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19 New Songs Out Today

So many artists, 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, show recaps, track premieres, and more all day. That includes a lot of tour announcements, a list of tonight’s NYC shows, and NY shows that just went on sale. We publish a monthly playlist of some of our favorite tracks. Here’s a daily roundup with a bunch of interesting, newly released songs in one place…

ROLLING BLACKOUTS COASTAL FEVER – “CAMEO”

“This is a love song. It’s about reaching through time portals,” says Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever’s Fran Keaney of this final early taste of their new album Sideways to New Italy before it’s release on Friday. “The lyrics were pieced together over about a year like a little puzzle. I found the first pieces in Rushworth, and the last pieces in Darwin.”

TEEJAYX6 – “BLACK LIVERS MATTER” (PROD. TM88)

Detroit rapper Teejayx6 has released a song that was written in direct response to George Floyd’s murder and the protests against police brutality that have been happening nationwide this week. “Another black man just died on camera / But we can’t even use our hammers / All we can say is, ‘Black lives matter,'” he raps.

LA PRIEST – “RUBBER SKY”

Former Late of the Pier frontman Sam Eastgate will release GENE, his second album LA Priest, this Friday. Here’s the final pre-release single, which Sam describes as a “loner anthem.”

LOW ESTATE (mem ORCHID, RED SPARROWES, etc) – “SERVANTS OF PROGRESS, SLAVES TO FEAR”

Low Estate — whose lineup Geoff Garlock (Orchid, Panthers, The Year Is One), Jimmy Hubbard (The Year is One), Brendan Tobin (Made Out Of Babies, Red Sparowes, Bad Powers) and Christopher Todd (Sannhet) — have followed their 2017, Flenser-released debut album Covert Cult of Death with this absolutely nasty, genuinely awesome new single.

STEVE VON TILL – “SHADOWS ON THE RUN”

Neurosis’ Steve Von Till has released another hauntingly dark, cello-fueled song from his anticipated new solo album No Wilderness Deep Enough. It comes with a video made by former Neurosis visual artist Josh Graham.

RAIN OF SALVATION – IN TIMES OF DESPERATION

Now is definitely a time of desperation, which makes now a very good time to hear loud, angry, cathartic hardcore like this. And Rain of Salvation are donating all revenue to good causes too. The band writes, “All revenue made from this record will be donated to The Liberty Fund, Reclaim The Block and the Louisville Bail Fund, we implore all of our fans to take a second out of their day and fully educate themselves on what has been going on in the world right now. We urge you to donate, protest and use your voice to fight against injustice. Black Lives Matter.”

GATHERERS – “MASSALETTE”

Rising NJ post-hardcore band Gatherers have a new LP for No Sleep on the way, and they just released this new single. 100% of proceeds are going directly to George Floyd, The Bail Project, Black Visions Collective, Facing History and Reclaim the Block. Fans of Glassjaw, Quicksand, Deftones, take note.

BECCA MANCARI – “LONELY BOY”

Here’s the third single off Becca Mancari’s sophomore album The Greatest Part, and this one finds the indie/country/etc artist firmly in art pop territory. It’s another very promising taste of the anticipated LP.

DION LUNADON (APTBS) & KATE CLOVER – “WHEN WILL I HOLD YOU AGAIN”

A Place to Bury Strangers bassist Dion Lunadon has a new solo single featuring Kate Clover that’s aimed at these lockdown times. It’s a ripper and will be out Friday for Bandcamp’s artist appreciation day. Donations will be split between Campaign Zero, who work towards ending police brutality in America, and City Harvest, who help feed New Yorkers in need of food. Dion will match the Bandcamp donations up to $1,000.

DEAD FAMOUS PEOPLE – “LOOKING AT GIRLS”

New Zealand cult indiepop band Dead Famous People, who’ve released albums on Flying Nun and Billy Bragg’s Utility Records, are prepping their first album in nearly 30 years, which is out August 9 via Fire. “Looking at Girls” is the album’s sparkingly lead single.

