#nmotw

we got such good bangers today, i’m especially excited for a specific song which will be mentioned in the end. because you know what they say…the best one goes in the end

#1 santorini by goodbye for now

oh wow i listened to this guys after watching a reel and i do not regret it at all. specifically this song is really calming. really adore this piano. and on top of all santorini!! a greek island!!! what a fitting piece for summer.

final rating is 8.5/10 (i would mostly listen to it when looking at a view but i really like it anyway)

#2 slacker by goodbye for now

this was the song i heard in a reel i really really liked it. it’s a really good rock song. vibing to this one :3

final rating is 9/10

#3 i’m a teenage edgelord by cheekface

WOAOH???????????? cheekface killing it with this one. i discovered this one on monday i’m surprised i hadn’t listened to it before because i AM a teenage edgelord. really relatable song 10/10 listening to it when sleeping and when returning from school

final rating is 10/10…like every cheekface song

#4 bring love by madonna & sabrina carpenter

fun fact i DO like sabrina’s music. i don’t think she’s super neat but some of her songs are actually super neat (thumbs up) but i just listened to this in theneedledrop’s live stream right now and huh??? oh em gee???? so cool?????? some songs just sound “expensive” and modern and fashionable and i love those songs a lot. this one is one of them songs. hell yeah

final rating is 8/10

#5 bubbly by good kid

once i mentioned good kid was fully introduced to me by a friend and they put me a song that reminded them of me a lot and i got so emotional and whimsical and happy because it was a banger. it was this song. this song IS me. a friend truly knows you when they put you a song they think is so you coded and you confirm it that it is you coded

final rating is 10/10 (dear friend if you’re reading this i love you :3)

#6 illegal by pinkpantheress

type shit i put on when grocery shopping i fucking LOVE this song it brings me SUMMER VIBES!!!!!!!!!!

final rating is 10/10 i love you pink

#7 girl like me by pinkpantheress

song could be so fire it could make me learn the official dance. most of my friends are k-pop fans dancing to their favourite katseye and black pink and skz or some shit well HERE I AM DANCING MY FAVOURITE PINKPANTHERESS…but seriously. i really like the silliness of this song. yeah sure i’ll be a girl having fun :3c

final rating is 10/10

#8 return to sender by ibibio sound machine

yes. yes. yes. the horns. the fucking horns. i am soooooo grooving over the horns. really groovy song. i like this person’s voice too. generally really liked the sounds cause they were very fun and interesting. banger!!

final rating is 10/10

#9 doncamatic by gorillaz

this guy’s voice is actually insane i legit though it was a woman. even after watching the music video. i thought the fact it was a man was comedic but what the fuck you mean it was sung by a MAN

final rating is 100/10… TALK TO ME!!

last but not least…drumroll please…..

#10 mft by cheekface

HELLO???? MANDY TAKEOVER??? ABSOLUTELY UNEXPECTED????? it was genuinely 8am on a school morning and i was listening to this before entering school and then mandy started singing. took me a few seconds to realise but after realising? SCREAMED. STILL SCREAMING. BEST MOMENT EVER OF MY LIFE her voice was so beautiful gragahhfioemd…. also generally cheekface just making my week ten times better. classic cheekface. loved the new single. not their best but the mandy takeover was soo unexpected holy shit…

final rating is 10000/10

aaahhhh what a BAD week. always sad and stressful. it's okay. shit happens. let's see some music that helped me cry even more

#1 you don't live here anymore by sharp pins

exactly what i need right now! feels like it released about a decade ago but it released A YEAR AGO. HOW WAS THIS BANGER OF A 90S VIBES SONG RELEASED IN EARLY 2025. this song is so important to me, i realised i started listening to it before moving houses and it fits perfectly. so much..the title says it all. and 3 months ago i found someone i liked. sad romance nostalgia overwhelm emotions kick in

final rating is 10/10

#2 the sweet prince by gorillaz

i want to hug damon albarn and thank him for gifting me and the rest of the rillaz nation this treasure. yes old 58 year old man make me bawl and feel better at the same time

final rating is 48292958/10 (10/10)

#3 maud gone by car seat headrest

the tos version, of course. at first i didnt like the album so much, because it was just a simple remake album. but last summer it grew so much in me. maud gone is one of my favourites for sure. it reminds me of things i had to say goodbye to. my old apartment, my old school, my old ""friends"".....uuuuggghhrrrjfkfiidk

final rating is 500/10 (10/10)

#4 socks by black country new road

hate the fact i was supposed to go to a bcnr concert tomorrow but they put a specific age restriction... but like half of the people won't go apparently so like. lmao????? i guess!! anyway. talking about my old school the morning of the last day ever i stepped my feet in this school i woke up at about 5-6am watching the sun rise to this song. it was beautiful. look at the life that we've made

final rating is 10/10 (and so is the album)

#5 i know what's gonna happen by cheekface

i knew whats gonna happen.

final rating is 9.5/10 (because i WISHHH it was longer.....)

