Latest Western Music Releases [August 2025]

Lover GirlLaufey

Laufey – Lover Girl (Official Music Video)

Laufey, a singer-songwriter from Iceland who performed with the Iceland Symphony Orchestra at the age of 15.

Gracefully navigating between classical and jazz, she released this work in June 2025—a jazz-pop song that portrays a growing longing for a faraway lover.

By setting the loneliness of being unable to meet to a light, bossa nova–inspired rhythm, the expression paradoxically highlights the heart’s concealed ache—masterfully so.

The track comes from her third album, A Matter of Time, following the acclaimed Bewitched, which won the 66th Grammy Awards.

In July 2025, a music video filmed during her visit to Japan was also released, and the song is currently generating major buzz.

CannonballLithe & Don Toliver

Lithe & Don Toliver – Cannonball (Official Music Video)

This is the first international collaboration between Liz, a producer-singer emerging from Australia, and Don Toliver, a popular American artist.

The track pairs a beat crafted by Liz—who rose to global fame with her 2024 hit “Fall Back”—with Don Toliver’s smooth rap, after a string of hit albums under his belt.

The alchemy between Liz’s signature lo-fi, nightlife cityscape-inspired sound and Don Toliver’s mellow flow is remarkable.

Its world-building captures an indulgent late-night mood, perfectly matched by nostalgic, VHS-style visuals.

Brimming with pure vibes, it’s ideal for nighttime drives or hanging out with friends, and was released in July 2025.

RIGHT TO BELogic

Logic – RIGHT TO BE (Official Music Video)

This is a song by the American rapper Logic that powerfully affirms his own success and asserts his right to move forward.

It resonates like a cry from the soul—precisely because he rose from a tough environment to stardom and was even nominated for a Grammy.

Released in July 2025, the track feels like a prologue that builds anticipation for the forthcoming album “SideQuest.” Centered on East Coast hip-hop while weaving in electronic and trap elements, the bold production is another highlight.

If you’re facing a major challenge or need to fire yourself up, listening to this will surely give you a push!

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This track was created by Laura Young, a skilled UK artist who ranked fourth on the BBC’s Sound of 2022.

Its minimal, moody sound and slightly husky, edgy vocals weave a strikingly dark atmosphere.

The lyrics explore impulses toward self-destruction and a desire to escape reality, likely piercing deeply into listeners’ hearts.

The song is a lead single from the album “I’m Only Fucking Myself,” set for release in September 2025, and has drawn major attention after Elton John praised it so highly he said he’d “bet the house” on it.

It’s an alternative R&B number that keeps you company on contemplative nights or when you want to sink into a whirlpool of emotion.

Back in the SaddleLuke Combs

Luke Combs – Back in the Saddle (Official Music Video)

This track by American artist Luke Combs made waves after being chosen as the opening theme for a televised sports event.

With its powerful guitar riffs and driving drums, it’s an impressive country rock number.

The lyrics capture the thrill of hitting the road for tour again and a heartfelt longing for home, perfectly complementing Combs’s deep, expressive vocals.

Released in October 2024 and included on the album “Country Comes First,” it has received high praise, including a nomination for Single of the Year at the 2025 CMA Awards.

It’s the perfect song to kick off something new or to belt out at the top of your lungs on a drive!

SOSLupe Fiasco

Lupe Fiasco – SOS (Official Lyric Video)

It’s a track by Lupe Fiasco, the Chicago-born rapper whose warm jazz tones blend with sophisticated rap.

A Grammy winner, his words cut razor-sharp and stir the listener to the core.

In this piece, despite the gentle sound, it feels as though there’s an urgent plea for salvation—a cry from the soul.

An official lyric video is available, and the song was released in July 2025, included on Samurai DX, the EP that further expands the world of the album Samurai.

It’s the perfect song for a quiet night, when you want to face yourself and slowly savor every word.

I’m Not Hungry AnymoreMARINA

MARINA – I’m Not Hungry Anymore (Official Audio)

This is a long-awaited track by Marina, the singer-songwriter from Wales.

Although it was written during the making of the seminal album Froot, it remained unreleased and almost mythical until it was performed on tour in 2019.

Riding on vivid synths, the song conveys a powerful resolve to break free from the “hunger” for external validation and societal expectations, and to be fulfilled by one’s own strength.

It beautifully marries the alternative vibe of her early work with the pop-forward production of recent years.

Officially released at last in July 2025, this piece lifts you into a positive mood—like a hand on your back—when you’re ready to overcome something and be reborn as a new version of yourself.