Listen: The New Year's "Recent History"

Katy Perry's back, this time with a catchy tune that I actually like. Titled Chained to the Rhythm, it's a bouncy disco/reggae hybrid which sounds like what would be the result if you mix Abel Tesfaye's downtempo aesthetic with Sia's relentless driving anthems. It's not without a political message too, conveying a subtle jab about "living in a bubble" (cue in fake news here!) beneath its radio-friendly tune. Give it a listen below, alongside The New Year's beautiful piece of indie-rock titled Recent History, Adam Torres' Dreamers In America, Spiral Stairs' Dundee Man and Bernice's Don't Wanna Be European -