Now, who told Sarah Geronimo, Arthur Nery, Zack Tabudlo, and beabadoobee to release new music in the same week?
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To some, the past week was all about Valentine’s and finding those extra special ways to make that significant other feel even more loved. But to others, it was just another regular week in February. But regardless of how you spent your time, music will always be there for you. And music once again came through as the past week was filled with hot drops courtesy of some of our favorite established and indie acts. So, put on those headphones or Bluetooth buds and get a listening to some of the week’s best new tracks.
O NINANAIS – ARTHUR NERY
The best way to enjoy o ninanais, Artthur Nery’s latest heart-tugging love song, is to sit by a quiet place and reminisce on that special someone. The song has that old-school vibe that makes for the best kind of nostalgia.
HIMIG NG PUSO – SARAH GERONIMO
If Sarah G isn’t giving us pop bops, she’s getting us in our feels with her slow jams. And that’s exactly what she does with Himig Ng Puso. The song doesn’t do too much, it’s just a guitar and Sarah’s powerful vocals that touch each corner of the track.
DIYOSA – ZACK TABUDLO
Just in time for Valentine’s Day, Zack Tabudlo dropped his second studio album, FOR ALL, and it’s 10 tracks that further solidify his status as the new gen Hugot King.
HEAVEN – NIALL HORAN
First, Harry Styles gives a shout out to the boys during his BRITs speech. And now, Niall Horan drops his new single. Directioners are eating good this year. Heaven, which serves as the first single off Niall’s new album coming in June, is an upbeat track all about how life is perfect as long as you have that love of your life.
TADHANA – ACE BANZUELO
A slow jam this is not as Ace Banzuelo’s latest song is a catchy, upbeat track that keeps listeners basking in a summer glow. Providing R&B-inspired vocals atop new wave beats and disco elements, Ace gives us a joyous song that brings the past and the future together.
GLUE SONG – BEABADOOBEE
beabadoobee is in love and she’s expressing that through her latest track, Glue Song. The song is a reflection Bea’s current love life as she sings about being stuck on someone she loves. Using her signature lullaby-like vocals, Bea gave us yet another track to add to our hugot playlist. And plus points for its music video being shot in her hometown of Iloilo.
TEDDY BEAR – STAYC
STAYC’s latest comeback is giving early 2010s K-pop and it’s honestly quite cute. It’s fun, wholesome, and nostalgic all at the same time. And we’ll never get tired of the girls saying, “STAYC girls, it’s going down”
A&W – LANA DEL RAY
A seven-minute track on being an American wh*re? Only Lana Del Ray can get away with that. While the first half of the track is quite broody, once the bass and beat kick in in the second half, that’s when the fun starts.
FLOWERS & CHOCOLATE – EYEDRESS
Dropped right on Valentine’s Day, Flowers & Chocolate is Eyedress’ shoegaze-infused single about trying to make things right in a relationship. The music video, meanwhile, finds Eyedress cruising around Los Angeles in a red convertible filled with flowers as he rushes home to impress his partner.
SMOKE – CAROLINE POLACHEK
If you aren’t listening to Caroline Polachek’s newest album, Desire, I Want To Turn Into You, then you’re missing out on one of the best albums of the year so far. It’s an experience, movement, and realization all wrapped into one body of work.
I WANT YOU – ICONA POP AND GALANTIS
Whether it be 2013 or 2023, Icona Pop will always serve club bangers. Just take a listen to their newest song, I Want You, their collab with Galantis that’s definitely going to get the party jumping.
BALARAW – PRESS HIT PLAY
Press Hit Play go R&B with Balaraw, a moving love song that may just make you feel a certain type of way.
KEENAN TE – SCARS
Keenan Te’s Scars is a song that expresses a deep vulnerability of opening one’s heart to love again after being hurt in the past. Based on his current relationship, this track represents the hesitance of letting one’s guard down, but deciding to take the leap for a potential love worth it all.
IF IT’S TIME – HAYDEN CALNIN
Indie-folk singer Hayden Calnin just dropped his haunting new track If It’s Time. The song is about learning to move on from a relationship inspired from the mending of Calnin’s broken heart and the turning of a new chapter.
PARCHED – OLIVE KLUG
Olive Klug’s latest song, Parched, alludes to a relationship that has lost its purpose, in essence feeling ‘parched’ and in need of something to quench this insatiable thirst for love and attention.
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