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.
JUDAS PRIEST – “TRIAL BY FIRE”
After announcing a 2024 US tour earlier this week, heavy metal legends Judas Priest have now shared another single from their upcoming album Invincible Shield. As with the previous singles, it’s classic Priest. For more where this came from, pick up our exclusive blue vinyl variant of Priest’s upcoming album.
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BOLDY JAMES & NICHOLAS CRAVEN – “BRAND NEW CHANEL KICKS”
Boldy James was involved in a serious car crash that left him in critical condition earlier this year, and now we know that five days after leaving the hospital, he and producer Nicholas Craven recorded this song together while Boldy was still in a neck brace and wheelchair. It’s the first single from upcoming album Penalty of Leadership (release date TBA), and Boldy raps about his path to recovery on this song. It’s an overwhelmingly great one.
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MARGARITAS PODRIDAS – “TORNILLO”
Mexico punks Margaritas Podridas have signed to Hopeless Records and released this catchy, fuzzed-out ripper. The band says, “It’s a little taste of the corrosive sound that will embody our third album. It’s a song about crazy people that steal personalities from others.”
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H.E.R. – “THE GLASS” (FOO FIGHTERS COVER)
After performing “The Glass” with the Foo Fighters on SNL, H.E.R. has now released her own version of the song.
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ASAKE & H.E.R. – “LONELY AT THE TOP” (ACOUSTIC)
H.E.R. also joins Afrobeats great Asake on an acoustic version and remix of his song “Lonely at the Top.”
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JAY ROCK – “STILL THAT WAY”
Black Hippy rapper Jay Rock has been at the top of his game for years, and he’s “still that way” on this new single.
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BASQUE – “PERKS”
Screamo band Basque have a new album called Pain Without Hope of Healing on the way, and here’s the ferociously chaotic new single “Perks.”
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MARY LATTIMORE – “BLINK” (HIROSHI YOSHIMURA COVER)
Mary Lattimore’s cover of Hioshi Yoshimura’s “Blink” at Wyoming’s UCross Artist Residency was originally recorded for Aquarium Drunkard’s Lagniappe Sessions, and it’s now appearing on new compilation Light in the Attic & Friends, due out on November 24 as part of Record Store Day Black Friday.
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DJ PREMIER ft. COMMMON – “IN MOE (SPECULATION)”
Having surprise-released Beats That Collected Dust, Vol. 3 in September, Common now joins DJ Premier on a new remix of “In Moe (Speculation)” from that album. It’s a dose of dusty, nostalgia-inducing boom bap.
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EVERYTHING EVERYTHING – “THE MAD STONE”
The latest single from Everything Everything’s new album Mountainhead is “The Mad Stone,” which frontman Jonathan Higgs says “sets out the grand narrative of the album, wherein a society is forever building an immense mountain, at the cost of living in the resulting giant hole (quarry). Alex created an orchestral accompaniment and we recorded a lot of group vocals to give it a kind municipal choral sound.”
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LUH TYLER – “OK BET PT. 2” (ft. SKILLA BABY)
The young, rising rapper Luh Tyler taps Skilla Baby for a new banger.
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BRITTANY HOWARD – “RED FLAGS”
“In my past relationships, I’ve had a tendency to see red flags as part of some parade just for me—something for me to run right through without paying any attention,” Brittany Howard says. “To me ‘Red Flags’ sounds very dystopian, which makes sense for a song that feels like end-of-times as far as me emotionally maturing. It’s like a big tower fell and now I have to create something new.” It’s the most recent single from her new album WHAT NOW.
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WESLEY DEAN – “BURN THIS HOUSE”
Wesley Dean will release his new album Music From Crazy Hearts next spring, including the new country-punk single “Burn This House.”
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DORA JAR – “PUPPET”
As she continues on tour with The 1975, Dora Jar has shared her first new music of 2023, an energetic alt-pop track. “‘Puppet’ came together earlier this year while I was off social media, in a remote part of Alaska,” she says. “I wrote the lyrics in a cabin overlooking a river full of salmon who swim upstream in august to return to where they were born, lay their eggs and die. Being off the internet my awareness shifted away from how I was perceived online to a strong feeling that everything around me was alive, and aware. The wood of the cabin walls was watching me as I stared at them in search of patterns, and the guitars we passed around seemed to tell their own stories.”
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MOZZY – “FREE JUJU”
Sacramento rapper Mozzy has released new song “Free Juju,” which is dedicated to Juju, “a close friend of Mozzy’s who he tried to take under his wing to escape a life of crime, but ultimately got locked up without bail.”
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42 DUGG – “SPINDATBAC”
Detroit rapper 42 Dugg returns in menacing fashion on new single “SpinDatBac.”
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TAYLA PARX – “CELEBRATION WEIGHT”
“I wrote ‘Celebration Weight’ as a reminder to myself that in any season of life and every day, there’s a reason to appreciate and celebrate,” Tayla Parx says of her upbeat new track. “Especially during this time when the pain and suffering in the world weighs heavy, it’s important to remember to check in with yourself and your loved circle of family and friends. I wrote it from a centered place, at a time of peace and clarity in my life, and I am hoping that others will connect with this song and find comfort in it and a reason to be kind to themselves today.” It’s from her new project Many Moons, Many Suns.
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TEENS IN TROUBLE / DESERT MAMBAS SPLIT
Raleigh indie-punks Teens In Trouble and LA indie popsters Desert Mambas have teamed up for a split with two fun new tracks from each band.
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MANY EYES (KEITH BUCKLEY) – “MYSTIC CORD”
Former Every Time I Die vocalist Keith Buckley’s new band Many Eyes have released their second single, and you can read about it here.
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GOSSIP – “CRAZY AGAIN”
It’s the first single from from Gossip’s first album in 12 years. The video is very NSFW.
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CAR COLORS (THE WRENS) – “OLD DEATH,” “AND IT’S ALL GUNS AND ARROWS,” & “I’LL BEAR”
The Wrens’ Charles Bissell has finally released his first new original music since The Wrens. “Old Death” is a seven-minute, string-laden indie rock epic that doubles as the lead single from the upcoming Car Colors album, and it comes with two B-sides. Read more here.
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BOYGENIUS & YE VAGABONDS – “THE PARTING GLASS”
Phoebe Bridgers continues her tradition of releasing benefit tracks for the holidays with this rendition of traditional gathering song “The Parting Glass” in tribute to Sinéad O’Connor, which her boygenius bandmates Lucy Dacus and Julien Baker join her on, along with Irish folk duo Ye Vagabonds.
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TYLER HALVERSON – “TIFFANY BLUE” (ft. CARTER FAITH)
Self-proclaimed “Amerijuana Music” singer/songwriter Tyler Halverson continues a great string of singles with the Carter Faith duet “Tiffany Blue.” Read more here.
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