Hey, everyone, Anthony Fantano here, Internet's busiest music nerd. I hope you're doing well. It's time for a weekly track round of my thoughts, my feelings, my everything on a bunch of tracks that have dropped over the past week. Plus, in this instance, because I didn't do a weekly track roundup last week due to the fact that there weren't that many tracks because it was a holiday week weekend, there was not as much output per usual. So I decided to roll a bunch of those tracks over into the track roundup this week. Hope you don't mind. All those tracks that I am about to talk about are linked down below so you can check them out for yourselves.

First, we have Miss Ice Spice, who has a brand new one out featuring Central Cee in the lead up to her big debut, Y2k. And yes, it's as awful and as obnoxious as you could imagine, not only given that it's Central Cee, but also on top of it, Ice Spice is like recycling the same flow again. We just need another flow. We need another song that doesn't sound like at least a few songs that you've released up until this point. We need something different, something refreshing. We haven't even put out the whole album out yet, and we're already low on gas in the tank. Let's be a little refreshing. Okay, moving on.

Speaking of stale, new one from Katy Perry, "Woman's World" is the title of the track, and it basically sounds like some basic electro-pop set to some lyrics that are just 2010 2011 Girl Boss feminism, and that's it. That's literally it. We don't need it. And from what I understand, it's already fallen down off of the Spotify charts within a matter of a couple days. It's pretty terrible.

The tracks that I was on the fence with, wasn't crazy about, but you might like them more than me. They are as follows.

Starting with number one, this new one from YG, which features Babyface Ray and Lil Yachty. I really think the chorus, YG, and the hook are carrying this. Unfortunately, Lil Yachty and Babyface Ray don't bring that much to the track. They're kind of dead weight on the song, if anything. Could have been a lot sparkier and punchier, if not for the fact that you have these forgettable features on the cut.

Moving on from there, TR/ST with, you know, some danceable electronic gothic pop, I suppose you could say very synthy, a little grim, very moody. I wish I messed with Trust's vocals more. All at once is the title of the track. It's a vibe, though, and, you know, for sure. This is going to be a banger in the goth club if anyone were to DJ it, that's for sure.

Toro y Moi's new album on the way, latest single from it. This one features Kevin Abstract as well as Lev, and it's a very spacey, dreamy ballad. Not as bold as the last single, but I suppose if you're looking for something that's really soft on the ears and alluring, this is the one.

We have a new one from none other than Show Me The Body, who's kind of like riffs and transitions and multiple phases throughout this new track of theirs. I'm not really crazy about "It Burns" is the title of the cut, and I just wish it was more cohesive. At the end of the day, there are multiple parts where it kind of changes, and as a result, the whole vibe kind of sours and it really loses me.

Lana Del Rey and Quavo have gotten together on a brand new collaboration. Lana going back to her Lust for Life era, doing a bit of a hip-hop crossover sort of thing. I think Quavo's intro weighs the whole thing down quite a bit. But once their vocals are together and they're singing all at once, it does sound quite nice. I do think it does marry pretty well at various points of the song, even if it's not one of my favorite Lana tracks. The drama is low. You know I love all those ballads on the new LP where the drama is high. This one to my ears, kind of mild, but as far as a rap crossover, it's not bad.

Orville Peck has been teasing a new project with feature after feature, collaboration after collaboration. And I love the fact that Orville Peck is just getting more attention than ever, more respect, really getting his flowers. His last LP was loaded with great songs. To my ears, a lot of these collaborations, crossovers that we've been hearing in the lead up to this project have not been amazing. I feel like that is also the case for this new one with Beck, "Death Valley High." I just don't really feel like the vocals marry well. It just comes across as a bit awkward. I feel like this is going to be a record that I'm just on the fence with, unfortunately, given everything I've heard so far.

But I still feel like Orville Peck is a super talented artist. It's really a matter of all these collaborations, not quite working per se, but it is for sure an ambitious attempt on his part to work with all these people and try to make every single, song, and guest spot have a different vibe, a different direction. It's a big undertaking that he's doing on this record, that's for sure.

DJ Mustard also getting ambitious on this track, "Pray For Me." It is the ten-minute closer to his yet to be released upcoming album. And yes, it's almost like a credits roll kind of moment where he's thanking everybody and shouting everybody out and appreciating everybody who helped him get to where he is today. It's got a great vibe. Love the gospel influences. And given that DJ Mustard isn't really known for his rapping, the rapping across the track is very solid and is very frank. It's just that it's ten minutes long and it's mostly just thank yous and stuff like that. It does wear on you after a while, even if the sentiment is there.

We have a new one from Moses Sumney, "Gold Coast " – wish this one had a bit stronger vocal presentation and structure. I feel like it does kind of blend together at the end of the day, the various parts of the song, that is.

We have a new one from Magdalena Bay, whose lead vocals I also wish were a bit bolder and not so quite manipulated to the point where they just sound so dreamy and maybe a little difficult to connect with. I remember the singing and vocals being a bit bolder on the last record. With that being said, though, I do feel like this new one is a solid tune and has some great production and grooves behind it.

Kesha "JOYRIDE" is getting really zany on this new cut. I think she is trying to really rekindle something on this track. We are moving away from the trauma and the ballads and the heavy, heavy, heavy introspection of the past couple of records. She is hitting us with something that is wild, that is tongue in cheek, that is just a little out of control. Like the Kesha that many fans knew and loved when she broke onto the music scene and popped off in the early 2010s.

There are some parts of this track that go hard. There are some parts that are just a wee bit cringe, like the mother line, but it is what it is. We will sort of take it, I suppose. "Joyride," you know, it's a little Gaga. It's a lot of things. I'll say that it's very entertaining, but also kind of a mess, too, and I think we can leave it there.

