Press play on the latest edition of NOTION NOW, the playlist featuring the freshest tracks you need to hear.

‘Headphones On’ by Addison Rae

For the fourth single from her highly anticipated debut album, ‘Headphones On’ is a blissfully nostalgic track. With ethereal breathy vocals, introspective lyrics and twinkling synths, it’s Y2K in all the best ways and has us begging for more.

‘Before You I Just Forget’ by Fontaines D.C.

It’s looking like a busy summer for Fontaines, as they gear up for some of their biggest shows to date and release the deluxe edition of Romance. ‘Before You I Just Forget’ sounds like the restless and pyschedelic elements of Seventeed Seconds-era The Cure, merged with the dulcet string scores off The Verve’s ‘Bitter Sweet Symphony’, as the Dublin rockers continue to pull from a rich tapestry of guitar music.

‘Kimpton’ by Barry Can’t Swim & O’Flynn

While Barry Can’t Swim continues to tour and break America simultaneously, he’s released another thumping tropical house track. This time, O’Flynn climbs aboard the Edinburgh star’s steam train, as the DJs combine steel pan drums, thoughtful vocal samples and uplifting melodies to make a heady slice of electronic euphoria just in time for his All Points East headline.

‘The Bell’ by Yeat

Harking back to his ‘Gët Busy’ era, Yeat reintroduces ‘The Bell’ iconography to signify a new era after his two dates at Coachella. Jolting between growling mumble raps and odd-ball harmonies, the track is all bark and bite, wrestling with a glitchy, brain-rot trap beat that instantly has you hitting replay.

‘RATHER BE ALONE’ by Leon Thomas & Halle

GRAMMY-winning Leon Thomas can do little wrong after the success of last year’s MUTT. Striking while the iron is searing hot, ‘RATHER BE ALONE’ drifts in and out of a dream-like state while Halle Bailey hisses sweet harmonies into your ears, conveying the artists’ desire for voluntary solitude.

‘i guess u never really cared about me’ by Artemas

On ‘i guess u never really cared about me’, Artemas leans into raw vulnerability, pairing his signature alt-grunge melancholy with an infectious hook that lingers long after the first listen. Dropping just hours before his Coachella set, the track feels like both a confession and a crowd-ready anthem.

‘Tell me I never knew that’ by caroline & Caroline Polachek

Teaming up for a new single, Caroline Polachek joins experimental rock outfit caroline on their sophomore album. Opening the evocative track, the artist lilts “I don’t even know if I’m alive/But I don’t wanna be somebody else/Maybe I don’t wanna be anyone/And I don’t wanna be somebody else”.

‘bluebird’ by Lana Del Rey

The second taste of Lana’s upcoming new album, ‘Bluebird’ is delicate and thoughtful, pairing sweeping strings with twanging country tones. Following on from ‘Henry, come on’, the tracks tease a new more stripped back era for the star for her tenth project, The Right Person Will Stay.

‘WRK’ by JID

As he prepares to return with his first project in three years, JID’s new track ‘WRK’ captures his journey so far, motivating himself for the next chapter. Produced by longtime collaborator Pluss, the gritty new single innovates JID’s sound into fresh territory and we can’t wait to hear what’s next.

‘Can’t Keep A Beat’ by Say Now

Returning with their new single, everyone’s favourite trio are tongue-in-cheek as ever in ‘Can’t Keep A Beat’. Playful dance-pop with a choreographed music video featuring dancers from Addict Dance Academy to boot, the song is “all about owning your sexuality and your needs, and not being afraid to admit them”, Say Now explain. “We all deserve to be spoiled, have fun and high standards.”