{"id":2116691,"date":"2026-08-28T16:39:16","date_gmt":"2026-08-28T13:39:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2116691"},"modified":"2026-08-28T16:39:16","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T13:39:16","slug":"underscores-opts-out-of-the-feeling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2116691","title":{"rendered":"Underscores Opts Out Of The Feeling"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Underscores Opts Out Of The Feeling<\/h1>\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 eight of our favorite emerging and established artists.<\/em><\/p>\n

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\u201cSerena Joy\u201d by Olivia Rodrigo<\/p>\n

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If you\u2019re not inspired by Olivia Rodrigo\u2019s<\/a> continued efforts to use her platform, there might be something wrong with you. Happy Daisy Chain Fields<\/a> weekend.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cHeaven\u201d by Jennie<\/p>\n

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No one is immune from a toxic relationship, not even Jennie<\/a>. There\u2019s a quality in her voice on this track that is so mesmerizing \u2014 maybe it\u2019s exhaustion from the unbreakable loop she\u2019s in, or the air of calm of knowing that she has resigned herself to this person. Whatever it is, it really works for her, especially when paired with an electric guitar solo.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cUnlimited Love\u201d by Underscores<\/p>\n

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It will never cease to amaze me just how much emotion and pathos Underscores<\/a> is able to infuse into her signature brand of electro-hyperpop. She really goes to the depths of the human experience every time, all over a beat that sounds like it was made by robots.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cWallflower\u201d by Dominic Fike<\/p>\n

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The dissonance in the chorus right before the harmonies kick in\u2026 yeah, that\u2019s the stuff.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cThe Hardest Thing\u201d by Julia Jacklin<\/p>\n

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And the award for the Most Devastating Lyric of the Week goes to: \u201cThe hardest thing to do \/ Is believe it when you say, \u2018I love you\u2019 \/ The hardest thing to do \/ Is stick around trying to convince you.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cGirls Will Be Girls\u201d by Flowerovlove ft. Willow<\/p>\n

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A poignant encapsulation of the soaring highs and crushing lows of womanhood, featuring a dash of Willow\u2019s<\/a> trademark eccentricity in the second verse.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cEverybody Told Me\u201d by The Linda Lindas<\/p>\n

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We need a French word for when you\u2019re so depressed it makes you nostalgic for the past, which only makes you more depressed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cAimee Lou Wood Freestyle\u201d by (Untitled) Halo<\/p>\n

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\u201cAimee Lou Wood<\/a> Freestyle\u201d are four words I never thought I\u2019d see in the same sentence, but somehow, the experimental indie rock band makes it work.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n