Nelly Furtado and Charlotte Day Wilson's moody duet, and 5 more songs you need to hear this week

Songs you need to hear is CBC Music's weekly list of hot new Canadian tracks.

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'All Comes Back,' Nelly Furtado feat. Charlotte Day Wilson

Creating her latest album, 7, helped Nelly Furtado rediscover her artistic voice after seven years away from the spotlight. But the process of getting there was a community effort thanks to an impressive list of collaborators, including Tove Lo, SG Lewis, Bomba Estéreo, Tynomi Banks and Wondagurl. Furtado experiments with various genres throughout the album, and on highlight, "All Comes Back," she tackles a slowed down R&B ballad with Toronto artist Charlotte Day Wilson, who co-wrote, co-produced and performed on the track. Stripped of any thumping beats, this midpoint song gives Furtado space to reflect on a toxic relationship she keeps returning to. "Funny how we run to the danger/ Like we got a lesson to learn," she reveals, "And we don't think we deserve it/ When happiness ain't served." The song feels like it could belong on a Day Wilson album — she brought the song's chorus to Furtado in studio before the two built the rest together — but it speaks to Furtado's chameleonic skills that she's able to take its moody melody and make it her own. — Melody Lau

'Lazy Lake,' Francis Baptiste

Vancouver-based singer-songwriter Francis Baptiste is unsparingly candid on his new album, S​ə​nk​̓​lip, the Trickster, especially on the lushly hypnotic, '90s-style alt-rock single, "Lazy Lake," an ode to his origins, Osoyoos Indian Band. It's nostalgic and dreamy but there's an undercurrent of tension in the low hum of the strings. According to the album bio, there are fewer than 100 fluent speakers of Nsyilxcən, Baptiste's Indigenous language, and as he sings the titular words again and again — "Tee tee mul teeqwit" — the listener is right there beside him, as the water welcomes him home. — Andrea Warner

'Happy,' Clairmont the Second

Clairmont the Second's new album arrives in October, and the genre-bending hip-hop artist's latest offering, "happy," gives listeners a surprising taste of what's to come. Over woozy instrumentals and skittered beats, the Toronto rapper sounds like he's on the precipice of giving up: "I cannot stomach more, n--a my stomach's sore," he states, citing depressing news and family members passing away as pain points in his life. A few lines later, he hones in on what true happiness means to him: "Really just wanna be happy, don't care if you're happy for me," he raps. His flow is calm without ever becoming languid, conveying the mindset of an artist who is at peace with the things beyond his control and one who is relieved to have made it through the last four years. Reaching the other side of grief has made his songwriting tighter and fresher, and yet, he still retains the same experimentation and quiet confidence he's had since his early releases. — Natalie Harmsen 

'Sugar Daddy,' Devon Cole

The Canadian queen of cheeky feminist anthems is back with the infinitely funny new single "Sugar Daddy." For those uninitiated with Calgary's Devon Cole, the pop singer landed ceremoniously on the scene with her 2022 breakout hit "W.I.T.C.H." Her endearing and honest pop songs have just enough sass, giving them an edge that cuts through the crowded space and "Sugar Daddy" is no exception. A buzzword du jour, "sugar daddy" is not a new term by any means but in a time of economic uncertainty, more and more young women are looking to older men for financial support (or at least they're talking about wanting to on Tik Tok). But Cole "makes her own sugar" and has no need for a controlling man who tells her exactly how to behave, and urges other women to follow suit on the grooving track. As she sings in the chorus: "Modern women need a man just like a fish needs a necklace." That is, not at all. — Kelsey Adams

'Pas façon de tomber,' Les Hay Babies

On this third single from Les Hay Babies' upcoming Oct. 4 album, titled Tantamarre, the Acadian trio unfurls a country rocker that'll slide perfectly into the lineup of any square dance — but ironically also laments what happens when you get older and can no longer do-si-do like you used to. "Watch tes pieds! Pas façon d'tomber sans se casser la hanche!" Julie Aubé sings on "Pas façon de tomber," which translates to "no way to fall," as she warns: "Watch your feet! There's no way to fall without breaking your hip." An ode to the importance of pastimes to a life well lived, "Pas façon de tomber" also gets to the heart of Les Hay Babies' forthcoming album, which proudly celebrates the group's Acadianness. The man described in the song is an elder Louisianian, a place intrinsically linked to dance. Turning the song into a blunt reflection on the loss of autonomy through the man's heartbreak, Aubé and bandmates Katrine Noël and Vivianne Roy deliver a moving life portrait, filled with their trademark harmonies, musicianship and fire. — Holly Gordon

'Sunrise Roulette,' Jordan Astra

We all know what Russian roulette is, but what's sunrise roulette? If this slinky production and swinging drums of Jordan Astra's new single are anything to go by, I'm imagining it as a week-long bender where you party-hop across time zones. Sounds exhilarating, and exhausting, but Astra's danceable tune will revive you from any fatigue. Your shoulders will shimmy and toes will tap, while he sings about hitting the road, gambling with more than just money and losing track of the moments in between. "Sunrise Roulette" is the third single from his upcoming EP, Far Deeper, and was co-written with former CBC Searchlight winner Jhyve. — KA

To hear more about these standout songs, tune in to CBC Music Mornings every Thursday (Canada-wide) with producer Nathan Gill and host Saroja Coelho, and Here and Now with Ramraajh Sharvendiran every Wednesday afternoon (in Toronto). Both are available via CBC Listen.