We’ve been busy listening to plenty of new songs and new albums just released in January. So far, our January playlist has over 40 must-hear tracks. But these three songs shone the brightest and have been playing full blast in our heads. Stay tuned to our Instagram, YouTube and/or TikTok where we’ll be sharing our first video album review of the year.

1. Sassy 009 “Someone”

Sassy 009’s new offering, “Someone,” off her just-released debut album, Dreamer+, has some serious swagger. With her distorted vocals, the breakbeats swirl with 90s electronica, taking you back to that grimy warehouse rave in downtown LA (or for the young folk, the OG warehouse raves you’ll never experience). Read More.

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2. Olive Jones “Kingdom”

London-based singer, songwriter, and guitarist Olive Jones steps away from the soothing vintage sounds she’s known for, instead getting bodies moving with a funky indie rock banger. The song is deliciously catchy—so much so that many listeners might not even realize it’s a social commentary on Brexit. Read More.

3. Brigitte Calls Me Baby “Slumber Party”

Like with many Brigitte Calls Me Baby songs, this one really hits the sweet spot for nostalgia, grabbing the ears of music lovers from every generation whether Gen Z or Gen X. “Slumber Party”, with its steady drums and jangly guitar particularly reminds of the early Indie rock days when there was so much excitement behind this new vibrant sound of rock ‘n’ roll. Think The Strokes meets Bloc Party and Franz Ferdinand. Read More.

ALSO:

A$AP Rocky “PUNK ROCKY”
The Cribs “Never The Same”
Earl Hondo with La Reezy “zoom”
Katie Tupper “Safe Ground”
Alex Kehm “recognize me”
Girl Scout “Operator”
Stephen Sanchez “SWEET LOVE”
Cate Le Bon with St. Vincent “Always The Same”
Sarah Kinsley “Lonely Touch”
Viagra Boys “Therapy II”
DEADLETTER “It Comes Creeping”
Papooz with Oracle Sisters “Friends”
Father John Misty “The Old Law”
Searows “Dirt”
Big Monsta “Lovesick”
Kid Francescoli, Kazy Lambist “No Holding Back”
Ralph Castelli “Spinning Rooms”
Torii Wolf “true love waits”
Meltt “Up All Night”
SAULT “God, Protect Me from My Enemies”
Haute & Freddy “Dance The Pain Away”
Fcukers “L.U.C.K.Y”
Brigitte Calls Me Baby “Slumber Party”
Kungs with Theophilus London “Galaxy”
Surfbort “Jessica’s Changed”
The Olympians “Strawberry Kiwi”
Nymphlord “Star”
Kim Gordon “NOT TODAY”
Sydney Ross Mitchell “Big Boy Problems”
Gorillaz with Bizarrap, Kara Jackson, Anoushka Shankar “Orange County”
Tanya Tagaq “Foxtrot”
Torii Wolf “Ten Thousand Ways”
Girl Tones “Volcano”
Ghais Guevara “ANTI-HERO”
Arlo Parks “2SIDED”
Sports “Drama King”
Master Peace with Declan McKenna “Fuck It Up”
Charlotte Day Wilson with Saya Gray “Lean”
LUCIUS ARTHUR with Anna Justen “One Lone Star”
Nothing “toothless coal”
Jana Horn “Designer”
Daughter “Not Enough”
Sydney Rose with Tom Odell “Over”

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