Friday Music Guide: New Music From LISA, Lizzo, Benson Boone & More
This week, LISA presents the real her, Lizzo returns to the public eye and Benson Boone delivers another arena-ready single. Check out all of this week's picks below:
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LISA,
Although LISA employs different alter egos — Vixi, Kiki, Roxi, Sunni and Speedi — on her debut solo album as a means of embodying different styles and shades of her identity, nothing about Alter Ego feels disjointed; instead, the BLACKPINK star spends this impressive project exploring different aspects of her musical persona with curiosity and confidence, whether she's spitting alongside Future on 'Fxck Up the World,' throwing it back to '00s R&B with Tyla on 'When I'm With You,' or putting her own spin on modern pop balladry on 'Dream.'
Lizzo, 'Love in Real Life'
'I might make an appearance since I look this fine / Plus, it's been a while,' Lizzo declares on her comeback single 'Love in Real Life,' which follows a period of controversy (and a flirtation with retirement) with a song that centers Lizzo's still-mighty voice, snarling guitar in the chorus, and a story about stepping back into public life and feeling more satisfied than expected.
Benson Boone, 'Sorry I'm Here for Someone Else'
Even as 'Beautiful Things' logs another month as a streaming juggernaut, Benson Boone is moving on to more anthemic fare: 'Sorry I'm Here for Someone Else' mines similar territory but with a tempo that remains racing throughout, as Boone's booming voice keeps pushing forward this time instead of starting and stopping.
D4vd with Kali Uchis, 'Crashing'
Both D4vd and Kali Chis are young, kinetic stars with classic pop sensibilities, so it's not surprising that their new collaboration, 'Crashing,' features a lilting hook and shimmering harmonies that could work on both top 40 radio and TikTok feeds; both artists have scored viral hits in the past, and they might have a traditional one here.
Dasha, 'Not at This Party'
Part of the reason why Dasha broke through with 'Austin' last year was due to the song's combination of evocative lyrical detail and folk-informed country — and with new single 'Not at This Party,' the singer-songwriter revisits a winning formula, as she checks her phone in a bathroom line and lets her mind wander to happier times while banjo and guitar strings get strummed around her voice.
Feid, 'Nos Desconoximos'
Ascendant Colombian star Feid continues to blend reggaeton and electronic music on 'Nos Desconoximos,' a new single which precedes a European tour that kicks off next week, but might as well be designed to rule club mixes this summer, with its collision of thumping percussion and Feid's lower tone producing a rumbling dance hit.
Banks,
Banks recently told Billboard that new album Off With Her Head is 'about shedding past identities that no longer resonate' — and while the veteran singer-songwriter's latest project will please longtime listeners, she does indeed tinker with the edges of her alt-pop, particularly on collaborations with Doechii and Sampha that serve as highlights.
Editor's Pick: Shygirl,
It's almost unfair that Club Shy Room 2, Shygirl's latest luxurious dance project, is only 14 minutes long — these six songs of entrancing dance music, featuring guests like Saweetie, PinkPantheress and Jorja Smith, create a new world for the British singer-producer that ends too soon, and begs for expansion. Let's hope this Room gets an addition sooner than later.
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