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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 Tuesday, October 7, 2025.<\/em><\/p>\n The Mountain Goats have shared two tracks from their \u201cfull-on musical\u201d album Through This Fire Across From Peter Balkan<\/em>. \u2018Cold at Night\u2019 and \u2018Rocks in My Pockets\u2019 revolve around a shipwreck, as John Darnielle explains:<\/p>\n A GREAT GOOD DAY TO ALL WHO SAIL THE TREACHEROUS WATERS OF OUR BROKEN WORLD. WE, THE MOUNTAIN GOATS, COME BEARING NEW SONGS, NOT JUST ONE AS IN FORMER DAYS BUT TWO, AS THERE IS A NEED FOR MORE SONGS. \u201cCOLD AT NIGHT\u201d IS ABOUT A SHIPWRECK AND ITS IMMEDIATE AFTERMATH. BASS ON \u201cCOLD\u201d IS BY TOMMY STINSON WHO YOU KNOW FROM THE REPLACEMENTS AND GUNS \u2018N\u2019 ROSES. GUITARS ON \u201cCOLD\u201d ARE BY JOSH KAUFMAN, WHO YOU KNOW FROM BONNY LIGHT HORSEMAN, THE NATIONAL, BOB WEIR, AND A PROMISING YOUNG ARTIST NAMED TAYLOR SWIFT, AND BY MATT DOUGLAS, WHO PRODUCED THESE TRACKS AND WROTE THE STRING ARRANGEMENTS.<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cROCKS IN MY POCKETS\u201d IS A SOLILOQUY FROM ADAM, ONE OF THREE SURVIVORS FROM THE WRECK. IT IS THE LAST WE HEAR FROM HIM. HARP BY THE GREAT MIKAELA DAVIS. ALL THREE MEMBERS OF THE MOUNTAIN GOATS \u2014 JON, JOHN, AND MATT \u2014 PLAY GUITARS ON \u201cROCKS,\u201d AND THE TRACK IS LIVE EXCEPT FOR THE PERCUSSION AND HARP OVERDUBS. HARMONY & RESPONSE VOCALS ON \u201cCOLD AT NIGHT\u201d ARE BY LIN-MANUEL MIRANDA, WHO SANG AS CHARLEY IN THE 2012 \u201cMERRILY WE ROLL ALONG\u201d CONCERT. I WILL NEVER GET OVER HAVING A GUY WHO HAS SUNG SONDHEIM ONSTAGE ON MY ALBUM: THANKS, BUD. THE REST OF YOU: ENJOY!<\/em><\/p>\nThe Mountain Goats \u2013 \u2018Cold at Night\u2019 and \u2018Rocks in My Pockets\u2019<\/h3>\n