Rated by The Face: a weekly playlist

Check out this playlist which we lovingly update every week.

Listen on Spotify and read about last week’s additions here.

Bad Bunny – Yo Visto Así

Bad Bunny’s dabbled in pop-punk before to great success, and there are a few distorted guitar chords on EL ÚLTIMO TOUR DEL MUNDO, his 3^rd LP of 2020. Yo Visto Así blends Latin trap with stadium-friendly grunge, bringing to mind the likes of Post Malone and Lil Peep.

King Princess – PAIN

After dropping the single Only Time Makes It Human last month, KP’s back with another loosie – this one’s catchy as hell.

Rina Sawayama – LUCID

Bloodpop® produced this huge tune from Rina Sawayama, who loved the beat so much that it took her no time at all to write. ​“One point I started hoovering cos I knew this would be easy to write,” she claims.

Silver Sphere – football game

Written while Silver Sphere was still in high school, football game is about love and sex and the way that girls get shamed after hook-ups, while the guys get praised for them. Hyperpop fans might recognise the sugary but harsh sound of the production, which was created by Dylan Brady from 100 gecs.

Lil Yachy – Flex Up ft. Future & Playboi Carti

After a period of relative silence, Carti’s now teasing his long-awaited new album Whole Lotta Red. To tide you over, here’s an evil-sounding collab from Lil Yachy’s new album Lil Boat 3.5.

BIA – SKATE

The LA based rapper drops her fourth single since untangling herself from an allegedly stifling record deal this year.

Flohio – Roundtown

A catchy highlight from the south London rapper’s debut mixtape, No Panic No Pain.

AJ Tracey – Yumeko

AJ Tracey’s 2017 EP Secure The Bag! confirmed that he wasn’t going to be confined to the so-called grime revival, and embraced a fresh-sounding, US-influenced trap sound. Following a string of radio friendly hits, AJ’s returned to the STB! spirit with the EP’s sequel.

Facta – MPH

London producer and Wisdom Teeth label boss has created a track that would sound just as good on a misty winter morning walk as it would at 5am in a sweaty club.

Cktrl – As You Are

Lewisham artist Cktrl makes orchestral music that soothes the soul. This track from his new Robyn EP leans towards gentle electronica, and it’s decorated with a sample of birdsong.

Arlo Parks – Caroline

Poet-turned-musician Arlo Parks observes messy breakups on this new one. ​“Caroline is an exercise in people watching and seeing situations unfold without context,” she says. ​“It’s an exploration of how something once full of healthy passion can dissolve in an instant.”