Jojo Siwa, guilty pleasure new track, which is passable. It's actually not nearly as annoying as "Karma." I feel like it would actually be a pretty decent song if a better vocalist were on it. But with Jojo, with the production that's being lent to the track, it's palatable, and I feel like that's the best thing that can be said about it.

We have Jesse Ware & Romy teaming up on a brand new cut. I wish it was more exciting, but unfortunately, I feel like they kind of cancel each other out a little bit and their respective styles kind of get thrown out the window. They just end up making this a really generic dance pop tune from the mid-2000s that doesn't have that much personality to it. "Lift You Up" is the name of the track. Just kind of wish it sounded more interesting.

We have a new one from illuminati hotties, which I think is just kind of okay. If you're looking for some low-key indie rock that is going to put you into a mood. "Didn't" is the title of the song. It features Cavetown.

We have one from Cults. If you're looking for something that kind of sounds like some moody mid-century pop and pop rock, that's a bit spacey and kind of cinematic at points as well. Could soundtrack a scene out of Twin Peaks. You could most certainly say that. "Hung The Moon" is the title of the latest single from their forthcoming album To The Ghosts.

We have a new one from beabadoobee. Sparkly little ballad on this one that didn't necessarily stick with me, but the vibe is most certainly there.

And let's move on to the best tracks of the week. They are as follows.

New one from Nilüfer Yanya." This one is a very painful and heavy ballad. I would say it's sweet on the ears, it is mystifying. But there is something that is just kind of deeply, deeply sad about the mood of it too, that is difficult to ignore. I will say that "Call It Love" is the name of the song.

We have a new one from Tommy Cash, which also features Salvatore Ganacci. It's their own little quirky, strange take on "Ass & Titties." The interpolation comes in on the chorus and everything up until that point is absolutely wild and highly entertaining.

I will say that we have a new one from Parannoul. It is lo-fi, it is shoe gazey, it is entrancing, it is gorgeous. It's a wee bit harsh, but kind of in all the right ways. I'm just really loving the vibe on this one. But I know Parannoul tracks, this homespun music project that has a very strong cult following on the Internet, has been a little hit or miss for me across the catalog so far. The last single I was not crazy about, this one is really kind of doing it for me. So if you're looking for something that is fuzzy, psychedelic, lo-fi, shoe gazey, and with an epic song structure too, most definitely check out this track. "Painless" is the title.

The Osees are back with another single, earthling. Some really warped, weird, post-punky experimental garage rock with some totally freaked out vocals that I feel like a Devo fan would most definitely appreciate.

From there, we have Nails who are totally fucking tearing ass, tearing off heads, tearing off limbs, tearing off skin, burning innocent people with hot coals on this new track titled "Give Me The Painkiller." And it's essentially the bandtaking their very aggressive, loud, in-your-face power violence and metalcore sound, but they're applying it to a piece of heavy metal. A piece of speed metal, in fact, with the guitar riffs and just breakneck solos and so on and so forth and it works, it most definitely works. It's interesting to hear the band take their usual aggression and heaviness and apply it to a different metal genre and still make it feel like it's in their wheelhouse stylistically

All right, we have a new one from JOBA, obviously, of Brockhampton fame, who has come through with a very surprising single titled "American Fever." And he's kind of doing this big dramatic piano ballad that's a super heavily arranged type of thing. Think Harry Nilsen, think Elton John, think Billy Joel. I know there may be a lot of people, reading who are not the biggest fans of those artists, but believe me, he puts his own little spin on it. And I may not be totally crazy about the vocals, but the song is there, the ambition is there, the production is actually super impressive. Really looking forward to what he has coming down the pipe, given just how much I did not expect what he is doing here and how well he's actually pulling it off.

All right, King Gizzard and Lizard Wizard are back with a brand new track, "Le Risque." The risk. The risk. It's a piece of a boogie-woogie rock and roll with some silly little vocals. It's a lot of fun. It's tongue in cheek. It's obviously not taking itself too seriously. It's just here to rock and have a good time. It's a kick ass, fun little single. Liking it quite a bit. Just kind of feels like the band is letting loose and doing their thing with a smile on their face.

Moving on from there. Childish Gambino has come through with a brand new single which is titled "Lithonia." Donald Glover is doing a whole almost nineties sad boy, grunge, rock adjacent thing. It's got some powerful choruses. I feel like he really captures the moment in terms of a lot of the nihilism and the hopelessness that many people are facing in this current day and age. It's a banger single. Interesting stylistic switch up. Excited to hear him maybe dabble in more stuff along these lines, given just how good this track came out. And I will leave it there.

Alright, we have a new one from Floating Points. It's an entrancing little piece of techno with maybe some kind of basic synth patches, but, you know, the changes and the builds and the percussion is most certainly there. "Key 103" is the title of this one.

A couple more Eminem with Big Sean and BabyTron totally killing it on this new track. "Tobey," love the bars, love the vibe, love the energy, love how they're kind of referencing each other a little bit on their respective verses here and there. It's playful, it's intense, it's entertaining and goes hard as hell. Review for the new Eminem album on the way very soon.

And finally, Dog Race who's stuff I have been loving quite a bit lately. They have come out with a brand new single titled "The Leader." If you're looking for some good quality goth rock with some literally cultish lyrics and very striking lead vocals and an amazing chorus, make sure to not only listen to this song again, the leader, but also their last single they came out with a while ago too "The Squeeze."

So yeah, that is going to be it. Thank you very much for watching. This has been the weekly track wound roundup. You're the best.

Anthony Fantano, weekly tracks, forever.