#1 madwoman by laufey

ouughh i love laufey...her jazzy vibes are just so nice and her little groovy sounds are so silly yet some of her songs are just so heartbreaking </3 but this one is so whimsical and silly!! the vibe of it is phenomenal, i am such a fan of this type style. and the little sounds as well arghhh they make me tap my feet on the ground!!!

final rating is 10/10 (i just love it so much)

#2 target practice by my new band believe

oh ok. what the fuck. this is fucking insane. absolutely theatrical album and especially this song. musicals and theatrical music just doesn't capture my attention so much but this?? hello????? mr picton is cooking?????? mister picton??????????

final rating is 10/10

#3 in the blink of an eye by my new band believe

jesus christ this song is absolute chaos as well. and i love the lyrics so much. so melancholic and devilish...and the instruments too oouughhhhh

final rating is 10/10

so you get it! all songs are a 10/10! you should listen to them right NOW!!!!

sooonnnggsssss

#1 runaway by lady gaga & doechii

dude actually mind blown because lady gaga and fucking DOECHII???????? both underrated artists. doechii too. don’t mind that she released one of the worst songs ever (anxiety) she is still gorgeous. as i was saying. this song is for a film. it’s a soundtrack song. and i was even more jaw dropped damn…(probably gonna see the film. and i’ll tell you if it gets approved as a film too). this song sounds like one of those songs i’d hear in a zara or something and i love that

final rating is 8.9/10

#2 1983 by flying lotus

i’ve never heard of this artist before but this track is rad. really really really love the electronic/8bit sounds. they sound very nostalgic and they generally just remind me of when i used to play so many video games when i was younger. instrumental music in general is just very relaxing. really good track for background music. approved. might have to listen to this artist it seems…

final rating is 8/10

#3 2 or 3 by the lemon twigs

holy shiiiitttt REALLY ecstatic song!! i haven’t heard lemon twigs so much and probably have to too. this one really gave me beatles vibes. and i’m not the biggest fan of the beatles but i do like their sounds. and this song sounds. i like the semitones changing. generally i like when songs change the tones of the song they change the whole feeling to this song and that’s awesome

final rating is 8/10

#4 cicada by good kid

oh yeah good kid…my friend put me a song a few months ago and said that it reminded her of me and that just made me love good kid so much more. good kid is approved. very approved. they’re like cheekface but more pop rock. cicada was definitely one of my favourites from the new album. need to listen to it again but from what i heard from it it was really nice. listen to good kid. and watch the music videos too they’re so cuuutteeee THE CHARACTEEERRRSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! the animation the storytelling EVERYTHING

final rating is 9/10

honourable mentions!!!!! (cheering)

watching tv by magdalena bay, love is everywhere by magdalena bay, dethroned by black midi, the fringe by cheekface, featured singer by cheekface, lake zurich by gorillaz, orange juice by stanley brinks and the wave pictures, the loser by derrick harriott

and give it up for sign of the times by harry styles! i don’t listen to harry styles. but last saturday i went to watch project hail mary on the cinema. absolutely fantastic movie. you should stfu and go watch it. i cried like 5 times in there. i fucking busted out tears actually you can’t imagine it

albumsss

my new band believe’s self titled album and debut album is out now. i havent heard it yet, i wanted to hear it before i made this post so i could review it, but i forgot completely and slept LMAO…this band features one of my favourite bassists and musicians of all time cameron pictor which was also apart of one of my favourite bands of all time black midi which departed back in 2024, a week after i learn about their music. am i lucky

good kid’s “can we hang out sometime?” album released a week ago, but due to the delayed nmotw, i’m putting it here today! listen to it!

honourable mention, of course… magdalena bay’s imaginal disk is so wonderful and beautiful. re listened to it yesterday…made a whole post about it. go look at that one instead. it explains everything.

and that’s…hell of a long post. thanks for reading this far! if you have…if you haven’t, you still checked it anyways, and thanks for that too :)