{"id":2397683,"date":"2026-05-01T13:07:06","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T13:07:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2397683"},"modified":"2026-05-01T13:07:06","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T13:07:06","slug":"new-music-friday-5-songs-you-need-to-hear-this-week-5-01","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/new-music-friday-5-songs-you-need-to-hear-this-week-5-01\/","title":{"rendered":"New Music Friday: 5 Songs You Need to Hear This Week (5\/01)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>New Music Friday on the FIRST DAY of the month? What is this, an omen of some kind?<\/p>\n<p>If so, it\u2019s a good one because the caliber of music that has <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vice.com\/en\/article\/latest-kneecap-song-irish-goodbye-addresses-specific-kind-of-grief-that-comes-with-losing-someone-to-suicide\/\" id=\"1985659\">dropped this week<\/a> is insanely high. It was very tough to boil it down to only five songs, but I feel really, really good about these five.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-blackberry-marmalade-by-vince-staples\">\u2018Blackberry Marmalade\u2019 by Vince Staples<\/h2>\n<div class=\"wp-block-savage-platform-youtube-placeholder\" data-component=\"youtube-placeholder\">\n\t\t<button type=\"button\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Play video<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" width=\"72\" height=\"50.76\"><use href=\"#am-symbol-youtube-play-dark\"\/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/qdcD99Pd0oo\/maxresdefault.jpg\" media=\"(min-width: 480px)\"\/>\n\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t<\/button><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<template><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Vince Staples - Blackberry Marmalade\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qdcD99Pd0oo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/template><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<noscript><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Vince Staples - Blackberry Marmalade\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qdcD99Pd0oo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/noscript>\n\t<\/div>\n<p>Vince \u201cMotherf***ing\u201d Staples.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s a part of me that feels fully unqualified to describe or \u201creview\u201d this song. Like, who the hell am I? There\u2019s nothing I can do to enhance the listening experience. <\/p>\n<p>But here\u2019s what I will say about \u201cBlackberry Marmalade\u201d: It is a perfect track; flawlessly crafted from beginning to end. Vince is in magfificently rare form, and the indie-rock vibe running through it is such a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vice.com\/en\/article\/vince-staples-self-titled-new-album-is-a-masterclass-in-simplicity\/\" id=\"68388\">great fit for his flow<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The real star of the moment might be the music video, however. It\u2019s disturbingly violent, but it\u2019s integral to the core of the song. It\u2019s one of those things where you don\u2019t HAVE to engage with it, but you know you should.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-icarus-by-jutes\">\u2018Icarus\u2019 by Jutes<\/h2>\n<div class=\"wp-block-savage-platform-youtube-placeholder\" data-component=\"youtube-placeholder\">\n\t\t<button type=\"button\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Play video<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" width=\"72\" height=\"50.76\"><use href=\"#am-symbol-youtube-play-dark\"\/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/yydPdvD54Tw\/maxresdefault.jpg\" media=\"(min-width: 480px)\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/yydPdvD54Tw\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Play\"\/>\n\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t<\/button><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<template><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Jutes - Icarus (Official Music Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yydPdvD54Tw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/template><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<noscript><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Jutes - Icarus (Official Music Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yydPdvD54Tw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/noscript>\n\t<\/div>\n<p>Jutes is nu-metal bro.<\/p>\n<p>The Canadian singer has been blending Deftones-esque sounds into his music for years. But this new tune, \u201cIcarus\u201d, really feels like it\u2019s intentionally paying homage to the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vice.com\/en\/article\/4-nu-metal-bands-from-the-90s-who-werent-really-nu-metal\/\" id=\"1959001\">Sacramento nu-gaze godfathers<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Starting with the slow, atmospheric guitar riff, right through to the melodiously ethereal chorus and bridge sections, Jutes has forged a true nu-metal jam for the nu-age.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-chance-encounters-by-the-menzingers\">\u2018Chance Encounters\u2019 by The Menzingers<\/h2>\n<div class=\"wp-block-savage-platform-youtube-placeholder\" data-component=\"youtube-placeholder\">\n\t\t<button type=\"button\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Play video<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" width=\"72\" height=\"50.76\"><use href=\"#am-symbol-youtube-play-dark\"\/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/agCQwDAk_AU\/maxresdefault.jpg\" media=\"(min-width: 480px)\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/agCQwDAk_AU\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Play\"\/>\n\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t<\/button><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<template><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Menzingers - &quot;Chance Encounters&quot;\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/agCQwDAk_AU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/template><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<noscript><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Menzingers - &quot;Chance Encounters&quot;\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/agCQwDAk_AU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/noscript>\n\t<\/div>\n<p>This new Menzingers song is somehow exactly what you want from them, and simultaneously a unique experience from the band. <\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s their familiar brand of brutally honest modern punk rock, but it also elevates their sound in a way that I wish I could better put my finger on. (I was like three tequilas deep when I wrote this, so I\u2019m sorry if it doesn\u2019t make sense, but I\u2019m not deleting it.)