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.
FLESHWATER – SOUNDS OF GRIEVING
Shoegazy Vein.fm offshoot Fleshwater (who have a big tour coming up) surprise-released an EP the day after Christmas with “seven songs reimagined and remixed,” including an acoustic version of “Closet,” some electronic reworks, and more, and they really breathe new life into this material.
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THE KILLERS – “WE DID IT IN THE NAME OF LOVE”
Having recently released a greatest hits album with the new song “Spirit,” The Killers put up a new song on their social media accounts that Stereogum points out is called “We Did It In the Name of Love.”
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PLANNING FOR BURIAL – “MURDERER” (LOW COVER)
Another track came out from The Flenser’s upcoming Low tribute album, and this one’s a haunting take on 2007’s “Murderer” by Planning for Burial, who helped spearhead the comp.
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BOLDY JAMES & YOUR BOY POSCA – “THEY VOUCHING”
Boldy James and producer Your Boy Posca will release a collaborative album, 1LB, exclusively on vinyl and cassette via Near Mint, and the only single to stream from it will be “They Vouching,” which finds Boldy sounding as great as ever over a bright, dreamy instrumental.
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DEADSET – “PRAYING ON MY DOWNFALL”
Tampa metallic hardcore band Deadset kicked off 2024 with this New Year’s Day rager.
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PILE OF LOVE – SUPER SOMETIMES EP
Pile of Love —- whose lineup includes guitarist Nick Cogan (Drug Church, Militarie Gun), drummer Chris Villeneuve (Drug Church), bassist Kevin Geyer (The Story So Far), guitarist Ryan Graham (State Champs), and vocalist Morgan Foster (Mobin Child) — dropped a new EP of power-poppy, ’90s-style alt-rock.
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BELLEZA – MOST PEOPLE CALL IT RAIN EP
New Year’s Eve saw the release of this EP from belleza on screamo label Middle-Man Records, and it finds belleza offering up a mix of Slint-like spoken word and screamo-style instrumentals.
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GRAVEDWELLER – “QUIET”
“Quiet” is not a Smashing Pumpkins cover, but Siamese Dream fans will probably like the latest single from Texas grungegazers Gravedweller.
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INOSUKE – RAGE/RUIN
inosuke is the screamo duo of guitarist/vocalist Jason Kallicragas (Locktender/Men As Trees) and drummer Erik Anderson (Lord Snow, Stormlight), and they dropped their debut release rage/ruin in December. If you haven’t heard this one yet, it’s worth changing that now.
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PESO PLUMA – “ROMPE LA DOMPE” (ft. JUNIOR H & ÓSCAR MAYDON)
Corridos tumbados star Peso Pluma wrapped up his prolific, breakout year with one more single, “Rompe La Dompe.”
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SWISS ARMY WIFE, AVEC PLAISIR, CELEBRATION GUNS – THE ULTIMATE EMO ALBUM
Emo bands Swiss Army Wife, Avec Plaisir, and Celebration Guns have teamed up for a 3-way split EP called The Ultimate Emo Album, out now on Really Rad Records, and it is indeed a very good emo album.
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PLAYBOI CARTI – “BACKR00MS” (ft. TRAVIS SCOTT, SEXISDEATH, & INDIANA420BITCH)
Playboi Carti has been teasing a new album called I AM MUSIC, but first, here’s a floaty, druggy new single.
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VIAL & JER – “JUST FINE GOES SKA”
VIAL have teamed up with recent tourmate JER to make a ska version of their recent single “just fine.”
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CAPILLARY – “SOOTHSAYER”
NJ’s Capillary (members of All Under Heaven and Not One Truth) have a self-titled EP coming Friday (1/5) via Koyo vocalist Joey Chiaramonte’s 51st State Records, and lead single “Soothsayer” finds them delivering airy alt-rock with hardcore undertones.
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WESTSIDE GUNN, CONWAY THE MACHINE & THE ALCHEMIST – HALL & NASH 2
Back in 2016, Westside Gunn, Conway the Machine, and The Alchemist recorded and shelved an album called Hall & Nash 2, and it finally came out over the holidays.
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JID – “30 (FREESTYLE)”
JID kicked off the new year with a beastly loosie, produced by Christo, Conductor, and Tane Runo.
