Five songs to hear this week (Feb 24-March 2)

As she reveals the first single from a new album coming later in the year, there’s still no one who does doomed beauty like Lana Del Rey. Love is instantly recognisable from its funereal pace and her tragic tones.

These truly are troubled times when even Katy Perry is getting political in song. The candyfloss singer now has a video on YouTube for her top 10 single Chained to the Rhythm. It sees her roaming a futuristic theme park where all isn’t quite as perfect as it appears.

One of the most popular musicians in Iceland, Ásgeir is finally moving on from a debut album that most of his countrymen fell in love with in 2012. Unbound is the slow-moving, darkly beautiful first single from a second album coming in May.

Having made a global success of his leisurely take on dance music, Norwegian producer Kygo has landed his biggest collaborator yet on his new single. Selena Gomez sings It Ain’t Me, which is already approaching 20 million YouTube listens after a week online.

Blondie’s next album, Pollinator, isn’t due until May but there are already two songs online. The latest, My Monster, is an energetic rocker that was written for the band by Johnny Marr.