Despite the ease of access that streaming has brought to the distribution of music, the volume that's released can make it a daunting task to find unique new stuff every week. In this recurring weekly feature we put together a short list of new songs from the past week that stand out amongst all the noise and deserve a spot in your rotation.
All songs featured in this recurring series can be found in our scrmbl selection 2026 playlist on Apple Music or Spotify.
Amemiya Miyabi & TEMPLIME - “I Like U”
Ryo: Something about UK garage beats let on a flirtatious mood to a track, like Amemiya Miyabi’s new song produced by TEMPLIME, a duo who’s more than familiar with the ins and outs of UKG. The virtual singer owns up to her feelings rather begrudgingly, like she’s rolling her eyes as she confesses how they actually can’t stop running through her mind. But even as her words might read as being stubborn on paper, she sounds like she’s trying to play hard-to-get when she sings about her crush over the slinky, UKG-ish electropop.
Guchon — “4ever”
Patrick: Producer Guchon excels at making jittery dance tunes, but “4ever” is the rare instance where the floor-ready stutter contains a touch of anxiety. Made for a compilation arriving via his “favorite label” Clasico Records, “4ever” closes the whole shebang with nervous energy, the vocal samples and synth washes coming off as more pensive rather than cathartic. Yet that's all in function of the track's build, new elements helping to nudge “4ever” towards an emphatic finish.
kurayamisaka — “sagittarius”
Patrick: Originally written for shoegaze-leaning idol outfit RAY, Shotaro Shimizu's “sagittarius” has the kind of drive and emotional core apt for his own band kurayamisaka. So...why not self-cover it? This version of “sagittarius” leaves the chug and hiss of the original in, but now the vocals gain a slightly heavier delivery courtesy of vocalist Sachi Naito, who is a little more livehouse than pop in her singing. Yet the main thrust remains, and sounds just as direct.
JUMADIBA - “Fuck”
Ryo: JUMADIBA’s new song from his upcoming summer album brings back that old Playboi Carti feeling, reminding of the days when the mix of the latter rapper’s all-hook style and Pierre Bourne’s chromatic synths felt groundbreaking. The shiny, candied loop of “Fuck” chases its own tail while JUMADIBA rattles off in a similarly circular cadence. In a way reminiscent of “Magnolia,” it’s hypnotic how this line of beginning and end diminishes in a matter of a few bars. A chorus never seems to arrive until you realize his whole verse has essentially been a chorus all along.
Natsudaidai — “Moonbeam”
Patrick: Sorry for the peak behind the writerly curtain, but this blurb arrives to you on a relatively hectic Monday morning, the sort where every minute makes going back to bed feel like a winning option. Bless duo Natsudaidai's “Moonbeam” for offering squiggly, stripped-down dance-pop ideal for getting through the first day of a new week with a summery hop to it.
Trooper Salute - “Zetsuen”
Ryo: In a rather bold move, Trooper Salute share “Zetsuen” as a single where other bands would maybe stash a long-simmering track like it as a surprise for when their new album’s out. Once livening up the band’s whimsical new wave, their twiddling guitar riffs now build the arc of a six-minute math-rock epic. As the band members duet, they keep dialogue with their lyrics that’s full of regret, singing to each other like partners wishing to take back what they said to each other. When the dam finally breaks during the track’s final third, it makes for a fine moment of emo-rock catharsis that you swear would be reserved for the climax of the band’s upcoming album, not its second up.
