The Internet is a big place. Trim the fat and have a listen to some of our favorite songs that came out this week, from pop to hip hop and everything in between. Check back each Friday for a briefing on what you missed in music.

Beach Slang: “Bad Art & Weirdo Ideas”

Wake me up when September ends and Beach Slang has dropped their full-length debut, because this record cannot come fast enough. Better yet, play “Bad Art & Weirdo Ideas,” as well as the band’s two inexhaustible EPs, on repeat until then.

With You. feat. Vince Staples: “Ghost”

Take Vince Staples’ word for it: He’s a motherfucking legend.

Low: “What Part of Me”

For most bands, “What Part of Me” would be a pretty minimal work. But this is Low we’re talking about, and by their standards this song is a freaking carnival inside of WrestleMania smack dab in the middle of the Super Bowl.

EL VY: “Return to the Moon”

Like Jenn Wasner and that guy from Ra Ra Riot before him, The National’s Matt Berninger — along with Brent Knopf of Menomena — has entered the realm of fun-and-fancy-free electronic albums.

Glasses Malone feat. Kendrick Lamar and Killer Mike: “Thuggin’”

If you start “Thuggin’” after the 1:30 mark, you’ll not only avoid Glasses Malone’s unforgivably, embarrassingly bad verse, but you’ll be basking in the glory that is bars from Kendrick Lamar and Killer Mike, too.

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Andrew Brandt is the albums editor for Jonk Music and a former senior writer. He has also contributed to Pretty Much Amazing, Turntable Kitchen and Isthmus. Andrew eats Roma® Original Pizzas like they’re giant cookies.