32 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.

MOTORHEAD & THE DAMNED – “NEAT NEAT NEAT”

An official punk tribute album to Motorhead called Killed By Deaf is coming out on Halloween and it features covers by Rancid, Pennywise, The bronx, Lagwagon, Murphy’s Law, and more. It also features a collaborative version of The Damned’s “Neat Neat Neat” by Motorhead and The Damned, and you can hear that now.

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DOVE ELLIS – “TO THE SANDALS”

Ahead of his tour supporting Geese, Irish artist Dove Ellis has unveiled his debut single, the self-produced “To The Sandals,” which he calls “reflections on a failing shotgun marriage in Cancún.”

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BLACK EYES – “TOMTOM”

Dischord art punk vets Black Eyes have given us another taste of their first album in 21 years.

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RACHEL BOBBITT – “HUSH”

Rachel Bobbitt’s debut LP Swimming Towards the Sand is out next month, and the latest single is atmospheric and very pretty “Hush.”

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CUSTOMER SERVICE – “NEVER MEANT TO”

The title of Halifax, Nova Scotia emo band Customer Service’s new song “Never Meant To” is an American Football reference, but it sounds more like another sporty emo band: Modern Baseball. It’s off their upcoming EP If You’re Here, You Must be Fine, which arrives on October 31 via Royal Mountain.

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SKULLCRUSHER – “DRAGON”

Skullcrusher’s new album And Your Song Is Like a Circle arrives next month, and she’s shared another single, “Dragon,” which she says she wrote “while thinking about dissociation and how it can feel to be brought back to the ground from this state. Like in Spirited Away when Chihiro begins to disappear in the spirit world she touches Haku’s hand, which pulls her back but then she can’t move her legs. It is a heavy thing to feel the weight of living and pull yourself back to earth. I was interested in the idea of this being a heavy burden but also a necessary aspect of living. It is hopeful but scary as well. Similar to the way armor is a protection but also a burden, either physically or mentally. It’s difficult to protect yourself.”

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TRIBAL GAZE – “TO THE SPOILS OF FAITH” (ft. INGROWN’S ROSS HANSEN)

Texas death metallers Tribal Gaze just wrapped up a tour supporting The Acacia Strain that Idaho hardcore band Ingrown were also on, and now they shared a new song from their upcoming album Inveighing Brilliance that Ingrown vocalist Ross Hansen appears on.

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MARGARET GLASPY – “THESE DAYS” (JACKSON BROWNE COVER, FT. JAMES BAY)

Margaret Glaspy’s new covers and collaborations collection The Golden Heart Protector is out this Friday (9/12), and she’s given us another preview with her rendition of Jackson Browne’s “These Days,” which James Bay joins her on. “Margaret and I met back in 2016, I reached out as a huge fan of her record Emotions And Math,” Bay says. “We were playing the same festival and though we were on different stages at the same time, she sent a signed copy of her record to my dressing room. We’ve been friends ever since! In 2024 Margaret was in London playing some solo shows; she asked if she knew anyone who might be able to open up the show. I asked if I could and she said yes! We decided it would be fun to do a cover song together and we found These Days on a playlist of hers and thought it could make for a cool duet so we worked out a version that afternoon and that evening we played it live. We loved duetting and agreed it would be fun to capture it in the studio some time. At the end of 2024 we happened to be in LA at the same time and Margaret was working with Ryan Lerman in the studio. Margaret and I realised this was our chance to record These Days, she invited me over and we captured it in just a couple hours! The rest is history! I’m so grateful to Margaret for her friendship and inspiration, I’m such a huge fan of her work.”

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FREE THROW – “MIKE NOLAN’S LONG WEEKEND” (ft. BAD LUCK’S DOM FOX)

Emo bands Free Throw and Prince Daddy & the Hyena are gearing up for some fall tour dates together and both bands released new songs today. Here’s Free Throw’s explosive “Mike Nolan’s Long Weekend,” which features Dom Fox from the band Bad Luck.

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PRINCE DADDY & THE HYENA – “MR. TRANSISTOR”

And here’s Prince Daddy’s catchy-yet-discordant “Mr. Transistor,” which will appear on Counter Intuitive Records’ 10th anniversary compilation and also marks the band’s return to the label (after moving to Pure Noise for their 2022 self-titled LP).

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ANDREW BIRD – “BLOOD” & “FAKE PALINDROMES” (WITH NU DECO ENSEMBLE)

Andrew Bird announced a new box set celebrating the 20th anniversary of his essential album The Mysterious Production of Eggs, featuring previously unheard tracks, demos, live recordings and more. He’s shared two of those rarities, “Blood” and an orchestral version of “Fake Palindromes” with Nu Deco Ensemble.

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PARCELS – “SORRY”

“It’s very internal for all of us, so personal and so deep, which is sometimes quite uncomfortable,” say Parcels of the last preview track from new album LOVED which is out Friday. “But I guess that’s what Parcels is — at least at the moment — all of us having that individual journey, then trying to make a space so we can funnel everybody’s experiences into the same world and express it as a celebration.”

