This week’s new tracks: Olivia Rodrigo, Liz Phair, the Goon Sax | Pop and rock

Phair’s bruised ballads always had a world-weariness beyond their years, but her new album, Soberish, shows a sense of ease, like when a knot in your stomach subsides. Her balmy vocals on In There wonder at a partner who has cracked the shell of a steely exterior, finding a way in “like smoke under the door”. Ambient wobbles recall the magic of William Orbit productions, making blissed-out textures feel brand new.

The Goon Sax

In the Stone

Aussie trio the Goon Sax make creating perfect indie pop look as easy as cooking Super Noodles. Think classic Morrissey without the awfulness – and with better jokes, too. Among a creeping groove and guitars that shimmer, singers Riley Jones and Louis Forster trade verses and sly putdowns as they describe a partner with the emotional intelligence of a toaster. Been there.

Sigrid

Mirror

With no messing around, Sigrid returns with a weapons-grade banger just in time for tops-off weekends in the park. Mirror is a blast of disco-house future nostalgia that – unlike the whiff of cynicism in some other pop about self-love – is fuelled by her winsome sincerity and infectious “ah-ah-ahs”. It’s as refreshing as an ice lolly and sticks like a spilled Rekorderlig.

Erika de Casier

Busy

UK garage throwbacks are all the rage, but no one bottles the joy of Sweet Female Attitude quite like De Casier. The Portuguese-Danish pop auteur reaches heady heights on this inspired merge of 2-step, Darkchild-era R&B and futuristic bass that practically demands that you park up by a speaker stack, sling your phone in your bum bag and snog a stranger.