Kali Uchis, Asake and Dexter are front and centre of this week’s new-music round up.

Kali Uchis – “No Hay Ley”

Kali Uchis really had us saying: “Emily In Paris, who?” this week when she dropped the video for contagious new single, “No Hay Ley”. Turning the streets of the French capital into her catwalk in the visuals, she presents an intoxicating cocktail of chicness, chutzpah, sensuality and, um, acrobatic skills, by doing everything from marching through a busy, historical building in the nude to vaulting herself over vehicles parked on the street. Albeit the latter might have been the work of a stunt double, but we’re fully immersed in the idea of the “telepatia” hitmaker adding ‘agility queen’ to her long list of talents.

London-based, alt-R&B singer-songwriter, Lyves, shares another mesmerising cut from her upcoming sophomore EP, “Change”, due November 18th. The smoky tones of the Italo-Australian artist would be a worthy centrepiece, however, coupled with the stellar production of the track, drawing on everything from breakbeat, UK garage, and ‘80s soul, she emerges again, not merely as a seasoned vocalist, but the ultimate purveyor of engrossing and genre-bending electronic cuts.

Alt-popper on the rise Kailee Morgue juxtaposes cocky lyrics with feelings of insecurity on “Queen Bitch”. Taken from the dichotomously titled Girl Next Door, the Arizona native delivers a nostalgia-driven Y2k sound interlaced with her characteristic tongue-in-cheek flair. “I wanted to present this cocky attitude that comes from a place of insecurity,” Morgue says of the track. “Knowing that the industry is built to capitalize on the exploitation of young women, what might seem like a message of self-praise is more just me making fun of myself and overcompensating.”

Taken from recent debut album, Mr Money With The Vibe, “Organise” sees the Nigerian singer continue his run of kinetic, undeniably danceable anthems, following the momentous collaboration, “Sungba” featuring none other than Burna Boy, and “Peace Be Unto You”, a mainstay on international airwaves. Asake is rapidly becoming a leader in the flourishing, global-facing Afrobeats scene of his native country, signed to Olamide’s YBNL label, also home to the likes of Fireboy DML, and this track is certainly no exception.

South-London singer-songwriter extraordinaire, dexter, returns with frustration-driven, aptly-titled single, “vexed’. Written when she was feeling that exact type of way, as conveyed in full effect by the throwback artwork featuring an irritated dexter back in her toddler days, it’s another shining example of the 19-year-old’s adiptude for chronicling the sinuous emotional path one finds themselves on in young adulthood. This time coupling her typically-captivating vocals with a propulsive garage beat, “vexed” proves dexter, who’s already supported Denzel Curry on tour, is not only a songwriter capable of producing consistent bangers, but equally a deft gen-z storyteller to pay attention to.

Northamptonian singer-songwriter, Billy Lockett, flexes his muscle for synth-pop magnetism once again with the infectious “Freaking Out”. The minimally accompanied soulful tones of Lockett give way to an implosion of buoyant, groove-laden production following the track’s intro, which paired with Lockett’s reflective lyricism and effortless falsetto sounds like a warmly-welcomed descendant of main pop boy Lauv. Exploring the perils of spreading yourself too thin, which incidentally, is something the nascent talent might have to get used to managing, “Freaking Out” is about “the struggles of trying to be in two places at the same time,” he says. “And how sometimes it ends up making you feel like you’re at neither.”

Venbee x Goddard “Messy In Heaven”

Chatham Kent artist and songwriter, Venbee, returns with irreverent drum and bass banger “Messy In Heaven”, alongside producer Goddard. The track’s playful plotline centres on a “messy” night up above in which Jesus indulges in the hedonism Venbee’s conception of heaven seemingly involves. “If his father ever finds out he’d probably knock his lights out…” she sings of Jesus’ fictional antics. It follows the supercharged internet success of Venbee’s May debut single “Lowdown” which saw her rise to number one in the Spotify viral chart and attract plays on Radio 1. It’s hard to imagine her alternative Jesus story attracting any less attention and we’ll certainly be inviting the track along to our parties.

Sabina Beyli – “Daddy’s Daughter”

Azerbaijan-hailing Sabina Beyli celebrates father-daughter relationships on “Daddy’s Daughter”, a blistering pop-punk track from the artist on the rise. However, the now Boston-based artist didn’t write it exclusively about her own relationship with her dad. “I feel like nowadays it’s extremely rare for people to have good and healthy relationships with their fathers,” she explain. Although my own dad and I are close, growing up most of my friends and relatives had absent fathers so I wrote ‘Daddy’s Daughter’ based on the experience someone very close to me had growing up.” Shout out to Sabina for keeping it real!

Alma – “Summer Really Hurt Us”

Finnish pop virtuoso, Alma, returns with “Summer Really Hurt Us”, an instant earworm in which the “Chasing Highs” singer mourns a relationship that’s disintegrated amid the brightest months of the year. “Lost it in June, fucked up in July, missed you in August,” she laments on the track which features a hook that’s both moreish and melancholic in equal spades, flexing her intuition for rich pop melodies once again. She accompanies the cut with a noughties-imbued grunge-esque visual which catches Alma looking full of sorrow in a packed-out party.

If an introspective masterpiece is what you are after when it comes to your weekend listening, Charlotte Lawrence’s “Morning” is for you. With a cinematic music video masterfully capturing the melancholic themes that lace the new track, one that boasts ripples of the acoustic guitar and the angelic vocals catapulting the rising talent towards industry domination, it is one sure to pierce the soul and ignite some serious sad girl feels.

“’Morning’ is my first collaboration with Ben Gibbard,” explains Charlotte. “Death Cab and The Postal Service were huge influences in my formative years of songwriting and lyric appreciation. To work with a hero of mine and have him and Andy Park, so graciously, make me feel as though I was on their level and create a safe place where we could be vulnerable, elevated me to a place where I feel I have made the best art I have been able to make thus far. I am so proud of this song because I believe it reflects my point of view both lyrically and musically as a woman just trying to heal some pain and figure out how I feel and what I want. It’s okay to not always know. That’s part of the journey and I’m okay with that.”

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