Every Monday, we bring you a playlist filled with new tracks the Melodic staff has been listening to on repeat. Hear some of our latest obsessions below:
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Sabrina Carpenter, “Tears” – The track feels cinematic, like something you’d hear during a cheeky montage in a romantic comedy. It’s very ABBA-coded, blending sexual desire with small, meaningful acts of love, all wrapped in a glittery, tongue-in-cheek delivery. “I get wet at the thought of you / Being a responsible guy / Treating me like you’re supposed to do / Tears run down my thighs,” Carpenter sings in the chorus, turning basic decency into a full-on fantasy. It’s hot and weirdly relatable. Who knew IKEA furniture and emotional intelligence could be foreplay?
– Hannah Croteau
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The Kid LAROI, “SHE DON’T NEED TO KNOW” – On his newest single, “SHE DON’T NEED TO KNOW,” LAROI reconnects with Jon Bellion, Pete Nappi, Rogét Chahayed, Tenroc, Xplicit, and Dopamine, the collaborators behind his hit single “GIRLS”, to craft a rich, immersive pop song. You know you have a hit on your hands if the magic of Bellion touches the track.
– Reagan Denning
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Knox, “White Knuckles” – “White Knuckles” presents itself as a dynamic track that tackles fighting for love and refusing to let go of it despite the many hardships and obstacles in the way. The song’s production feels cinematic, almost like a dramatic confession of love in a coming of age film with its soaring guitars and pounding drums. It’s a cohesively stunning addition to Going, Going, Gone that keeps up that same vibrant emotionally-charged energy found in the standard version.
– Amber Bintliff
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Matt Maeson, “Halfway to Whole” – Matt Maeson is back, and he’s louder, braver, and more vulnerable than ever. The Virginia-born, Nashville-based multi-platinum artist has just dropped his powerful new single “Halfway to Whole,” a gut-punch of honesty that wrestles with hopelessness, insecurity, and the dark corners of self-doubt. “This song did a lot for me,” Maeson shares.
– Carl Markland
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Hear the rest of the staff picks on this playlist!
Melodic Music Monday 9/1
Sabrina Carpenter- “Tears”
The Kid LAROI- “SHE DON’T NEED TO KNOW”
Knox- “White Knuckles”
Matt Maeson- “Halfway to Whole”
Lusaint- “Lie to Yourself”
Hayley Williams- “Parachute”
Jordan Astra- “Famous”
BENEE- “Cinnamon”
Estella Dawn- “I Like It Rough”
The Beaches- “Can I Call You in the Morning?”
Seafret- “Love In Reverse”
Mavis Staples- “Beautiful Strangers”
joan- “space”
Bo Staloch- “Born To”
Zach Top- “When You See Me”
Carin León, Kacey Musgraves- “Lost In Translation”
Brady Brazeal- “I Got to Thinkin”
Alexander Stewart- “Scared of Myself”
Chance Peña- “West of Ohio”
Christian Hayes- “Good As It Gets”
Sydney Rose, Delaney Bailey- “I Stopped Trying”
Laci Kaye Booth- “Luck Of The Draw”
Drew Schueler- “Burden”
PHILDEL- “Monument to Life”
Flight Volume- “Lowkey Lonely”
Navah Sea- “fortress”
chasing luma- “punchline”
Thoran James- “aquarium”
Austin Meade- “HONEY DO YA”
The Paradox- “Do It Again”
