This week’s New Music Friday moves from delicate ballads, hazy R&B, and acoustic dream-pop to sleek electro-house, bass house, and cinematic dance music. Across both pop and dance, these releases balance intimate emotion with sounds built for late nights, packed rooms, and summer stages. Several artists like The Army, The Navy, Zara Larsson, and Becky Hill are also carrying that momentum into festival season!
#NMF Dance: Our Picks For The Week
NMF Dance brings new music from Sorana, Becky Hill, WHIPPED CREAM, and more!
1. Sorana – “SKINcare”
Sorana returns with “SKINcare,” a sleek, hyper-glossy single that sharpens her futuristic pop aesthetic. Sonically, the track leans into polished production and a neon-lit edge, pairing perfectly with her electric, stylized vocal delivery. Thematically, it leans into a sarcastic take on beauty obsession and performative self-care, where perfection defines the persona. As the latest preview of her debut album, Electronic Therapy, the track feels fully aligned with Sorana’s world, stylized, self-aware, and built to be both addictive and unsettling.
2. Control Room – “NO ID”
Canadian duo Control Room join Broken Future and Lovlee on “NO ID,” a slick, after-hours club cut built around a rolling Miami groove. Driven by a low-slung bassline, crisp percussion, and Lovlee’s hypnotic vocals, the single balances bass house grit with a sultry late-night edge. Effortless but sharp, “NO ID” feels made for packed rooms and peak-time rotation.
3. Ghastly – “DOPAMINE MACHINE VOL. 1”
Ghastly returns with “DOPAMINE MACHINE Vol. 1,” a 30-minute rebirth mix that marks a major bass house music comeback. Opening with a glitch-heavy TV intro, the mix quickly launches into unreleased heaters, flips, edits, and warped visuals. As a result, it’s fast-moving and immersive, turning the full 30 minutes into something more than a DJ set—a tense, chaotic, and hard-to-look-away return.
4. Becky Hill – “Hands On Me”
Becky Hill returns with “Hands On Me,” an addictive electro-house single built around euphoric hooks and her powerhouse vocal. At the same time, the single reflects her strength in blending club credibility with mainstream impact. Consequently, it feels both festival-ready and sharply polished. The release arrives ahead of her summer festival tour, including Creamfields and Poland’s BitterSweet Festival.
5. WHIPPED CREAM – “Midnight Moon”
WHIPPED CREAM‘s hot debut with “Midnight Moon,” a deeply personal focus track from HOME WAS ALWAYS ME. Warm, cinematic, and quietly aching, the song successfully captures the feeling of missing someone while still finding beauty in the distance. Rather than chasing a heavy drop, it lets soft longing lead the way, turning heartbreak into something intimate, glowing, and made for a chill night dance.
Check out our full NMF DANCE playlist, now available on Spotify:
#NewMusicFriday: Our Picks for the Week
New music from Hannah Cohen, Love Spells, ZARA LARSSON, and more on New Music Friday.
1. Hannah Cohen – “GOLDEN CHAIN”
Hannah Cohen releases “Golden Chain,” a delicate, quietly forlorn ballad that leans fully into her signature vocal. At the center, her voice feels striking, ethereal, and soft, almost like light filtering through a forest, carrying a fragile kind of clarity. Indeed, Hannah wrote this song in an afternoon, so it’s a nice pick to listen to in the afternoon, with moves that feel similar to the unforced intimacy Hannah brings.
2. alan vuong – “SAUDADE”
alan vuong returns with “SAUDADE,” a smooth, genre-blurring single that bridges R&B, psychedelic rock, and indie textures. The truck moves with an easy flow, placing his R&B delivery over hazy, psych-leaning production. Meanwhile, his textured vocal adds warmth and character, giving the song a relaxed Cali vibe.
3. Love Spells – “Crutch”
Love Spells returns with “Crutch,” a sweet, sultry acoustic dream-pop track wrapped in warm, Houston haze. His gauzy vocal brings the song close, turning raw emotion into something intimate and wistful. Significantly, “Crutch” captures the pull of a connection that feels wrong but remains hard to leave, settling into a tender mix of hope, heartache, and quiet obsession.
4. The Army, The Navy – “2 Collide”
The Army, The Navy share “2 Collide,” a powerhouse breakup anthem driven by striking harmonies and vivid storytelling. Opening this song from headphones, the track feels shifting and expansive, with Sasha and Maia’s voices meeting in a way that’s both intense and undeniable. At the same time, emotion runs through every line, giving the song a raw, immediate pull. Notably, the release also comes ahead of their appearance at Lollapalooza this summer.
5. ZARA LARSSON – Midnight Sun: Girls Trip (with PinkPantheress)
Zara Larsson teams up with PinkPantheress again on “Midnight Sun: Girls Trip,” a sleek, rhythm-driven track that balances crisp percussion with their vocals. In particular, the duo builds on the explosive chemistry of “Stateside” while continuing the momentum of Zara’s GRAMMY®-nominated “Midnight Sun” single. The release also arrives ahead of her packed summer festival run, including Lollapalooza Chicago and BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend.
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