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So many artists, so many songs, so little time. Each week we review a handful of new albums<\/a> (of all genres), round up even more new music that we\u2019d call \u201cindie,\u201d<\/a> and talk about what metal is coming out<\/a>. We post music news, track premieres, and more<\/a> all day. We update a playlist<\/a> weekly of some of our current favorite tracks. Here\u2019s a daily roundup with a bunch of interesting, newly released songs in one place.<\/em><\/p>\n DAVID BYRNE \u2013 \u201cTHE AVANT GARDE\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cSome people will hear this and say, \u2018David is calling bullshit on his friends\u2019 but it\u2019s more nuanced than that,\u201d says of this song that takes a critical eye to avant garde art. \u201cAnyone who knows me knows that I go to plenty of shows that might be classified as avant-garde or experimental. Edgy and untraditional work is hugely inspiring to me, as it often changes the way I think and influences what I do (without me simply appropriating the ideas, I hope). That said, trying something unproven and radically new is risky. Sometimes, as with anything risky, it doesn\u2019t quite hit the bullseye. There\u2019s no guarantee that it will achieve what it aims to do, but when it does, the emotional and intellectual rewards are worth it. That is the risk one takes while making something new and unconventional. So yes, there are times when it doesn\u2019t mean shit, but often there are times when something wholly original comes into being and it\u2019s all worth it. I love that the Ghost Train folks and Kid Harpoon took what could have been a fairly conventional song I\u2019d written (musically at least), and steered it into something that to me sounds like Led Zeppelin meets Dirty Projectors.\u201d Who Is The Sky?<\/a><\/em> is out September 5.<\/p>\n