<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=1svgMi_0vBAdmjK00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1svgMi_0vBAdmjK00" width="1100" height="1100" ></figure><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=0r8Kxk_0vBAdmjK00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0r8Kxk_0vBAdmjK00" width="1100" height="824" ><figcaption>The Peter Cat Recording Co. Salihah Saadiq/Courtesy of the artist</figcaption></figure><p>This week we check back in on our running list of the year's best songs — they're contenders for a spot on the inevitable best-of 2024 lists we'll post at the end of the year. Our latest update includes some pro-tips for staying engaged with life as we get older, how to be happy in a world you can't control, the art of letting go and more from Arooj Aftab, Great Grandpa, Japandroids and more. </p><h2>Hear The Songs</h2><p>We've also got a slightly less-dystopian single from The Smile, the shape-shifting sounds of Delhi's Peter Cat Recording Co. and the blood-slowing music of fingerstyle guitarist Yasmin Williams.</p><h2>Featured artists and songs:</h2><p>1. Arooj Aftab: "Raat Ki Rani," from <i>Night Reign</i></p><p>2. The Smile: "Don't Get Me Started" (Single)</p><p>3. Japandroids: "D&amp;T," from <i>Fate &amp; Alcohol</i></p><p>4. Peter Cat Recording Co.: "I Deny Me," from <i>Beta</i></p><p>5. Great Grandpa: "Kid" (Single)</p><p>6. Yasmin Williams: "Virga (feat. Darlingside)," from <i>Acadia</i></p></div></body>

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The Contenders, Vol. 15: The songs we can't stop playing this week

This week we check back in on our running list of the year's best songs — they're contenders for a spot on the inevitable best-of 2024 lists we'll post at the end of the year. Our latest update includes some pro-tips for staying engaged with life as we get older, how to be happy in a world you can't control, the art of letting go and more from Arooj Aftab, Great Grandpa, Japandroids and more.

The Contenders, Vol. 15: The songs we can't stop playing this week

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