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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, February 18, 2026.<\/em><\/p>\n \u2018Dead End\u2019, the lead single from Snail Mail\u2019s upcoming full-length Ricochet<\/em>, made our list of the best songs of January<\/a>. Today, Lindsey Jordan is back with the album\u2019s second single, the breezily existential \u2018My Maker\u2019, which is accompanied by a video she co-directed with Elsie Richter. The song \u201cwas the lyrical jumping off point of the record, the anchor that helped me build the rest of the album around it,\u201d she explained. \u201cI kept thinking about the line \u201cit\u2019s just sky,\u201d which obviously meant we had to make a video in a hot air balloon. It took six canceled rides for that to happen, but we finally got up there. I wanted the video to reference the lyrics about mortality, but also about the freedom that comes with realizing fate is out of your hands.\u201d<\/p>\nSnail Mail \u2013 \u2018My Maker\u2019<\/h3>\n