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.
DIM WIZARD – “X-GAMES MODE” (ft. MIKE KROL, RATBOYS)
Dim Wizard (aka David Combs of Bad Moves, The Max Levine Ensemble, etc) has shared a new song that features Mike Krol and Ratboys, with co-production and synths from illuminati hotties. It’s a fuzzed-out lo-fi pop song called “X-Games Mode.”
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DOWNHAUL – “WELCOME”
Richmond indie band Downhaul have followed this year’s Squall EP with new single “Welcome.” With big, grungy guitars and an upbeat tempo, this one’s a banger.
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LAUREL HALO – “ATLAS”
Laurel Halo has shared the title track to her upcoming album Atlas, a gorgeous swath of orchestral ambiance. The album’s out September 22.
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MOLLY BURCH – “UNCONDITIONAL”
“This song is a traditional unrequited love song but I wrote it thinking about how I feel as a working artist in todays climate,” Molly Burch says of driving alt-pop track “Unconditional,” the latest single off her new album Daydreamer. “A big part of pursuing a creative job is being okay with the roller coaster of emotions. Sometimes things feel positive and sometimes you feel a lot of rejection. This is my way of expressing that through a narrative of not being seen or appreciated by a person you were romantic with.”
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TEENAGE FANCLUB – “BACK TO THE LIGHT”
Teenage Fanclub’s 12th album, Nothing Lasts Forever, is out September 22 via Merge and they’ve just shared another harmonious song from it. “I liked the idea of using being in a band as a metaphor for a personal relationship. They are not entirely dissimilar experiences. Like a few others on the album, this song has saxophone on it. First time we’ve had that since Songs From Northern Britain. Stephen Black (Sweet Baboo) played those parts; we really like the richness it brings to the song. Steve will be with us when we head out on tour in October in Europe.”
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AL MENNE – “GRANDMA’S GARDEN”
Great Grandpa vocalist Al Menne is releasing their debut solo album, Freak Accident, in September, and the latest single is bright, layered folk track “Grandma’s Garden,” which features guitar from Meg Duffy of Hand Habits. “‘Grandma’s Garden’ is an over larking feeling of nostalgia,” Al says. “The remembrance of running through my grandparents’ pastures with my brothers sweeps into the feeling of not fitting into grown-up’s ideas of who I would be as a kid. The demo of this song is smaller and almost sweeter sounding which holds a place in my heart, but I’ve always loved songs that sonically and lyrically are at odds. This song feels like summer to me.”
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KATIE VON SCHLEICHER – “MONTAGNARD PEOPLE”
“This one is very dear to me and has the kind of lyrics, relaxed tone & collaborative spirit I’d been chasing,” Katie von Schleicher says of her orchestrated new single, which features violn, viola, and bari and alto sax. Originally released for Bandcamp Friday, it’s now out on other streaming services, too.
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SPARKLEHORSE – “LISTENING TO THE HIGSONS” (ROBYN HITCHCOCK COVER)
Sparklehorse’s long-awaited posthumous album, Bird Machine, will be out September 8 and among the Mark Linkous originals is this cover of Robyn Hitchcock’s “Listening to the Higsons” (originally released on 1985’s Gotta Let This Hen Out!).
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GABBY’S WORLD – “POWERFUL”
Gabby’s World has been sharing a single a month all year from her new album GABBY SWORD, and the latest single is “Powerful.” “The day my wife, Barrie, left our shared apartment to go write her 2022 AOTY album Barbara, I felt the immense power of our connection, but I also grappled with the uncertainty and apprehension of how our relationship would evolve with distance,” Gabby says. “‘Powerful’ encapsulates the excitement of love and the need for adaptability when faced with change.”
