Billie Eilish: When I Was Older (Music Inspired By The Film Roma)

Inspired by Alfonso Cuarón’s breathtaking (and Netflix-distributed) film Roma, sad-pop sensation Billie Eilish’s “When I Was Older” delicately addresses alienation. Over a beat that murmurs like a heart under duress, the track’s lyrics bleed slippery, auto-tuned pools of humanity. It’s another captivating glimpse of Eilish’s vision prior to the release of her debut LP.

Cochemea: All My Relations

Born from collective writing sessions and improvisation, Cochemea Gastelum’s “All My Relations” delivers nothing short of a transcendent jazz experience. Blended with indigenous-influenced rhythms, the track acts as a beautiful meditation on Gastelum’s Yaqui and Mescalero Apache Indian ancestry. A saxophonist with the Dap Kings, Gastelum crafted the track—and others on the album—during the last year of the iconic band’s tour with Sharon Jones. This album, also called All My …

Lizzo: Juice

Once again Lizzo has blended various genres for an effortlessly perfect pop song that celebrates self-love. With elements of funk and soul, the track has a distinctly retro vibe—spurred on by its ’80s-inflected music video. Directed by Quinn Wilson, the clip pays homage to everything from the Soul Glo commercials in Coming to America to workout tapes, talk shows and infomercials.