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.
RILE (CULT LEADER) – “CLIMB OUT”
Rile (the band led by Cult Leader bassist Sam Richards) have announced their debut EP, Pessimist, due October 27 via Church Road. It features recent singles “Pessimist” and “Dead End,” as well as the just-released “Climb Out.” It’s a dark, metallic hardcore song that fans of Sam’s other band (and other stuff in the Deathwish-y universe) should definitely dive into.
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HITBOX – “MAINTAINING REMORSE”
Tulsa, Oklahoma’s Hitbox have built up a reputation for making super heavy, super chaotic hardcore, and this new rager is no exception.
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MARGO CILKER – “WITH THE MIDDLE”
Oregon singer/songwriter Margo Cilker has shared another warm, lovely taste of upcoming album Valley of Heart’s Delight.
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ISLET – “HAT PERSON”
Welsh band Islet release new album Soft Fascination on September 29 via Fire and here’s the latest single from it. “Hat Person” is playful but grounded, with a glistening synth backing.
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THANKS FOR COMING (RACHEL FROM WATER FROM YOUR EYES) – “LOOP”
Rachel Brown of Water From Your Eyes also makes music on their own as Thanks For Coming and will release new EP What is My Capacity to Love on September 29 via Danger Collective Records. “Loop” is a little more traditional, song-structure-wise, than WFYE and is quite pretty in a electronic folk kind of way.
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JOHN FAHEY – “ALL THE RAINS”
Drag City will release Proofs & Refutations, a posthumous album by the late John Fahey, on September 8. The songs were recorded in 1995/96 in Fahey’s room at a Salem, OR bordinghouse and “All the Rains” opens the album.
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RATBOYS – “MORNING ZOO”
The twangy, alt-country “Morning Zoo” is the latest single off Ratboy’s anticipated new The Window. “The lyrics are meant to express the frustration and confusion that comes along with hanging out at a personal crossroads, where every day feels the same and the same big questions keep nagging at you from the back of your head,” Julia Steiner says. “It’s that small, lingering feeling of numb indecision, of pesky anxiety- like disassociating at a stop sign or weighing all your biggest hopes and fears while stuck behind the longest freight train you’ve ever seen.”
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TIM KINSELLA & JENNY PULSE – “NENA”
Tim Kinsella (of Cap’n Jazz, Owls, Joan of Arc, etc) and Jenny Pulse release their Kill Rock Stars debut, Giddy Skelter, on September 8 and here’s another song from it. “‘Nena’ drifts through memories and time in an attempt to find meaning and connections in the chaos of everyday life,” says Pulse. “What seems simple at first becomes illusory and hard to grasp as time and memory melt together. Do vampires celebrate birthdays?” The video was directed by Jonathan van Herik of Disappears / FACS.
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ANORAK! / DIMWORK SPLIT
Japanese emo bands Anorak! and Dimwork have teamed up for a split EP, with two short songs by the former and one longer song by the latter. Anorak!’s tracks lean mathy, ’90s-style Midwest emo, while Dimwork go for something a little more reaching and atmospheric.
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SPIRITUAL CRAMP – “HOSPITAL BOMBING” (ft. RXK NEPHEW)
Not sure who had this one on their 2023 bingo card, but San Francisco post-punk band Spiritual Cramp have teamed up with the insanely prolific Rochester rapper RXK Nephew for a dub song.
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TEMPS – “FIRSTBIRTHDAY” FT NNAMDÏ, MORE
Temps, the musical collective helmed by British comedian James Acaster, is back with single “firstbirthday” featuring NNAMDÏ, Public Speaking, John Dieterich, Seb Rochford, Adam Betts, and Emma Daman. “firstbirthday” is brief and jazzy, with meandering synths and offbeat harmonies. It’s the lead single off Temps’ After Party EP –a companion to debut album Party Gator Purgatory).
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MARY JANE DUNPHE – “LONGING LOUD”
“Longing Loud” is another single off Mary Jane Dunphe’s upcoming debut solo LP Stage of Love, a guitar- and electronic drums-forward track infused with harp riffs, all under Mary Jane’s striking vocals.
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ARM’S LENGTH – “UP IN SMOKE”
Ontario emo/post-hardcore band band Arm’s Length have shared this new single, and you can read about it here.
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BERTHOLD CITY – “THE LINE DIVIDES”
Berthold City, the LA hardcore band fronted by Strife guitarist and WAR Records owner Andrew Kline, take a stand against rape culture on this new song, which features Enact vocalist Rikki Vanderpool. Read more about it here.
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PROVOKER – “VALLEY GHOUL”
Post-punks Provoker announced their sophomore LP Demon Compass today with dark, synth-heavy single “Valley Ghoul.”
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JOEY PURP – HEAVY HEART VOL. 1
Chicago’s Joey Purp surprise-released a nine-song, eighteen-minute mixtape today filled with singles from previous years and new tracks alike. Heavy Heart Vol. 1 is held down by Joey’s confident flow, with varying beats to match–from brassy jazz samples to trap and more.
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IAN SWEET – “YOUR SPIT”
Ian Sweet tapped SNL’s Sarah Sherman and Martin Herlihy for her (literally) tongue-in-cheek music video for “Your Spit,” which “is about the joy and fear that surrounds new relationships… [but] is just mostly about making out.” “Your Spit” is the lead single off Ian Sweet’s just-announced LP Sucker.
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