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There\u2019s so much music coming out all the time that it\u2019s hard to keep track. On those days when the influx of new tracks is particularly overwhelmin<\/em>g, we sift through the noise to bring you a curated list of the most interesting new releases (the best of which will be added to our\u00a0Best New Songs playlist<\/a>). Below, check out our track roundup for Wednesday, August 13, 2025.<\/em><\/p>\n David Byrne is pretty upfront about the subjects of his songs in his Who Is the Sky?<\/em> singles. After \u2018Everybody Laughs\u2019 and \u2018She Explains Things To Me\u2019, we get to hear his thoughts on \u2018The Avant Garde\u2019. \u201cSome people will hear this and say, \u2018David is calling bullshit on his friends\u2019, but it\u2019s more nuanced than that,\u201d Byrne explained. \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).\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThat said, trying something unproven and radically new is risky,\u201d he continued. \u201cSometimes, 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<\/p>\nDavid Byrne \u2013 \u2018The Avant Garde\u2019<\/h3>\n