26 New Songs Out Today

So many artists, so many songs, so little time. Each week we review a handful of new albums (of all genres), round up even more new music that we’d call “indie,” and talk about what metal is coming out. We post music news, track premieres, and more all day. We update a playlist weekly of some of our current favorite tracks. Here’s a daily roundup with a bunch of interesting, newly released songs in one place.

ANXIOUS – “SOME GIRLS”

Anxious have shared the third single off their anticipated sophomore album Bambi, “Some Girls,” which is not a Rolling Stones cover. It’s one of their softest, poppiest songs to date–they’ve mentioned Jimmy Eat World’s Clarity as an influence on this album and you can hear that coming through on this one.

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GIRL TALK, YAEJI & T-PAIN – “BELIEVE IN YA”

Girl Talk and T-Pain have teamed up again for another collaborative single, following 2019’s “Getcha Roll On.” “Believe In Ya” also features Yaeji, and Greg Gillis says, “T-Pain is a living legend, and an absolute master of his craft. It was an honor to make music with him again. I was excited about getting T-Pain on some sample-based production. He has such a distinctive vocal style, and I wanted to put it into a complimentary but unique musical environment. I wanted to give him a different sound, something that takes elements from the past but transforms it into a modern style. Once the T-Pain parts were finished, I thought it would be amazing to have Yaeji on the song. Her vocal style is obviously really different from T-Pain, and I loved how it worked as a contrasting element. Yaeji also provided the synth part that we ended up using as an outro.”

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SUNNY WAR – “CRY BABY” (ft. VALERIE JUNE)

Sunny War has a lot of cool guests on her upcoming album Armageddon in a Summer Dress, and so far every single has had one of those guests. Third single “Cry Baby” is a bluesy collaboration with Valerie June.

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SHARON VAN ETTEN & THE ATTACHMENT THEORY – “TROUBLE”

“‘Trouble’ is about the idea of having to coexist with people you love who have opposing views, and not being able to share deep parts of yourself and your narrative based on someone else’s beliefs,” Sharon Van Etten says of her latest single with The Attachment Theory. “It’s about when there’s that big part of you that someone who loves you can’t know because it’s not something they want to hear or are willing to learn about or understand, and those painful realizations when you choose to love and respect someone else’s needs over your own to salvage a relationship.” It’s from their anticipated new album.

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FISH NARC – “BOXY VOLVO”

Fish Narc, the GothBoiClique member who was also in the short-lived indie rock band Hausu, is embracing his indie rock roots on Frog Song, his upcoming album for K Records. Here’s your second taste, “Boxy Volvo.”

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DENISON WITMER – “A HOUSE WITH”

Denison Witmer’s new album Anything At All is out next month, and he’s given us another preview with “A House With.” “This might sound strange, but this song started as kind of a joke,” he says. “I often walk around my house playing a small classical guitar and making up goofy songs to make my wife and kids laugh. This song started that way — I was watching the birds on our feeder and naming them as I saw them, then I went from room to room naming the plants we have in our window sills. I recorded an iPhone voice memo and forgot about it. I’m not sure what motivated me to share it with Sufjan, but I think it was because I knew he is a fan of concrete nouns and words that are interesting phonetically. He ended up choosing this from the batch of demos I presented to him. I am glad he did, because it ended up being one of my favorite songs on the album. Sufjan didn’t like the original lyrics of the last verse… I remember him saying ‘In the first two verses you are telling us what you are doing and how it fills your heart, but you never tell us WHY. You should try to answer that question for yourself.’ I rewrote the ending and It was at that moment that things clicked into place for me.”

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LAKE – “WONDERFUL SUNLIGHT”

Long-running Pacific Northwest indie trio LAKE have announced new album Bucolic Gone which will be out March 7 and is their first for Don Giovanni Records. “The lyrics ‘Go Back To The Wonderful Sunlight’ remind us that we can go back and mine our colorful memories to help us through darker times,” say the band of the album’s dreamy first single.

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GRUMPY – “LONESOME RIDE” FT. SIDNEY GISH & PRECIOUS HUMAN

Grumpy teamed up with Sidney Gish and Precious Human for their new singe, which follows their 2024 debut EP Heaven. “‘Lonesome Ride’ was our excuse to hang out and do our favorite thing, sing with our best friends,” they say. “This song is the sound of the loving and collaborative creative home I’ve found in Brooklyn. I ride for Sidney Gish and Precious Human, they are two geniuses that I am honored to highlight in this song. The music video is a snapshot of our real, tender lives; eating cheap food, sharing big ideas and doing karaoke at Cassette.”

