Boygenius - $20
Genre: Indie Rock
RIYL: Samia, Big Thief, Julia Jacklin

Following the trend of indie musicians letting a wail and a crack end their songs (Samia’s “Breathing Song,” Ethel Cain’s “Ptolemaea”), Boygenius has announced their arrival with a similar bang. The trio, made up of singers Lucy Dacus, Phoebe Bridgers, and Julien Baker are back with a hint of their forthcoming debut album, aptly called The Record. “$20” sees Baker taking center stage with her blinking vocals and lyrics declaring “it's a bad idea, and I'm all about it.” Dacus swirls around her like a mournful ghost, and Bridgers, despite her momentous recent success, takes backstage, lending her haunting charm to a request: “Can you give me twenty dollars?”

Bjork, Shygirl, Sega Bodega – Ovule (feat. Shygirl) [Sega Bodega Remix]
Genre: Electronic, Art Pop
RIYL: Arca, Oklou, A.G. Cook

A remix worthy of the original song – Shygirl and Sega Bodega have taken the standout track on Bjork’s tenth studio album Fossora and added their signature spin to it. Shygirl’s understated and monotone vocals perfectly complement the dramatics of Bjork’s lyrics; it seems the British singer has simply been waiting for the right opportunity to lend her distinctive rap style to the grandmother of modern art pop. What better way than with up and coming Chilean-Irish producer Sega Bodega? A frequent collaborator with Shygirl, his distinct sound has placed him amongst the likes of Arca, Oklou, and Eartheater as the banner holders of the new electronica revival. The two come together in trippy harmony to find the glass egg that “carries our digital selves,” as Bjork so artfully declares in the original version.

Kali Uchis - I Wish you Roses
Genre: R&B, Reggaeton
RIYL: Kelela, Raveena, Girl Ultra

“I wish you roses while you can still smell ‘em,” sings Kali Uchis, a solemn release of love lost and embittered. Uchis’ third album, Red Moon in Venus, out later this year, is sure to evoke the sentiments of its lead single, a sentiment the Virginia-born singer has visited before on previous releases Isolation and Sin Miedo (del Amor y Otros Demonios). Fresh off the viral hit, “Telepatia,” Uchis is marking a way forward with her newfound stardom, a sort of back to basics, subtler and more impassioned — a perfect Valentine’s release.

U.S. Girls - Futures Bet
Genre: Experimental Pop
RIYL: Perfume Genius, Nilüfer Yanya, Empress Of

Musician Meghan Remy’s pop project U.S. Girls is back with a trickle of singles to support the release of her eighth studio album, Bless This Mess. U.S. Girls two most recent projects, In a Poem Unlimited and Heavy Light, found Remy reaching new success, and she’s back to cement that success if “Futures Bet” is any indication. A true pop sensibility, with distinct thematic influences from the likes of riot grrrl, allows U.S. Girls to keep fresh and dynamic the project’s sound, in a musical landscape where it could otherwise get lost amongst the bevy of “indie experiments.” Repetition and questions allow “Futures Bet” to reflect an album promising a rumination on Remy’s recent pregnancy and new motherhood. Bless This Mess arrives February 24.

Yo La Tengo - Aselestine
Genre: Shoegaze, Indie Rock
RIYL: Slowdive, Stereolab, Pavement

Evoking the tender silences and disjointed phrases of director Terrence Malick’s late-period offerings, New Jersey indie rock group Yo La Tengo has announced their return with the sublime single “Aselestine.” A true embrace of the band’s shoegaze leanings, the trio seems to assert themselves over the recent Gen Z obsession with noise music, particularly genre foundationals like Slowdive and Cocteau Twins. Yo La Tengo takes this trend and reduces it to its most primal and visceral aspects, a tremble of sorrow before the complete project, This Stupid World, arrives on February 10. “I Have It” says the band’s name, and it turns out, the group still does.

- Quinn Soltesz

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