THE SPECIAL PILLOW (EX HYPNOLOVEWHEEL) – “I WOKE UP’

Dan Cuddy, who in the late ’80s and early ’80s led cult indie rock band Hypnolovewheel, currently leads The Special Pillow who deliver a similar strain of psych pop. The group will release new EP The World’s Finest on June 26 via Zofko Records and this single is a jaunty fantasy that we’d all like to wake up to right about now.

TRAVIS – “A GHOST”

Travis returned last year with their first song in three years, “Kissing in the Wind,” and now they’ve announced a new album. 10 Songs is due out October 9 and the latest single from it is “A Ghost,” which recalls their classic sound.

EDDIE CHACON – “MY MIND IS OUT OF ITS MIND”

You may know Eddie Chacon as one half of ’90s soul duo Charles and Eddie who scored a big hit with “Would I Lie to You?” in 1992. After stepping away from the music biz for years, Eddie’s back and will release Pleasure, Joy and Happiness in July. It was produced by John Carroll Kirby (Solange, Frank Ocean, Blood Orange) and features Lamar Carter who plays drums in Kanye West’s Sunday Service. His falsetto is as heavenly as ever and the production on “My Mind is Out of Its Mind” decidedly more modern than Charles & Eddie’s throwback soul.

OKAY KAYA – SURVIVING IS THE NEW LIVING (MIXTAPE STREAM)

Okay Kaya released Watch This Liquid Pour Itself back in January, and quarantined in Copenhagen, she worked on a new collection of songs with Nature Boy, that she’s now releasing as a mixtape, Surviving is the New Living.

ARCHERS OF LOAF – “TALKING OVER TALK”

North Carolina indie rock greats Archers of Loaf have a new album on the way sometime soon and while details are still scant, here’s a new song that’s set to slow simmer that makes good use of Eric Bachmann’s smoky pipes.

POZI – “THE NIGHTMARE”

UK post-punk trio Pozi release new EP 176 on July 1 via Prah Recordings and here’s a second single from the record. It’s another terrific showcase for Pozi’s unique, tense sound that powered by bass, drums and violin (but no guitar). The video for “The Nightmare” was shot during the pandemic and adds to the already claustrophobic vibe of the song.

BOB MOULD – “AMERICAN CRISIS”

Bob Mould has announced new album Blue Hearts which will be out September 25 via Merge. He’s definitely in a different mood than on last year’s Sunshine Rock, sounding as pissed off as he’s ever been, and Bob calls it “the catchiest batch of protest songs I’ve ever written in one sitting.”

YG – “FTP”

As a followup to 2016’s “FDT” (Fuck Donald Trump), YG dropped “FTP” (Fuck The Police) on Blackout Tuesday. Like “FDT,” it’s a classic West Coast bounce and YG sounds as fired-up as ever. “Murder after murder after all these years / Buy a strap, bust back after all these tears / Mommas cryin’, how they gon’ heal? / How you would feel?”

RUN THE JEWELS – “WALKING IN THE SNOW”

Run The Jewels surprise-released their new album Run The Jewels 4 two days early because of everything going on. “Fuck it, why wait,” they wrote. “The world is infested with bullshit so here’s something raw to listen to while you deal with it all. We hope it brings you some joy.” This particular song was recorded in fall 2019, but it especially hits this week. “And everyday on evening news they feed you fear for free / And you so numb you watch the cops choke out a man like me,” Killer Mike raps. “And ’til my voice goes from a shriek to whisper, ‘I can’t breathe’ / And you sit there in the house on couch and watch it on TV / The most you give’s a Twitter rant and call it a tragedy.” Run The Jewels are also promoting several organizations worth donating to.

We also compiled a list specifically of this week’s new police brutality protest music here. For even more new songs, browse the ‘New Songs’ archive.