16 (Not New) Songs We Just Discovered and Can't Stop Listening To

Doja Cat’s "So High" first came out about a year ago, but since then it's slowly picked up momentum off remixes, a video, and a remastered version (below). It's as mellow as you'd hope for from a song called "So High," and that simple melody is the kind of thing that will be stuck in heads all summer.

Listen to the unmastered (but more charming) original below:

When Chicago rapper Tree dropped The @MCTREEG EP, I slept. Then I kept hearing "Probably Nu It" blasting out of NCB’s office. By the time I fell in love with it I was already late, but sometimes that's strangely satisfying, getting to have your own little moment with a song that isn't brand new—a rare experience for a music blogger.

Hannah Diamond’s "Pink and Blue" might be really confusing on first listen. Some are going to dismiss this quickly because it's too poppy, too bubbly, or too childish. But there's something so fresh about this, like a combination of J-pop, electronic, and magic. And if, instead of dismissing this, you give it a second, third, and fourth listen, you might just fall in love.

Daye Jack’s Hello World project came out a few months ago, but we just discovered it and damn, how did we not hear of this kid sooner? The NYC-based rapper from Atlanta just dropped a new song that's equally impressive, and it seems like only a matter of time before Daye Jack's music is no longer slipping between the cracks.

Download Hello World here.

There aren't many radio shows out there that fit Beyoncé, Burial, Mystikal, and then this song into their two hour run time, but James Blake has always done things a little differently. It was on the opening show of his current BBC Radio 1 Residency back in January that I first heard this song, and I haven't stopped playing it since. "Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye" was originally released by Don Cherry as a country song in 1962, and subsequently as a doo wop song in 1967 by The Casinos, whose version reched No. 6 on the US Billboard charts.

Various artists have covered the song in various styles, but one of the richest, most rewarding, and seemingly most heartfelt versions in Bettye Swan's.

Jamaica is the best at making bright, catchy songs with big choruses and raunchy-as-fuck lyrics. The rest of the world needs to catch up. Why is "Nobody Has To Know" not an international smash hit? Why did I just find it after it's been out for a year?

Baby ride me like a stallion

Fuck mi like a number one

Bet yo speak in a tongues

When mi use mi cocky play guitar wit yo lungs

Hey gyal mi a go shift yo womb

When yo feel the length a the broom

Transform like Tarzan

Bet yuh never get such fuck from a maga man

Any of our readers who were listening to radio in the UK in 1978 (please make yourself known in the comments) when this song went to No. 1 might be surprised that we only just discovered it, but for everyone else, "Uptown Top Ranking" is a glorious slice of summer sun from Jamaican duo Althea & Donna.

If this doesn't make you want to be outside in the sun dancing I don't know what is wrong with you.

By the time we heard Los Angeles duo MVSCLES, they had already spent a year without releasing music because an unfortunate label deal kept them from putting out songs on their own (read that story here). We were introduced with their comeback song "somethin," but we dug back in the Soundcloud archives and found this gem, "sweet n sour."

Jamie Woon's moody "Night Air" got a subtle but brilliant remix from Numbers man and lover of the chopped vocal sample, Deadboy. The remix was released in December 2010 but still sounds as fresh as ever today.

If you watched 2010 movie Blue Valentine, starring Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams, you will have heard "You and Me" already. An unreleased demo of the beautiful, simple soul song was used in the movie, after which interest in the artists behind it grew. Eventually, it was discovered that Nannie "Penny" Sharpe and her brothers Preston, Johnny, and Donald Coulter sung the song. Really, it may be better to have no context at all, and just enjoy the music for what it is—a heartfelt, relatable, timeless love song.

Do you have a song that you always come back to drunk? I do, and it's called "Crazy Wisdom." James Kristofik's Body Cheetah persona is almost too hard to articulate. Thankfully, his music does that almost entirely for you, psycho-swagger included. Taken from his incredibly titled debut, Blonde Bitches Ain't Free, "Crazy Wisdom" thumps with an insatiable, yet intimidating swing. Sorta like a pendulum in a bikini, or a puppy with scorpions instead of paws. In other words, it's a bit weird, but all sorts of brilliant.

Do yourself a favour and further explore Body Cheetah's dingy under-the-floorboards pop with the also brilliantly titled, Sluts Talk About Heaven.

Mr Scruff may be best known (in the UK at least) for the legendary five hour plus DJ sets that he regularly throws down, but he's also a great producer, as ably demonstrated on the lurching "Pickled Spider." With Kirsty Almeida on vocals, Scruff made a tune that will hook you after one full listen—just wait until around one minute in, when the see-sawing bassline joins the warm vocals and jaunty melody for a quirky, catchy end product.

Mr Scruff has a new album, Friendly Bacteria, coming out on Ninja Tune on May 19. Pre-order here.

The last minute and a half of "And Her Eyes Were Painted Gold" sends me into a dream-state. It offers the easy lull of an old, black-and-white television commercial jingle defined by peppy harmonizing and a shimmering, gauzy mix of echoing vocals and bright, tinkling textures. This isn't to say that the preceding three minutes of the song aren't worth your time, but the closing segment of this cut descends upon you, envelops you, and embraces you in a way that can't be matched in the rest of the track.

It gives you "nowhere to go," but also a desire for nothing. It's the gentle, psychedelic genius of Brian Wilson taken to its apex. The Besnard Lakes have plenty of great, underrated songs that not enough people listen to, but this is their most immediately gripping recording, by far.

Borrowing from the past is great and all, but repurposing it and making it something entirely different is even better. John Maus takes the muffled sounds of the past, and regurgitates them as scruffy lo-fi pop songs. Using reverb less as a tool or effect, and more as an instrument, Maus' "Quantum Leap" is perfectly described by its title. Stuck between the past and the future without settling in the present, his lo-fi jams challenge the definitions of pop music.

As the tragic news of DJ Rashad's sunk in, the best way to celebrate his legacy was by enjoying his music. One of the slower paced, more reflective cuts that Khal from DAD put me onto was "Love U Found," a track originally released on Just a Taste Vol. 1 in early 2011. With samples from Michael Jackson's "One Day In Your Life, " including the line, "You'll remember me somehow," the track is a fitting reminder of Rashad's prodigious talent as well as a great example of the softer side of the footwork sound.

A lot of indie rock today can be mopey and despondent and sad, so hearing a track like Spiritualized's "I Think I'm In Love" is a breath of fresh air for anyone who is trying to leave the pity party. It's a tongue-in-cheek record, cutting away at any overly-romantic notions of love with a few witty, pithy remarks.

"I think I'm in love," sings Jason Pierce. "Probably just hungry," answers the backing vocals. The song continues on in this manner, never letting itself get too attached or love-struck or sappy. Instead, the band offers a realistic take on romance, offering a dry and detached take on how much love can actually suck. If you just got out of a bad relationship and are looking to feel strong and single, Spiritualized is here to help.