<\/p>\n<p>Stone cold sober: This is already one of the best rock songs of 2025.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-highs-and-lows-by-citizen\">\u2018Highs and Lows\u2019 by Citizen<\/h2>\n<div class=\"wp-block-savage-platform-youtube-placeholder\" data-component=\"youtube-placeholder\">\n\t\t<button type=\"button\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Play video<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" width=\"72\" height=\"50.76\"><use href=\"#am-symbol-youtube-play-dark\"\/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/j8APlgvLV6o\/maxresdefault.jpg\" media=\"(min-width: 480px)\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/j8APlgvLV6o\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Play\"\/>\n\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t<\/button><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<template><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Citizen - &quot;Highs and Lows&quot; (Official Music Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/j8APlgvLV6o?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/template><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<noscript><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Citizen - &quot;Highs and Lows&quot; (Official Music Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/j8APlgvLV6o?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/noscript>\n\t<\/div>\n<p>Citizen has often been a divisive band among post-hardcore\/emo fans. Some people think that their sophomore album, <em>Everybody Is Going to Heaven<\/em> (2015), is one of the best albums of all time. (It\u2019s me, I\u2019m \u201csome people.\u201d) Others prefer their previous and latter records.<\/p>\n<p>Well, we can all stop f***ing fighting because the band is back with new music that ticks every box and is genuinely exciting. This week, Citizen debuted the new single, \u201cHighs and Lows\u201d. It\u2019s the first single off their forthcoming new album <em>Halcyon Blues<\/em>, due out in August.<\/p>\n<p>The song is just beautifully melodic, with a lot of underlying darkness that they force into the light. You\u2019ll have this one on repeat.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-quicksand-by-fightmaster\">\u2018Quicksand\u2019 by FIGHTMASTER<\/h2>\n<div class=\"wp-block-savage-platform-youtube-placeholder\" data-component=\"youtube-placeholder\">\n\t\t<button type=\"button\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Play video<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" width=\"72\" height=\"50.76\"><use href=\"#am-symbol-youtube-play-dark\"\/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/5aYzl4AUY0k\/maxresdefault.jpg\" media=\"(min-width: 480px)\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/5aYzl4AUY0k\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Play\"\/>\n\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t<\/button><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<template><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"FIGHTMASTER - Quicksand (OFFICIAL VIDEO)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5aYzl4AUY0k?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/template><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<noscript><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"FIGHTMASTER - Quicksand (OFFICIAL VIDEO)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5aYzl4AUY0k?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/noscript>\n\t<\/div>\n<p>(Jesus, this week really is bringing heater after heater, man.)<\/p>\n<p>E.R. Fightmaster, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/XGLmJEfbptk?si=LwK4QRe5rDCXtUIM\" id=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/XGLmJEfbptk?si=LwK4QRe5rDCXtUIM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">who can literally do anything<\/a>, just dropped a brand new song: \u201cQuicksand\u201d, and it\u2019s phenomenal. This is indie rock with purpose that you can feel pounding in your chest. And the folky elements make it deeply addictive. I\u2019m obsessed.<\/p>\n<p>The track heralds Fightermaster\u2019s debut full-length album, <em>Tolerance<\/em>, out on June 5th.<\/p>\n<p><!-- AI CONTENT END 1 -->\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.vice.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Music Friday on the FIRST DAY of the month? What is this, an omen of some kind? If so, it\u2019s a good one because the caliber of music that has dropped this week is insanely high. It was very tough to boil it down to only five songs, but I feel really, really good [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2397684,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25179],"tags":[21944,21800,26622,295732,22366],"class_list":["post-2397683","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-music","tag-hip-hop","tag-music","tag-new-music-friday","tag-noisey","tag-rock-music"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/New-Music-Friday-5-Songs-You-Need-to-Hear-This.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2397683","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2397683"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2397683\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2397685,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2397683\/revisions\/2397685"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2397684"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2397683"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2397683"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2397683"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}