New Music Fridays, June 8th, 2018

I tell ya, this is certainly a labor of love for me.  I actually had a little time over the weekend to get this out, but once again, pc problems put the kibosh on that.  Anyway, this was a unique week of new music, with quality tunes in a wide variety of genres.  Check out this week's new tunes... 

Almost Love - Sabrina Carpenter

Young actress turned singer Sabrina Carpenter is back with a lead single to her third studio album, Singular, due out in the winter.  Almost Love is a funky, dance pop jam that's very easy on the ears.  Check it out...

Younger - Ruel

Until I heard this tender ballad, I'd never even heard of Australian singer Ruel.  Well, this song is so good, think Shawn Mendes, this talented young man will be on my radar for the foreseeable future.  Check out the beautiful Younger... 

Activate - Cheat Codes

LA-based EDM trio Cheat Codes returns with a hip hop-infused house jam that's made for dance floors everywhere.  Check out Activate... 

Lost My Mind - Lily Allen

Well one of my favorite singers from across The Pond is back with a brand new album and a brand new video to go with its lead single.  Yes, Lily Allen is back with a long-awaited follow-up to 2014's Sheezus and the entire record, and especially this song, reflects a pained side of the singer after a tough, tough breakup.  Check out Lost My Mind...

Nights Like These - Ne Yo, Romeo Santos

R&B singer Ne-Yo's got a brand new album out and this accompanying single, an acoustic duet with Aventura singer Romeo Santos.  It's the best thing I've heard from the singer in awhile and I'm definitely going to check out Good Man.  Here's Nights Like These...

Continuing on in this week's nice variety of new music, you should also check out:

Like I Do - Christina Aguilera

Diamonds - Jauz, Kiiara

Sorcererz - Gorillaz

Middle Finger - Phoebe Ryan, Quinn XCII

Fiorentina - Kota Banks, Capo Lee

Solara - The Smashing Pumpkins

bitches - Tove Lo, Charli XCX, Icona Pop, Elliphant, ALMA

I Believe - Bob Sinclair

She Knows - Ne Yo, featuring Juicy J

You know

From the moment she turn around

She know

How to back it up and drop it down

Ne Yo's got a great catalog of sexy dance tunes with an R&B flavor, and here's one of his newest jams that works great in the bedroom or on the dance floor.  Juicy J, who made a big name for himself on Katy Perry's Dark Horse, gives the same kind of energizing rap interlude here that he does on that one. Nice tune!

Song of the Day - Time of Our Lives - Pitbull & Ne Yo

It's been a long time since I'd kinda gotten over Pitbull.  During his time of high popularity, mostly between the years 2009 and 2013, Pitbull was seemingly everywhere, and his songs were always fun...but after awhile to me, he got stale.  His songs all started to sound the same, and I found myself suddenly not listening to him much anymore.  Well, this one, from his 2014 Globalization album changed all that.  Time of Our Lives breaks outta Pit's stale mold to bring some fresh, feel good beats, and with a little help from R&B crooner Ne Yo, it's definitely a winner.  The song was released as a single last November and currently sits within iTunes Top Ten Most Downloaded Songs, so if you don't know it you should definitely check it out...