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.
OLIVIA RODRIGO – “BAD IDEA RIGHT?”
“‘bad idea right?’ started with us making a joke song about me hooking up with an ex-boyfriend, but then we realized we were actually onto something,” Olivia Rodrigo says of the second single off her new album GUTS, which has her giving a very funny rapid-fire delivery of a frantic inner monlogue. “We were throwing the weirdest things at the wall — in one of choruses there’s a part that sounds like an instrument in the background, but it’s me gradually screaming louder and louder.”
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FRED AGAIN.. – “ADORE YOU” FT. OBONGJAYAR
You may have heard Fred again.. play “Adore You” live at Lollapalooza last weekend where it made its debut, and now here’s the studio version of the song which feaures Obongjayar
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UNIIQU3 – “SHAKE THE ROOM” FT. DOS FLAKOS
“I’m really excited about this collaboration,” UNIIQU3 says of her energetic new track.” I’m a big fan of Dos Flakos and they’ve always supported me since day one. This was a long time coming and happened so organically. It’s the perfect blend of Latin House, Jersey Club with a sprinkle of Ballroom samples to accompany the bass which was inspired by the nightlife we’re a part of in NYC and New Jersey. Writing the verse was extra fun because I knew the lyrics had to embody the energy of the track. We’ve been teasing this banger out all summer all over the world so we’re finally giving people what they’ve been anticipating.”
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ANDREW HUNG – “SOLDIER”
Fuck Buttons’ Andrew Hung released his solo album Deliverance today via Lex Records and also shared the new video for “Soldier” which was directed by Tom Geens. In it a woman daydreams while vaccuuming, imaging Andrew and bandmates dropping some choreographed dance moves in her living room. Hung says it’s “it’s fun, energetic but also sad and deep at the same time.”
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ALLISON RUSSELL – “SNAKELIFE”
Allison Russell’s new album The Returner is out next month, and she’s shared another track from it, the haunting “Snakelife.” “This song is a conjuring,” she says. “A summoning. A spell. An invocation of the Afro-Future-Rainbow-Coalition-Transformative Universe I wish to inhabit and foster. How do we use our words? Who do we value? How do we love ourselves and each other? How do we turn dreams into reality? Growth, transformation, evolution are uncomfortable. We can handle it. We are stardust after all— energy indivisible and indestructible. From the Word, The World…”
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THAT CHICK ANGEL, SEXYY RED, FENDIDA RAPPA & FLO MILLI – “ONE MARGARITA (LADIES REMIX)” FT. CASA DI & STEVE TERRELL
That Chick Angel’s viral, raunchy response to a slut-shaming sermon from Evangelical pastor Sister Cindy has a new “The Ladies Remix” featuring contributions from Flo Milli, Sexyy Red, and FendiDa Rappa.
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MIGUEL – “NUMBER 9 (FEAT. LIL YACHTY)”
BrooklynVegan CMJ day party alumn Miguel is gearing up to release a new album this fall and while details are still forthcoming, here’s a taste featuring Lil Yachty. Miguel says the harmony-laden “Number 9” is “about end the old, starting new, and the cylindrical nature of change.”
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CHAPPELL ROAN – “HOT TO GO!”
Chappell Roan’s debut full-length album, The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess, is out September 22 via Amusement/Island Records, and the latest single is bouncy pop track “Hot to Go!”
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LES BIG BYRD – “I’M LIVING A SAVED LIFE NOW”
Swedish psych act Les Big Byrd are back with this new single that could also be a taste of their new album.
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METRIC – “NOTHING IS PERFECT”
Heartfest acoustic ballad “Nothing is Perfect” is the latest single off Metric’s new album Formentera II. “‘Nothing Is Perfect’ stands out on Formentera II as the lone track that is carried by only acoustic guitar and vocals,” Emily Haines says. “We explored many renditions of this song during the recording process, but in the end found that everything we tried adding seemed to detract from the essence of it. Lyrically, ‘Nothing Is Perfect’ takes the common expression away from its usual meaning, giving substance to ‘nothing’ as a concrete thing that can be actively pursued and obtained: Nothing is perfect/ I’ve earned it/ All absence achieved/ No fences, no exits, no lies. For the official music video, we worked with Justin Broadbent to create an atmospheric and surreal visual accompaniment to enhance the otherworldly mood of the song, with stylistic nods to Terrence Malick and David Lynch. The song ends with a meditative and anthemic repetition of the word ‘nothing’, like I’m celebrating it and singing its praises. I love nothing!”
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RAUW ALEJANDRO – “HAYAMI HANA BY RAÚL”
Rauw Alejandro’s first single after breaking up with Rosalía is the melancholy, yearning “Hayami Hana by Raúl.”
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DOGSTAR – “BREACH”
Keanu Reeves is looking very John Wick in the video for Dogstar’s new single “Breach” but thankfully no one is killed. Dogstar’s first album in two decades, Somewhere Between the Power Lines and Palm Trees, is out in October.
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MEDITATIONS ON CRIME – “ROBBIN’ HOODS” Ft. QUELLE CHRIS, JEAN GRAE, MONEY MARK
Author Harper Simon co-wrote and produced “Robbin’ Hoods” from his multimedia project Meditations on Crime, which features Quelle Chris, Jean Grade, and Money Mark. “Mark and I ended up building a track together with him programming the drum loop and providing keys while I played the bass and added a synth melody,” Simon says. “Carla Azar overdubbed live drums. Then Quelle Chris and Jean came on and killed it, in my opinion. Since then, Jean’s moved on from her career as a rapper, so this ended up being one of her last features on a record, maybe. Very honored to have worked with all of them!”
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SLEEPY HALLOW – “GBG” FT. MARSHMELLO
Brooklyn drill rapper Sleepy Hallow teams with EDM star Marshmello for this bass-forward new single. They chill by the fire in the video but don’t get too close, Marshmello as you don’t want to become a s’more.
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EASYFUN – ELECTRIC
Easyfun has unveiled a new solo EP, ELECTRIC which he’ll follow with a second, ACOUSTIC, due out on October 13 via PC Music. “‘Know Who You Are’from ELECTRIC says it all,” he says. “More vocals, more guitars.”
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DJ KHALED – “SUPPOSED TO BE LOVED” FT. LIL BABY, FUTURE & LIL UZI VERT
DJ Khaled announced his 14th album, Til Next Time, which will be out via Best Music Group/Def Jam, date tba, and shared the first single, which features Lil Baby, Future, and Lil Uzi Vert.
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ENGLISH TEACHER — “THE WORLD’S BIGGEST PAVING SLAB”
UK band English Teacher got their start in 2020, maybe not the most ideal time to form a band, at Leeds Conservatoire with a sound that mixes post-punk, dream-pop and the wry, slightly skewed worldview of songwriter Lily Fontaine. “The World’s Biggest Paving Slab” is their first single for Island Records.
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PKEW PKEW PKEW – “THE DUMBEST THING I EVER DONE”
Pkew Pkew Pkew shared the first single from their new album Siiick Days, which you can read more about here.
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