New drops from Matt Hansen, Ty Dolla $ign, Nostalgix, and more on NMF Dance and New Music Friday!
NMF Dance: Our Picks For The Week
New dance releases of the week!
1. Nostalgix, Kiesza – “Dancing Through It All”
“Dancing Through It All” sees Nostalgix fusing her bass-loaded, festival-ready production with Kiesza’s unmistakable topline for a neon-lit resilience anthem. The track takes the emotional arc of the Inferno era and flips it into something outward-facing: a hands-in-the-air reminder to keep moving even when life hits hard. It’s the kind of high-energy club record built to land just as hard at Ultra as it does in a packed 2am warehouse.
2. Malóne Morez, Malcolm Zeller – “Rushin”
On “Rushin,” Malóne Morez and Malcolm Zeller channel years of terrace marathon experience into a patient, groove-obsessed ABRA X weapon. With a vocal that locks into the pocket, the track has a simmering, heads-down momentum designed to breathe with the room instead of chasing quick drops. It’s a sleek statement of intent for Malóne’s iconic 2026 run.
3. Josh Wink – “Let Yourself Go On”
“Let Yourself Go On” pulls a once-lost wild-pitch relic from Josh Wink’s early-’90s archive into the present, landing as Volume 2 of his 607 Sessions series. Warped vocal manipulations, long-burn tension, and that unmistakable analog unpredictability make it feel both like a time capsule and strangely futuristic.
4. AFTER MIDNIGHT (Matroda & San Pacho) – “Rich & Handsome”
“Rich & Handsome” introduces AFTER MIDNIGHT as a fully realized world: hypnotic, late-night house built on scarcity, mood, and intention. The track threads Matroda’s razor-sharp sound design through San Pacho’s rowdy, party-starting instincts, favoring groove and atmosphere over cheap payoffs. It’s the kind of cut you can easily imagine leveling Do LaB at Coachella before working its way into every underground set worth staying late for.
5. Aaron Hibell – “open your eyes”
On SYNCHRONICITY’s standout track “open your eyes”, Aaron Hibell distills his whole thesis into one track: film-score-scale strings and dramatic motifs colliding with trance pulses and club-ready drums. Inspired by Jung’s idea of meaningful coincidence, the song feels like a narrative arc in motion, constantly tightening and releasing tension as if scoring a climactic scene.
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#NewMusicFriday: Our Picks for the Week
Check out this week’s new pop releases on New Music Friday!
1. Ty Dolla $ign – “bad bitch alert”
“bad bitch alert” bottles the whole ethos of girl music vol. 1 into one replay-ready flex, built for getting ready, late-night drives, and post-game debriefs with the group. Centering Ty’s soulful melodic rapping and instinct for sticky hooks, it sits comfortably alongside collaborations with Brandy, Ronald Isley, and Leon Thomas while still feeling like the project’s boldest, most instantly quotable moment. It’s a smooth, confident return to his live-band, R&B-rooted lane, tailored to exactly the kind of women-led soundtrack that inspired the EP in the first place.
2. Matt Hansen – “Same Time”
“Same Time” leans into Matt Hansen’s sweet spot of cinematic, heart-on-sleeve pop. Lyrically, it sits in that limbo between holding on and letting go, replaying the relationship in your head while you both pretend you’re fine.
3. Leo Rizzi – “Choque”
On “Choque,” Leo Rizzi turns soft-rock nostalgia into something intimate and explosive, tracing the moment where love feels like both collision and rebirth. A warm, sophistipop sheen wrap around his vocals as he flips between images of destruction and delicate emotion. It’s a glowing, slow-burning confession for anyone who’s ever felt that suspended second before impact.
4. Wesley Joseph – “Pluto Baby”
“Pluto Baby” is Wesley Joseph at his most widescreen, shape-shifting soundscape. The production of the track moves around his voice like lightning in slow motion, giving the track both stadium scale and headphone intimacy. It feels like a dark, euphoric storm at the center of Forever Ends Someday, a snapshot you can both dance and spiral to.
5. Leanna Firestone – “Victory Lap”
“Victory Lap” kicks open Leanna Firestone’s debut album era with a piano-led, punchy indie-pop kiss-off that’s equal parts petty fantasy and genuine catharsis. Over bright, driving production, she imagines running literal circles around an ex who once held all the power, twisting the knife with her trademark razor-sharp one-liners. It’s the perfect mission statement for The Answer’s girlhood, gossip, and post-breakup glow-up lens.
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