Best Songs

1.

“Summer Renaissance,”

Beyoncé

Built on Donna Summer’s groundbreaking “I Feel Love,” this ecstatic roller coaster through dance history takes turns being a house anthem and vogue-ready bitch track.

2.

“Cash In Cash Out,”

Pharrell; Tyler, the Creator; 21 Savage

Pharrell’s minimalist production creates a space two less compelling rappers would fail to fill adequately.

3.

“Después de la Playa,”

Bad Bunny

A minute in, Bunny hits overdrive and a merengue starts, twisting an unhurried sex-afterthe-beach jam into one with passion and verve.

4.

“Bites on My Neck,”

yeule

Often focused on the virtual, here Nat Cmiel uses technology as a bridge to something visceral begging to be experienced in full physicality on a crowded dance floor.

5.

“American Teenager,”

Ethel Cain

In a relatable rush of youth, Cain sings with panache over a bold guitar hook and the kind of arena-rock reverb that wouldn’t sound out of place on

Born in the U.S.A.

6.

“Burning,”

Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Karen O’s near whisper as she chants “Whatcha gonna do?” isn’t just haunting; it’s terrifying.

7.

“Boys Back Home,”

Hailey Whitters

Its title implies passionless country-radio fare; instead, Whitters’s boys are characters in a rich, sweeping portrait of her small Iowa hometown.

8.

“Persuasive (Remix),”

Doechii, SZA

The overused druganthem shtick gets flipped into a slinky club smash.

9.

“Home Maker,”

Sudan Archives

When Brittney Parks swoops in nearly rapping, she’s a steady force over the shifting beat.

10.

“F.N.F. (Let’s Go),”

GloRilla

This is the sound of reckless abandon, of dancing with your friends in a parking lot on a summer day while chugging from the same bottle of Olde E.