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.
D’ANGELO, JAY-Z & JEYMES SAMUEL – “I WANT YOU FOREVER”
Filmmaker and musician Jeymes Samuel’s new biblical comedy The Book of Clarence is in theaters today and the soundtrack features a new song “I Want You Forever” he made with D’Angelo and Jay-Z.
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METH. – “SHAME”
Chicago heavy band meth. will release their first full-length in five years, SHAME, on February 2 via Prosthetic. The title track is six and a half minutes of noisy, mind-altering dark bliss.
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SYMPATHY PAIN – “FALLING THROUGH”
Salt Lake City band Sympathy Pain’s new album Swan Dive is out today via The Ghost is Clear Records. They describe their sound as “emo))), referencing Sunn O))), and directed John-Ross Boyce told New Noise that the video for “Falling Through” is “a fucked-up retelling of the Pinocchio story—one where crash test dummies, by design, only become our surrogates when they are at their most mangled. They are made human through intense suffering.”
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HAMMOK – “SEANCE”
Oslo post-hardcore band Hammok will release new album Look How Long Lasting Everything Is Moving Forward For Once on March 1 via Thirty Something Records, and here’s the hypnotic, abrasive new single “Seance.”
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KAIA KATER – “THE INTERNET”
Americana artist Kaia Kater has shared her first new music since 2021, and the first preview of a new album due in the spring. “The Internet” is her first release for Free Dirt Records,” and it’s inspired, in part, by Kate Bush’s “Watching You Without Me.”
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R.A.P. FERREIRA & FUMITAKE TAMURA – “BEOGNIAS” (ft. HPRIZM) & “BENDING CORNERS (SITTIN SIDEWAYZ REVISITED)”
Prolific abstract rapper R.A.P. Ferreira and producer Fumitake Tamura (aka Bun) team up for a collaborative album, the First Fist to Make Contact When We Dap, due January 26. RF says, “i wanted to make a work with bun that highlights the trust of the rapper / producer relationship. tamura’s compositions pushed me like nothing yet has, his conception of what my sound could be left me needing to actualize it. […] this album more than any other i’ve made encapsulates my vision of rap music.” Two songs are out now.
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ARIANA GRANDE – “YES, AND?”
Ariana Grande is back with “yes, and?,” her first solo track since 2020’s Positions, which seems to reference her reported relationship with Wicked costar Ethan Slater.
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SHERYL CROW – “EVOLUTION”
Sheryl Crow shared the title track from her 11th album, Evolution, which comes out on March 29. ““Stephen Hawking worried that A.I. would replace humans,” she says. “As a mom, I want to leave a better world for my children, a healthier planet – is A.I. going to be a benevolent partner in these goals or not? It’s unsettling, and this song deals with those anxieties.”
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LIL NAS X – “J CHRIST”
Lil Nas X dedicated his new single “to the man who had the greatest comeback of all time” in a teaser. He co-wrote it with Gesaffelstein, Fedi, and Blake Slatkin, and the accompanying video casts him as Jesus on the cross, along with other biblical imagery.
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BLANKET – “CEREMONIA”
Sludgy, shoegazy band Blanket have announced a new album, Ceremonia, due March 22 via Church Road Records, and here’s the heavy/beautiful title track.
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DANCER – “PASSIONATE SUNDAY”
Dancer are part of Glasgow, Scotland’s long indiepop lineage and “Passionate Sunday” is a jangly gem. Their debut album, 10 Songs I Hate About You, is out March 15.
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AIR WAVES – “THE ROOF (BLUE HAWAII UPSIDE DOWN MIX)”
“Last year, I was listening to Blue Hawaii often, especially the songs ‘Not my boss’ and ‘I felt Love,’” says Air Waves’ Nicole Schneit of this remix by Montreal duo Blue Hawaii. “It cheered me up. I wanted this remix to feel fun and dancy. This techno version is about feeling good about yourself no matter if you’re alone or with someone else and feeling free in the club! Someone I sent it to said it reminded her of ‘old school ibiza clubby’ and I love that description.
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HELADO NEGRO – “BEST FOR YOU AND ME”
“Sometimes memories flood into the foreground of a present moment and all you can do is brace yourself,” Helado Negro says of this second released song from upcoming album Phasor. “I’m lucky this song came to be a conduit to navigate through that moment.” The album’s out February 9 via 4AD.
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NORTHERN BOYS – “ROBOT MAN”
Norman Pain and Patrick Karneigh Jr., along with Kevin, are back with the first new Northern Boys song of 2024. A lot of people see them purely as a novelty act — and there are plenty of jokes on “Robot Man” — but the chorus has real poetry as they seek connection in a tech-heavy world: “You don’t love me as the man I am / But would you love me as a robot man / You could never love me for me / I had to let you go and then it set me free.” Plus: lots of cybersex double-entendres.
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THE BLACK KEYS – “BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE (STAY HIGH)” FT BECK & DAN THE AUTOMATOR
The Black Keys have announced their new album, Ohio Players, which will be out April 5 via Nonesuch. The album teams Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney with a bunch of collaborators including Dan “The Automator” Nakamura, Beck, Noel Gallagher, Greg Kurstin, and more. The first single features Beck and Dan the Automator.
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JAYSON GREEN & THE JERK – “LOCAL JERK” & “I NEED LOVE”
Jayson Green & The Jerk, the current project from Orchid / Panthers / Violent Bullshit frontman Jayson Green, released their first single for DFA Records today. It was produced by James Murphy and W. Andrew Raposo (Midnight Magic); they recorded it in one night, and the sounds of the clinking bottles and giddy chatter on “Local Jerk,” one of the two songs here, gives a hint to the vibe. The songs feature contributions from Nancy Whang, Al Doyle, Nick Millhiser, and more.
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KMFDM – “LET GO”
Idustrial icons KMFDM, who celebrate their 40th anniversary this year, will release their 22nd album on February 2. This is the title track.
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THE BLACK CROWS – “WANTING AND WAITING”
“Happiness Bastards is our love letter to rock’n’roll,” says The Black Crowes’ Chris Robinson of their first album in 15 years. “Rich and I are always writing and creating music; that has never stopped for us, and it is always where we find harmony together. This record represents that.” This is the first single.
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