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.
CRAIG WEDREN – “PRONOUNS”
Shudder to Think frontman and in-demand TV/film composer Craig Wedren has shared another song and video from his new album The Dream Dreaming. “A few years ago Mary (who directed the video) and her husband sent me a phone recording of their daughter singing something she’d made up that went ‘chillin’ like a womaaaan…’ which was brilliant, and I knew it needed to be in there somewhere. Everything else just flowed, Craig says. “Lyrically, I just let myself free associate on the ‘like a woman’ motif without thinking too hard or worrying too much about message or meaning. Honestly, I think we’re a bit obsessed with those things these days, it can be a drag – so LITERAL and boring IMO. Anyhoo, I shut the judge up in their chamber and let the song be whatever it wanted, then lo! Out popped ‘Pronouns.’”
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THE CHISEL – “BLOODSUCKER”
UK Oi! punks The Chisel have shared another song from What A Fucking Nightmare, and it’s another good one. These guys really know how to put a fresh spin on classic Oi! and dish out super catchy choruses in the process. If you like what you hear, pick up our exclusive splatter vinyl variant of the LP.
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HURRAY FOR THE RIFF RAFF – “COLOSSUS OF ROADS” & “SNAKE PLANT (THE PAST IS STILL ALIVE)”
Hurray for the Riff Raff’s anticipated new album The Past Is Still Alive arrives in February via Nonesuch, and they’ve shared two new singles, “Colossus of Roads” and “Snake Plant (The Past Is Still Alive).” “I’ve only had this experience a couple of times, where a song falls on me—it’s all there, and I don’t do anything,” Alynda Segarra says. “Writing ‘Colossus of Roads’ felt like creating a space where all us outsiders can be safe together. That doesn’t exist, but it exists in our minds, and it exists in this song – this one is sacred to me. I’ve also always wanted to make my version of Bob Dylan’s ‘I Was Young When I Left Home,’ and ‘Snake Plant (The Past Is Still Alive)’ is it.”
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BRUCE DICKINSON – “RAIN ON THE GRAVES”
Iron Maiden vocalist Bruce Dickinson has shared the second taste of his second solo album The Mandrake Project, and like the lead single, it pairs Bruce’s powerhouse wail with a backdrop that’s a little doomier than Maiden.
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BON JOVI – “RUNAWAY” DEMOS & OTHER BON JOVI BONUS TRACKS
Bon Jovi’s self-titled debut album just turned 40, and the band is celebrating. They’ve got a four-part Hulu docu-series called Thank You, Goodnight: The Bon Jovi Story coming to Hulu on April 26, they’re reportedly reuniting with Richie Sambora, and they’ve just put out a deluxe edition of the album on streaming services with early demos of “Runaway,” four live recordings from a 1985 Tokyo show, and more.
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EMILY YACINA – “TRICK OF THE LIGHT”
Emily Yacina’s new Rostam co-produced 7″ is out on Friday (1/26) via his Mastor Projects label, and she’s shared the a-side, “Trick of the Light.” “When I was initially writing ‘Trick of the Light,’ the word ‘imaginationship’ was in my head,” Emily says. “The song is kind of an ode to that- the inner world, and how it can sometimes be disrupted by another person. This was the first song that Rostam and I worked on together. I remember feeling so excited to hear that he was into it. It came together naturally, and the result feels true to the demo- but built up in a way that’s fully realized and powerful.”
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CHUCK STRANGERS – “SKI’D UP” (prod. THE ALCHEMIST)
Chuck Strangers has shared the second single from his upcoming album A Forsaken Lover’s Plea (due March 15), and this one finds Chuck rapping over a stoned, woozy beat from The Alchemist.
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DOG UNIT – “WHEN DO WE START FIGHTING?”
London instrumental band Dog Unit will release their debut album, At Home, on April 5. Post-rock meets jazzy krautrock on “When Do We Start Fighting?”
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INFINITY MACHINE (JUAN MACLEAN & GEE DEE) – “COEX SYSTEM”
Infinity Project is a new collaboration between Juan Maclean and Gee Dee that explores where ambient and psychedelic meet. They’ll release three self-titled cassettes on February 23 via DFA and you can get a taste with the spacey “COEX System.”
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ODIE LEIGH – “NO DOUBT”
Baton Rouge artist Odie Leigh just signed to Mom + Pop and her first single for the label is the catchy, folky indie rock of “No Doubt,” which was produced by Derek Ted. Odie is also gearing up to play Treefort, Shaky Knees, Kilby Block Party, and Hinterland.
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MALICE K – “RADIO”
Olympia, Washington-born, Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter Malice K has just released his second single for Jagjaguwar, an Elliott Smith-like, string-laden acoustic song called “Radio.”
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FINAL FORM – “A DIFFERENT BREED”
UK metallic hardcore band Final Form have a new EP called Devil’s Game arriving in April via Collyde/The Coming Strife/Death Farm, and new single “A Different Breed” finds them dishing out a crossover thrash ripper.
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SLOWER (FU MANCHU, KYUSS, KYLESA) – “SOUTH OF HEAVEN” (SLAYER COVER)
Slower, the Slayer-covering doom supergroup with members of Fu Manchu, Monolord, and more, have shared their cover of “South of Heaven.” Bob Balch (of Fu Manchu) says this is the song that started it all, and it’s also the one song on the album with Laura Pleasants of the now-defunct Kylesa on vocals and Kyuss‘ Scott Reeder on bass. Read more here.
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WISP – “SEE YOU SOON”
Interscope-signed shoegaze artist Wisp has shared her fourth single, which you can read about here.
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BAYSIDE – “CASTAWAY”
Bayside have released their first new track in almost a year, “Castaway.” Read about it here.
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FRANK TURNER – “DO ONE”
Frank Turner has announced a new album, Undefeated, and you can read about new single “Do One” here.
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DERMERSAL – “LYS I NATTEN”
Denmark screamo band Demersal are prepping the release of a self-titled album for later this year, and here’s the horn-fueled lead single. Read about it here.
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JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE – “SELFISH”
Justin Timberlake has detailed his first album in six years, Everything I Thought It Was, alongside the release of “Selfish.” Read more here.
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ELBOW – “LOVERS LEAP”
This is the first single from Elbow’s 10th album.
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SHANNON & THE CLAMS – “THE MOON IS IN THE WRONG PLACE”
Shannon & The Clams have announced a new album, The Moon Is In The Wrong Place, which will be out May 10 via Easy Eye Sound. The Black Keys‘ Dan Auerbach, who worked on The Clams’ last two LPs and Shannon Shaw’s underrated 2019 solo debut (and runs Easy Eye Sound), produced the album. This is the title track.
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ALEJANDRO ESCOVEDO – “BURY ME”
Alejandro’s new album Echo Dancing finds the punk/Americana great revisiting and reinventing songs from throughout his career. “Bury Me” was originally written in the ’90s.
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BLUE BENDY – “COME ON BABY, DIG!”
London six-piece Blue Bendy hail from the same scene as Squid and Black Country New Road, and will release their debut album in April.
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ROBBER ROBBER – “SEA OF WAR”
Burlington, VT’s Robber Robber have been around since the late 2010s, honing their brand of propulsive indie rock that can be both aggressive and beautiful. The band are back with a new single, “Sea of War,” that’s a little bit of both.
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