Tiffany Day’s “SAME LA” and the best new songs right now

It’s time someone made sleazy, blackout party music for people who are chronically scared of social interaction. “I’m scared to talk, talk, talk to you / ‘Cause my brain thinks everyone hates me.” Tiffany Day gets it. — Steffanee Wang

As a longtime Girlpool fan, I am well primed to swoon at singer Harmony Tividad’s return to indie rock after a pivot to pop last year. Her new song is good, old fashioned guitar anthemry, cellos and all. And Tividad’s sharp storytelling pairs perfectly with her vocals filled with ache. — Tobias Hess

Samba Jean-Baptiste has long charmed me with his collage-like guitar ballads. His latest album +3, is a move towards greater musical focus and writerly clarity. I think that’s especially true on “Object 9,” a neatly constructed Auto Tuned monologue on self doubt and desire scored by haunting guitar arpeggios. — TH

The second single from Carla dal Forno’s upcoming album Confession feels like a slow-burn. But “Under the Covers” isn’t about love’s new beginnings — rather, it’s about sustaining romance one simple, boring gesture at a time. And though dal Forno is focused on minute actions of affection, “Under the Covers” brings to mind Toulouse-Lautrec’s “Le Lit (The Bed),” a moment of sleepy domestic bliss unencumbered by the world outside. — Vivian Medithi

New York City-based singer sadie’s new track “Better Angels” is a subtle and slinky piece of textural dance pop. I love its driving, simple drums which underly heavenly synth pads, vocal chops, and sadie’s vocals which are calling out for the titular “better angels.” — TH

Toronto rapper bronclair has a tender touch, capturing the fuzzy rush of new romance over moody, melodic jerk instrumentals. Bolstered by a Wifi & 406ahmad beat, “Déjà Vu” is a plea for intimacy, and above all, honesty. — VM

Omah Lay’s “CANADA BREEZE” is a praise anthem dedicated to the green stuff. He sings “nothing dey bother me” so pleasantly that I wouldn’t be surprised if he recorded the entire thing in a cloud of smoke. The nonchalance of the record is medicinal — a calming bit of evidence that the Lagos star has finally found his center. — Kylah Williams

Loukeman’s forthcoming album is an exploration of memory and transience. Its latest single, “To The Sky,” is just that. Atmospheric and fuzzy with undulating vocals, if this is what to expect with SD-3, I can’t wait for more. -Hajin Yoo

There isn’t a more fitting title for this gorgeous, too-short interlude. “Romance” sounds exactly like lounging in the sun, rose petals blowing past, getting fed grapes — a brief moment in paradise. — SW