{"id":2188403,"date":"2025-12-05T18:50:38","date_gmt":"2025-12-05T18:50:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2188403"},"modified":"2025-12-05T18:50:38","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T18:50:38","slug":"5-songs-you-need-hear-this-week-12-05","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/5-songs-you-need-hear-this-week-12-05\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Songs You Need Hear This Week (12\/05)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>A very jolly first New Music Friday of December to you all!<\/p>\n<p>Narrowing down to five songs was not easy this week, but there were some clear standouts that I could not ignore and need to share.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-despair-by-mayhem\">\u201cDespair\u201d by Mayhem<\/h2>\n<div class=\"wp-block-savage-platform-youtube-placeholder\" data-component=\"youtube-placeholder\">\n\t\t<button type=\"button\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Play video<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" width=\"72\" height=\"50.76\"><use href=\"#am-symbol-youtube-play-dark\"\/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/Jp2ApneFH6k\/maxresdefault.jpg\" media=\"(min-width: 480px)\"\/>\n\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t<\/button><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<template><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Mayhem - Despair  (Visualizer)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Jp2ApneFH6k?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/template><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<noscript><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Mayhem - Despair  (Visualizer)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Jp2ApneFH6k?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/noscript>\n\t<\/div>\n<p>Black metal masters Mayhem have forged a dark new offering, <em>Liturgy of Death<\/em>, set to release on February 6, 2026, via Century Media Records. This week, they dropped the second single from the album, \u201cDespair\u201d. It\u2019s a wicked cacophony of riffs, blast beats, screeches, and wails. <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vice.com\/en\/article\/lords-of-chaos-mayhem-film-wilson-gonzalez-nergal-behemoth-black-metal-interview\/\">Trve Unholy Black Metal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-head-is-like-a-sinking-stone-by-tiger-s-jaw\">\u201cHead is Like a Sinking Stone\u201d by Tiger\u2019s Jaw<\/h2>\n<div class=\"wp-block-savage-platform-youtube-placeholder\" data-component=\"youtube-placeholder\">\n\t\t<button type=\"button\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Play video<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" width=\"72\" height=\"50.76\"><use href=\"#am-symbol-youtube-play-dark\"\/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/9XiuaoT0Zzg\/maxresdefault.jpg\" media=\"(min-width: 480px)\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/9XiuaoT0Zzg\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Play\"\/>\n\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t<\/button><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<template><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Tigers Jaw - Head is Like a Sinking Stone (Official Music Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9XiuaoT0Zzg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/template><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<noscript><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Tigers Jaw - Head is Like a Sinking Stone (Official Music Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9XiuaoT0Zzg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/noscript>\n\t<\/div>\n<p>It\u2019s been a couple of years since we heard anything from Tiger\u2019s Jaw. The band released their fifth album in 2021, then a couple of songs here and there afterward, but they\u2019ve been mostly quiet since 2023.<\/p>\n<p>This week, they announced their sixth album, <em>Lost on You<\/em>, out on March 27, 2026. The band also unveiled the first single from the record, \u201cHead is Like a Sinking Stone\u201d. It\u2019s Tiger\u2019s Jaw in top-notch form, crafting an infectious post-hardcore tune with teeth.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-hard2tell-by-bilmuri\">\u201cHARD2TELL\u201d by BILMURI<\/h2>\n<div class=\"wp-block-savage-platform-youtube-placeholder\" data-component=\"youtube-placeholder\">\n\t\t<button type=\"button\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Play video<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" width=\"72\" height=\"50.76\"><use href=\"#am-symbol-youtube-play-dark\"\/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/U7KA-N-5B94\/maxresdefault.jpg\" media=\"(min-width: 480px)\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/U7KA-N-5B94\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Play\"\/>\n\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t<\/button><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<template><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"BILMURI - HARD2TELL (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/U7KA-N-5B94?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/template><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<noscript><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"BILMURI - HARD2TELL (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/U7KA-N-5B94?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/noscript>\n\t<\/div>\n<p>Bilmuri is in a category all its own. They\u2019re a little bit metal, a little bit pop; there\u2019s a dash of country and a heaping helping of cranked hog.<\/p>\n<p>This week, the band drops \u201cHARD2TELL\u201d. It\u2019s <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vice.com\/en\/article\/select-new-music-friday-5-songs-you-need-hear-this-week-6-27\/\">another relentlessly catchy jam<\/a> that will creep into your ears and then work its way into your brain. Before you know it, you\u2019re gonna be part of the \u201cMuri Naysh\u201d, and there\u2019s not a damn thing you can do about it.