Water From Your Eyes, Madi Diaz, Wreck and Reference, more

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.

WATER FROM YOUR EYES – “NIGHTS IN ARMOR”

“Nights In Armor started life as a weird little Lorelei song called ‘Grill,’ says Water From Your Eyes’ Nate Amos. “I always felt like the riff was cooler than the song, so I recycled it into a new track and added other instrumentation specifically meant to place the guitar part in a radically different context to see what other emotional roles it could play. I remember struggling with writing a vocal hook I was happy with and I’m pretty sure at a certain part I reversed it and built the bass line around the backwards melody.” The animated video is pretty cool too. WFYE’s new album It’s a Beautiful Place is out Friday.

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WRECK AND REFERENCE – “DOGTRACKING”

Wreck and Reference’s new album Stay Calm is out this Friday and here’s one last caustic preview before the whole thing drops.

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MADI DIAZ – “AMBIVALENCE”

“Ambivalence grew my heart in ways that gave me space to not do what was easy or comfortable, but to wait to find what was right so that my heart could land in the right place,” says Madi Diaz of the second single from her upcoming album Fatal Optimist which is out October 10.

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LAURA VEIRS AND THE CHOIR WHO COULDN’T SAY – “I CAN SEE YOUR TRACKS” (LIVE)

Laura Veirs has made a live album with a French children’s choir called The Choir Who Couldn’t Say titled Laura Veirs And The Choir Who Couldn’t Say (Live In Angoulême) and it comes out on October 10 via Laura’s own Raven Marching Band Records. Here’s the first taste.

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THE CRIBS – “SUMMER SEIZURES”

It’s the first single from The Cribs’ first album in five years.

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MERCHANDISE – “YOU SHOT ME DOWN”

Merchandise have released their first new song in 9 years and they say a new album is “coming soon.” Read more here.

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JOYCE MANOR – “ALL MY FRIENDS ARE SO DEPRESSED”

Joyce Manor embrace their softer, jangly side on their new single which you can read about here.

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JOEY BADA$$ – “DARK AURA”

Brooklyn-born rapper Joey Bada$$ has shared a new nostalgia-inducing, head-nod-inducing song called “Dark Aura” and he also announced a tour of the same name. It’s a great triple bill, with support from TDE’s Ab-Soul and the always-lethal Rapsody. Read more here.

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