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Zora, “Runnitup” (ft. Myia Thornton)

Minneapolis rapper Zora (who just got featured by Rolling Stone) redefines bedroom pop with her music video for the club-thumping new single “Runnitup.” Shaves of peculiar sound effects orchestrated into well-timed bops provide a perfect underlayer for Zora’s attitude-driven rhymes. The lyrics have an all-familiar hip-hop theme: pay me – now. But what makes this track particularly effective is its ability to literally sway the listener with Zora’s commanding production. As they say, body language communicates more than words.

Lizea Harper, “Angel”

In a world where far too many of us have lost a loved one to drug use and/or depression, Lizea Harper’s beautiful pop ballad “Angel” serves as support for those who’ve experienced similar trauma. “Can’t find where the wound is, so I can’t make the pain stop,” she sings with the honest fragility the topic requires to bring listeners healing and comfort. Harper is also known for her presence in the local hip-hop scene. Fans of Dua Lipa and Doja Cat may find enjoyment in Harper’s full catalog.

Present Company, “Forever”

Got to love a band with an eye and ear for detail. Present Company’s “Forever” music video pops with shiny costumes, quirky accessories, and glitzy effects appropriate to send viewers hallucinating into outer space. Their indie sound is heavily defined by its shimmery synth melodies that shapeshift with the band’s dynamic buildups and emotionally driven vocals.

The Cactus Blossoms, “Everybody (feat. Jenny Lewis)”

The setting: The Cactus Blossoms, surrounded by coral pink, and Jenny Lewis, engulfed in sky blue, communicate through a ‘90s-style wired telephone inside a Brady Bunch-style television screen. In a recent interview, lead vocalist Jack Torrey told me he is intentionally “sneaky” when it comes to delivering the meaning of his lyrics. How the band presents itself certainly adds to the mystery. But, ah, do they always sound so pure.

FYI, Jenny Lewis will be a special guest at Trampled by Turtles’ big show at Duluth’s Bayfront Park this July.

Mod Sun, “Rich Kids Ruin Everything”

Mod Sun’s “Rich Kids Ruin Everything” is perhaps a modern day version of Good Charlotte's “Lifestyles of the Rich and the Famous.” Not only is their pop-punk style and visual aesthetic an uncanny match, so is their lyrical content. Derek Smith sings, “You complain, yeah, we get it; it's so hard being famous.” Joel Madden sings, “Lifestyles of the rich and the famous: They're always complainin'.” Is it a front for their own desires for wealth and fame? Because rich and famous is exactly what these two artists are. (So, let’s hope they’re not complaining.) The Bloomington native Mod Sun has recently been romantically linked to rich/famous pop-punker Avril Lavigne.