As the summer sun blazes on, Biff Bam Pop’s weekly new music roundup is here to cool you down with the freshest tracks and hottest tunes to keep your playlists sizzling. From mega-pop collaborations to veteran pop-punkers making waves again, this week’s instalment of What’s Going On is packed with an eclectic mix of sounds to match the sweltering heat. Whether you’re lounging by the pool or hitting the beach, these new releases are sure to add the perfect soundtrack to your summer adventures. As always, if you dig what you hear, be sure to stream and follow the artists.
Charli XCX – Pop provocateur Charli XCX’s new single “Guess” featuring Billie Eilish marks the pair’s exciting first collaboration. If you weren’t already having a BRAT summer, the club banger produced by The Dare will get you there. The music video for “Guess” supports a great cause, with all the bras and underwear used in the video donated to I Support The Girls, an organization that provides essential items like bras, underwear, and menstrual hygiene products to those in need. This release follows the success of Charli XCX’s critically acclaimed sixth studio album BRAT.
Listen to Charli XCX’s new single “Guess” featuring Billie Eilish below.
Doechii – Rising hip-hop sensation Doechii has dropped her latest track, “NISSAN ALTIMA,” now available via Top Dawg Entertainment, Capitol Records, and Universal Music Canada. Part of her Swamp Sessions series, this track showcases the Tampa-based rapper-singer’s lyrical prowess as she boldly declares herself the “hip-hop Madonna” and “trap Grace Jones” over the Childish Major-produced track. The accompanying James Mackel-directed video features appearances from the self-proclaimed Swamp Princesses’ TDE labelmates Jay Rock, Ab-Soul, and Isaiah Rashad, adding to the track’s buzz. We think Doechii has got another viral hit on her hands.
Listen to Doechii’s new single “NISSAN ALTIMA” below.
Shenseea – GRAMMY-nominated Jamaican artist Shenseea is out now with a hot new music video for her fan-favourite track “Work Me Out” featuring Afrobeats icon Wizkid. The steamy video captures the song’s infectious energy and puts the magnetic chemistry between Shenseea and Wizkid front and center. This release precedes Shenseea’s highly anticipated North American tour, which will see the singer hitting cities like Chicago, Toronto, New York, and Dallas. Known for her stimulating live performances, expect to hear plenty of tracks from Shenseea’s sophomore album Never Gets Late Here, released this past May via Rich Immigrants/Interscope Records.
Watch the new music video for Shenseea’s “Work Me Out” featuring Wizkid below.
All Time Low – Celebrating two decades together, multi-platinum Maryland quartet All Time Low will mark their milestone with The Forever Sessions Vol. 1, due out on August 23rd via their new imprint Basement Noise Records, in partnership with Photo Finish Records. This album features re-recordings of their early hits, including the recently released “Dear Maria, Count Me In (ATL’s Version).” The band consisting of Alex Gaskarth, Jack Barakat, Rian Dawson, and Zack Merrick have made the most of this monumental anniversary year including a massive tour, sold-out shows at Red Rocks and the Salt Shed, and a stint touring with Avril Lavigne. Pop-punk will never die!
All Time Low’s frontman Alex Gaskarth states: “As we continue to celebrate ATL’s legacy and our 20+ years in the music business, we’re thrilled to announce the launch of our own record label Basement Noise Records. This venture has been a long time coming and is another milestone in our continued growth as we push the limits and boundaries of what this band is capable of achieving. We’re also incredibly excited that our first official release under BNR will be a compilation of re-records spanning some of our most important and stand-out catalogue tracks, which we are affectionately calling the “Forever Sessions” (vol. 1) – recreated in a way that we hope stays true to the original recordings, but allows us to apply our skills and knowledge in the studio that we’ve acquired over the many years spent making records. It is a celebration of growth and the spirit of self-sufficiency that set this band on the path to a 20 year career FROM the very beginning. We’re so happy to share this new adventure with the fans who’ve been on this journey with us.”
Listen to All Time Low’s “Dear Maria, Count Me In (ATL’s Version)” below,
Rebounder – NYC sibling band Rebounder recently dropped “All Strings Attached,” the second single from their upcoming EP Sundress Songs. The track bursts with high energy and a galloping groove, offering a northern soul-inspired ode to love and adoration. Accompanied by a music video directed by Jimmy Giannopoulos, formerly of Lolawolf and Mothxr, the single continues Rebounder’s rise as DIY darlings. Fronted by Dylan Chenfeld alongside his brother Noah, and friends Zack Kantor and Cobey Arner, the band has gained acclaim with collaborations, festival slots, and over 23 million streams on their debut single “Japanese Posters.” Sundress Songs is due out September 6th.
“We had a weekend where we watched 1960’s Ocean’s Eleven and then 2001’s,” says lead singer Dylan Chenfeld of writing the track. “Both scores are so fantastic, we wanted to make something that musically sat in there.”
Listen to Rebounder’s new single “All Strings Attached” below.
