Despite the ease of access that streaming has brought to the distribution of music, the volume that's released can make it a daunting task to find unique new stuff every week. In this recurring weekly feature we put together a short list of new songs that stand out amongst all the noise and deserve a spot in your rotation.
All songs featured in this recurring series can be found in our scrmbl selection 2025 playlist on Spotify or Apple Music.
80KIDZ — "With You"
Electronic duo 80KIDZ get to the point on the dancefloor Valentine "With You." It opens with an electronically distorted voice declaring its love and longing for someone special, the manipulation adding a nervous energy to the lines before the track opens up and turns even more anxious. The club-ready elasticity the pair have shown for nearly two decades now still comes across clear, but now it's joined by a mature, jittery emotional core. Listen above.
ASOBOiSM — "30 (feat. magora)"
Fresh from her appearance at SXSW last month, the latest from rapper/singer ASOBOiSM is a mellow track that touches on the very real fears and uncertainty people feel as they grow older. ASOBOiSM swaps verses with magora, both delivering perfectly fitting flow and vocal performances to match the downtempo but sunny beat, and the pair team up for a catchy chorus that cuts through the more serious lyrical content of the song. It's the type of track that's cathartic for anyone feeling the same way, bright enough to not be a downer but real enough to relate to.
CYBER RUI — "Side Eye"
In her new track, “Side Eye,” blown-out 808s and heavy-metal riffs bring out CYBER RUI’s inner punk. “Who picked out those rules,” the rapper snaps not long after an interpolated hook of “I Wanna Be Sedated” announces her arrival to the mosh pit — who knew a twist of The Ramones would be a great fit for rage-rap? Energized by the noise, she indulges in snarling flexes and trippy ad-libs as she revs up her icy flow into a chaotic style inspired more from Playboi Carti than Gunna. After a year spent laying low, it’s about time for CYBER RUI to get rowdy again.
in the blue shirt — "Quirky Crow"
Kansai-based creator in the blue shirt excels at whimsy, and on newest track "Quirky Crow" he adds a touch of toughness to the equation. Starting with some electronic skitters, the song soon transforms into something harder, with gruff vocal samples tripping over one another to create a tough stutter. It doesn't take long for a woozier synth line and jazzy piano interlude to swoop in alongside the harder edges, making for a disorientingly fun track. Listen above.
KAGAMI — "Friends (feat. kiki vivi lily & Kan Sano)"
Netherlands based city pop inspired duo KAGAMI teamed up with a wealth of Japanese vocalists on their latest release, TIME MACHINE. That along with the quality of the release at large made it hard to pick just one track to feature this week, but "FRIENDS" won out. This breezy track not only feels like it could have literally been ripped off of a vintage Japanese vinyl, but the vocal performances from kiki vivi lily and Kan Sano are such a perfect fit. It's a bit of a cheat to include on our weekly list of new Japanese releases, but it feels so authentic that we can let it slide.
Neo Iceyyy — "MISFiTS"
Out of every rapper in CNG Squad’s orbit, Neo Iceyyy might be the least obvious pick to ride on the current wave of swag-rap nostalgia. Up until his new FUTURiSTiC Swagger EP, he recorded brooding emo-rap that recalled Lil Peep’s if the late rapper favored slow-burning metal. Yet Neo Iceyyy’s half-sung verses translate well in “MISFiTS” as they slide in a Gothic production that bleeds into the red from its gleaming excess: it gives the feeling of listening to three Young Chop beats for Finally Rich-era Chief Keef all at once. Tonally, emo-rap and swag-rap are opposite as night and day, but Neo Iceyyy’s melodic style finds the through line between the subgenres in “MISFiTS” and the rest of FUTURiSTiC Swagger.
Pachipachi Cosmic Computer! — "Dokidoki Sky Junjoo Pink"
The pair of cyber milk chan and cyber cider take a turn for an ethereal on their latest song as Pachipachi Cosmic Computer! Unfolding in a haze of electronics and directed forward by a simple beat, "Dokidoki SKy Junjoo Pink" finds the prior offering airy hooks while the latter delivers springier rap-sing verses, working together to create the project's most vapor-like work to date, with the playfulness defining both of their work floating at the center. Listen above.
RIP SLYME — "DO ON"
The idea of the original RIP SLYME lineup getting back together to record new material seemed like an impossibility for quite some time due to tensions among the members. But here we are in 2025 blessed with a new track from all 5 original members and it just feels completely right. This is the first track as a part of the group celebrating their 25th anniversary, and despite not performing together for years the group sounds as tight as ever. Every set of bars from the different members bounces off of each other perfectly, coming together for the chorus while DJ Fumiya's production rounds the whole thing out. The end result just sounds effortlessly cool in true RIP SLYME fashion.
yumegiwa last girl — "Ningen Pyramid"
The math rock of yumegiwa last girl’s new one offers a lighter feel than the idol group’s usual, the guitars more groovy than nervy. Picking up on the looseness, the idols deliver their lyrics about a society seemingly plotting against them in a conversational cadence like they’re venting to friends about petty texts: “If it’s happening somewhere I can’t see / it’s the same as if nothing’s happening at all,” they shrug off hateful comments in the chorus. If the anxious math-rock gave the impression of yumegiwa last girl as being intensely sensitive, the idol group rebuffs that image through “Ningen Pyramid.”
