20 New Songs to Listen to This Week From Danny Towers to Greeicy

08.22.25 at 00:11

This is our weekly compilation of bite-sized reviews of newly released songs by our talented music writers. Discover new favorites, read nuanced criticism of the week’s hottest releases, and much more. Who knows, you might walk out of this with a new fave or two. Some of the featured artists include Danny Towers with Eladio Carrión, Greeicy, and Geassassin with Gera MX. Follow our playlist featuring these tracks and more on Spotify or Apple Music.

Danny Towers - “Crush (feat. Eladio Carrión)”

Miami-based rapper Danny Towers’ new joint track “Crush” with Eladio Carrión proves that trap Latino isn’t dead. By trading deep-octave verses on top of a mellow hip-hop and trap production, the two artists engage their listeners in a sexy trap ballad about being infatuated with someone special. With lyrics as risqué as they are romantic, the hard-hitting hip-hop duo welcome us to a universe that shows a soft side of bilingual trap we’re itching to explore. “Crush” is part of Towers’ new musical project Sinners Club EP, produced by Carrión. – Jeanette Hernandez

Greeicy - “Quiero +”

Nothing but the best could be expected from a singer, dancer, and all-around performer with Greeicy’s trajectory, and pulling up in a bright pink semi truck with her girlfriends, she delivers, and then some. In “Quiero +,” the Colombian superstar proves that she was not only born to perform, but she does it flawlessly. Exploring an Afrobeats vibe, and with a voice worthy of being dreamt of, she sensually sings lyrics like, “I did something good in my past life to find you in this one,” and “I had other plans for my life, I cancelled them when I saw you.” But do not be fooled, this is a piece that has a romantic depth worthy of being shared with the person you want to have sabroseo with for the rest of your life. In another bar, she asks, “where do I sign to stay with you forever?” and we wonder the same, because just like the title says: We want more! – La Morra Lisa

Geassassin, Gera MX, Drama Theme - “Conocimiento Prohibido (feat. Tocadiscos Trez)”

“Las balas se hacen mantras cuando creces en el ghetto/Vas a terminar sobrando si te sientes incompleto/El sol sale para todos, pero no todos están puestos,” snaps Geassassin beside one of Mexico’s most beloved modern rappers, Gera MX, on his latest single “Conocimiento Prohibido.” Centered around a menacing loop, Gera MX and Geassassin’s verses take inspiration from the blocks that raised them as they sing about street corner hustles, tabletops piled high with cash, and breaking your back to make ends meet. “Conocimiento Prohibido” is three minutes of straight-up unfiltered stream of consciousness-style dispatches that has turned out to be some of Geassassin’s rawest material to date. – Nayeli Portillo

Titanic - “Escarbo Dimensiones”

Titanic, the experimental duo formed by Mabe Fratti and I. La Catolica, has released a new track from their forthcoming album and, once again, they’ve flipped the script on what we thought they were capable of doing. While “Escarbo Dimensiones” doesn’t abandon its edges, the song has a clear pop bent. It’s melodic and sophisticated, with hooks lurking at every turn. The first half of the track features sparse instrumentation before wailing guitars and a rhythm not unlike new jack swing take over, adding to the emotional pull that the song conjures. “Escarbo Dimensiones” is dreamy and abstract yet grounded in dance pop. — Marcos Hassan

Late Again - “Koolbloom” (feat. Heal Mura)

Ahead of his upcoming new EP Clearly It’s All Staged, Brooklyn-based artist Rafael Melo has dropped his latest single under the Late Again moniker, “Koolboom,” featuring fellow Brazilian collaborator Heal Mura. The EP’s closing track begins as a contemplative after-hours club track with ethereal synths, playful guitar lines, and swirling reverb-drenched vocals that sing about refusing to leave the party. The song builds up and up as the beat gets heavier, and on the accompanying in-studio live session, it reaches fully-blown acid-laden techno heights that will leave you swimming in dopamine. – Cheky

MONCHMONCH - “COISA LINDA”

“Coisa Linda” is the final track on MONCHMONCH’s latest album, MARTEMORTE. The strange cacophony of overwhelming feelings that makes up most of the album is just as present in this song as in the rest of them, but “Coisa Linda” sure brings a slightly warmer meaning to the table. Inspired by the artist’s late cat’s final moments after 15 years of companionship, the track poses as a reflection on cycles, life and death, beginnings and ends. In the accompanying music video, we witness Monch’s apparently lifeless body rolling down a hill and, through heavy effects and color layering, we are led to understand that it is all about the earthy ground embracing the organic matter that reached its end. “Coisa Linda” is dreamy, it’s nightmarish, it’s relaxing, it’s concerning, and it is, above all, about balance. – Júlia Henn

Fransia - “Tu Boquita”

