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“Dark Places”
Beck
Released Nov. 7
Capitol Records
The electro-pop foundation of Beck’s “Dark Places” isn’t intricate enough to be interesting.

“Don’t Start Now”
Dua Lipa
Released Oct.

To predict “Parasite” is to ask the impossible, like erasing a memory, turning backward in time or evading gravity.

“Frail State of Mind”
The 1975
Released Oct.

In the lounge of Terrace 12, Ithaca College sophomore Brooke Bernhardt brushes strands of a cascading platinum blonde wig with a small hairbrush.

“DHL”
Frank Ocean
Released Oct. 19
Blonded
Frank Ocean returns from a two-year hiatus with a laid-back single.

“HIGHEST IN THE ROOM”
Travis Scott
Released Oct.

“Slide”
H.E.R, YG
Released Sept 27
RCA Records/Sony Music Entertainment
H.E.R’s smooth vocals blend with the chilled-out backdrop of “Slide,” her latest collaboration with rapper YG.

Memories
Maroon 5
Released Sept 20
Interscope Records
Maroon 5’s muted, electric guitar-led single is bolstered by lead singer Adam Levine’s sublime vocals.

“Liar”
Camila Cabello
Released Sept. 4
Simco Ltd./Epic Records/Sony Music Entertainment
As if on cue, Camila Cabello’s new single “Liar” ticks each generic pop-genre box — a story of a passionate but questionably belittling love affair, repetitive lyrics, and a tiresome backbeat.

“Circles”
Post Malone
Released Aug 30
Republic Records, UMG Recordings Inc.

Raphael Saadiq’s 40-year-long music career is one well–versed in R&B.