{"id":1797293,"date":"2026-02-27T16:31:51","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T13:31:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1797293"},"modified":"2026-02-27T16:31:51","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T13:31:51","slug":"blackpink-calls-the-shots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1797293","title":{"rendered":"BLACKPINK Calls The Shots"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Every week, we bring you SOUNDCHECK \u2014 your destination for the best new music<\/a> that just hit the web. Because you should always be prepared when someone passes you that AUX cord. This week’s roundup features nine of our favorite emerging and established artists.<\/em><\/p>\n

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\u201cGo\u201d by BLACKPINK<\/p>\n

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Welcome back, BLACKPINK<\/a>. Sure, the production is doing a lot of the heavy lifting here, but what can I say \u2014 I\u2019m a sucker for a distorted synth.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cIf I Leave\u201d by Mitski<\/p>\n

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I\u2019m one of the lucky few who got to pregame the release of Mitski\u2019s<\/a> new album with an invite-only show at The Shed this week, courtesy of Spotify. Yet I still wasn\u2019t prepared for the emotional devastation that comes with the lyric, \u201cIf I leave, somebody else will love you \/ But nobody else could forgive me \/ Quite as often as you.\u201d May this type of heartbreak never find me.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cOld Technology\u201d by Slayyyter<\/p>\n

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The girls are quite literally not doing it like Slayyyter<\/a>. Who else is smoking [redacted] in their music videos?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cGentleman\u201d by Towa Bird<\/p>\n

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It\u2019s a shame this song is only two minutes and 15 seconds long, because it\u2019s fun as hell. Oozing with cheeky humor and masculine levels of confidence, you might actually walk away from this track thinking Bird<\/a> is talking about you.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cWhat You Want\u201d by Ang\u00e8le feat. Justice<\/p>\n

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This song bravely asks the question: what if a horror movie took place at the club? Soundtracking Ang\u00e8le\u2019s<\/a> haunting vocals with Justice\u2019s darkwave synths was a bold choice, but it definitely paid off.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cBad Company\u201d by Buzzy Lee<\/p>\n

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The control Buzzy Lee<\/a> has over her gentle, breathy falsetto is genuinely something to behold. She ascends and descends the musical scale with a lightness and an ease not unlike Kate Bush or Joni Mitchell, and that\u2019s coming from a fellow soprano.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cDouwannabwitastar!?\u201d by GENA<\/p>\n

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If you love a good horn section, this track is for you. This is going straight to the Sunday morning cleaning playlist, which is of course the highest compliment I could give.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cPicky Choosy\u201d by Chelsea Jordan<\/p>\n

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They said it couldn\u2019t be done, but Chelsea Jordan just delivered the self-love anthem that isn\u2019t overly heavy-handed. Brava.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cOver And Over\u201d by FILLY<\/p>\n

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I\u2019m going to be so painfully outside this summer, and I expect to hear this song at every bar, every house party, and on every portable speaker all season long.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n