Joji

These 10 tracks from artists including Joji, Eddie Benjamin & Alessia Cara, the Aces and more will get you energized to take on the week. Pop any of these gems ...

The single is a bare-boned, eye-watering ballad about hoping to find a “glimpse of us” in a new relationship, only to realize he’s searching for something that’s no longer there. After live debuting “Girls Make Me Wanna Die” at L.A. Pride this month, pop-rockers The Aces told Billboard Live they can’t wait to perform the racing anthem on tour for the release it offers queer fans. Gavn! walks a vocal tightrope in the second half of the chorus of “I’d Hate Me Too,” laying his falsetto bare as he opines on how his past relationship changed his character. Dylan Fraser’s latest track takes a tremendous left turn — after beginning in an indie-folk lane, with the Scottish singer-songwriter dreading a return to old habits in his hometown, the song transforms into a pulsing, claustrophobic dance arrangement, with Fraser repeating the titular phrase as a hard-earned mantra. Rising London pop artist Phoebe Axa makes the absolute most out of a straightforward pop-rock arrangement on “I Was Supposed To Be Fine”: the drums are steady, the guitar line is unobtrusive, but Axa makes both sound downright vital while spitting vitriol about wasted time and stewing jealousy. These 10 tracks from artists including Joji, Eddie Benjamin & Alessia Cara, the Aces and more will get you energized to take on the week.