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.
TAKING BACK SUNDAY – “KEEP GOING”
Taking Back Sunday’s new album 152 comes out this week, and here’s one more pre-release single, “Keep Going.” The video picks up where the storyline of the previous videos left off, and drummer Mark O’Connell says the song is “about struggling through relationships with the people you love… it’s a heavy song with an important message that fits the inclusive positivity of 152.” For more on this album, read our interview with John Nolan about 10 major influences on the album, and pick up our exclusive splatter vinyl variant.
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KURT VILE – “THIS TIME OF NIGHT” (CHASTITY BELT COVER)
Says Kurt Vile of this Chastity Belt cover: “When I first met Chastity Belt it was Halloween 2015 in Amsterdam and they were all wearing pointy elf ears. I joke with them that ever since I saw them with those pointy ears I knew… but what? Maybe that we were soul mates! I missed their set that night but we had alotta fun anyways… A couple yrs later I heard a joint interview / podcast with Julia (of Chazzy) and Courtney (Barnett!) and then I immediately played Chazzy’s latest album: I Used To Spend So Much Time Alone. It hit me hard right away… So catchy but with lyrics both hilarious while true to life… sad and beautiful all at once… nostalgic hooks, great songs.”
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SUNN O))) “EVIL CHUCK” B/W “RON G. WARRIOR”
On this 7″ for the Sub Pop Singles Club, SUNN O))) pay tribute to two departed friends: Death founder Chuck Schuldiner Ron Guardipee of Brotherhood.
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THE HOLY GHOST TABERNACLE CHOIR – “HELLSONG UNITED (IN B)”
The Holy Ghost Tabernacle Choir have released a new version of “Hellsong United” from 2020’s All-American EP, reworked in the tuning the band now uses and recorded with better production too. It’s a ferocious chaotic hardcore song that the band says is “one of the only old songs we still play regularly.”
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THE NEW PORNOGRAPHERS – “FIREWORK IN THE FALLING SNOW (ACOUSTIC)” FT. AIMEE MANN
As they begin their West Coast tour, The New Pornographers shared a reworked, acoustic version of Continue as a Guest track “Firework in the Falling Snow,” featuring Aimee Mann. “I played the new song ‘Firework in the Falling Snow’ at last year’s Aimee Mann and Ted Leo Christmas Show, and Aimee joined me on vocals,” A.C. Newman says. “So I figured, let’s do a for-real studio version like this, and here it is. Honored to sing with her—she is a giant and just a cool person.”
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LIL LOTUS – “SHE’S A VAMPIRE”
Emo-rap/pop punk revival guy Lil Lotus is releasing his new album Nosebleeder on December 1 via Epitaph, and new single “She’s A Vampire” puts a modern twist on unabashedly glossy late 2000s-style pop punk.
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WILDERADO – “IN BETWEEN” FT. MATT BERNINGER
The National vocalist Matt Berninger’s baritone adds a gorgeous harmony to this alternate version of Wilderado’s single “In Between.” “Matt is one of my favorite lyricists and singers of all time,” Max Rainer says, “plus he’s in one of the coolest bands ever. We’re incredibly grateful and honored to feature him on this track.”
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GOLD PANDA – “SWIMMER” (KAITLYN AURELIA SMITH REMIX)
“Swimmer was made when I was swimming a lot in the mornings, it really helped to clear my head and get me ready for returning to the tracks I was making,” Gold Panda says of this new remix by Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith. “Kaitlyn’s version is lovely and playful, a jet of sounds bubbling up from a hydro-thermal vent, a soundtrack to a film of a deep sea glass sponge, sea-horses giving birth. She uses synths in such an interesting way, her music is endlessly inventive and brave, she is an inspiration!”
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ARONE DYER & S T A R G A Z E – “IT’S OVER”
“‘It’s Over (2016)’ fits into whatever genre categorizes the enhancement of one’s ability to process acceptance or a pending decision,” Arone Dyer says. “It’s dark, and takes the place of the physical act of crying. I wrote it before I fully understood that a relationship was coming to its conclusion.” It’s from her new album with classic-contemporary ensemble s t a r g a z e, ARONE x S T A R G A Z E, out on December 1.
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SHEHERAZAAD – “MASHOOR” (PROD BY AROOJ AFTAB)
Sheherazaad has released her first single for Erased Tapes. “Mashoor” was produced by Arooj Aftab and is a gorgeous blend of styles.
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QUEEN OF JEANS – “KARAOKE”
Queen of Jeans call their new single, crunchy indie rock track “Karaoke,” “just the beginning of a lot more exciting things to come.”
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TELEHEALTH “MINDTRAP” B/W “BITTER MELODY”
Seattle group Telehealth released this 7″ via the Sub Pop Singles Club featuring two examples of their nervy brand of Devo-esque new wave punk and synthpop.
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YUNÈ PINKU – “KILLING BEE”
yunè pinku follows her most recent EP, this spring’s BABYLON IX, with the sleek, dancefloor-ready “Killing Be.”
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GRANDADDY – “WATERCOOLER”
Indie rock greats Grandaddy announced their first album in seven years today and shared the first single. “Watercooler,” which has lots of pedal-steel among the old synths and shimmering guitars. “Most of my relationships have involved girls who worked in office settings,” says Jason. “This song is about the end of one, or perhaps a few, of those relationships.” You can watch the karaoke-inspired music video, directed by Aaron Beckum, below.
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YARD ACT – “DREAM JOB”
It’s the first single from Yard Act’s second album.
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ELIZA MCLAMB – “ANYTHING YOU WANT”
Eliza McLamb shared a new track from her upcoming debut LP, which you can read more about here.
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GIRL RAY – “HURT SO BAD”
London’s Girl Ray recently released their wonderful, disco-fied third album, Prestige, and are currently on their first US tour in five years. They’ve now released a new stand-alone single, “Hurt So Bad,” that was produced by Hot Chip and is from the same sessions that gave us 2021 single “Give Me Your Love.” It’s their most purely electronic song, but still has that Girl Ray sense of melody and charm.
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THE UMBRELLAS – “THREE CHEERS!”
San Francisco indiepop combo The Umbrellas will be back with their second album, Fairweather Friend, on January 26 via Slumberland (North America) / Tough Love (UK/EU). The band produced it themselves and are bringing a little more of their live show oomph to the production than featured on their terrific debut…as you can hear on the album’s first single.
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HIGH VIS – “FORGOT TO GROW”
Dias Records are releasing a cassette tape, titled C23, that features previously unreleased songs from artists on the label including Xeno & Oaklander, Body of Light, ADULT., Choir Boy, and more. It even comes with a Dias walkman to play it in. High Vis have shared their song from it.
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JOB FOR A COWBOY – “THE FOREVER ROT”
Deathcore-turned-death metal vets Job For A Cowboy have announced their first album in nearly 10 years, Moon Healer, and they’ve released the mind-bending, nearly-seven-minute closing track “The Forever Rot.” Read more about it here.
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GLITTERER – “PLASTIC”
Glitterer has announced a new album, Rationale, which will be the first since Ned Russin (also of Title Fight) turned Glitterer into a full band. Read about lead single “Plastic” here.
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Looking for even more new songs? Browse the New Songs archive.