Happy Friday! The music world has blessed us with new music from our favorite artists once again. What’s a better way to kick start the weekend then new music? As COVID-19 continues to spread across the nation keeping us at home in self-quarantine, it’s the little things like a new single or new album that continue to lift our spirits during these dark times. Today NAV, Gunna, and Travis Scott have teamed up on a new single, and we have new albums from Dua Lipa, Comethazine, PARTYNEXTDOOR, and Jessie Reyez.
Turks (featuring Travis Scott)- NAV & Gunna
NAV, Gunna, and Travis Scott proved they were the perfect trifecta back in 2018 with track “YOSEMITE,” off LaFlame’s Astroworld. The trio is back today with their new single “Turks,” which had been previewed three times over the past couple of months, but had no official release date. Nav and Gunna decided to drop the Wheezy produced track after they appeared on Instagram live together. The three outline what their successes have brought them over a bouncy beat with melodic flow. It’s unclear yet whether the single will appear on a bigger project such as NAV’s third studio album, but for now we’re grateful to be enjoying the new track.
Future Nostalgia- Dua Lipa
Dua Lipa’s long awaited sophomore album Future Nostalgia, is a dazzling disco and funk-influenced pop masterpiece. Drawing inspiration from 80s and 90s pop-icons like Madonna, Oliva Newton-John, and Mariah Carey, Dua gives us an album with back-to-back dance tracks that are reminiscent of both the future and past, living up to it’s title. Dua Lipa is the pop icon we didn’t know we needed.
Pandemic-Comethazine
The album’s title is fitting considering the time we’re living in, but Comethazine actually picked the name prior to all the ongoing chaos. After watching the Netflix documentary Pandemic, the rapper felt inspired to write an album based on the end of the world. “I was on tour in Europe in February and started watching the documentary Pandemic in the hotel,” he explained. “It got me thinking about the end of the world and shit. The music I made for this album has that energy and fit perfectly.” Pandemic is a quick listen, with tracks spanning around two minutes. Each track is filled with lots of energy and low key clever bars, that showcase Comethazine at his most fast-paced ever.
PARTYMOBILE- PARTYNEXTDOOR
After years of teasers and multiple pushbacks PARTYNEXTDOOR has finally released his finally anticipated album PARTYMOBILE. This is his first release since his 2017 EP Seven Days. PARTYMOBILE spans 15 tracks, including “Believe It” featuring Rihanna, and the previously released songs “Split Decisions,” “The News,” “Loyal” featuring Drake, and the “Loyal (Remix) with Bad Bunny. “This album was inspired by the experience you get when riding in your car and you’re listening to music by yourself,” he said in a press release. “It is the soundtrack of those late night drives.” It’s an album where PARTYNEXTDOOR showcases his vulnerability, and emphasizes his voice and thoughts on modern love.
BEFORE LOVE CAME TO KILL US- Jessie Reyez
Jessie Reyez’s debut album Before Love Came To Kill Us is finally here, and she’s holding nothing back. She immediately grabs our attention within the first few seconds singing “I should’ve F*cked your friends/It would have been the best revenge.” The album spans 14 tracks and includes features from Eminem and 6lack. The singer digs deep into her emotional core in this LP speaking on everything from heartbreak, to independence, to spearheading her own career and human nature, and even immigration on the track “Imported.”