Each week, The FADER staff rounds up the songs we can't get enough of. Here they are, in no particular order.
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Umru, Warpstr, & Bbyafricka, “I Like”
Warpstr and Umru’s undulating beat for “I Like” is tactile and percussive, synths and 808s carefully tweaked until they hit your ears just so. It’s a perfect backbone for Inglewood MC Bbyafricka to cut loose, endlessly chanting about girls, sex, and checks – all the finer things. – Vivian Medithi
HorsegiirL, “that's my beach!”
A sexy, girly techno ode to the beach that sounds like Lisa Frank, Barbie, Polly Pocket sunshine goodness. I love everything about this incredible heater, from the dolphin noises to the faux Sexyy Red-sounding hook. —Steffanee Wang
Superfan, “Picture of Return”
New York City-based singer/songwriter Superfan announced his signing to AD 93 (james K, Dagmar Zuniga) with a lyrically and sonically dense yarn on emotional manipulation that feels almost mythic. Cellist Omeed Almassi, who has become an integral part of Superfan's project, provides strings that lend the whole song a quietly symphonic sensibility. — Tobias Hess
Kori, “pity party”
Would you rather cry in McDonalds or Marni? For Kori, an Ohio rapper who performed at Rolling Loud Orlando last month, that’s not even a question. Rapping over a yokidied beat that sounds like laser lights and soap bubbles, Kori carves out oddly unglamorous bars in a wickedly fluid flow that reminds me a little of Mel V and a little of Doja Cat. – VM
Fana Hues, “Recognize”
L.A.-born singer/songwriter and Doechii collaborator Fana Hues’s new song “Recognize” has a light touch, with bouncy drums, falsetto harmonies and delicious piano chords. There’s a quiet pain beneath it, though, that has me with my hands on my heart while I dance to it. — TH
Ryan Beatty, “Secret Language”
Ryan Beatty, one of California’s tenderest songwriters, has returned a gentle song about the enormity of touch: “I love you, I say it in a secret language / did you hear what my words couldn’t tell? I keep it all to myself.” —SW
Eilish Constance, “Superstar”
It makes sense that 16-year-old Eilish Constance would be preoccupied with the dangers of superstardom given the buzz that surrounds her. The L.A.-based wunderkind sings of the looming spotlight with levity and emotional nuance on “Superstar” over a guitar-driven beat that’s both twee and bloodied. — TH
Space Afrika feat. Deuén, "If This Is Hell"
Space Afrika — the Manchester/Berlin-based duo of Joshua Tarelle Reid and Joshua Inyang — taps New York City artist Deuén for a stream of consciousness swirl that lulls you into a dreamstate with its whirlawheel drums and strings. — TH
Nia Archives, “Danger”
U.K. record producer, DJ, singer and songwriter Nia Archives gives us a romantic blend of dreampop and jungle beats on “Danger.” Despite its delicate, ethereal vocals, the heart of this song lies in its aggressive electric percussion and some of the horniest lyrics I've heard in awhile. — Drew Neiman
ST6 JodyBoof, Dragnutz, “TEN 23”
My new favorite from the TooMannyStrikers rappers JodyBoof and Dragnutz. This beat produced by xaviersobased feels like a Snow Strippers track that Jody and Drag went on to attack with a relentless DMV flow. I’m overwhelmed, and I love it. — DN