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-antidote-by-sludge-mother\">\u201cAntidote\u201d by Sludge Mother<\/h2>\n<div class=\"wp-block-savage-platform-youtube-placeholder\" data-component=\"youtube-placeholder\">\n\t\t<button type=\"button\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Play video<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" width=\"72\" height=\"50.76\"><use href=\"#am-symbol-youtube-play-dark\"\/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/9PfO4DNQHsY\/maxresdefault.jpg\" media=\"(min-width: 480px)\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/9PfO4DNQHsY\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Play\"\/>\n\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t<\/button><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<template><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Sludge Mother - Antidote [Official Video]\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9PfO4DNQHsY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/template><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<noscript><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Sludge Mother - Antidote [Official Video]\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9PfO4DNQHsY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/noscript>\n\t<\/div>\n<p>Sludge Mother is out here kicking down genre walls with her unique brand of grunge-core rock \u2018n\u2019 roll. Her debut EP, <em>HOW CAN ANYTHING BLOOM?<\/em>, will be out in January. You can hear a new song from it right now, \u201cAntidote\u201d.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-ceramic-lamb-wildflower-by-kowloon-cowboy\">\u201cCeramic Lamb (Wildflower)\u201d by Kowloon Cowboy<\/h2>\n<div class=\"wp-block-savage-platform-youtube-placeholder\" data-component=\"youtube-placeholder\">\n\t\t<button type=\"button\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Play video<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" width=\"72\" height=\"50.76\"><use href=\"#am-symbol-youtube-play-dark\"\/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/Yn-XFOIJPA8\/maxresdefault.jpg\" media=\"(min-width: 480px)\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/Yn-XFOIJPA8\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Play\"\/>\n\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t<\/button><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<template><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ceramic Lamb (Wildflower)\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Yn-XFOIJPA8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/template><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<noscript><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ceramic Lamb (Wildflower)\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Yn-XFOIJPA8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/noscript>\n\t<\/div>\n<p>For the last song this week, I\u2019d like to introduce you to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/kowlooncowboy.bandcamp.com\/track\/ceramic-lamb-wildflower\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kowloon Cowboy<\/a>, the brainchild of singer\/songwriter <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/realkowlooncowboy\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">James Joshua Li<\/a>. This week, he and his band dropped a new song, \u201cCeramic Lamb (Wildflower)\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Bill, a mutual friend of mine and James, sent me the song, and immediately I knew I wanted to amplify it here because it\u2019s an incredible showcase of James\u2019 songwriting and musical craftsmanship. But let me let him tell you about it in his own words.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>Ceramic Lamb is based on this episode of a paranormal podcast (\u2018Take Me Home\u2019 from KEXP\u2019s <\/em>Spooked<em>) and told from the girlfriend\u2019s perspective. It\u2019s about a poltergeist destroying a couple\u2019s home, but I was particularly drawn to how it also served as a metaphor for ignoring the signs of a doomed relationship. The bargaining and justifications amplified by the literal ghost in your house. It is very human and, as a Brit looking from the outside, somehow distinctly American.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThe long piano outro was inspired by The Mountain Goat\u2019s \u2018Heel Turn 2\u2019s\u2019 and played by Heavy Piano (Josh Piper, a piano YouTuber). I\u2019ve been a fan of Josh\u2019s work for over a decade now! I got into him via his Sufjan covers, and thankfully, he was receptive to a cold email. It\u2019s my favourite part, and I\u2019d honestly check out the song just for that end section.\u201d <br \/><\/em>\u2013 James Joshua Li<\/p>\n<p><!-- AI CONTENT END 1 -->\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n\t\t\t!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n\t\t\t{if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n\t\t\t\tn.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n\t\t\t\tif(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n\t\t\t\tn.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n\t\t\t\tt.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n\t\t\t\ts.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,document,'script','https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n\t\t\tfbq('init', '782589578427709');\n\t\t\tfbq('track', 'PageView');\n\t\t<\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.vice.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A very jolly first New Music Friday of December to you all! Narrowing down to five songs was not easy this week, but there were some clear standouts that I could not ignore and need to share. \u201cDespair\u201d by Mayhem Play video Black metal masters Mayhem have forged a dark new offering, Liturgy of Death, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2188404,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25179],"tags":[392038,21935,422263,21800,295732],"class_list":["post-2188403","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-music","tag-black-metal","tag-indie","tag-metal-music","tag-music","tag-noisey"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/5-Songs-You-Need-Hear-This-Week-1205.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2188403","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2188403"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2188403\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2188405,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2188403\/revisions\/2188405"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2188404"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2188403"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2188403"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2188403"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}