Y: Cardi B, “Press” — Like others, I’ve been waiting on this full song since Cardi teased a snippet on Instagram. As promised, it’s similar to the vibe of “Bodak Yellow”—incessantly and humorously combative—but I have to admit I got accustomed to listening to that IG hook on loop (“Press, press, press, press, press/Cardi don’t need more press!”), and that is still the best part of the song. It’s under two and a half minutes, so seems more like a refreshing summer sip than a full-on summer banger. —Clover Hope
Why not?: Herve Pagez, Diplo feat. Charli XCX, “Spicy” – Diplo doesn’t seem pressed to change the mind of anyone who might categorize his music as “airport reggae,” but I like his new song with Charli XCX, which gently warps the Spice Girls’s “Wannabe” into a dance-y track I wouldn’t be mad listening to at a party this summer. The music video looks like an underwater or interstellar rave and features light-up dolphins, and fuck it, that’s pretty cool. —Frida Garza
Why not?: Herve Pagez, Diplo feat. Charli XCX, “Spicy” – Diplo doesn’t seem pressed to change the mind of anyone who might categorize his music as “airport reggae,” but I like his new song with Charli XCX, which gently warps the Spice Girls’s “Wannabe” into a dance-y track I wouldn’t be mad listening to at a party this summer. The music video looks like an underwater or interstellar rave and features light-up dolphins, and fuck it, that’s pretty cool. —Frida Garza