Welcome to New Music Mondays, your destination for discovering the latest in music every Monday! Each week, we highlight brand-new releases, explore emerging artists, and share hot tracks across genres to kickstart your week with a fresh soundtrack.
By: Ida-Marie Kollberg Who is Scarlet Pleasure? The band name might not sound familiar to you, but this is a band, you should know. Having achieved international fame with their song What a Life, from the Oscar-winning movie Another Round,… Continue Reading
By: Jacqueline Olechowski Cat Power’s Reimagining of Bob Dylan’s Iconic 1966 Performance On November 5, 2022, Cat Power, otherwise known as Chan Marshall, recreated Bob Dylan’s infamous 1966 concert at the Royal Albert Hall in London. Dylan’s show marked a… Continue Reading
By: Rachel Mattingly To preface this article, I would like to say I am not a Beatles expert and I’m sure someone with a wider knowledge of all their albums would have a much more in-depth take on this final… Continue Reading
By: Natalie Dumonceaux 1989 – Taylor Swift If you’re anything like me around midterm season, this time of year constitutes a complete switch to hermit mode, and it can be easy to get caught in the loop of listening to… Continue Reading
By: Emma Harris Elastic EP – Prado, ZDMT Nothing turns my living room into a music video like the newly released Elastic EP, featuring single “Elastic,” “Mean Boy,” and various remixes on those two absolute bangers. Vancouver-based artists Prado and ZDMT… Continue Reading
Benny the Butcher- Burden of Proof Griselda records has had 2020 on lock, flooding the industry with their unapologetically gritty sound. The Buffalo crew consisting of Conway the Machine, Westside Gunn and Benny the Butcher, are showing no signs of… Continue Reading
Gorillaz- Song Machine With the release of their seventh installment of the Song Machine series, Gorillaz have teamed with an unlikely group of artists. On the song “Pink Phantom” legendary pop singer Elton John and contemporary R&B singer 6Lack are… Continue Reading
Princess Nokia – Everything Sucks and Everything is Beautiful They have been out for a few weeks, but this double album release from one of the most relevant artists right now hasn’t be talked about on Counterpoint yet. The albums… Continue Reading
Car Seat Headrest – Can’t Cool Me Down The long-awaited return of indie-rock legends Car Seat Headrest is finally here. The single “Can’t Cool Me Down” off their upcoming album, Making a Door Less Open, sticks with their track record… Continue Reading
Young Nudy- Anyways After dropping one of the best tapes of 2019, Sli’merre, Atlanta rapper Young Nudy is back with another tape, Anyways. Since the release of 2016’s Slimeball Nudy has been one of the most prolific and consistent rappers… Continue Reading