Last month global pop hero Billie Eilish surprise-dropped a brand new two-song EP ‘Guitar Songs’ – the artist’s first release since her unapologetic headlining set at Glastonbury in June.
In a glowing four-star review of her Glasto show, we declared her appearance as proof that the “Gen Z takeover of Glastonbury has begun”. By now, if Billie demands the mic, we listen. That’s why ‘30’, the first track off ‘Guitar Songs’, is a no-brainer addition to the NME Radio A List this week.
Also new to the NME Radio playlist are tunes from fresh faces and stalwarts alike, including Pip Millett’s new track, a cut from Jamie T’s new record, and the latest tunes from Rina Sawayama, Doechii and more.
Check out the rest of the new tracks on NME 1 and 2 below:
On the A List:
Billie Eilish
‘TV’
On Billie Eilish’s downcast anthem ‘TV’, the 20-year-old singer cuts to the chase in confronting recent events which gripped the hearts and minds of her own peers. “The internet’s gone wild watching movie stars on trial / While they’re overturning Roe v. Wade,” she sings over lulling acoustic guitars meant to soothe the most disillusioned of us. The song intensifies as she ropes in her fans to sing the track’s devastating final refrain, “Maybe I / Maybe I / Maybe I’m the problem”.
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Pip Millett
‘Slow’
London soul newcomer Pip Millett has released sultry new single, ‘Slow’. This minimal, mid-tempo jam sees her drawing a lover closer atop a killer bassline, soulful guitars and playful vocal effects during the track’s hooky chorus. This groovy earworm is a smash – one sure to be stuck in your head for days to come.
