16 New Songs Out Today

So many artists, so many songs, so little time. Each week we review a handful of new albums (of all genres), round up even more new music that we’d call “indie,” and talk about what metal is coming out. We post music news, track premieres, and more all day. We update a playlist weekly of some of our current favorite tracks. Here’s a daily roundup with a bunch of interesting, newly released songs in one place.

CRAIG FINN – “BETHANY”

“This was the first song I wrote that brought me into the world of this album,” The Hold Steady’s Craig Finn says of “Bethany,” the latest single off his new solo album Always Been. “It’s the first song I showed producer Adam Granduciel when we talked about making a record. It’s the first song we recorded. It’s the first song on the album, which feels right spiritually. It introduces the record’s main character, a guy who became a clergy person without having actual faith, and the aftermath of his fall from grace. When we got the take of this song, I knew we were on track to make something really cool. Adam’s guitar solo still gives me chills.”

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SHANNON AND THE CLAMS – “I’M A FOOL”

The Deluxe Edition of Shannon and The Clams’ The Moon Is In The Wrong Place is out today and includes a few previously unreleased songs, including this one which features Will Sprout on lead vocals and Nate Mahan on lead guitar.

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LYRA PRAMUK – “VEGA”

Lyra Pramuk has shared her first new music in five years, looping, experimental track “Vega,” and it’s the first release on her new label, pop.soil, which is described in a press release as an “experimental hub for nurturing adventurous fresh musical forms.”

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SPORTS TEAM – “MAYBE WHEN WE’RE 30”

Sports Team lyricist Rob Knaggs calls “Maybe When We’re 30,” the latest single from their new album Boys These Days, “a song for Brooklyn Beckham. When you start off in a band you feel like Slurms Mackenzie (the Futurama party slug). You can’t believe it’s your job to travel around the world and drink beer and make music with your friends. And then one morning you look around, and all your friends are getting married, and you think, maybe all I really want is to grow old, and get a dog, and write horrible things about Brooklyn Beckham on Facebook, and go on cruises, and have petty disputes with my neighbours about whether the council recycles cardboard.”

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KAITLYN AURELIA SMITH – “WHAT’S BETWEEN US”

“This song is about the moment of apprehension before one goes deeper with something / someone… the rush of concern that accompanies a ‘breakthrough,'” Kaitlin Aurelia Smith says of this new song which starts very 8-bit and then goes widescreen. New album GUSH will be out in August.

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GIRL IN RED – “CONFESSION”

girl in red’s minimal new single recalls her early bedroom pop more than her newer, more produced alt-pop material.

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LOST UNDER HEAVEN – “CREATION SONG”

Having recently announced their breakup, Lost Under Heaven (the duo of former WU LYF singer Ellery James Roberts and Ebony Hoorn) have shared a final single, “Creation Song.”

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TWO SHELL – “OOPS…”

Following the release of their self-titled debut LP last year, Two Shell have unveiled “Oops…,” a hyperpoo banger that they teased at Marie Leuder’s London Fashion Week show.

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WAVVES – “SO LONG”

Wavves shared a new single, “So Long,” as they launch a new cannabis brand, Wavvy Supply Co. “At Wavvy we envision a world where cannabis is not just a product, but an art,” they say. “Made by artists for artists.”

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ALISON KRAUSS & UNION STATION – “GRANITE MILLS”

Alison Krauss on her new single: Jerry, “Ron, Barry and I all met when Dan Tyminski left the band, and Jerry asked me, ‘What do you think?’ I said, ‘Russell Moore,’ and they all said, ‘Absolutely!’ I couldn’t believe it when we went into the studio and his voice came through the speakers,” says Alison Krauss. “He just stands there and sings with his hands in his pockets, and he kills it. The first song he did was ‘Granite Mills’ and about 10 minutes in, Ron was covering his mouth because he started giggling. Russell came in and inspired us all.” New album Arcadia is out March 28.

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DEATH BEFORE DISHONOR – “OVERRULED”

Hardcore vets Death Before Dishonor have a new track, “Overruled,” out on Bridge Nine Records. They say it’s “lyrically, is a calling out of those who don’t lead with their true intentions. With this song, we set out to draw the boundary between bonds forged in principle and bonds born from convenience.”

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KEEP SHELLY IN ATHENS – “LITTLE DUSTY DREAMS”

Keep Shelly in Athens, currently the duo of RΠЯ and Natali Sideri, continue releasing one-off singles, and here’s the latest one, the misty “Little Dusty Dreams.”

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LIZZO – “LOVE IN REAL LIFE”

Lizzo is back with her first new music in almost two years, and a trio of intimate shows.

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BRYAN FERRY & AMELIA BARRATT – “FLORIST”

Bryan Ferry released “Star” last year as part of his Retrospective compilation, which was his first new, original composition in more than a decade. That song was a collaboration with Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross and Amelia Barratt, and now he and Barratt are releasing an album together. It’s titled Loose Talk and will be out March 28 via Dene Jesmond Records.

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TORI AMOS – THE MUSIC OF TORI AND THE MUSES

Ahead of the release of her new children’s book, Tori Amos surprise-released its soundtrack.

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FATBOI SHARIF & DRIVEBY – “BATTLESTAR GALACTICA”

Fatboi Sharif and Driveby have announced a new album, Let Me Out, which will be out April 24 via Deathbomb Arc. It features appearances from regular collaborators Beans, Curly Castro, and Lungs, and here’s the first single.

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