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.
SHABOOZEY – “GOOD NEWS”
Shaboozey’s massive breakout year continues. His song “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” recently broke a Billboard Hot 100 chart record for spending 17 nonconsecutive weeks at the top of the chart, the most weeks at No. 1 for a solo track in the chart’s history, and today he released a new single, “Good News.” It’s about needing some good news (who among us can’t relate), and it’s a little more mournful than “A Bar Song” but captures that same widely-likable magic.
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LIL NAS X – “LIGHT AGAIN!” (co-prod. DAFT PUNK’S THOMAS BANGALTER)
Lil Nas X is back with a thumping house-pop single co-produced by Daft Punk’s Thomas Bangalter, and it comes with a video set at a debaucherous house party, complete with tattooing, bong hits, massive stuffed animals, silly string, roller-skaters on a half-pipe, a kiddie pool in the back of a pickup truck, and much more.
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SKYZOO – “COURTESY CALL” (ft. CHUCK D)
Skyzoo has announced a new album, Keep Me Company, due the Friday after Thanksgiving (11/29). New single “Courtesy Call” is an old school-style boom bap song with a hook from Public Enemy’s Chuck D.
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LOS CAMPESINOS! – MORE HELL EP
After releasing their first album in 7 years in July, All Hell, Los Campesinos! have unveiled a companion, an EP featuring reworked versions of 5 tracks and a cover of a “favourite song,” the Secret Stars’ “Wait.”
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MICHAELA ANNE – “JUST MORE LOVE” (ft. JOSH OLIVER)
Nashville singer/songwriter Michaela Anne has shared a lovely new folk/country single, “Just More Love.”
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RINGO STARR – “THANKFUL” FT. ALISON KRAUSS
Ringo Starr’s new country album comes out in January, and he’s given us another early taste of it with “Thankful,” featuring Alison Krauss. “I love this track,” Ringo says. “I wrote it with my producer and engineer Bruce Sugar and I feel we put an LA country sound to it. For the lyrics, I always like to focus on the positive, and for this song in particular, about what we can be thankful for. I hope it brings you some joy and peace and love.”
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LIL BABY – “INSECURITIES” & “5AM”
Atlanta trap-pop titan Lil Baby has been dropping singles lately and here’s another appealing two-pack.
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YOLA – “SYMPHONY”
Yola’s new EP My Way is due out on January 17 via S-Curve Records, and she’s given us another early taste with “Symphony.” “I’m exploring the element of surprise in this song,” she says, “talking about when you’ve suddenly found someone that is not a fuckboy, someone that is not a waste of skin, and actually really dope. And you instantly feel ready to have both a deeper conversation and sexual connection. After experiencing dating app nightmares in these streets, there is a sense of surprise and profound shock when you meet someone that is a functioning human being, let alone the love of your life, especially in the context of this barrage of nightmares.”
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BOLDY JAMES & HARRY FRAUD – “SHRINK WRAP” (ft. BABYFACE RAY)
The extremely prolific Detroit rapper Boldy James will release his third project of 2024, a collaboration with producer Harry Fraud called The Bricktionary, next week (11/22). Its new single “Shrink Wrap” features a very different type of Detroit rapper, Babyface Ray, and it’s a cool collision of their styles.
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NILUFER YANYA – “MUTATIONS” (EMPRESS OF REMIX)
Nilufer Yanya’s new remix EP is out next week, and she’s shared another track from it, Empress Of’s dancefloor-ready rework of “Mutations.”
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MANTAR – “HALSGERICHT”
German metal duo Mantar have announced a new album, Post Apocalyptic Depression, due February 14 via Metal Blade. New single “Halsgericht” is a black n’ roll ripper with a sludge/psych bridge, and if you’re into stuff like Kvelertak and Tribulation but haven’t hopped on the Mantar train yet, you might wanna check this out.
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ELTON JOHN & BRANDI CARLILE – “NEVER TOO LATE”
Elton John and Brandi Carlile’s new collaborative track is from new Disney+ documentary Elton John: Never Too Late. “I found the early cut of the documentary that went on to become Elton John: Never Too Late so moving,” Brandi says. “It was really amazing to see historic footage of Elton and the trajectory of his life. But as fantastic and as beautiful as everything was that we were all witnessing as fans, his life was also pretty lonely and difficult at times. And I thought that the documentary illustrated a really important sentiment, because he might not have ever found his serenity and his peace, but he did find it, and he found it later in life. And it is never too late – too late to find the love of your life, or to start a family, or to change your mind about anything.” Elton adds, “When Brandi told me she was so inspired by the early cut of the documentary that she wanted us to to co-write a new song for it, I was thrilled. I’ve known for a long time how great she was but still, reading her lyrics and co-writing with her on the music was deeply moving. Especially given how personal it is to see, seeing my life on the screen, she just perfectly captured the essence of the documentary and why I stopped touring to spend more time with my family. I’m constantly astonished by her craft, she can channel my voice in a way only Bernie has managed to do before. I know Bernie helped guide Brandi on that. The standard of her musicianship, her songwriting, her passion for what she does are sensational. She truly is one of the greatest there is.”
