It’s hard not to get excited when hearing the glossy, synth-laden sound waves of 23-year-old Paris-born Lolo Zouaï. An effortless hybrid of 90s R&B, slow-burn hip hop and pop, her latest song, “Challenge,” is a “feminist anthem for someone who is tired of weak game and just wants to feel challenged emotionally and physically. Boss shit.” You heard the woman. We want a challenge.

One of the top comments on the visuals of this 1975 song reads: “the devil works hard, but the 1975 works harder.” We concur. “Sincerity Is Scary” traverses a different road to their usual synth pop-rock offerings. The result? A tender, gorgeously-composed beauty featuring jazz elements, twinkling keyboards as well as a soaring gospel choir chorus accompaniment. Love, love, love.

“Boy, I think you must be cool/‘Cos you use the alien face.” And so starts the very 21st century track from green-haired alt-pop newbie Au/Ra. The Ibiza-born Antigua-raised singer gets to grips with relationships in the age of apps in her catchy, tongue-in-cheek track. If in doubt, smiley it out.

There’s a reason that every single song they’ve ever released is capped up, like a sharp exclamation. Brockhampton are a riot. And their recently-released highly-anticipated new album, iridescent, is a firm testimony to this. “J’OUVERT” is a moody, simmering track which samples Trinidad and Tobago track “Doh Blame Me” by Lavaman. Watch the visuals for disorientating, thermal scan fun.

There’s something about Pale Waves that transports you to back to balmy summers and endless-possibilities teenage love. And with the recent release of their debut album, My Mind Makes Noises, the goth-pop fourtet have unleashed a helluva lot more dreaminess on us. “Drive” is the glittering crank-your-windows-down track we’ll have on repeat, thank you very much.