{"id":2495452,"date":"2026-07-09T19:16:45","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T19:16:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2495452"},"modified":"2026-07-09T19:16:45","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T19:16:45","slug":"11-new-songs-out-today-to-listen-to-kisser-ed-obrien-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/11-new-songs-out-today-to-listen-to-kisser-ed-obrien-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"11 New Songs Out Today to Listen To: Kisser, Ed O&#8217;Brien, and More"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><em>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><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\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/playlist\/1xoJuoB12NjhudRElJRets\">Best New Songs playlist<\/a>). Below, check out our track roundup for Thursday, July 8, 2026.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h3>Kisser \u2013 \u2018Bad Boy Mountain\u2019 and \u2018Ghostgirl\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>In our <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ourculturemag.com\/2026\/03\/02\/buck-meek-the-mirror-interview\/\">recent interview<\/a>, Big Thief\u2019s Buck Meek talked about kissing as one of the inspirations behind his latest solo album and mentioned his new band, Kisser. It features several artists who contributed to that record, including Germaine Dunes, Jesse Quebbeman-Turley, and Adam Brisbin. Today, they\u2019ve shared their first songs, the raucous \u2018Bad Boy Mountain\u2019 and the quieter \u2018Ghostgirl\u2019.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: 0; width: 400px; height: 208px;\" src=\"https:\/\/ourculturemag.com\/2026\/07\/09\/11-new-songs-out-today-to-listen-to-kisser-ed-obrien-and-more\/about:blank\" seamless=\"\" data-rocket-lazyload=\"fitvidscompatible\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=3566199\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/artwork=small\/transparent=true\/\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/kisserband.bandcamp.com\/album\/kisser\">Kisser by Kisser<\/a><\/iframe><noscript><iframe style=\"border: 0; width: 400px; height: 208px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=3566199\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/artwork=small\/transparent=true\/\" seamless=\"\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/kisserband.bandcamp.com\/album\/kisser\">Kisser by Kisser<\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p>\n<h3>Ed O\u2019 Brien \u2013 \u2018Abbeycwmhir\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>Radiohead guitarist Ed O\u2019Brien has unveiled \u2018Abbeycwmhir\u2019, a beatific track from the sessions behind his recent solo album, <em>Blue Morpho<\/em>. The title translates from Welsh as \u201cAbbey in the Long Valley.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ed O&amp;apos;Brien - Abbeycwmhir (Official Audio)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8SWpeMXeBoU?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<p><noscript><\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ed O&amp;apos;Brien - Abbeycwmhir (Official Audio)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8SWpeMXeBoU?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<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<h3>The Last Dinner Party \u2013 \u2018Knocking at the Sky\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>The Last Dinner Party have dropped a new single, \u2018Knocking at the Sky\u2019, taken from a new deluxe edition of their second LP <em>From the Pyre<\/em>. \u201c\u2019Knocking at the Sky\u2019 is the final tale from The Pyre,\u201d the band shared. \u201cAfter creating an album about storytelling and worldbuilding we thought it apt to end this act with a story set in the sinister mythworld itself: Los Angeles. Hollywood is the ultimate fairytale; the stakes are at surreal heights, the landscape is unruly and plastic and its populated with a cast of Grimm characters all striving and struggling at the centre of their own hero\u2019s journey.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Last Dinner Party - Knocking at the Sky\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7TgNkts5aDo?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<p><noscript><\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Last Dinner Party - Knocking at the Sky\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7TgNkts5aDo?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<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<h3>Hannah Cole \u2013 \u2018MMA\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>Hannah Cole has announced her debut album, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ourculturemag.com\/2026\/07\/09\/hannah-cole-announces-debut-album-shares-new-single-mma\/\"><em>Switchbacks<\/em><\/a>, with the gauzy, cathartic new single \u2018MMA\u2019. She tracked the LP, which is out in September, with her longtime collaborator and partner Josef Kuhn.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Hannah Cole - &quot;MMA&quot; (Official Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/X9lVDXdKaXE?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<p><noscript><\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Hannah Cole - &quot;MMA&quot; (Official Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/X9lVDXdKaXE?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<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<h3>Starcleaner Reunion \u2013 \u2018Never Odd or Even\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>New York outfit Starcleaner Reunion have announced their debut full-length, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/lnk.to\/starcleanerreunion\"><em>Umbrella<\/em><\/a>, arriving September 25 via Take Care Records. The nervy, hypnotic new single \u2018Never Odd or Even\u2019 leads the LP. \u201c\u2018Never Odd or Even\u2019 is about the anticipation of sharing secrets,\u201d the band explained. \u201cSome of them can be entertaining while others could reveal dark things. This song explores the experience of a personal secret leaving that protective space in someone\u2019s mind. The push and pull dynamic of the music, bouncing between propulsive motorik rush and 5\/4 waltz, mimics that trajectory between that excitement and unimaginable darkness.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Starcleaner Reunion - Never Odd or Even (Official Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_Km4DxIRTDI?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<p><noscript><\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Starcleaner Reunion - Never Odd or Even (Official Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_Km4DxIRTDI?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<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<h3>Getdown Services \u2013 \u2018Cha Cha Slide\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>Getdown Services have released a dreamy, oddly nostalgic song called \u2018Cha Cha Slide\u2019, which is lifted from their upcoming album <em>Massive Champion<\/em>. \u201cThis song is about the feeling of everyone else somehow knowing what to do,\u201d Josh Law explained. \u201cIt\u2019s about a feeling I\u2019d get as a child that has never quite left me; that I just don\u2019t really know what to do at social occasions. It\u2019s about realising that trying to connect with and understand people is a lifetime of trial and error. It\u2019s probably the saddest song we\u2019ve ever written.