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WHITNEY – “KANSAS”
If Whitney’s electronic-leaning 2022 album SPARK was not your cup of tea, this new song is in more familiar, twangy territory.Say the band: “We started ‘Kansas’ back in 2017 at the beginning of the Forever Turned Around writing sessions. The initial idea saw a couple different mutations but eventually we fully rewrote it into the title track for LP2. At some point during tour rehearsals in 2022 we decided to put the original unfinished ‘Kansas’ in the set to see how people would respond and it quickly became a centerpiece. So in March of this year we finished writing and recording ‘Kansas’ as it was originally imagined and we’re thrilled to finally release it.”
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PREWN – “WOMAN”
Northampton, MA indie musician Prewn (aka Izzy Hagerup) has shared the latest taste of her upcoming debut album for Exploding In Sound, Through The Window. It’s a noisy, freak folk-ish song that goes through some pretty unpredictable twists and turns.
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DANIEL VILLARREAL – “SUNSET CLIFFS”
Drummer/bandleader Daniel Villarreal will release a new album recorded with Jeff Parker on guitar and Anna Butterss on bass called Lados B on October 6 via International Anthem. Here’s the chilled-out, jazzy lead single.
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MAGGOT HEART – “THIS SHADOW”
Maggot Heart have offered up another taste of Hunger, and it finds their occult rock vibes in fine form.
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SHARKSWIMMER – “DEMOLITION OF A CHILDHOOD HOME” (ft. GEOFF RICKLY)
Brooklyn punks Sharkswimmer will release their new LP Serenity on October 3 via Really Rad Records. It was produced by frequent Drug Church collaborator Jon Markson, and it features guest vocals from The Movielife’s Vinnie Caruana and Thursday’s Geoff Rickly. Geoff sings on the abrasive post-hardcore of new single “Demolition of a Childhood Home.”
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WRONG MAN – “WAIT”
Belgium’s Wrong Man are releasing the Big Plans EP on October 6 via Sunday Drive Records, and lead single “Wait” will take you right back to early ’90s post-hardcore.
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FAITH HEALER – “I’M A DOG”
Canadian duo Faith Healer (Jessica Jalbert and Renny Wilson) have announced The Hand That Fits the Glove, their first album in six years, which will be out October 13 via Mint. First single “I’m a Dog” is a lovely bit of orch pop that Jessica says “is about how the supposed sinfulness of indulgence and sensuality has been baked into my identity, and how that makes me feel like an unruly dog.”
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MUNYA – “ONCE AGAIN” FT KAINALU
Montreal artist MUNYA, who is currently living in NYC, has shared “One Again,” another effervescent song off her upcoming album, Jardin. This one features vocals from Kainalu.
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DEEPER – “FAME”
“‘Fame’ is a sentimental favorite of ours,” say Chicago’s Deeper. “To us, it’s the sound of ‘Careful!’. It embodies the conversations in your mind after feeling you made a mistake, and the thoughts linger in your head afterward. The lyricism is built on repeated mantras, and the instrumentation builds the tension. This is the first song from the record that embodies a more experimental side we’re excited to showcase.” Deeper’s first album for Sub Pop, Carefull!, is out September 8.
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SPENCER KRUG – “CRY ALL DAY”
Spencer Krug (Wolf Parade, Sunset Rubdown) has announced a new album, I Just Drew This Knife, which will be out October 13. He made the album with Eli Browning and Jordan Koop, working remotely during the pandemic. The album’s first single and opening cut is “Cry All Day,” a nice slab of high-drama art rock.
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GOAT – “UNEMPLOYMENT CENTER”
Masked Swedish psych-masters Goat have announced a new album, Medicine, which will be out October 13 via Rocket Recordings. The first single from the album is “Unemployment Office” which is a little different for Goat; instead of an Afrobeat-inflected wig-out, this is slow-simmering, organ-infused psych.
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A MOURNING STAR – “ENCASED IN CRYSTALLINE”
Vancouver metalcore band A Mourning Star announced their debut album, A Reminder Of The Wound Unhealed, and you can read about new single “Encased In Crystalline” here.
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