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CHARLEY CROCKETT & WILLIE NELSON – “THAT’S WHAT MAKES THE WORLD GO AROUND”
“Never thought I’d sing one with The Red Headed Stranger,” Charley Crockett says of this duet with tourmate Willie Nelson which dropped on New Year’s Day. “That’s What Makes the World Go Around,” sounds like classic ’70s Willie.
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CHRISTINE AND THE QUEENS – “STAYIN’ ALIVE ! CHRIS VERSION” (BEE GEES COVER)
Christine and the Queens covered “Night Fever” and “Stayin’ Alive” as a medley at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival, and now they’ve shared the studio version. “Art heals!,” they say. “Brings us all together again and again! Art is the experience of humanity, the joyful boat of the imagination, the fireside where we reinvent together – childhood. My masters use art as a magical refuge and I, in turn, take them along masked, free of themselves into the sovereign realm of their own dreams. Made in a few days, in an emergency with fabulous friends, generous strangers, the inhabitants of Venice the beautiful, this is our fond farewell to 2023. our PUNK gesture for a better future.”
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THE LEMON TWIGS – “MY GOLDEN YEARS”
The Lemon Twigs have followed up last year’s Everything Harmony with this equally harmonious power-pop single. Brian and Michael D’Addario says this one is about “making every minute count and living up to your potential…in that sense I think that people like Mark Ruffalo or people who hike might like the song. Or it could be good while you’re working out.”
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HOVVDY – “PORTRAIT”
Hovvdy closed out 2023 with mellow new single “Portrait,” the third track they’ve released since November.
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A.G. COOK – “SILVER THREAD GOLDEN NEEDLE”
A.G. Cook said happy 2024 with this percolating, 10-minute new track that has shades of Aphex Twin.
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L MORGAN – “FEIGN”
Former Bristletongue vocalist L Morgan returned back in July with their debut solo single, “Blackguard,” and they’ve followed that with a second, “Feign,” a dreamy acoustic folk song.
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SNÕÕPER – “FOR YR LOVE” (THE YARDBIRDS COVER)
Nashville’s SNÕÕPER put their own weird twist on The Yardbird’s psych-pop classic.
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SONDRE LERCHE – “FLOWERS” (MILEY CYRUS COVER)
Sondre Lerche continued his tradition of releasing a holiday season pop cover in 2023 with a take on Miley Cyrus’ “Flowers.” “I’ve felt out of touch with hits this year,” he says. “The few that caught my ear were perfect songs (Kill Bill, Vampire) that I would feel uncomfortable and unmotivated performing myself. And while Kylie’s grand Padam phenomenon was top of my wish list, it simply wasn’t big enough on a global scale. At least this was the consensus when Matias and I sat down 24 hours ago, to review our options and make a choice. I try to think about how to most constructively add to any conversation or situation I step into. It feels increasingly challenging these days, and sometimes you just fail. As it turns out, the big hit that Matias and I felt we could most constructively assist this year was Flowers by Miley Cyrus. Seeing as this year also marks the tenth anniversary of our ritual, plus the fact that the first big hit Matias and I covered together for Christmas ten years ago, was Wrecking Ball by Miley Cyrus, it all seemed to make sense. Also, with the recent release of my Understudy album, which contains the first decade of these annual covers, this year’s addition to the tradition marks the beginning of the next decade of our joyful ritual. I hope it brings you joy. Thanks for listening, following and keeping in touch, always. I am looking forward to spending time on new songs and music in 2024. This season it is impossible for me not to reflect on the thousands of civilians, especially children, killed or traumatized by senseless acts of war and terrorism. We must do better. Wishing you love and peace.”
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TIM HEIDECKER + WEDNESDAY – “NO CHRISTMAS”
Wednesday appeared on Tim Heidecker’s Office Hours right before Christmas and they and Tim wrote and recorded a song on the spot. Tim then “sprinkled some magic fairy dust on it as a special holiday treat for this OFFICIAL MIX.”
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SAD13 – “BOYCOTT SCREAM 7”
Speedy Ortiz’s Sadie Dupuis says of her annual holiday song, “Boycott Scream 7,” “t’s kind of earnest, i didn’t know how to make it not be, tbh!” It was written after Melissa Barrera was fired from her leading role in the film, and posted shortly before director Christopher Landon announced his exit.
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