{"id":1925170,"date":"2026-05-08T15:08:57","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T12:08:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1925170"},"modified":"2026-05-08T15:08:57","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T12:08:57","slug":"charli-xcx-trades-the-dance-floor-for-nerve-damage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1925170","title":{"rendered":"Charli xcx Trades The Dance Floor For Nerve Damage"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Charli xcx Trades The Dance Floor For Nerve Damage<\/h1>\n
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Blame the head-banging.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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by Jillian Giandurco<\/a><\/address>\n
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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 11 of our favorite emerging and established artists.<\/em><\/p>\n

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\u201cRock Music\u201d by Charli xcx<\/p>\n

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Just as the prophecy foretold (aka me on It List<\/a>), Charli<\/a> all but confirms on this track that the dance floor is dead to her. She\u2019s still banging her head and making out with her friends, only now she\u2019s soundtracking her night-out tales with punchy guitars and ear splitting drums. It\u2019s a great introduction for what\u2019s to come.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cHappy Now\u201d by Lykke Li<\/p>\n

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In 2003, Michelle Branch<\/a> dared to ask \u201cAre you happy now?\u201d In 2026, Lykke Li<\/a> is still searching for the answer.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cLinknb\u201d by Kelela<\/p>\n

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Another incredible idea from Kelela<\/a>, though we need to do something about the singles-less-than-two-minutes-long industrial complex.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cEastside Girls\u201d by MUNA<\/p>\n

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This song has all my favorite things: \u201880s synths, a \u201cWe Didn\u2019t Start The Fire\u201d-esque bridge, and a music video cameo from Hannah Einbinder and Kate Berlant.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cTherapy At The Club\u201d by FLO<\/p>\n

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This one is for all the girls we\u2019ve met in the line for the bathroom drunk-crying<\/a> about their sh*tty boyfriends. Those are our sisters for real.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cBig Dog\u201d by The Last Dinner Party<\/p>\n

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Like Charli said, we\u2019re making rock music now.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cGame On\u201d by Little Simz ft. JT<\/p>\n

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JT has been handing out verses like they\u2019re free recently, each one better than the last. This week\u2019s generational lyric: \u201cLife be hard but my ass be assing.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cJeep\u201d by Kim Petras<\/p>\n

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Kim Petras<\/a> doing country-folk-pop was not on our 2026 bingo cards, but this song really works. The acoustic guitars actually suit Petras\u2019 voice quite nicely, even when she pulls out the autotune on the chorus.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cHow To Forget\u201d by Deb Never<\/p>\n

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Will be thinking about the lyric \u201cif it isn\u2019t working, guess we\u2019re both unemployed\u201d for a while.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201c2 Step\u201d by Diva Smith<\/p>\n

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I, too, have the kind of head that\u2019ll make me think that it won\u2019t work out in the end, but if Diva Smith<\/a> can still find happiness through it all, then so can I.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cCn I See U\u201d by Uncle Waffles, Royal Musiq, and DJ Lag ft. BXKS and Barbie SZN<\/p>\n

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Though we recommend listening to this project front to back, this track is not to be missed this summer.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n