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.

KNEECAP – ‘FINE ART REMIXES’ EP

Irish rap group Kneecap have shared an EP of remixes of tracks from their debut album featuring the talents of David Holmes, Sam Interface and Jonah Swilley.

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WARMDUSCHER – “TOP SHELF”

Warmduscher release new album Too Cold to Hold this week and here’s one last early taste before the whole thing drops. The band’s Clams Baker says “Top Shelf” is “The age old tale of one person thinking they want something else, changing their situation only to want to get back into the original situation and inevitably ending up in a much worse situation. Love what you got!”

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BASIA BULAT – “MY ANGEL”

“This is a song about love at first sight–a rush of overwhelming emotion that feels definite, unmistakeable, and mysterious all at the same time,” says Basia Bulat of her hooky new single. “I wanted my singing on this song to reflect the way that I wrote the music: sneaking in moments while my baby daughter was sleeping, rushing to the Wurlitzer in the basement when an idea struck in the middle of the night. The string arrangements on ‘My Angel’ and the entire album were all written and performed by Drew Jurecka and I love how he captured the mystery and romance of love at first sight, the violins transforming into something divine.” New album Basia’s Place is out February 21.

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KESTRELS – “SLEEPLESS”

Canadian shoegaze vets Kestrels return with their firs album in five years, Better Wonder, on February 14 via Darla. “Sleepless” has both haze and melody. “This song has a lot going on musically — listen closely,” bandleander Chad Peck says. “Lyrically it’s pretty straightforward: I am losing it a little bit in quiet and private ways.” Tim Wheeler of Ash programmed the drums and the 8-bit animated video is by Japanese artist Takekiyo.

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LIGHTMAN & LIGHTMAN – “WEAVE YOUR NAME IN MINE”

Lightman & Lightman, aka Romy & Sari Lightman who used to record as Tasseomancy and were in Austra’s band, have shared a second song from their upcoming debut EP. It features Hand Habits on guitar and they say: “I wanted to capture the passion, desperation, even the romantic infatuation to converse with and be seen by the divine. A love song to God through the eyes of Etty & Jeanine with the devotional sincerity of a 60s girl group. I wrote this one much later than the rest of the album. I was walking through a public garden, staring at the roses, thinking of Dantes’ Paradise, and thought what would a pop song about divine love plucked from the secular sphere sound like? In the music video animated and directed by Zak Tatham, we asked our friend, a contemporary dancer to play the role of “the divine source on the ceiling” holding and reflecting back our shared and interconnected humanity.

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FRECKLE (TY SEGALL & COREY MADDEN) – “TARAVAL”

Ty Segall and Corey Madden of Color Green have formed the new duo Freckle, and will release their self-titled debut album on January 31 via Ty’s God? imprint through Drag City. There’s not a lot of concrete info about the project, but with both Ty and Corey part of the LA psych scene, they were bound to cross musical paths. This is good.

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SAINT ETIENNE – “HALF LIGHT”

Saint Etienne’s Bob Stanley says the band’s new album The Night “was designed to gently wash away the stuff in your head that keeps you awake at 2am.”

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THE FARM – “FOREVER & EVER”

Liverpool band The Farm, known for their early-’90s baggy singles “Groovy Train” and “All Together Now,” are back and have announced their first album in over 30 years. Let The Music (Take Control) will be out May 2 via Modern Sky and this is the first single

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