Danny Brown, Basement Jaxx & 100 gecs, Conway, more

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.

DANNY BROWN – “JENN’S TERRIFIC VACATION” (ft. KASSA OVERALL)

Danny Brown’s highly anticipated new album Quaranta arrives this Friday (11/17), and Danny’s giving us one more taste ahead of the release. This one’s a collaboration with hip hop/jazz fusionist Kassa Overall, who produced the track, and it’s another great one.

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BASEMENT JAXX & 100 GECS – “WHERE’S MY HEAD AT”

Earlier this year 100 gecs opened their Boiler Room set with a remix of Basement Jaxx’s classic single “Where’s Your Head At,” which they renamd “Where’s My Head At.” A viral hit, the song is now being released as a limited edition 12″ via XL and getting an official digital release as well.

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SHYGIRL – “THICC”

Shygirl has shared new single “thicc,” which she made around the same time as last year’s Nymph but held back. It’s a clubby dance-pop track and a very fun loosie.

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NISA – “CURRENTS” & “VERTIGO”

NYC’s Nisa Lumaj has been signed by Tender Loving Empire Records with her project Nisa, and released her first two singles for her new label home, bright alt-pop track “Currents” and its b-side, “Vertigo,” a more experimental piece of bedroom pop.

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MORT GARSON – DISCO UFO”

The late Mort Garson, the synthesizer wiz who gave us ’70s cult classic ‘Plantasia,’ made a disco single in 1978 that has now been reissued as digital single by Sacred Bones.

Disco UFO by Captain DJ (Mort Garson)

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BLONDE REDHEAD – “MORE CODA”

Ahead of their “An Evening With” show in Brooklyn tonight (11/14), Blonde Redhead have reworked Melody of Certain Damaged Lemons track “For The Damaged Coda” into “More Coda.” “We recorded it in our homes in NYC and Brooklyn for an episode of Rick & Morty,” Kazu Makino says. “Our dear friend Jamshied arranged the song for horns and strings, and played piano on it. We ramped up the drama and thrill to match the exhilaration of the scene.”

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COCO – “DO THIS RIGHT”

“Oliver got a nasty cold at the Richmond recording session and was out of commission for a few days in bed. That’s where he added verses to this chorus of Danny’s,” say Coco of this new song. “One beautiful thing about wordless, minimalistic music is that the listener is given the opportunity to dial into small details without distraction – subtle shifts in the synths and guitars in the foreground, while Maia holds down the ticking clock on drums. This is Danny’s favorite-ever vocal take of Oliver’s – and they’ve made a lot of records together over the years!” The band’s second album is out March 1 via First City Artists.

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WISHY – “TOO TRUE”

The second single from Indiana songwriters Kevin Krauter and Nina Pitchkites’ debut EP as Wishy, Paradise, is “Too True.” “This song is about how my relationship with someone that I grew up idolizing had naturally shifted over the years,” Krauter says. “Part of it is a grieving lament at what was lost in that process; how growing into oneself can catalyze that shift, how people can tend to grow apart without realizing or trying, and how to forgive yourself and others for that natural process.”

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RXK NEWPHEW & HARRY FRAUD – “RX INSTRUCTIONS” (ft. RX PAPI)

RXH Nephew and Harry Fraud will release a collaborative album called Life After Neph this Friday (11/17), and here’s an early taste.

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CONWAY THE MACHINE & WUN TWO – “MONTAGNA” & “BRICK BY BRICK”

Wun Two revealed that he and Conway the Machine have a collaborative album called Palermo due out December 22, and two songs are out now in Conway’s trademark gritty boom bap style.

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FLIGHT MODE – “HYPERVENTILATE”

Flight Mode will compile three EPs as The Three Times for an LP release in February 2024 via Tiny Engines, including the Death Cab-ish new single “Hyperventilate.”

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SENTINEL – “AVENGE”

Sentinel (members of Mutually Assured Destruction, Mindforce, and more) have announced their debut LP Age of Decay, and you can read more about it here.

Age of Decay by Sentinel

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DARKEST HOUR – “PERPETUAL TERMINAL”

Darkest Hour have announced their tenth album and first in seven years, Perpetual | Terminal, and they shared the title track. Read more here.

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SLEEPYTIME GORILLA MUSEUM – “SALAMANDER IN TWO WORLDS”

Avant-rock weirdos Sleepytime Gorilla Museum are back and set to release their first album in 17 years, Sleepytime Gorilla Museum of the Last Human Being, in February. Read more about lead single “Salamander In Two Worlds” here.

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MADI DIAZ – “DON’T DO ME GOOD” (ft. KACEY MUSGRAVES)

Madi Diaz has shared the Kacey Musgraves duet from her upcoming album Weird Faith, and you can read about it here.

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MANNEQUIN PUSSY – “SOMETIMES”

Mannequin Pussy have shared the latest single from I Got Heaven and you can read about it here.

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FRIKO – “CRASHING THROUGH”

Friko, the band who emerged from the same Chicago scene as Horsegirl and Lifeguard, have announced their debut album, Where we’ve been, Where we go from here, which will be out February 16 via ATO Records. This is the first single.