Szim: Dårlig Til At Svare

Translating to “bad at responding,” Danish musician Szim’s “Dårlig Til At Svare” combines rap and pop to create an upbeat, dynamic, club-friendly track. While those who don’t speak Danish won’t understand the lyrics, the song boasts a blithe, buoyant energy that transcends language.

Bodywash: Follow

From Montreal-based dream-pop group Bodywash (aka Rosie Long Decter, Chris Steward, Rian Adamian, Ryan White and Tom Gould) comes “Follow,” a hazy tune about attempting to fix people and eventually letting them go. Singer-songwriter Long Decter wrote the visceral lyrics (“you pull apart so quickly / I would’ve wrapped your bones in lace”) after various catalysts, “a gig gone wrong; a run-in at a birthday …

Nicolas Michaux: Parrot

From the Danish island of Samsø, Belgian singer-songwriter and producer Nicolas Michaux assembles tracks (and tends his garden). The latest release from his island sessions, “Parrot” pairs a message of political alienation with a musical composition of precise drums, bouncing bass and groovy guitar work. It’s a taste of Michaux’s forthcoming album, Amour Colère, out 25 September.