{"id":2496919,"date":"2026-07-10T19:12:01","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T19:12:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2496919"},"modified":"2026-07-10T19:12:01","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T19:12:01","slug":"new-music-friday-5-songs-you-need-to-hear-this-week-7-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/new-music-friday-5-songs-you-need-to-hear-this-week-7-10\/","title":{"rendered":"New Music Friday: 5 Songs You Need to Hear This Week (7\/10)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Happy New Music Friday! It\u2019s been a long week, and we all deserve some joy in the form of a few new tunes.<\/p>\n<p>This week we have an eclectic mix, featuring some bands\/artists you\u2019ve maybe never heard of, and at least one big return that\u2019s sure to make your weekend. Enjoy!<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-universal-language-by-gym-class-heroes\">\u201cUniversal Language\u201d by Gym Class Heroes<\/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\/SMxSR5-DI4s\/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-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Universal Language\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SMxSR5-DI4s?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=\"Universal Language\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SMxSR5-DI4s?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>Gym Class Heroes are f**kin back!<\/p>\n<p>The alt-rap group returns this week with their first song in 15 years, \u201cUniversal Language\u201d. It\u2019s a chill pop-hop tune with frontman Travie McCoy\u2019s signature suave vocals. This perfect summer soundtrack is just what a sunny July day demands.<\/p>\n<p>This track is just the first piece of a puzzle that will eventually become a new Gym Class Heroes album, down the road. For now, fans can catch them at these <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gymclassheroes.com\/pages\/tour-dates\" id=\"https:\/\/www.gymclassheroes.com\/pages\/tour-dates\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">upcoming tour dates<\/a>: 7.11 Reno, NV @ Now or Never Music Festival \/ 7.25 Long Beach, CA @ Warped Tour \/ 8.01 Albertville, AL @ More mEMOries Festival \/ 9.25 Carlstadt, NJ @ Bolero Snort Brewery<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-a-plague-a-pestilence-by-cain-culto\">\u201cA Plague, A pestilence\u201d by Cain Culto<\/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\/FenfMIIQLbI\/maxresdefault.jpg\" media=\"(min-width: 480px)\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/FenfMIIQLbI\/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=\"Cain Culto - a plague, a pestilence (Official Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FenfMIIQLbI?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=\"Cain Culto - a plague, a pestilence (Official Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FenfMIIQLbI?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>It would be a lie for me to say that this song is the last thing I expected to hear from Cain Culto. However, I was very taken aback by how much \u201ca plague, a pestilence\u201d stands out from much of his more recent music.<\/p>\n<p>He has always been very imaginative and scandalous with his use of religious imagery. This track, though\u2014a Southern-gothic folk-pop tune\u2014very much leans into the apocalyptic connotations of his dogmatic past.<\/p>\n<p>I am, in a word, obsessed with this song.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-kill-me-first-by-lakeview\">\u201cKill Me First\u201d by Lakeview<\/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\/Jlt1jQXV4IQ\/maxresdefault.jpg\" media=\"(min-width: 480px)\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/Jlt1jQXV4IQ\/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=\"Kill Me First\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Jlt1jQXV4IQ?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=\"Kill Me First\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Jlt1jQXV4IQ?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>Self-described Blue Collar Country boys Lakeview unleashed their newest tune this week, \u201cKill Me First\u201d, featuring The Ghost Inside frontman Jonathan Vigil.<\/p>\n<p>The track is 3 minutes of heavy a** Southern hard rock with a hardcore twist. It hits like a cross between something from Nickelback\u2019s <em>The Long Road<\/em> and Hatebreed\u2019s <em>Perseverance<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>This is backwoods barfight music, so please drink responsibly while you listen.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-human-again-by-genesis-owusu\">\u201cHUMAN AGAIN\u201d by Genesis Owusu<\/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\/y_3HQYcnK70\/maxresdefault.jpg\" media=\"(min-width: 480px)\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/y_3HQYcnK70\/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=\"Genesis Owusu - HUMAN AGAIN (Official Music Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/y_3HQYcnK70?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=\"Genesis Owusu - HUMAN AGAIN (Official Music Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/y_3HQYcnK70?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>Genesis Owusu is a deeply compelling music artist. You can\u2019t really lock him into any specific genres because he\u2019s doing some version of all of them.<\/p>\n<p>His new single, \u201cHuman Again\u201d, is a fascinating blend of 80s new wave and 90s dance pop, all while he delivers his distinctive vocal stylings. It\u2019s a little bit rapping, a little bit singing, but very punk-coded the whole time.<\/p>\n<p>Genesis Owusu represents what is exciting about the future of music, and I\u2019m grateful to be on Earth at the same time as him.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-my-body-next-to-yours-ursa-major-by-execute\">\u201cMy Body Next to Yours (Ursa Major)\u201d by Execute<\/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\/NXoR_SqoCq4\/maxresdefault.jpg\" media=\"(min-width: 480px)\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/NXoR_SqoCq4\/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=\"My Body Next to Yours (Ursa Major)\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NXoR_SqoCq4?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=\"My Body Next to Yours (Ursa Major)\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NXoR_SqoCq4?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>Featuring two members from Year of the Knife (Chris Tremble and Fletcher Zuckerman), Execute is a Delaware metalcore band keeping the sound of the early-2000s scene alive.<\/p>\n<p>There are mean riffs, some two-step, brutal breakdowns, and vocals that range from deep growls to clean singing. I f**k with it.<\/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>Happy New Music Friday! It\u2019s been a long week, and we all deserve some joy in the form of a few new tunes. This week we have an eclectic mix, featuring some bands\/artists you\u2019ve maybe never heard of, and at least one big return that\u2019s sure to make your weekend. 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