If you’ve been on the lookout for the next song to set summer nights AND strip club stages on fire, then look no further than Laf0822’s new release, “Nasty Bitch.” It’s clear from the first beat: This track is for the shy or the faint of heart. It’s raucous, wild, and tailor-made for cranking the heat to punishing levels.

Coming in at just the right tempo to make hips shake and bottles pop, “Nasty Bitch” slinks in on a bass heavy beat tailor made for fluorescent lights and late nights and endless dollar bills. Laf0822 serves the track with confidence, and its infectious nature gives it that raw energy that a summer anthem requires if it ever aspires to completely take over the clubs, parties, and car speakers. Laf0822 is anything but forced and is honest and raunchy, if I may say so, in all the right ways. There’s an effortless charisma to how he rides the beat, putting everything he has into the song’s no-holds-barred demeanor. It’s an ode to wild nights and shameless self-expression.

Beyond being nothing more than a strippers’ anthem, “Nasty Bitch” encapsulates a spirit of abandon that is essentially the heart of summer, no rules, no apologies, just having a good time and fun vibes. Laf0822 pokes at that sentiment with laser-like precision, offering a custom-made soundtrack for everything from girls’ nights out to packed, sweaty dance floors. “Nasty Bitch,” which arrives today, feels like Laf0822 is hammering his flag into the ground this summer, declaring that he’s here to dominate as an artist who knows how to make you move and doesn’t mind getting a little dirty in the process. This is a moment waiting to happen, and it’s about to be all over the place.

On her debut single “Plastic Cup”, N3WYRKLA is planting a marker in the ground. As the lead single to her upcoming debut LP, “Plastic Cup” is the equivalent of peeking into a diary nobody was supposed to read. It’s intimate but not frail, confident but not blaring. N3WYRKLA’s weaves between a sound that’s atmospheric and direct, pulling listeners into her world without pause.

From the opening chords, “Plastic Cup” holds a nearly cinematic mood, a quiet moment before the big change. Her vocals hover between vulnerability and strength, and she delivers lyrics that feel authentic in a way that’s difficult to fake. It is the sound of someone wrestling with growing pains, the quest for an identity, and the bittersweet ache of memories that linger long after they should.

It’s where-asphalt rubberiness generates that plip-plop beat that sounds alive and fleshy, the way a lousy plastic solo cup can feel like meaningless junk or pure nostalgia, depending on what your drink is while held. N3WYRKLA seems to encase that tension and turn it into an unexpected image metaphor that lingers long after it ends.

What’s most evident at first blush is that “Plastic Cup” is not about the numbers. It’s rooted in emotion first, structure second, a welcome change in a music landscape that’s all too focused on perfection over authenticity. The production is subtle but immersive, which leaves N3WYRKLA’s voice room to sound truly close, like she’s sitting beside you telling a story meant for your ears and no one else’s.

If “Plastic Cup” indicates what’s to come, N3WYRKLA’s debut LP will be an extremely personal, soul-baring voyage. What she’s not doing is slotting herself into our current musical climate, creating her lane, and inviting people to ride shotgun from the get-go.