Gracie Abrams leads Rolling Stone’s new music picks
Rolling Stone’s latest weekly playlist puts Abrams, Steve Lacy and Beabadoobee at the front of a 53-song new-music haul.
By Georgia Hale · Staff Writer
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Gracie Abrams sits at No. 1 on Rolling Stone’s latest “Songs You Need to Know” playlist with “Daughter from Hell,” an emotional track the outlet describes as centered on mother-daughter relationships.
The weekly roundup, published July 17, 2026, stacks 53 songs on its Spotify playlist and opens with a run of big names: Abrams, Steve Lacy, Beabadoobee, Carly Rae Jepsen, Syd and Bella Kay.
Rolling Stone also points readers to YouTube links for the featured tracks, turning the list into a quick tour through pop, rock, R&B, punk, Latin music and more.
The top picks
Abrams’ “Daughter from Hell” leads both the write-up and the Spotify playlist. The track is listed at 4 minutes and 4 seconds.
Steve Lacy follows with “nice shoes / in your world,” a double track that runs 9 minutes and 3 seconds on the playlist. Rolling Stone frames the song around the wreckage and recovery of a breakup.
Beabadoobee takes the third slot with “Switchblade,” which Rolling Stone describes as a fuzzy single about weighing danger against payoff. The playlist lists it at 3 minutes and 1 second.
Carly Rae Jepsen’s “After All” lands fourth, followed by Syd and James Fauntleroy’s “Any Time.” Bella Kay’s “i deserve better.” comes next, with Queens of the Stone Age’s “Easy Street” at No. 7.
Star power further down
The list keeps moving fast. Rolling Stone includes “When I’m Home,” credited on the playlist to James Blake, Travis Scott and Ludwig Göransson, as well as Tinashe’s “Crash Out” and Fiona Apple’s “Horns of a Bull.”
Helado Tropical’s “Soledad” appears at No. 11 on the Spotify list, credited there to Helado Tropical, Helado Negro and Reyna Tropical. Tkay Maidza and Jenevieve follow with “Romanticize.”
Other named picks include Mike D’s “Crypto,” Jess Williamson’s “Goodbye to All That,” the Menzingers’ “Breathe With Me,” Brandon Flowers’ “Paradise,” Lily Meola’s “Sleeping With My Boots On” and Nia Archives’ “There Goes Ma Head.”
Rolling Stone also spotlights Eartheater’s “Hers Before Hers,” Dry Cleaning’s “I Have the Key,” Lido Pimienta’s “Arrúllame,” Ambré’s “Until,” MorMor’s “Don’t Need It,” DeBasement’s “The Fit” and Yard Act’s “Thrill of the Chase.”
The playlist stretches to 53 songs
The Spotify playlist goes beyond the highlighted write-up, adding tracks by Jack White, Future, Kelela with PinkPantheress, Alabama Shakes, Feid, the Rolling Stones, the Last Dinner Party, L’Rain and Haruomi Hosono.
Later entries include Suki Waterhouse’s “Weirdo,” De La Rose and Ryan Castro’s “La Monda,” the Linda Lindas and Hayley Williams’ “Closer,” Ezra Collective and Lila Iké’s “Well Organised,” and Gym Class Heroes’ “Universal Language.”
The final stretch features Cain Culto, Show Me the Body, Algee Smith, Parts & Labor and Citizen, whose “I Can See You From Here” closes the 53-track playlist.
This story draws on original reporting from Rolling Stone.