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.
SEVANA – “KEEP GOING (CHOSEN)”
Jamaican reggae/R&B singer Sevana has released her first single since 2022, “Keep Going (Chosen),” which was produced by Free Nationals bassist Kelsey Gonzalez. “We’ve all gone through trauma, challenges and life’s darkest periods at some point,” Sevana says. “This song is for when you’re not sure you should move forward.”
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FLO – “WALK LIKE THIS”
London-based R&B trio FLO have shared their first new music of 2024, the ultra-catchy “Walk Like This.” “We made ‘Walk Like This’ with our frequent and loved collaborators MNEK, Ashton Sellars, Kabba, Relyt and Talay Riley,” they say. “It was the end of 2023 and we wanted to create something sexy, still fun and upbeat and for the certified lover girl in us all. The song is about that energy you have when you embrace your sensuality and womanhood. It’s okay to admit a man’s doing well from time to time! We hope it makes you feel confident, a bit naughty and adds that extra sway to your walk.”
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MARCUS KING – “HERO”
Marcus King has shared “Hero” off his upcoming Rick Rubin-produced album Mood Swings, and it’s another dose of affecting country-soul.
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UNDERWORLD X KETTAMA – “FEN VIOLET”
UK dance vets Underworld have teamed with rising Irish dance producer KETTAMA for this blazing new single.
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LAUREN MAYBERRY – “CHANGE SHAPES”
“I feel like I perform to the general public but also play a character inside the internal experience, because there is so much negotiation involved in my existence there,” Chvrches’ Lauren Mayberry says of this new solo single. “How do I keep people happy enough that they’ll let me do the creative work that I want to? I feel quite fake and hypocritical sometimes because so much of the narrative around the band is “feminist”, but my experience inside of it hasn’t been a lot of the time. I feel like I did all this work to make things function but when you DO adapt yourself in that way, it’s seen as manipulative, in order to get what you want.”
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DREAM WIFE – ALL THE THINGS SHE SAI (T.A.T.U. COVER)
London trio Dream Wife have just covered “All the Things She Said” by early-’00s Russian duo t.a.T.u. and have managed to take it even further over the top.
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SHERYL CROW – “DIGGING IN THE DIRT” (PETER GABRIEL COVER)
Sheryl Crow’s 11th album, Evolution, is out later this month, but her latest single, a cover of Peter Gabriel’s “Didding in the Dirty” that he features on, will only be available on the digital deluxe edition.
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THE BLACK KEYS – “THIS IS NOWHERE”
The Black Keys, who are in NYC as we write this, have shared another song off their upcoming album Ohio Players. “This is Nowhere” was co-written by Beck and opens the album.
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GARY CLARK JR. – “HABITS”
JPEG RAW, the first new album in five years from Gary Clark Jr., is out later this month, and the latest single is the 10-minute “Habits,” which closes out the album.
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SNÕÕPER – “ON LINE”
Nashville band SNÕÕPER kick off their tour to SXSW today and to celebrate they’ve shared this new song that finds them as hyperactive as ever.
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CATBITE – “CALL YOUR BLUFF” (CATFITE VERSION)
Philly ska band Catbite will release a deluxe edition of 2021’s Nice One on 4/20, and it includes versions of three Nice One songs by their punk alter-egos Catfite, and one version by their alt-country alter-ego Catlite. The Catfite version of “Call Your Bluff” is out now.
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CHARLEY CROCKETT – “HARD LUCK & CIRCUMSTANCES”
Charley Crockett has shared another taste of $10 Cowboy, a grizzled ballad called “Hard Luck & Circumstances.”
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COALTAR OF THE DEEPERS – “WIPEOUT”
Coaltar of the Deepers have shared another track off their upcoming split LP with fellow Japanese band Boris, and it’s an impossible to pigeonhole song that goes from zany art pop to death metal to back and beyond.
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GRUPO FRONTERA X CHRISTIAN NODAL – “YA PEDO QUIÉN SABE”
Texas-based regional Mexican band Grupo Frontera have shared a new ballad and this one’s got a bit of a country western twist.
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SANTA FE KLAN – “PA QUE CONMIGO”
Mexican rapper/singer Santa Fe Klan tones things down on this somber, melancholic, acoustic song.
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BILLY IDOL – “LOVE DON’T LIVE HERE ANYMORE” (ROSE ROYCE COVER)
Billy Idol will celebrate the 40th anniversary of his debut album Rebel Yell with a deluxe expanded edition on April 26 via Capitol/UMe. It features demos, alternate takes, a Poolside remix of “Eyes Without A Face,” and a gritty cover of Rose Royce’s 1978 soul hit “Love Don’t Live Here Anymore.” You can hear that cover now.
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MATT CHAMPION – “SLOW MOTION” (ft. JENNIE)
Matt Champion of the now-defunct Brockhampton has announced his debut solo album, Mika’s Laundry, due March 22 via RCA. New single “Slow Motion” is a collaboration with JENNIE from BLACKPINK.
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BLOC PARTY – “TWO MORE YEARS” SINGLE (2005)
Bloc Party have uploaded their 2005 single “Two More Years” and its B-sides (“Hero” and The Streets’ mix of “Banquet”) to streaming services.
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ADEEM THE ARTIST – “ONE NIGHT STAND”
Adeem The Artist has announced a new album, Anniversary, and lead single “One Night Stand” puts a queer twist on ’90s-style country pop love songs. Read more about it here.
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MAX BLANSJAAR – “ANNA MADONNA”
Dutch-born, Oxford, UK-raised singer-songwriter Max Blansjaar will release False Comforts on June 21 via Beanie Tapes. He cites “The Velvet Underground and to Elephant 6 for teaching me the power of the harmonically simple,” and “Beck and to Cate Le Bon for lyrical inspiration.” The album was produced by Katie von Schleicher and Nate Mendelsohn and this is the first single.
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