21 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.

BONNIE “PRINCE” BILLY – “TURNED TO DUST (ROLLING ON)”

Bonnie “Prince” Billy’s new album The Purple Bird is out this Friday and here’s one last early taste, “Turned to Dust (Rolling On)” which opens the record.

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LA SÉCURITÉ – “KETCHUP”

“Though we knew we wanted to write a song about small talk, when we started working on the music, I was mostly scat singing, save for the words ‘L’affaire est ketchup.’ Hence, the song title,” says La Sécurité’s Éliane Viens-Synnott of the band’s new single. “We noticed while playing the song live, that the tune got people bouncing all over the place. The track seems to have that special energy. To keep that energy, Renny [Wilson] went all out with the production. To be fair, we did suggest that he made every track ‘clip.’”

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LUCRECIA DALT – “COSA RARA (FT. DAVID SYLVIAN)”

Lucrecia Dalt has announce new EP cosa rara which will be out February 28 via RVNG Intl. The first single is the title track and features former Japan frontman David Sylvian. She says: “This song originated from a drum loop that Alex Lazaro sent to me — like a secret agent of sound infiltrating my brain, every loop he makes feels like it’s got the DNA of the song embedded in its groove, and I just have to wait with a microphone in hand for the moment of fine-tuning to bust it all out. As the first part of the track came together, I felt this wild urge to slow everything down to a sultry dub tempo, and that’s when David jumped in, adding his own unique flavor, textured voice, and guitars.”

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DANA GAVANSKI – “LEAVING HOME AGAIN”

Dana Gavanski has announced a new piano-based EP, Again Again, due March 14 via Full Time Hobby. “The album is a bit of a new direction for me,” she says. “I wanted to record and write more directly, without too many takes, trying to keep it quite live and not worrying to much about bum notes or sounding out of tune.” It features recent single “Business of the Attitude,” as well as the just-released “Leaving Home Again,” both of which are gorgeous doses of folky art pop.

Again Again by Dana Gavanski

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CHRIS BLACK – “MY DRUG BUDDY” (LEMONHEADS COVER FT. KEVIN MORBY, WAXAHATCHEE, MJ LENDERMAN, BRAD COOK & EVAN DANDO)

After performing the song with Kevin Morby at “How Long Gone”‘s Boston show in 2023, the podcast’s co-host Chris Black recorded a new rendition of Lemonheads’ “My Drug Buddy” with Morby, Waxahatchee, MJ Lenderman, Brad Cook, and Lemonheads’ Evan Dando. “Katie was going to Durham to finish a few things with Brad,” Black says. “She said I should come at the same time, so I flew to Durham, sat on Brad’s studio couch, and watched her and MJ Lenderman record a beautiful cover of ‘Wrecking Ball’ by Gillian Welch for a charity compilation in basically one take. Then we cued up ‘My Drug Buddy,’ I sang the second verse and some group vocals. Katie added her vocals, MJ Lenderman played drums, and then Brad added some bass and harmonica. The cherry on top was Brad’s connection to one of Evan Dando’s engineers, who got the legend himself to send in a handful of vocal takes for us to choose from. I have never had more fun in my life. I recorded a cover of a song I have listened to since high school with some of my favorite musicians. People I deeply respect and who genuinely soundtrack my life. All of whom have more talent than I could dream of possessing. I called it ‘Indie Make-a-Wish’ because that is what it felt like.”

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GREGORY UHLMANN, JOSH JOHNSON, SAM WILKES – “FRICA”

Jazz musicians Gregory Uhlmann, Josh Johnson, and Sam Wilkes have announced their debut album as a trio, Uhlmann Johnson Wilkes, due March 14 via International Anthem. Here’s the moving lead single “Frica.”

Uhlmann Johnson Wilkes by Gregory Uhlmann, Josh Johnson, Sam Wilkes

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PHIL COOK – “APPALACHIA BOREALIS”

Phil Cook has announced a new album of “piano mediations largely inspired by bird songs,” produced by frequent collaborator Justin Vernon and due March 21 via Sylvan Esso’s Psychic Hotline. The first single/title track “Appalachia Borealis” is indeed very meditative, and it’s also very lovely.

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ABORTED – “THE PAIN, WILL BE EXQUISITE”

Belgian death metal vets Aborted have shared “The Pain, Will Be Exquisite,” a beastly previously-unreleased bonus track from the sessions for 2024’s Vault of Horrors.

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RWAKE – “THE RETURN OF MAGIK”

Little Rock, Arkansas sludge metal vets Rwake have announced their first album in over 13 years, The Return of Magik, due 3/14 via Relapse, and here’s the truly epic 12-minute title track. Read more here.

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PSYMON SPINE – “BOYS” (MGMT REMIX) & “WIZARD ACID” (GIFT REMIX)

Brooklyn’s Psymon Spine have announced Heady Remix Collector which is a full album remix of 2024’s Head Body Connector. Among those reworking tracks are This is Lorelei, Disq, and two you can hear now, MGMT and GIFT.

Heady Remix Collector by PSYMON SPINE

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TUNDE ADEBIMPE (TVOTR) – “DROP”

TV on the Radio frontman Tunde Adebimpe’s debut solo album, Thee Black Boltz, will be out April 18 via Sub Pop and this is the new single.

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SASAMI – “IN LOVE WITH A MEMORY” FT. CLAIRO

SASAMI gave us another early taste of her new album — “In Love with a Memory” was co-produced with Rostam, features vocals from Clairo, and you can read more about it here.

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EMMA-JEAN THACKRAY – “WANNA DIE”

Genre-blurring UK artist Emma-Jean Thackray has announced her sophomore album Weirdo, and new single “Wanna Die” is out now. Read more here.

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GLARE – “GUTS”

Texas shoegazers Glare have announced their first full-length album, Sunset Funeral, and here’s lead single “Guts.” Read more here.

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JIVEBOMB – “SURVIVAL AIN’T TAUGHT”

Baltimore hardcore band Jivebomb have announced their first full-length album, Ethereal, along with new single “Survival Ain’t Taught.” Read more here.

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SLEIGH BELLS – “WANNA START A BAND?”

Sleigh Bells are back with their first new song in three years, “Wanna Start A Band?”, and they announced a 2025 tour. Read more here.

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SPY – “DIM”

Spy have announced their first EP for Closed Casket Activities, along with new single “Dim.” Read more here.

Seen Enough by SPY

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JOHN CARPENTER – “CRUISIN’ WITH MR SCRATCH”

John Carpenter is releasing a 10th anniversary edition of his album Lost Themes which comes with a 7″ featuring two previously unreleased songs, including this one.

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KINSKI – “EXPERIMENTAL HUGS”

Seattle rock greats Kinski have announced Stumbledown Terrace, the band’s first album in seven years, which will be out March 7 via Comedy Minus One. The band say this song is “sort of a nod to Doctor Feelgood.”

Stumbledown Terrace by Kinski

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KAITLYN AURELIA SMITH – “INTO YOUR EYES”

Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith has announced a new album, GUSH, which will be out August 22 via Nettwerk. That’s a long way off, but you don’t have to wait to hear the first single, the spare, warm and lightly bubbling “Into Your Eyes.”

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SUNFLOWER BEAN – “CHAMPAGNE TASTE”

This is the first single from Sunflower Bean’s new album Mortal Primetime.

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