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THE VEILS – “MORTAL WOUND”

Finn Andrews’ band The Veils will release new album Asphodels next week and here’s one last grandiose early taste before you can dive into the whole thing. “This is a song about the quietly held hope that love is fundamentally a healing force”, says Andrews, “It’s by far the most bombastic song on the record, which is strange because, in many ways, it has the gentlest sentiment of them all. I like that the title sounds like a 90s goth band – it’s an intentionally misleading title which amused me anyway.”

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CARRIERS – “BLURRY EYES”

Carriers have announced a new album, Every Time I Feel Afraid, due out May 2 via Brassland. New single “Blurry Eyes” features The National’s Bryan Devendorf, The War on Drugs’ Dave Hartley, and Beirut’s Ben Lanz.

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ORA THE MOLECULE – “INTERGALACTIC DANCE”

“Intergalactic dance was written from a feeling of urgency,” says Ora the Molecule. “It’s the calling to be unapologetically you while on this planet. It’s a wake up call and a command for love, in a robotic fashion. So, do the dance, the intergalactic dance, the dance of you. The song was also inspired by the novel of Antoine de Saint-Exupèry called The Little Prince that follows a little intergalactic boy who travels from planet to planet and discovers essential truths about connection, life, love and freedom of self and what is unseen, but eternal.” New album Dance Therapy is out March 31 via Mute.

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DROP NINETEENS – “MAYFIELD”

Drop Nineteens will release their lost 1991 album on February 7 and listening to a hazy banger like “Mayfield” makes you wonder why this sat unheard for over 30 years.

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MARSHALL ALLEN (SUN RA ARKESTRA) – “NEW DAWN” FT NENEH CHERRY

Sun Ra Arkestra bandleader Marshall Allen, who will turn 101 in May, has announced his first-ever solo album. This is the title track featuring Neneh Cherry.

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COCOROSIE – “CUT STITCH SCAR”

CocoRosie announced their eighth album, Little Death Wishes, and shared a new single, which you can read more about here.

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MY MORNING JACKET – “TIME WAITED”

My Morning Jacket have announced their 10th album, is, which will be out March 21 via ATO. The album is a rarity in that they made it with an outside producer, Brendan O’Brien. “Up until now I’ve never been able to let go and allow someone else to steer the ship,” frontman Jim James says. “It almost felt like an out-of-body experience to step back and give control over to someone who’s far more accomplished and made so many more records than us, but in the end I was able to enjoy the process maybe more than I ever have before.”

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LUCY DACUS – “ANKLES” & “LIMERENCE”

Lucy Dacus announced her fourth album, Forever is a Feeling, and shared two singles, which you can read more about here.

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MOREISH IDOLS – “DREAM PIXEL”

UK band Moreish Idols have announced their debut album, All In The Game, which will be out March 7 via Speedy Wunderground. The record was produced by label founder Dan Carey. More on the album here.

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PERFUME GENIUS – “IT’S A MIRROR”

The first single off Perfume Genius’ new album Glory has arrived, and you can read more about it here.

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EDWYN COLLINS – “KNOWLEDGE”

Former Orange Juice frontman Edwyn Collins has announced his 10th album and first in six years. It’s titled Nation Shall Speak Unto Nation and it’s out March 14 via his own AED Records. It was made at his own Clashnarrow Studio in Helmsdale, and this is the first single.

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PORRIDGE RADIO – “DON’T WANT TO DANCE”

“This is the last new music from Porridge Radio and marks the end of the band,” Porridge Radio says. “The songs on this EP are an important part of Clouds In The Sky They Will Always Be There For Me, and mean a lot to us. We are excited for you to hear them. This band has been our life, we’re family now. These tours will be our last. Thanks so much for listening.”

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YUKIMI – “SAD MAKEUP” & “WINTER IS NOT DEAD”

Little Dragon singer Yukimi has announced her debut solo album, For You, which will be out March 28 via Ninja Tune. “I want this music to really be a force to connect people to each other, and step away from the madness of everything on the planet right now,” she says. “And I’m excited about embarking on that journey on my own – the expression really feels pure.”

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NELS CLINE’S CONSENTRIK QUARTET – “THE 23”

Nels Cline has announced Consentrik Quartet, the first album by his band of the same name, which includes saxophonist Ingrid Laubrock, bassist Chris Lightcap, and drummer Tom Rainey. It comes out in March via Blue Note, and you can read about lead single “The 23” here.

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INGROWN – “BULLET”

Boise death-metallic hardcore band Ingrown have announced their sophomore album, Idaho, along with new single “Bullet.” Read more here.

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INITIATE – “TOO MUCH”

It’s been almost two years since California hardcore band Initiate released their excellent Cerebral Circus LP, and they just returned with a great new single. Read more here.

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