{"id":2376593,"date":"2026-04-16T20:52:02","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T20:52:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2376593"},"modified":"2026-04-16T20:52:02","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T20:52:02","slug":"11-new-songs-out-today-to-listen-to-massive-attack-and-tom-waits-broken-social-scene-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/11-new-songs-out-today-to-listen-to-massive-attack-and-tom-waits-broken-social-scene-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"11 New Songs Out Today to Listen To: Massive Attack and Tom Waits, Broken Social Scene, and More"},"content":{"rendered":"

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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 Thursday, April 16, 2026.<\/em><\/p>\n\n

Massive Attack and Tom Waits \u2013 \u2018Boots on the Ground\u2019<\/h3>\n

It\u2019s been a quarter of a century since Tom Waits put out new original material. Of course, he was going to make it count. \u2018Boots on the Ground\u2019<\/a>, a collaboration that also serves as Massive Attack\u2019s first new music in six years, is a darkly pertinent protest song that stretches over seven minutes.\u00a0\u201cIt\u2019s a career honour to collaborate with an artist of the magnitude, originality and integrity of Tom, but this track is arriving in an atmosphere of chaos,\u201d the group said in a statement. \u201cAcross the western hemisphere, state authoritarianism and the militarisation of police forces are fusing again with neo-fascist politics. Seen within the American emergency, at home and overseas, this track contains pulses of callous impulse & abandoned mind.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cOne day many years ago I accepted an invitation from Massive Attack to collaborate,\u201d Waits added \u201cWay back then, we sent them \u2018Boots on the Ground\u2019. Their long release delay never worried me. Today, as in all of mankind\u2019s yesterdays, guarantees this song will never go out of style. Man\u2019s fiasco folly is a feast for the flies. Hence, the B side of Massive Attack\u2019s upcoming 12 inch \u2018The Fly\u2019 features my appreciation for the winged nuisance.\u201d<\/p>\n