At JustFocus, we love all styles of music. And so that your playlist is never too dated, our team of editors offers you at the beginning of the week the playlist of the editorial #123, a selection of 10 freshly released tracks. From Charli XCX and Troye Sivan to Alessia Cara via Sigrid, here is a 360-degree tour of the latest news to add to your playlist!
Canek's choice
Charli XCX & Troye Sivan – 1999
Charli XCX is back and this time with Troye Sivan, for a track entitled 1999. 1999 is a song that appeals to past pop culture including the movie Matrix -hence the black outfits and the green background of the cover of the single- and the first hit of Britney Spears "I just want to go back, sing Hit me baby, one more time", they sing in the chorus. Similarly, 1999 is a catchy piece from the first listening, purely electropop, which will make the listener dance and travel to this prodigious year.
Discover 1999 by Charli XCX and Troye Sivan
Noucky's picks
YANIS – EMBRACE
So happy to find Yanis after a long silence! His warm voice and torrid choreography come together for a terribly danceable title that makes you want to shake yourself. Love! We now know that this clip announces a new album : no name yet, but teasing planned for the coming weeks. In the meantime, Yanis will be opening for Hyphen Hyphen at the Olympia on October 12th.
St. Vincent – Slow Slow Disco
Moment of grace with St Vincent flirting with the sensuality of a Tori Amos in her interpretation of Slow Slow Disco. A suave and lyrical piano. Soaring voice, , perfect harmony between the instrument and this half-aspirated melody. This warm breath, this vibration that makes us shudder… A real delight… TOO SHORT! A version of Savior was also released last week and announces the imminent arrival of a new, more streamlined version of his album MASSEDUCTION on October 12. We can't wait!
Discover Slow Slow Disco by St. Vincent
Sigrid – Sucker Punch
The bubbly Sigrid is back with a new single, Sucker Punch. As usual full of life, dynamic and that makes you want to crunch life to the fullest. She was one of the artists we recommended you follow and we are rather proud to see that she is making her way quietly but surely! She will be in concert in Paris on November 15 at the Gaïté Lyrique and we advise you to take your seats!
Discover Sigrid's Sucker Punch
Romain's choices
Strip Steve – Burst feat. World Brain
Strip Steve first signed to Boys Noize Records in 2008, turned tohouse with disco and jazz, moved to Berlin from Bordeaux and became a headliner for the label. Burst contrasts with this description. It is a concentrate of samples with a jazzy and classy influence, which will be found on his own label, Jazz Cabbage, which he launched in 2017.
Kurt Vile – One Trick Ponies
Kurt Vile has released a new track (after Bassackwards, which we told you about) from his album to be released on October 12, Bottle It In, on the Matador label. The song is a joyful and infectious rock and country music number. Kurt Vile can be heard on piano, harmonica and guitar, accompanied by Stella Mozgawa (of Warpaint) and Farmer Dave Scher. This record announces a European tour that same month with his band The Violators.
Discover One Trick Ponies by Kurt Vile
Camille's choices
Sundara Karma – Illusions
They had amazed us when they came to Paris at the Pont Ephémère last December, they had conquered us with their first album Youth Is Only Ever Fun In Retrospect… So inevitably when Sundara karma unveiled an unreleased track we were impatient and we were not disappointed! A deeper voice than usual, a catchy rhythm… In short Sundara Karma is back for our greatest happiness!
Discover Sundara Karma from Illusions
Tom Odell – You're going to Break My Heart Tonight
A few days before the release of his new album Jubilee Road, Tom Odell unveiled a new single entitled You're going to Break My Heart Tonight. A piece where we find as always this dominant piano accompanied by the voice so powerful of the singer … We are under the spell! We look forward to October 12 to listen to his new opus on a loop and on January 19 to discover it live at the Bataclan !
Discover You're going to Break My Heart Tonight by Tom Odell
Max Jury – LA Rain
We did not expect it and yet Max Jury has just announced the release of the NOTES FROM CALIFORNIA EP which will compile only acoustic demos. He also unveiled a first extract with LA Rain carried by the sweet voice of the singer accompanied by his guitar. A premise to his second album that should arrive very soon!
Emma's choice
Alessia Cara – Trust My Lonely
The Canadian singer, launched in 2015 on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon with Here, announces single after single for the release of her next album. The Pains of Growing is scheduled for the end of 2018 and Alessia Cara has already unveiled the deserving Growing Pains with 7 million views. This week it is the turn of Trust My Lonely to be revealed to the public together with its clip: a colorful piece however not very catchy at first listening. But if we put it in our playlist, it's because over the listening, JustFocus has become more sensitive to the just universe of Alessia Cara.
Discover Trust My Lovely by Alessia Cara
Listen to the editor's playlist now!
