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.
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN & BRYCE DESSNER – “ADDICTTED TO ROMANCE”
Bruce Springsteen and The National’s Bryce Dessner have collaborated on new song “Addicted to Romance” for the soundtrack of Rebecca Miller’s new film She Came to Me. “When Rebecca asked me about working on a song for the end credits I immediately thought (perhaps unrealistically!) that it would be incredible to ask Bruce Springsteen to write a song,” says Dessner. “Rebecca agreed, and we sent the film to Bruce, and, to our surprise and delight, he responded very positively. Shortly after, Bruce sent us a demo of the song he wrote inspired by the film, ‘Addicted to Romance,’ which felt like an instant classic the minute we heard it. The song also features Bruce’s wife, Patti Scialfi, and their voices blend together for the perfect ending to the movie. As a lifelong Bruce fan, along with my bandmates, he is one of our biggest influences, it was a dream to work on this song with Bruce, and he was incredibly generous and open to my ideas and contributions.”
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*NSYNC – “BETTER PLACE”
*NSYNC have released their first new song in over 20 years, for the Trolls Band Together soundtrack, and it finds the reunited boy band singing over a disco-y groove.
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LIL YACHTY & J. COLE – “THE SECRET RECIPE”
Lil Yachty’s woozy pop-rap and J. Cole’s traditionalist rhymes come together on “The Secret Recipe.”
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PROMISELAND – “3D FLOWER” FT. JULIAN CASABLANCAS
Promiseland, the nom de rock of Johann Rashid, has just released this new glitchy, punky track featuring Strokes frontman Julian Casablancas. Says Rashind: “The video was inspired from a photo of Julian and I standing next to some motorcycles in London – the adventure starts there – enjoy the ride is all I can say.”
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PINKPANTHERESS – “MOSQUITO”
PinkPantheress’ new single is an airy R&B track accompanied by an ’00s-style video directed by Sophie Muller. “After a long wait my favourite song is coming out to the public, I’m so excited for you guys to hear something different from me in form of this song,” PinkPantheress says.
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JAY WORTHY, KAMAIYAH & HARRY FRAUD – “9AM”
Jay Worthy, Kamaiyah, and Harry Fraud have announced a collaborative album, Am3rican Dream, due October 13 via GDF/Keep It Lit/SRFSCHL, and lead single “9AM” is an appealing dose of string-laden West Coast rap.
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VALEE x MVW – “TAILOR SWIFT”
Just a few months after releasing his Harry Fraud-produced album Virtuoso, Chicago rapper Valee has announced another album made with a sole producer, MVW. The album is called Valeedation and comes out October 20 via MVW Productions/Fake Shore Drive. Its first single finds Valee using the country’s biggest pop star for some delightful wordplay.
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VASTUM – “INDWELLING ARCHON”
San Francisco death metallers Vastum have announced a new album, Inward To Gethsemane, due November 10 via 20 Buck Spin. Here’s the beastly lead single.
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BODY VOID – “HUMAN GREENHOUSE”
Experimental doom trio Body Void have shared another caustic, noisy, and supremely heavy taste of Atrocity Machine.
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JULIE – CATALOGUE”
julie have shared a new single, and this one’s got some strong ’90s Sonic Youth vibes.
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JAIME WYATT – “ALTHEA” (GRATEFUL DEAD COVER)
Alt-country singer Jaime Wyatt has shared a soulful cover of the Grateful Dead’s classic “Althea” from her upcoming album Feel Good.
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HALFNOISE – “LOVE FIRE”
Paramore drummer Zac Farro has announced a new Halfnoise album, City Talk, due October 27 via Congrats Records, and lead single “Love Fire” finds him offering up syrupy synth-funk.
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49 WINCHESTER – “EVERLASTING LOVER” & “CHEMISTRY” (2023 VERSIONS)
Alt-country / Southern rock band 49 Winchester have re-recorded two songs from 2020’s III, made with the band’s current 6-piece lineup. Vocalist Isaac Gibson says, “For us, these are two songs that have taken on new life as we’ve fleshed them out on the road these past few years. They were brand new at the time of the original recording and we felt like we had grown so much sonically as a band, that they deserved to have that new life breathed into them and recorded for the world to hear.”
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ERIC DAINO (THE HOLOPHONICS) – “PROTECTION SPELL”
Eric Daino of ska-punk band The Holophonics will release a new solo album, Book of Spells, on October 13 via self-release. Here’s the poppy lead single.
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DESIRE – “THE POWER OF LOVE” (FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD COVER)
Johnny Jewel’s soundtrack to new film Holly includes this cover of Frankie Goes to Hollywood’s syrupy ballad “The Power of Love” (a #1 in the UK in 1984). Here it get the twinkly, spare Johnny Jewel treatment.
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U2 – “ATOMIC CITY”
U2’s 25-show run opening billion-dollar high tech Las Vegas venue Sphere begins tonight, and to celebrate they’ve got a new single. Produced by Steve Lillywhite and Jacknife Lee, “Atomic City” is jangly in almost a Smiths way, though the band cite Blondie’s work with Giorgio Moroder was an inspiration. “It’s a love song to our audience,” says Bono. “’where you are is where I’ll be’.”
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PYLON REENACTMENT SOCIETY – “3X3”
Athens, GA post-punks Pylon called it quits when guitarist Randall Bewley died in 2009, but for the last decade singer Vanessa Briscoe Hay has led Pylon Reenactment Society that includes Kay Stanton, Jason NeSmith and Gregory Sanders who all also play in Casper & The Cookies. The group perform Pylon songs as well as new ones in the spirit of the old band. They’ve now announced their debut album, Magnet Factory, which is out February 9 via Strolling Bones. In addition to nine originals, there are two never-recorded Pylon songs on the album, including this one.
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FLYING RACCOON SUIT – “SWAN SONG”
Mississippi indie-ska-punks Flying Raccoon Suit have signed to Bad Time Records and announced a new album. Read about lead single “Swan Song” here.
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NIRVANA – “PENNYROYAL TEA” & “SCENTLESS APPRENTICE” (LIVE)
Nirvana have shared two previously unreleased songs from the In Utero 30th anniversary box.
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Looking for even more new songs? Browse the New Songs archive.
