New Music Friday is my favourite day of the week in regards to discovering and listening to new music. I’ve discovered some of my favourite artists through it and it’s a brilliant of way to explore different genres and bands.

Discover my top five hits, song of the day and my Friday no no. Here is this weeks..

My song of the day..

LAIDBACK – RAT BOY

This had to be my favourite song released this week, it’s an upbeat song and has some really old school vibes about it that I really like. It’s upbeat, perfect for summer and as the title says a really laid-back song that you can just put on and have a little boogy to. This is an artist that I have discovered through new music Friday and I’m excited to give some of their other songs a listen to.

This weeks new hit #1 

BROTHER – KODALINE

Brother, is a really chilled song with such a strong and emotive message. It’s a song as the title says about brotherhood and the lyrics play such an important part in the success of this song. It’s a message that will translate with a lot of people, and the vocal arrangements in this song make it one of top hits this week.

This weeks new hit #2

AFTERTASTE – TOTEM

This is a really catchy tune by an artist I have never heard of before. Vocally TOTEM is really good and this song showcases that. It’s a feel good song that has a good beat to it, what more could you want, especially as summer is in full swing.

This weeks new hit #3

I LOVE YOU, SADIE – WYVERN LINGO

I love the vocals on this track, no pun intended. It’s a song that depends heavily on the vocals and arrangements which is done successfully. Another artist I had not heard of before listening to this track. It also has an old school vibe to it, it reminds me of TLC and is a great song to chill out to.

This weeks new hit #4

MAN OF WAR – RADIOHEAD

Radiohead have been around for a while but they have pulled it out of the bag again with this track. It’s quite a simplistic song, but it has some amazing instrumental solos and it’s hard to fault vocally – it also has a really cool music video. It’s definitely a song you can bob your head to, and who doesn’t like doing that?

This weeks new hit #5

VICTORIA FALLS – FLYTE

There is something about this song that I just love, it’s easy listening and the chorus is really catchy. I really love the guitar solos in this track, and while there are not too many lyrics, the vocals are really good and chilled. Another new artist that I will definitely be looking forward to discovering.

Special mention: 

BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER  – ARTISTS FOR GRENFELL

This song deserves a special mention, while it’s not the best version of Bridge Over Troubled Water the reason behind it and the cause of why all these massive artists have come together to record it is heartbreaking and definitely needs to be supported. The Grenfell fire disaster in London has hit a lot of people hard and all proceeds made on this track is going to a Grenfell charity set up to help the victims.

My new music Friday no no..

YUH LIVE NICE – GHETTO VANESSA

This song really did nothing for me, it’s not that I have a thing against dance tracks but this didn’t have anything special about it in my opinion. It’s very repetitive and quite frankly quite annoying! I tried to give it a chance but it just wasn’t for me and after a minute I had to skip the track, pretty disappointing as with a name like Ghetto Vanessa I would have expected something a little more cooler!

 

I listened to a lot of tracks that have been released today to pick my top tracks. The new music Friday playlist (on Spotify) is a great way to support upcoming artists and discover new and exciting tracks.

These are the tracks I have listened to today:

1. Naive by The XX    2. Yuh Live Nice by Ghetto Vanessa    3. All I think about is you by Ansel Elgort    4. Move On by Charlotte Dos Santos    5. Overnight by Parcels    6. Body Bounce by Lao Ra    7. Window Seat by Fuse ODG    8. Man of War by Radiohead    9. Four Cypresses by Grizzly Bear    10. Laidback by Rat Boy    11. I Can Get by Thanks    12. Reach Out by Toulouse    13. Somebody New by Cedric Gervais    14. Breathe by Astrid S    15. Nobody by DJ Khaled    16. Party People by Vince Staples    17. Whole Wide World by Cage the Elephant    18. Blindside by William    19. Never Did This Before by Black Saint    20. Why by Skinny Living    21. Playing With Fire by RIVRS    22. Aftertaste by TOTEM    23. Hollywood by Pat Tok    24. Real Love by Jagara    25. Pull Up by Quavo    26. Brother by Kodaline    27. Hi Grade by Angel    28. All My Life by Wild    29. Somebody Else by Circa Waves    30. Arty Boy by Flight Facilities    31. Fresh Meat by The Van T’s   32. Little of Your Love by Haim   33. Wave by Mura Masa   34. Your Love (ft Tom Bailey) by Boris Way   35. The Beautiful Game by Rae   36. Pale Blue by The Fin   37. Naughty Ride by Whizkid    38. Bridge Over Troubled Water by Artists for Grenfell    39. Don’t Want to Fight by Richard Walters    40. Don’t Quit by DJ Khaled    41. If I Could (ft Joe Killington) by Camo and Krooked   42. Champion by Fall Out Boy    43. Did You See (Mura Masa Remix) by J Hus    44. Moonlight by Grace Vanderwaal    45. Better by Verite    46. Onion Radio Edit by Hercules and Love Affair    47. I Love You, Sadie by Wyven Lingo    48. Dancing In The Moonlight by Alt-J    49. Myela by Nick Mulvey    50. I’ll Make It Up To You by Imagine Dragons    51. Victoria Falls by Flyte