paired with the right pop production, something her new track showcases.
In My Victoria’s Secret – flowerovlove
flowerovlove turns a bad night with a boy into a fun breakup track that further solidifies her as one of the more exciting new voices in pop.
Guni-guni – Jayda
Jayda navigates the all-too-relatable scenario of decoding someone’s feelings for you and whether or not it’s real or fake in her moving new single.
Nasaan Ka Na? – Ashtine Olviga
In her first self-written track that’s a particular showcase of her vocals, Ashtine Olviga navigates a broken relationship while remaining hopeful in finding healing.
satellite – grentperez
You can always count on grentperez to deliver feel-good bangers that make you want to love love and be in love.
Whale Call – Wasia Project
The alt-pop sibling duo’s new song, which is included in the OST of Heartstopper Forever, is a soaring, deeply intimate ballad that meditates on lost love, memory, and the self left behind.
Pop Sound – Kim Petras
True to its title, Kim Petras’s new song is a pop-EDM explosion fit for pop heads who just want to let loose.
Spider – DNA
DNA’s self-titled debut album showcases the group in their pop bag for a confident and fierce body of work that isn’t shy in sound and theme.
Featured Image: GRACIE ABRAMS (via Instagram)
