New Music Spotlight | 19.07.21

19 July 2021

Shining a light on some of the hottest new music to drop over the course of the past week, UrlfreezeShops select their top five musical moments for your listening pleasure.

POP SMOKE - "FAITH"

His second posthumous full-length album, "Faith" sees Pop Smoke further cement his status as a modern legend with a legacy that continues to grow. Overflowing with high profile guest features from 21 Savage, Future, Dua Lipa, Kid Cudi and many, many more, it's clear that Pop's influence remains ever-present a year after his untimely death.

BADBADNOTGOOD - "SIGNAL FROM THE NOISE"

Teasing their upcoming instrumental album, "Talk Memory", Toronto-based production trio and modern jazz group BADBADNOTGOOD share "Signal From The Noise". A 9-minute long rumination, the composition ebbs and flows beautifully, with swirling saxophones, fuzzy bass riffs and bursts of furious drumming.

TURNSTILE - "ALIEN LOVE CALL (FEAT. BLOOD ORANGE)"

Presenting "ALIEN LOVE CALL", featuring Blood Orange, the ever-changing hardcore band Turnstile offer a further twist in their tale. A quiet dreampop reflection, their latest single sees the Baltimore band tap into their softer side, offering a tuneful and charismatic take on contemporary indie rock.

VARG²™ & BLADEE - "SHINIE"

Teaming up once again, the two Swedish artists share their unique and uncompromising vision of contemporary dance music. Presenting "SHINIE", Varg²™ and Bladee combine a bouncy techno track with the rapper's trademark autotuned vocals, complete with a twist of '90s breakbeats and trance synth stabs, cultivating a new approach to rave-inspired sounds.

TRIPPIE REDD & LIL UZI VERT - "HOLY SMOKES"

Dropping his latest single in the lead up to his new album, "TRIP AT KNIGHT", Trippie Redd shares "Holy Smokes". A braggadocious track, Redd enlists Lil Uzi Vert and producers tnfdemon and sserotonin on this lighthearted and subtly melancholic cut, rapping about his riches and ever growing career.