Dua Lipa
Don’t Start Now
Think you know Dua Lipa’s New Rules? Well, her disco bop Don’t Start Now has loads more – the new New Rules, if you will. Don’t want to see her dancing with somebody? Don’t show up. Don’t come out. Don’t start caring about her now. Walk away and again: don’t start caring about her now. Clear? In Dua Lipa’s extremely strict regime, basically all you are allowed to do is sit inside and watch Netflix, which is sort of what everyone’s planning on from now until March 2020 anyway.
Lola Young
6 Feet Under
Eighteen-year-old Lola Young’s debut single is all about being “young, in love and dumb” and perfectly encapsulates the teenage emotion of “if he doesn’t love me back, I may as well be dead”. You remember: you’d lie on your bed and think about your crush constantly before kicking off at your mum for calling you down for dinner when you’re LITERALLY DYING UP HERE. Then, after three weeks of staring at his social media, you accidentally run into him at a party, realise he’s also just an insecure teenager like you, and never want to see him again. Anyway, this song is that, but much cooler.
Sam Smith
I Feel Love
Sam Smith’s new single is a cover of Donna Summer’s I Feel Love. So what can we say? I Feel Love is an established banger and this is pretty much a carbon copy of the original, only at a more radio-friendly three minutes and 20 seconds. So well done to Sam Smith on what is essentially a high-end karaoke session.
La Roux
International Woman of Leisure
Don’t let the Austin Powers-style title put you off: International Woman of Leisure isn’t a job ad for a travel influencer; it’s an upbeat, bouncy, joyful break-up anthem about dumping someone and going on holiday. The lyric “Now I can feel the change in the weather/ Oh where I’m goin’ I know it’s much better” is quite smug, but it’s also the perfect post-split, sun lounger-shot Instagram caption.
AJ Tracey & Skepta
Kiss and Tell
AJ Tracey and Skepta’s first collaboration is all about keeping your hook-ups secret but, to be honest, they’re not doing that well. Kiss and Tell is a list of what to expect from a date with them: shopping on Bond Street, booze, a phone call from Skepta’s accountant questioning where all his money’s going and a variety of sex acts while wearing Nike Air Max. Specific, and quite frankly exhausting. We’ll pass, thanks.