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SKIIFALL – “MYSTERY MAN”
Montreal singer and rapper Skiifall has announced a Kenny Beats-produced EP, Lovers Til I’m Gone, due January 15, and the first single is the dancehall-infused “Mystery Man.”
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POPCAAN – WHERE WE COME FROM BONUS TRACKS
Dancehall icon Popcaan just released a 10th anniversary edition of 2014’s Where We Come From featuring two previously-unreleased songs from that era, “Beat The Struggle” and “Don’t Finesse Me,” as well as an acoustic version of the title track.
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KNIFEPLAY – “SPRIT ECHO” & “CRY BABIES” (ELVIS DEPRESSEDLY COVER)
Philly indie band Knifeplay have just shared an epic 10-minute song, “Spirit Echo,” and it comes backed with an Elvis Depressedly cover.
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SCOUR – “INFUSORIUM”
Metal supergroup Scour (vocalist Phil Anselmo of Pantera/Down plus members of Pig Destroyer, Agoraphobic Nosebleed, Misery Index, and more) have announced a new album, Gold, due February 21 via Housecore/Nuclear Blast. Here’s the fierce, towering lead single “Infusorium.”
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MACHINE HEAD – “THESE SCARS WON’T DEFINE US” (ft. IN FLAMES, LACUNA COIL & UNEARTH)
Machine Head announced a tour with In Flames, Lacuna Coil, and Unearth earlier this week, and today they shared a new song that features vocal from all four of those bands.
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RAY VAUGHN – “EAST CHATT” (ft. ISAIAH RASHAD)
Long Beach rapper Ray Vaughn is one of Top Dawg Entertainment’s latest signings, and his new EP The Good, The Bad & The Dollar Menu is set to arrive on the label “soon.” Today he released the EP’s new single “East Chatt,” which features his TDE labelmate Isaiah Rashad.
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EYEDRESS – “OCCASIONAL STONER”
Eyedress has announced new album Occasional Stoner which will be out on Valentine’s Day. He’s shared the breezy title track of which he says, “‘Occasional Stoner’ is about my wife smoking weed whenever she’s going through a tough time. I wrote the song around the time our son was diagnosed with autism. At first, it was really hard on us and we didn’t know what to do but eventually we came to terms with it and nowadays we’re so proud to be advocates for everyone that’s on the spectrum.”
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SERAFINA STEER – DRINKING FROM THE POOLS OF NIGHT
Serafina Steer spent a few years in Jarvis Cocker’s JARV IS band, as well as indie rock group Bas Jan, but she first gained notice for the harp. Here’s a new instrumental EP of tranquil beauty.
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DESIRE – “DRAMA QUEEN”
Desire will soon release album Games People Play via Italians Do It Better and has shared another single from it. “Drama Queen” is housey and more overtly dancey than what you usually get from the label.
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DU BLONDE (BETH JEANS HOUGHTON) – SNIFF MORE GRITTY
Beth Jeans Houghton’s new album as Du Blonde features contributions from Skunk Anansie’s Skin, Against Me!’s Laura Jane Grace, Maximo Park’s Paul Smith and The Futureheads’ Ross Millard. “I’m so excited to be releasing ‘Sniff More Gritty’ into the world. It’s been fun expanding on the more theatrical side of songwriting, and having the freedom to make more left-field decisions with performance and production has resulted in one of my favourite albums I’ve ever made. It was a joy to make and I hope the listening experience will be just as fun for someone else out there.”
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SAM FENDER – “PEOPLE WATCHING”
Sam Fender will release his third album, People Watching, on February 21 via Capitol. It was co-produced by War on Drugs’ Adam Granduciel and this is the title track.
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JACK WHITE – “YOU GOT ME SEARCHING”
Jack White has shared a new song, “You Got Me Searching.” The high-octane ripper is a No Name outtake that’s the b-side on a new 7″ for album highlight “That’s How I’m Feeling.”
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AMEOKAMA – “I WILL BE CLOUDS IN THE MORNING AND RAIN IN THE EVENING”
ameokama is the solo project of Aki McCullough (of Dreamwell, A Constant Knowledge of Death, Necroplanet, and other bands) and she just announced her debut album, i will be clouds in the morning and rain in the evening. Listen to the title track and read more here.
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SHABAKA – “TIMEPIECES” (ft. BILLY WOODS)
Shabaka Hutchings has announced a new solo EP, Possession, and its first single is a collaboration with billy woods. Read more about it here.
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