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.
GREG FREEMAN – “SALESMAN”
Rising indie-country artist Greg Freeman’s sophomore album Burnover comes out this Friday and (spoiler) it’s very good. While you wait to hear the whole thing, here’s one more taste.
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THEY ARE GUTTING A BODY OF WATER – “THE CHASE”
The experimental, shoegazy rock band They Are Gutting a Body of Water have offered up another taste of Lotto.
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NATION OF LANGUAGE – “IN YOUR HEAD”
Nation of Language’s new album Dance Called Memory is out in one month and they’ve just shared a new single from it. “In Your Head” is a bit of a slow burn, simmering along till it finally reaches a rolling boil.
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JEFF TWEEDY – “FEEL FREE”
“The freedom I’m talking about in this song comes in both small doses and large doses,” says Jeff Tweedy of “Feel Free” from his upcoming triple album Twilight Override. “It arrives at me, at the most free I feel in my life. Which is making a record with my friends and singing a song that I feel like is a part of the past, present and future.”
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MAC DEMARCO – “PHANTOM”
For all his burping and rude jokes, Mac DeMarco’s a softie at heart. “Phantom” is sweet and pretty. New album Guitar is out this week.
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HAND HABITS – “BLUEBIRD OF HAPPINESS”
”One day my partner asked what birdsong we were hearing through the window and I was like, ’well that’s the bluebird of happiness obviously,’ and it became a joke song I would sing around the house, but then it grew wings.” Meg Duffy says when asked about the late single from upcoming album Blue Reminder. “I also got curious about the history of the bluebird of happiness, and found that it has mythological significance. It’s interesting how a symbol like that functions subconsciously, or in the collective unconscious. Even when we might not know everything about its origins, or when it’s almost become a pop cliche, maybe there’s some essence or a through-line that can remain true. Or the cliche itself can become material to play with. And I think because I can have an aversion to sentimentality in my songwriting, it felt exciting and fun to go there. And it does feel like such a hopeful song to me, though this bluebird has definitely seen some things, which is reflected in the production too.”
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CLAIRE ROUSAY – “JUST” (FEAT. M SAGE)
claire rousay has announced new album a little death that will be out October 31. This record is a return to what I see as my core solo practice, a re-dedication to those methods of working which I’ve found most align with what I envision my music or sound to be,” she says. “Just” features woodwinds from M. Sage.
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PAZ LENCHANTIN – “HANG TOUGH”
Paz Lenchantin, who’s played in Pixies, A Perfect Circle and Zwan, has announced new solo album Triste, out October 17 on her own imprint, Hideous Human Records. She says, “What was special to me in making this album was that I learned who I am, this far into my journey in music, simply by allowing myself the freedom of my own choice. It became like witnessing a fallen tree in my own forest, without the need to yell ‘timber.’”
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NO APOLOGIES – “GRIEF” (ft. JEM SIOW OF SPEED)
Australian hardcore band No Apologies are releasing their first album in over 15 years, Life, next week (8/29) via Last Ride Records, and new single “Grief” features Jem Siow of the current fast-rising band in Australian hardcore, Speed.
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CAMP COPE – “BLUE” & “STOVE LIGHTER” (from LIVE AT SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE)
Camp Cope have announced a live album of their final show, Live at Sydney Opera House, due October 17 via Run For Cover/Poison City. Hear two songs from it now.
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ACTION/ADVENTURE – “URL”
Chicago pop punks Action/Adventure have announced a new album, Ever After, due October 24 via Pure Noise. Along with the announcement comes the chuggy, catchy “URL.”
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SOUL BLIND – “HIDE YOUR EVIL”
Soul Blind have announced their first album for Closed Casket Activities, Red Sky Mourning, due out on October 10. The band have never been shy about wearing their ’90s influences on their sleeves, and new single “Hide Your Evil” channels that decade’s dark, heavy alt-metal–the press release cites Helmet, Quicksand, and Adrenaline/Around the Fur-era Deftones.
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SHALLOWATER – “SADIE”
The slowcore-ish, shoegazy, country-ish Shallowater have shared an alluring seven-and-a-half minute taste of their upcoming album God’s Gonna Give You A Million Dollars.
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BANQUETS – “EPISODES”
NJ punks Banquets have announced their first album in about a decade, Petty Relics, due October 17. Check out the gritty, anthemic new single “Episodes” at Chorus.fm and catch the band at NJ’s Crossroads on August 30.
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PUBLIC OPINION – “LAUGHING ACADEMY” (ft. DRUG CHURCH’S PATRICK KINDLON)
Denver hardcore/alt-rock fusionists Public Opinion have signed to SideOneDummy and announced a new three-song EP, Perpetual Motion Machine. Lead single “Laughing Academy” features Drug Church’s Patrick Kindlon and you can read about it here.
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WEDNESDAY – “BITTER EVERYDAY”
Wednesday‘s anticipated new album Bleeds is exactly one month away (it arrives 9/19 via Dead Oceans), and today they shared its fourth single, “Bitter Everyday.” Read about it here.
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MAKAYA MCCRAVEN – FOUR OFF THE RECORD SINGLES
Modern-day jazz trailblazer Makaya McCraven has announced four “distinct yet interconnected” new EPs, which will also be compiled as a physical release called Off the Record. One single from each EP is streaming now, and you can read much more about the project here.
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SPIRITUAL CRAMP – “YOUNG OFFENDERS”
Spiritual Cramp’s new single is “a love letter to the greatest city on planet earth.”
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WESTERMAN – “ADRIATIC”
Westerman’s new album A Jackal’s Wedding was inspired by his new home of Greece, as you can sea here.
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JIM WHITE – “INNER DAY”
It’s the title track from Jim White’s new solo album.
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THE SAINTS – “EMPIRES (SOMETIMES WE FALL)”
When Chris Bailey died in 2022 he had been working on a new The Saints album. It was actually recorded in 2018 with longtime Saints drummer Pete Wilkinson, guitarist/engineer Sean Carey, and You Am I’s Davey Lane, among others. This is the opening track.
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BAR ITALIA – “FUNDRAISER”
“Fundraiser” is easily the most immediate, hooky song bar italia have ever given us, sporting a a new wave guitar riff that you could imagine XTC using in 1979. It’s from the just-announced Some Like it Hot.
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