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The Mix
- Halsey
“Nightmare”
Halsey’s latest blockbuster
is a bloodthirsty anthem
that taps the emo she
loved as a New Jersey
teenager to deliver a
message of resistance and
empowerment: “I’ve been
polite, but I won’t be caught
dead/Letting a man tell me
what I should do with my
bed.” It’s a cathartic dose
of drama. - Lana Del Rey
“Doin’ Time”
The Cali-goth queen rings in
beach season with a cover
of rasta-pop crew Sublime’s
1997 jam “Summertime
(Doin’ Time).” Naturally, she
gives the spliffy original
an eerie makeover. Can a
Nineties ska revival be far
behind? - Sleater-Kinney
“Hurry on Home”
“Disconnect me from my
bones,” Carrie Brownstein
sings on the first single
from the indie-rock heroes’
upcoming LP. She sounds
ready to explode, and the
slicing guitars and riot-disco
breakdown render that
feeling with a power few
bands can touch.
4. Kota the Friend
feat. Saba
“Solar Return”
A subtle, deeply moving
meditation on the struggles
of fatherhood from the
perspective of a rapper on
the verge: “My son don’t
even like me going to the
store/He be thinking it’s
another tour,” Kota raps over
a softly gorgeous guitar-pi-
ano groove that feels like a
pillow for his weary mind.
5. Jarv Is...
“Must I Evolve”
Brit-pop wit Jarvis Cocker
drops a sardonic distress call
from a guy left behind by
life, love and history itself.
“Dragging my knuckles/Lis-
tening to Frankie Knuckles,”
he groans. But if the song’s
psych-rock roar is any
indication, this Neanderthal
is not going out without a
fight.
with the swirling guitars and
shy-eyed whimsy of this
standout from her great new
LP, Keepsake.- Mattiel
“Je Ne Me Connais Pas”
These Georgia garage
rockers, fronted by belter
Mattiel Brown, kick up a
Southern-fried fuss; she
sings in the voice of a
“Lone Star Man” who gets
booted off his high horse.
It’s a fun takedown of toxic
masculinity. - Tyl e r,
the Creator
“Are We Still Friends?”
What ever happened to Tyler
the diabolical hip-hop troll?
This highlight from his new
Igor is a genuine love ballad,
right down to its elegantly
turned Al Green sample.
PLAYLIST
OUR FAVORITE SONGS
AND VIDEOS RIGHT NOW
MYLIST
FIVE SONGS
THAT MAKE
ME CRY
By Mark McGrath
The Sugar Ray frontman
just finished recording
the group’s first album
in 10 years. The working
title is “Little Yachty.”
THE BEACH BOYS
“God Only Knows”
This song is a religious
experience, and I pray to the
church of the Beach Boys. It
truly sounds like the Bible is
singing to me. It’s timeless.
BONNIE RAITT
”I Can’t Make You
Love Me”
I can cry just talking about
this. It once got me through
a breakup. The words are
simple, but the way she artic-
ulates them is so beautiful.
CARL THOMAS
”I Wish”
This song is so brilliant it
actually makes you feel bad
for a guy that is cheating on
somebody!
DON HENLEY
”The Heart of
the Matter”
Maybe not the hippest choice
for a lot of people, but as a
songwriter he’s untouchable.
This is a perfectly written
song — not a lyric is wasted.
BAND OF HORSES
”No One’s Gonna
Love You”
This is so powerful and yet
so abstract lyrically. There’s
a soaring chorus that just
gets you. CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: CHARLIE ENGMAN; GREGORY PACE/REX/SHUTTERSTOCK; JASON KOFKE; KCR/REX/SHUTTERSTOCK; ANNA AZAROV; JEAN-BAPTISTE MONDINO43 | Rolling Stone | J U LY 2 01 9
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- Lizzie No
“Narcissus”
The Brooklyn singer-
songwriter delivers a catchy,
clever catalog of post-
breakup wisdom steeped
in sheer, intimate folk pop
that evokes the Nineties
greatness of Liz Phair and
Aimee Mann. - Death Cab
for Cutie
“I Dreamt We Spoke”
(Louis the Child remix)
A dance remix of a song
by one of indie pop’s
politest bands might not be
everyone’s idea of fun. But
it’s a blissy blast, like leader
Ben Gibbard’s beloved
early-2000s synth-pop crew
the Postal Service reborn
to love up an outdoor EDM
festival. - Hatchie
“Obsessed”
Dream-pop artist Hatchie
recalls shoegaze greats like
the Cocteau Twins and Lush
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