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Getdown Services  - Cha Cha Slide (Official Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2Je2INSeUfY?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<p><noscript><\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Getdown Services  - Cha Cha Slide (Official Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2Je2INSeUfY?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<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<h3>Sam and Louise Sullivan \u2013 \u2018Love &amp; Devotion\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>Sam and Louise Sullivan have shared the title track from their forthcoming album, <em>Love &amp; Devotion<\/em>. \u201cPeople say it\u2019s hard, but it\u2019s easy when you got the sway,\u201d Louise sings, and the music proves their point. Sam described it as the duo\u2019s \u201cfolk-rock wedding song,\u201d adding: \u201cIt\u2019s fashionable these days to say, \u2018ooh, love is so hard; we have to work on our relationship; we need to find compromise, etc.\u2019 No. Wrong. Love should be easy and very fun.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Sam and Louise Sullivan - &quot;Love &amp; Devotion&quot;\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sSJq4h6KcDU?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<p><noscript><\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Sam and Louise Sullivan - &quot;Love &amp; Devotion&quot;\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sSJq4h6KcDU?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<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<h3>Theo Bleak \u2013 \u2018We Will Not Be Lovers\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>We haven\u2019t heard from Theo Bleak since last December\u2019s <em>Bargaining<\/em>, a project that held my interest during a month when us music writers don\u2019t typically pay attention to a lot of new music. Today, the Scottish musician is back with a lovely cover of the Waterboys\u2019 \u2018We Will Not Be Lovers\u2019, which comes with a video by Jacob Gandy.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Theo Bleak - We Will Not Be Lovers\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1ntsaijl-rE?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<p><noscript><\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Theo Bleak - We Will Not Be Lovers\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1ntsaijl-rE?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<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<h3>The Mary Wallopers \u2013 \u2018Landlord\u2019s Demise\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>Ireland\u2019s The Mary Wallopers are back with \u2018Landlord\u2019s Demise\u2019, the latest offering from their third album, <em>Paddywhackery<\/em>. \u201cThis is a song about the fall of empire in Ireland, and an expression of our disdain for the Landlord Class,\u201d Andrew Hendy expounded. \u201cIt\u2019s based on a true story about a Manor House falling down around its aristocratic owner, and is also inspired by Tom Barry\u2019s book \u2018Guerilla Days in Ireland\u2019. It\u2019s a song for all the struggling renters, in dingy flats and mould infested bathrooms, living in fear of another rent hike.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Mary Wallopers - Landlord\u2019s Demise (Official Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mvuNZ063xPo?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<p><noscript><\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Mary Wallopers - Landlord\u2019s Demise (Official Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mvuNZ063xPo?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<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<h3>Initiate \u2013 \u2018Numb the Pain\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cWe all wondered, \u2018What would it sound like if Clairo wrote a Quicksand record?\u2019\u201d Crystal Pak, vocalist of the California hardcore outfit Initiate, said of their new single \u2018Numb the Pain\u2019. (The question is, what would <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pastemagazine.com\/music\/clairo\/from-pork-to-beef-peppa-pig-shades-clairo\">Peppa Pig<\/a> think of it?) The exhilarating track leads their new EP <em>With Love \/\/ With Rage<\/em>, out on August 7 via Blue Grape. It \u201cstarts off with a callback to our last single, \u2018Alone At the Bottom\u2019,\u201d according to Pak, \u201cshowcasing the ebbs and flows that life can throw at you. Where much of hardcore leans into anthems of brotherhood and sisterhood, this track still embraces those themes, but frames them through a more introspective lens. The addition of melodic softness and acoustic elements makes it clear from the outset that this is meant to land differently \u2014 not as a rallying cry, but as something more personal and reflective. In a way, it stands apart while still feeling connected to the core of what we do \u2014 expanding our sound without losing the heart behind it, and showing that strength doesn\u2019t always have to come through volume alone.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Initiate - Numb The Pain [Official Video]\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/E8qQwafddH0?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<p><noscript><\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Initiate - Numb The Pain [Official Video]\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/E8qQwafddH0?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<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<\/div>\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 ourculturemag.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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 overwhelming, 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 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2495453,"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":[491433,491434,491435,491436,491437,486270,491438,353207,353206,491439],"class_list":["post-2495452","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-music","tag-ed-o-brien","tag-getdown-services","tag-hannah-cole","tag-initiate","tag-kisser","tag-sam-and-louise-sullivan","tag-starcleaner-reunion","tag-the-last-dinner-party","tag-the-mary-wallopers","tag-theo-blake"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/11-New-Songs-Out-Today-to-Listen-To-Kisser-Ed.webp","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2495452","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=2495452"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2495452\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2495454,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2495452\/revisions\/2495454"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2495453"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2495452"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2495452"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2495452"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}