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Cautious Clay, “Puffer” | Track Review

Cautious Clay both surprises and captivates on his short, unique indie-pop single, “Puffer.”

Brendon Urie & Panic! At the Disco come back strong with the single, “Viva Las Vengeance,” the title track from their seventh studio album.

Japanese-British musician Rina Sawayama comes back strong with “This Hell”, the promo single from her 2022 sophomore album, Hold the Girl.

Blackbear and Machine Gun Kelly have some choice words for their monstrous exes on their unapologetic collaboration, “gfy.”

Though imperfect, it is great to hear My Chemical Romance back with their first single in eight years, “The Foundations of Decay.”

Arcade Fire makes a compelling comeback with “The Lightning I” and “The Lightning II,” lead singles from their 2022 album, WE.

Arcade Fire makes a compelling comeback with “The Lightning I” and “The Lightning II,” lead singles from their 2022 album, WE.

Machine Gun Kelly better captures the pop-punk spirit on “maybe,” the third single from mainstream sellout featuring Bring Me the Horizon.

Florence + The Machine brings the heat (and the groove) on “My Love,” the third single from their fifth studio album, Dance Fever.

Machine Gun Kelly continues his melodic direction with “ay!” the second single from mainstream sellout featuring Lil Wayne.

Machine Gun Kelly & WILLOW join forces on “emo girl,” a pop-punk track with a dumb chorus and no shortage of predictable, emo clichés.

Ecology is on the minds of Red Hot Chili Peppers, who return with their first new single, “Black Summer,” in nearly six years.