Throwing Muses - "Bo Diddley Bridge"
Throwing Muses - "Bo Diddley Bridge"

22 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…

THROWING MUSES – “BO DIDDLEY BRIDGE”

Kristin Hersh’s band Throwing Muses release new album Sun Racket on September 4 and the new single from it is riffy rocker “Bo Diddly Bridge.” There’s no Bo Diddley beat here, but Hersh explains the themes: “My little boy, Bo, used to fish off Bo Diddley Bridge down the street before it collapsed, around the time our life collapsed. But we lived; we swam in a life sunshine somehow. And both bridges – the Bo Diddley one and the life one – were rebuilt around us.”

VAMPIRE WEEKEND – ‘LIVE IN FLORIDA’

This live EP was recorded during Vampire Weekend’s Father of the Bride tour, at the group’s two Florida performances at The St. Augustine Amphitheatre and at the James L. Knight Center in Miami and features Bride tracks “Sunflower,” “How Long?,” and “2021,” as plus “A Punk” and “White Sky.” Listen at Amazon Music.

THE LEMON TWIGS – “LIVE IN FAVOR OF TOMORROW”

The Lemon Twigs new album, Songs For The General Public, is out in August and here’s another track to whet your whistle till the whole thing is out. “Live in Favor of Tomorrow” is part sunshine pop and part bubblegum, with an infectious chorus.

SPUN OUT (EX NE-HI) – “ANOTHER HOUSE”

Chicago band Spun Out, which features ex member of NE-HI, will release their debut album, Touch The Sound, out August 21st via Shuga Records and the band’s Spun Out Productions label. The record was produced by Destroyer collaborator Josh Wells and you can get a taste of their groovy, psychedelic sound via first single “Another House.” Says James Weir, “‘Another House’ is a musical boiling pot of a band break up, a search for a new artistic voice, mixed with imaginative studio exploration. We all know there are much bigger and more important things to discuss right now, but if this video and this song can transport you into a positive headspace, then the music has achieved its goal.”

WOW – “NIENTE DI SPECIALE”

Roman duo WOW, who released the terrific Come La Notte last year, and have made a gorgeous video for “Niente di Sepciale,” which starts off sweet (with sax from Kyle Knapp from Deliluh / Cindy Lee) but then goes off the deep end with squalling feedback.

KAMAAL WILLIAMS – “1989” (ft. MIGUEL ATWOOD-FERGUSON)

Kamaal Williams has released the Miguel Atwood-Ferguson collab off his upcoming album Wu Hen and it’s a great dose of modern, psychedelic jazz.

BIG MOTHER GIG – “OVERCOME WITH SHADOWS”

Milwaukee ’90s-era alt-rock vets Big Mother Gig have been back for a few years now, and today they released another new song, the very catchy “Overcome With Shadows.”

MADEINTYO – “SQUARE BITCH” (ft. A$AP FERG)

MadeinTYO has tapped A$AP Ferg for his new single, which pretty much finds the perfect middle ground between Atlanta trap and Ferg’s unmistakable sound.

LOMELDA – “WONDER”

Hannah Read announced a new album as Lomelda, Hannah, due out September 4 via Double Double Whammy. The first single is the driving, layered “Wonder,” about which Hannah says, “Wonder is about working hard. It is my most fun song to play. And I got to play drums on it, so it’s my favorite Lom song forever. May it motivate you to move and smash like it does me.”

JESSY LANZA – “ANYONE AROUND”

Jessy Lanza’s new album All The Time is due out later this month, on July 24, via Hyperdub, and the latest single is the hypnotic, bubbly “Anyone Around.” The video shows Jessy doing some socially distanced jamming with a variety of collaborators over Zoom, including members of Junior Boys, Savages, Caribou, and Boy Harsher, and about it, she says, “I’m very grateful to be connected with everyone in this video, even if we’ve never met in person. Thank you to all of the amazing contributors who made this video possible! [After the move] I became absorbed in the world of online music production tutorials and message boards. Of course the feeling of isolation has taken on new meaning recently, as it’s become a new normal for people around the world.”

J BALVIN & TAINY – “AGUA”

The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run is on the way, and the soundtrack will include this new catchy dose of reggaeton from J Balvin and Tainy.

GHOST LIOTTA – “OBJECT ONE”

Musicians and producers James McAlister, Christopher Wray, Zac Rae, and John Spiker joined forces for a new collaborative electronic project, Ghost Liotta. Their self-titled debut, which they made with vintage and modular synths, live drums, and pedal steel guitar, is on the way, and they’ve shared the first single, “object one.”

MARISA ANDERSON – “THE WHITE LADY LOVES YOU MORE” (ELLIOTT SMITH COVER)

In conjunction with the upcoming 25th anniversary reissue of Elliot Smith’s 1995 self-titled sophomore album, a handful of artists are covering songs from that album. You can read more about Marisa Anderson’s cover of “The White Lady Loves You More” here.

KILL LINCOLN – “IGNORANCE IS BLISS”

DC ska-punks Kill Lincoln are releasing their first album in seven years, Can’t Complain, in August, and you can read more about its ripper of a new single here.

UNDEATH – “LESIONS OF A DIFFERENT KIND” (ft. TREVOR STRNAD)

Rochester death metallers Undeath signed to Prosthetic for their upcoming debut album, and you can read more about the lead single/title track (ft. guest vocals by The Black Dahlia Murder’s Trevor Strnad) here.

JUNE OF 44 – “RERECORDED SYNTAX”

Post-hardcore/math rock/post-rock vets June of 44 are putting out their first new music in 21 years, Revisionist: Adaptations & Future Histories In The Time Of Love And Survival — which features reworked and newly-recorded versions of old songs, two remixes, and one previously unreleased track form 1996 — in August. You can hear the first song at Rolling Stone.

LOTUS – “CATACOMBS”

Lotus will release a new album in August and you can read more about the psychedelic disco-house of lead single “Catacombs” here.

YOUNG JESUS – “ROOT AND CROWN”

Young Jesus announced a new album, Welcome to Conceptual Beach (due 8/14 via Saddle Creek), and you can read more about lead single “Root and Crown” here.

JEREMY GARA – “WRAITH”

Arcade Fire drummer Jeremy Gara announced a new solo album, Passerine Finale, and shared its ethereal first single, which we wrote more about here.

DOVES – “PRISONERS”

UK band Doves just announced their first album in 11 years and this new single has all the Doves earmarks: a mix of acoustic and electric guitars, soaring melodies, widescreen sweep and just a little Northern Soul.

ERASURE – “SHOT A SATELLITE”

Synthpop greats Erasure return with The Neon, their 18th album, on August 21 and here’s the second single from the record. “Shot a Satellite” has everything you want in an Erasure song: Vince Clarke’s simmering synths, an instantly catchy melody and Andy Bell’s soaring vocals.

TEAM DRESCH – “STORY OF THE EARTH”

Team Dresch shared a previously unheard song they wrote in 2007, which we wrote more about here.

Looking for even more new songs? Browse the ‘New Songs’ archive.