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COHEED AND CAMBRIA – “KEY ENTITY EXTRACTION VII: YUKO THE TRIVIAL”

Coheed and Cambria announced a deluxe The New Entities Edition of their 11th album, this year’s The Father of Make Believe, due out October 3 via Virgin. It includes 4 new songs, and here’s one of them, “Key Entity Extraction: Yuko the Trivial.” Revolver also recently launched a new special collector’s edition and new exclusive vinyl variants.

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MELODY’S ECHO CHAMBER & EL MICHELS AFFAIR – “DAISY”

“‘Daisy’ started as a daydream while listening to Leon’s finest music,” says Melody Prochet of her new single with El Michels Affair, aka Leon Michels who has collabed with Clairo, Kali Uchis and others. “I reached out to him, and we instantly created this sweet overlapping zone—like an invisible playground between our worlds. It’s a privilege to have made this one together!”

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OURI – “DAISY CUTTER”

Montreal producer and multi-instrumentalist Ouri announced a new album, Daisy Cutter, due out on October 24 via Born Twice. She’s shared the stylized electro/art-pop title track, saying, “All these trusting miles in the dark led me to these 13 songs. Daisy Cutter is music but it’s also the leader of a militia, a part of me. Like a rotor, I started a practice that brought all this album to life and it’s gonna keep spinning even when I let go of the wheel.”

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NIGHTMARES ON WAX – “BANG BIEN (FT. YASIIN BEY)”

Nightmares on Wax have announced a new mixtape, ECHO45 SOUND SYSTEM, which will be out November 14 via Warp, their label of more than 25 years. The first single features Yasiin Bey (fka Mos Def).

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MATT BERNINGER – “BLUE MONDAY” (NEW ORDER COVER)

Matt Berninger of The National covered New Order’s “Blue Monday” pretty regularly on tour this year supporting his new solo album Get Sunk, and now he’s shared a studio version as an Amazon Music exclusive.

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THE MARY ONETTES – “WITHOUT THIS BODY”

Swedish indie vets The Mary Onettes will release new album SWORN on November 14 and here’s another very catchy early taste.

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MOOR MOTHER – “SOLO BLUES”

About her new instrumental track, Moor Mother writes, “My nephew has passed away and I am raising funds from this track as an offering for the ceremony. Thank you. MM”

SOLO BLUES by Moor Mother

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CAGED ANIMALS – “CROW”

Caged Animals, who left Brooklyn for New Bruswick during the pandemic, have announced new album Mate Strange Friends which will be out October 31. Says founder Vince Cacchione: “Crow imagines a prisoner at the nearby Dorchester Penitentiary looking at that same crow and bringing his own story to its stark symbolism and deciding to tattoo it on his forearm. It’s a song about captivity, transcendence, and the strange ways we reach for hope during a hopeless time. We recorded it to Tascam 388 with Jon Mckiel in his new studio overlooking the Bay. Modern Nature’s Jeff Tobias provides the saxophone solo at the end.”

Make Strange Friends by Caged Animals

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SUDAN ARCHIVES – “COME AND FIND YOU”

Sudan Archives’ anticipated new album The BPM is out next month, and she’s given us another preview with “Come and Find You,” which she says “might be my favorite song off” the album.

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WISP – “YELLOW” (COLDPLAY COVER)

Did Colplay’s “Yellow” need a shoegaze cover? Too late, Wisp made one.

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PHANTASTIC FERNITURE – “CHANGE MY MIND” & “DARE TO FALL IN LOVE”

Julia Jacklin reactivated Phantastic Ferniture, her band with Elizabeth Hughes and Ryan K Brennan, earlier this year for their first shows in years, and now they’ve shared two singles, their first new music in seven years.

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ASHES AND DIAMONDS – “SETTING YOURSELF UP FOR LOVE”

Ashes and Diamonds, the post-punk trio of singer/guitarist Daniel Ash (Bauhaus, Love & Rockets), drummer Bruce Smith (PiL, The Pop Group) and Sade bassist Paul Denman, have shared a second single from their upcoming debut album. They do a lot with basically one chord on “Setting Yourself Up for Love”

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LORELLE MEETS THE OBSOLETE – “CONTROL”

Mexican shoegazers Lorelle Meets the Obsolete are back with this new single that’s a real slow-burn mood piece.

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GLYDERS – “STONE SHADOW”

Chicago’s Glyders have signed with hometown label Drag City and will release new album Forever on November 21. “Stone Shadow” is a nice slice of minimal garage rock.

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SOPHIA KENNEDY – VERY FAR AWAY EP

Sophia Kennedy calls this EP “the beloved, eccentric sister” of this year’s album Squeeze Me.

Very Far Away EP by Sophia Kennedy

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GRUFF RHYS – “TARO #1 + #2”

Gruff Rhys’ ninth solo album Dim Probs is out this week and here’s one last preview before the whole thing drops. “Taro #1 +#2” is both the poppiest song and the darkest lyrically on the album.

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ARMOR FOR SLEEP – “BREATHE AGAIN”

NJ emo vets Armor For Sleep have announced a new album, There Is No Memory, and lead single “Breathe Again” is out now. Read more about it here.

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MILITARIE GUN – “THROW ME AWAY”

Militarie Gun have shared a new taste of their upcoming album God Save the Gun, which you can pick up on exclusive translucent blue vinyl in our online store. Read more here.

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