Argentina-based artist Fransia is declaring a new chapter with her latest single “Tu Boquita,” a spellbinding first glimpse into her upcoming album Fuentes Secretas. Off the bat, the track is suspended over a deep, hypnotic bassline that gradually expands with electric guitars and steady percussion, simmering with sensual tension to play like part love spell, part prayer. Looping like obsession itself, the track becomes a hushed communion of longing where desire turns devotional. Radiating with confessional energy and anchored by an irresistible chorus, it hazily pulses in an esoteric atmosphere where pop meets ritual and the earthly brushes against the divine. The result turns want into worship and yearning into something sacred. — Jeanette Diaz

Tchotchke - "Playin' Dumb"

With a new album on the horizon, the latest from L.A. born, East Coast-claimed act, Tchotchke breathes like your auntie’s favorite go-go group in the ’60s. Tchotchke is the brainchild of Anastasia Sanchez, Eva Chambers, and Emily Tooraen, as well as a love letter to the same vintage culture that united their interest. “Playin’ Dumb” is the latest offering from the group and acts as their strongest teaser of their upcoming album, showcasing more uplifting riffs, glittery textures over some nostalgic grooves. Tchotchke was born from a mutual love and appreciation for early contemporary pop pioneers such as the Beach Boys and Harry Nilsson, and the track carries those same contemporary soundscapes from the whimsical lyricism and arrangements. – Alan Baez

Chini.png - “Tímida”

Chini.png’s fuzzed out pedal distortion and high-concept stage shows have made her a bright star in Chile’s indie resurgence. But too often are the visual implications of her graphic design-inspired moniker overlooked. The music video for her new single “Tímida” breaks the aesthetic bank, as she collaborated with the animation team at Antenna Cheese to bring to life the world of her forthcoming album, Vía Lo Orozco, as a 2D pixel-art platformer video game. The clip follows her trials and tribulations through precarity and facing off against cheekily named final bosses like Explotify, while the hypnotic track is equal parts prayer and affirmation for artists trying to survive the end of the world. — Richard Villegas

MELLOWAVES, Erre, FOKINFROID - “La Gran Escapada”

You can try to resist making a song with summer vibes as September is right around the corner when you live in the Caribbean, but good luck. This week, producer MELLOWAVES reteams with his Los Rarxs cohorts Erre and FOKINFROID for “La Gran Escapada,” and they bring bouncy and sunny vibes to the start of autumn. After years at this, Erre and FROID have their catchy delivery down to a science, and use it here to rap about a surreptitious and last-minute getaway to beachier corners. The production embraces their energy with gusto, bringing the perfect bpm to get shoulders and hips moving. — Juan J. Arroyo

Los Primos del Este, Santa Fe Klan - “30 Días”

Mexican-American norteño-sax group Los Primos del Este are gently pushing their boundaries with Santa Fe Klan. On their newest collaboration, “30 Días,” the group experiments for the first time with hip-hop hues, showing how modern their accordion can sound under rap vocals. Led by their signature romantic charm and norteño-sax sound, the new joint track keeps the artists’ essence and, at the same time, welcomes the Mexican rapper’s high-pitched flow as he lays down his heartfelt verse. “30 Días” is part of Los Primos del Este’s newest album, Amor de Subida, which features genres like norteño-sax and cumbia. – Jeanette Hernandez

Landabur - “FUIMOS AMIGOS, CASI AMANTES”

Landabur embraces the spirit of early 2000s electropop and takes inspiration from artists like Miranda! and Mœnia on his latest single “Fuimos Amigos, Casi Amantes.” The CDMX-based singer unpacks the emotional aftermath of a volatile breakup with what he describes as a deeply noxious casi algo and reflects on the newfound sense of freedom that comes with escaping that toxic orbit. “Todos saben de tu farsa narcisista/Fuimos amigos, casi amantes/Mucho ha sufrido, no pude salvarte,” he sings against a backdrop of icy synthlines and a refined retro beat produced by Reyno vocalist Christian Jean. – Nayeli Portillo

Los Superdedores - “Ten Piedad”

A whisper-like croon gradually builds up into a layer that gets torn through by the passionate voice of one half of Mexican duet “Los Superdedores,” a play on words translating to “The Super Losers.” It’s quite fitting, given that these two friends, an audio engineer and a music producer with experience behind the scenes, teamed up after several frustrations and mishaps to create this project focusing on failure in relationships and more human and sentimental topics instead of the money, success, and fame themes regularly explored in the genre they inhabit. In “Ten Piedad,” we find an honest plea to prolong a relationship that is nearing its end. Over an R&B-tinged beat that gracefully layers both of their voices, we hear lyrics like, “How is your mom? Send a hug to your dad,” and “did you get that promotion you wanted so bad?” Coming from two romantics wondering if it really is the end, and if it is, they want the other person to have the final word. Closing the track with energy, the beat ramps up in the last third of the song, perhaps hinting to the fact that what is coming, both in their careers and for any of us after a break up, is just going uphill. – La Morra Lisa

Madi Diaz - “Ambivalence”

