New Music Fridays, March 9th, 2018

Better late than never!  Due to reasons beyond my control I haven't been able to review this week's crop of new music until just this morning.  Nevertheless, there's some great stuff to be heard from this week's new music releases, so check it out...

Wassup - Logic, Big Sean

I don't usually highlight hip hop/rap tunes on this feature, but I'm making a rare exception with this one.  Maybe it's because I like Big Sean, but really it's because it's kind of like old school rap, with a killer hook undercutting the raps throughout the jam.  Check out the groove on Wassup...

My Life - ZHU, Tame Impala

I've loved the chill vibes of Zhu ever since 2015's Hold Up Wait a Minute, with Bone Thugs and Harmony, and this week the EDM artist returns with a chill vibe that to me hearkens the sounds of the spring that's coming.  Check out My Life...

Baby I'm a Queen - Sofi Tukker

If you follow this blog regularly, then you know that Sofi Tukker is one of my most watched acts in the past year or so.  Well they've finally announced the release of a complete album due out next month called Treehouse.  Along with the announcement comes a new single, and it's as cool and funky as anything they've ever done.  Check out Baby I'm a Queen on Conan...

Talk - Liv Dawson

British singer/songwriter Liv Dawson returns to the music scene with a ear-pleasing pop tune that got island sounds and a nice, catchy chorus.  Check out Talk...

MyBoi - Billie Eilish, TroyBoi

London-based remixer TroyBoi takes a sweet Billie Eilish tune and turns it into a trip-hop masterpiece!  Check out this hypnotic mix of MyBoi...

So there you have it...five hot new tunes for your listening pleasure.  Stay tuned for net week's edition of New Music Fridays and in the meantime check out this week's honorable mentions...

Fly - Marshmello, Leah Culver

Minimum Wage - REMMI

Give Me Something - Callum Scott

Magic - Sia

Wide Awake - Parquet Courts

Colors - Jason Derulo

Song of the Day - Working For It - Zhu & Skrillex They

There seems to be a lot of songs out these days that contain the word work, for whatever reason. There's Rihanna's Work, Fifth Harmony's Work From Home, and this one, a newish collaboration between two of EDM's most successful artists.  I'm really loving Zhu's unique, exotic sounds, either on his own tunes or as a producer on tracks by the likes of artists such as Aluna George, Galant, and even Lana Del Rey.  This one has got so many great musical levels within it, from the lead male vocals to the female vocal interludes, sung/spoken in a foreign language, and of course, the music track.  Check out the cool Working For It...

Song of the Day - Automatic - Zhu X Aluna George

Here's a song I've Shazamed and forgot about no less than three times and I think it's about time I both downloaded it and shared it.  It's by electronic artist Zhu and it's actually been around since 2014.  The tune is just the type of song I like, a little chill, a little dance, and some smooth vocals by singer Aluna George.  Check out Automatic...

Song of the Day - Hold Up, Wait a Minute - ZHU x Bone Thugs-n- Harmony x Trombone Shorty

Oh, we've got a great dancey tune this morning with a decidedly jazzy/hip-hop flavor, as Grammy nominee Zhu joins forces with hip-hop legends Bone Thugs-n-Harmony and renowned jazz musician Trombone Shorty on this hot hot jam that'll keep you moving the whole way through.  This tune is a unique blend of the best these three genres have to offer and if you like any one of them, this'll make you appreciate the other two.  Check out Hold Up, Wait a Minute...