20 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.

SCOWL – “B.A.B.E.”

Scowl have shared the third single off their upcoming Dead Oceans debut Are We All Angels, which is poised to be a full-fledged pivot into melodic alternative rock. “B.A.B.E.” continues that, but this one brings back the band’s hardcore side a little more overtly than the first two singles did. Pre-order the album on green vinyl.

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BDRMM – “LAKE DISAPPOINTMENT”

“Lake Disappointment is probably the most aggressive and exciting song we’ve conjured up,” says bdrmm’s Ryan Smith of the band’s electronics-heavy new single. “I remember sending it to Alex (our producer) and I’ve never seen him so excited about a track. It was such a dream to work on. I feel like within all the melancholy of the record there is a lot of anger too. This is us getting that out, and saying fuck you to the wrongdoers. I will always hold such a great memory of shooting the video. We ventured to an abandoned warehouse in Sheffield and recruited an amazing production team and created our own dystopian TV shopping channel (under strong orders our bosses at MicroTech). We must have been sick for a week after from being stood around in the cold for 12 hours in hospital gowns, but it was worth it. No pain, no gain (we’re still waiting for the gain).” New album Microtonic is out February 28 via Mogwai’s Rock Action label.

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HAAI – “CAN’T STAND TO LOSE”

London-based producer, songwriter and DJ HAAi has shared her first new single since 2023, the ethereal “Can’t Stand to Lose,” which is out now via Mute. “‘Can’t Stand to Lose’ is a reflection on longing, loss, and the deeply human emotions that accompany them – the nostalgia, the yearning, and the vulnerability,” she says. “It’s inspired by our rapidly changing world and how it reshapes our lives: opening possibilities that are initially exciting, but are soon met with the realisation of what’s lost. It’s a meditation on what we gain and what we leave behind.”

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MY MORNING JACKET – “SQUID INK”

“The idea behind ‘Squid Ink’ is that certain people carry a negativity that fills the room like a squid shooting ink into the water,” says My Morning Jacket’s Jim James. “It’s about trying to get out of those murky waters by believing in yourself, and when Patrick and I were jamming I got the idea to sing part of the chorus really low — almost like putting a beard on the face of the vocal.” MMJ’s new album will be out March 21.

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HORSEGIRL – “FRONTRUNNER”

Horsegirl’s excellent new album Phonetics On and On is out Friday and here’s one last sneak peak via the delicate, pretty “Frontrunner.”

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LAURA JANE GRACE IN THE TRAUMA TROPES – “YOUR GOD (GOD’S DICK)”

Laura Jane Grace has shared a new single from her new band with Paris Campbell Grace (her wife), Jacopo Fokas, and Orestis Lagadinos. “Maybe the only time in my career I’ll ever give Eminem a run for his money with lyrical flow,” she says of “Your God (God’s Dick),” which was written last summer during a songwriting fellowship retreat in Greece.

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OBONGJAYAR – “NOT IN SURRENDER”

Obongjayar has a new album on the way, and he prefaces it with this groovy new single.

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ALABASTER DEPLUME – “INVINCIBILITY”

UK jazz and art pop musician Alabaster DePlume has shared another taste of A Blade Because A Blade Is Whole, and this one finds him in string-laden chamber pop territory.

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INGROWN – “WATCH YOUR BACK”

Boise death-metallic hardcore band Ingrown offer up another brutally heavy taste of Idaho.

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DAMION – “NEVER GONNA CHANGE”

Damion has announced a new album, I’m Gonna Lose Control, due March 21 via Pop Wig, and here’s the lo-fi power pop of lead single “Never Gonna Change.”

I’m Gonna Lose Control by Damion

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JAMES ELKINGTON – “VERY BERK SQUAD” & 5 OTHERS

Folk guitarist James Elkington has announced a new album, Pastel De Nada, due March 28 via No Quarter. Six songs are out now, and there’s a video for the lovely new single “Very Berk Squad.”

Pastel De Nada by James Elkington

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YOUR SPIRIT DIES – “IN THE DEPTHS OF GRIEF”

South Carolina metalcore band Your Spirit Dies will follow up their promising EPs with their first full-length album, My Gnawing Pains Will Never Rest, on May 2 via MRNK Heavy. Here’s the crisp attack of lead single “In the Depths of Grief.”

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HEKLA – “VAR”

Icelandic theremin maestra (three words that should already have you hitting play) Hekla will release new album Turnar in a month and here’s one of the many eerie pieces found within.

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MOST THINGS – “SHOPS!”

It doesn’t get more British and twee than this, the new song from London duo Most Things. “She said I’m not driving this bus
I’m dragging it.”

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PARTY DOZEN – “THE BIG MAN UPSTAIRS” (PD REMIX)

Aussie duo Party Dozen have remixed themselves, turning the atmosphere “The Big Man Upstairs” into a dancefloor filler.

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SARAH MARY CHADWICK – “NOT COOL LIKE NY / NOT COOL LIKE LA”

Sarah Mary Chadwick announced her ninth album and shared the harrowing lead single, which you can read more about here.

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IDA – “BLACK THUMB” (LORI CARSON COVER)

NYC indie rock greats Ida‘s fifth album, Will You Find Me, turns 25 this year, and reissue label Numero Group is giving it the deluxe box set treatment with dozens of previously unreleased tracks, including this Lori Carson cover.

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PREOCCUPATIONS – “FOCUS”

The first single from Canadian group Preoccupations’ just-announced fifth album is a little shinier than you might have expected.

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ARM’S LENGTH – “FUNNY FACE”

Ontario emo/post-hardcore band Arm’s Length have signed to Pure Noise for their sophomore album There’s A Whole World Out There, and here’s lead single “Funny Face.” Read more here.

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IRON LUNG – “LIFELESS LIFE”

Seattle powerviolence vets Iron Lung have announced their first album in 12 years, Adapting // Crawling, and here’s the 52-second lead single “Lifeless Life.” Read more here.

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