Singer-songwriter Mady Diaz continues to forge an emotionally heavy yet minimal style that’s hard to come by, with “Ambivalence” being a prime example. Minor acoustic guitar chords announce a torrent of feelings from her vulnerable and highly melodic vocals, establishing an immediate rapport with listeners. Lyrically, the song goes into rich details, providing words that exemplify a deep longing for just a speck of care from someone, and knowing how wrong wanting something like that really is. “Ambivalence” is a song about absence and regret and giving into them, with a reassuring melody acting like a safety net. — Marcos Hassan

CRIS CHIL - “Solita AF”

Grammy and Latin Grammy-nominated artist CRIS CHIL is the secret weapon working behind the scenes with some of your favorites (Kali Uchis, J Balvin, Anitta, Selena Gomez, and more), and she’s ready to step into the spotlight with colapso, an upcoming three-track EP that’s also the first chapter from her debut album DEMENCIA TEMPORAL. Single “Solita AF” is an irresistible club-ready track where CRIS CHIL finds power in being alone. With an impressive Thom Bridges-produced beat that stands right in the middle between dembow and U.S. hip-hop, the song is all about women taking care of business, as CRIS CHIL highlights her ability to take care of herself, especially in the sexual department. – Cheky

Isadora Franca - “Darling”

Brazilian-American Isadora Franca gets candid over the musings of a heart yearning for connection in her newest release, “Darling.” The artist uses the best combination of her sweet, soft-sounding voice and her reflective, melancholic lyrics. As Isadora begins the track with “Let me guess, you were a guest at another wedding,” we understand how often we might undermine ourselves to accommodate another person’s needs, so much so that it becomes a pattern, and “Darling” encourages us to break it. Putting on this song might take the listener on a journey that ends up with reminiscing thoughts about previous relationships, crushes, and lovers, but the real goal is to make one understand that, in the end, we are all looking for true connection with someone who doesn’t take it for granted. – Júlia Henn

Marion Raw - “Castillos”

Mexican artist Marion Raw delivers a new single with “Castillos,” a dreamy, analog-drenched meditation on emotional fallout. Unfolding like a lo-fi folk séance, its spectral guitar lines and grainy tape textures conjure a sense of tender decay, where collapsing illusions and quiet revelations coexist. Shaped by her signature “bolero garage” style, the track builds a slow-burning cinematic tension, charged with a subdued drama that steadily chips away at once-fortified love. With vocals that linger like memories and minimalist arrangements soaked in reverb, the track becomes a sort of intimate exorcism. Its accompanying video deepens the spell, unraveling in a woozy, static collaged dreamscape. By the end, all that’s left is a fading space where memory and melancholy blur and the ruins of love flicker in soft focus. — Jeanette Diaz

J.I. - “Love Story”

At just 23-years-old, the proclaimed Prince of New York, J.I., is swiftly becoming the face of melodic NYC rap, and his latest track solidifies a love for songwriting without the extremities. J.I.’s “Love Story” is beyond that; it’s a love letter to himself and the women and culture dragging him out of self-destructive tendencies. Over a melodic, high hat-heavy instrumental, “Love Story” takes a self-examination of the rapper and his past vices. It’s an Introspective track tackling the infatuating yet toxic relationship with drugs, women, and the hardened Brooklyn lifestyle. But J.I. comes out on top for the sake of being grounded by better reasons, but he doesn’t dismiss where he comes from; every bar oozes with his suave confidence. Bars like, “I got designer clothes in my closet, I can show you all the different presidents inside my wallet,” showcase J.I.’s laid-back demeanor, but the smooth delivery sells the idea of true intimacy. It’s a confessional, showing that no matter how indebted to the streets you may be, genuine compassion can guide anyone. – Alan Baez

Terra, Cimarrón, Six Sex - “Fiebre”

Argentina is experiencing a golden age of edgy pop girlies, and the next starlet poised to break through is Terra, whose convulsive new EP Fórmula 1 leans heavily into techno’s glitzy mainstreaming, evoking everyone from Marina and the Diamonds to Venga Boys. Whimsically produced by Cimarrón and featuring a stacked guest list including Juana Rozas and O.L.I.V.I.A, Terra’s fate as Porteño club-pop’s new it girl is sealed on “Fiebre,” a hedonistic duet with poppers advocate Six Sex. The song’s premise is simple: they’re hot, the club is hot, and all that body heat begets more body heat. Far from a complaint, the song is an invitation to live deliciously and surrender to sweaty bedlam. — Richard Villegas

Felloh, V$CNT - “La Batalla”

Colombian artist Felloh teams up with Peruvian producer (and frequent El Alfa collaborator) V$CNT for a sweet pop listen that fuses both their strengths. Felloh has been indulging in the melancholic rap lane for a while now, with recent single “Central Park” being a prime example. This week, he drops “La Batalla,” wherein he croons about the feeling of resisting temptation out of caution but eventually ceding your heart to the object of your affection. It’s a pleasant track that lots will identify with, and with a timeless message that will resonate no matter when you listen to it. — Juan J. Arroyo

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