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32 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…

I’M GLAD IT’S YOU – “BIG SOUND” & “MYTHS”

Redlands, CA’s I’m Glad It’s You are releasing their J Robbins-produced album Every Sun, Every Moon on May 15 via 6131 and they’re currently streaming two songs from it. “Big Sound” finds them in indie/emo-tinged power pop territory, while “Myths” is more of a soaring, atmospheric ballad. Pretty cool stuff.

JOHN K SAMSON – “MILLENNIUM FOR ALL”

Weakerthans frontman John K Samson released a new solo song, “Millennium For All,” which shares its name with the organization who formed to combat “the forced bag searches and metal detector scans” at Winnipeg’s Millennium Library. “I wanted to write a song about the Millennium Library, which I visited and worked at weekly for most of my life until the security was installed a year ago,” John tells Exclaim. “I wanted to demonstrate how the Millennium is so much more than a building full of books. It’s the heart of my community and I miss it.”

Update (4/14): this song is now on streaming services.

KATIE VON SCHLEICHER – “CAGED SLEEP”

Katie Von Schleicher will release her new album Consummation on May 22 via Ba Da Bing, and first single “Caged Sleep” finds her more in driving indie rock mode compared to her usual, more ballad-driven sound. She’s good at this kinda thing too.

THE RENTALS – “TEEN BEAT COSMONAUT”

The Rentals have shared another song from their ambitious new LP that was made with Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ Nick Zinner, The Killers’ Ronnie Vannucci, and Flaming Lips collaborator Dave Fridmann, and this one’s a dose of zany psych-pop.

P.E. (PILL + EATERS) – “PINK SHIVER”

P.E., the group formed from members of Pill and Eaters, will release their debut album next week, which fuses the skonky no wave and post punk of Pill with the more experimental electronics of Eaters. “Pink Shiver” leans a little more toward Pill, with the Ben Jaffe’s sax and Veronica Torres’ attitude-laden vocals in the spotlight. Cool, groovy track.

DEEPER – “LAKE SONG”

“We grow up learning and eventually intuiting how to take care of people who are physically hurt or sick,” says Deeper singer/guitarist Nic Gohl of their new single. “On the other hand, caring for those struggling with mental illness is a constant process of grappling to understand the complex nuances that then dictate the best care and approach. ‘Lake Song’ is about supporting a loved one struggling with mental illness and wishing the pain they experience was easier to cure, like a head cold or broken bone. The chorus, ‘I just want you to feel sick’ is an expression of that desire.” Musically the song dips a toe into Cure-like waters. Deeper’s new album, Auto-Pain, is out March 27 via Fire Talk.

HALF WAIF – “HALOGEN 2”

Nandi Rose has shared this synthy mood piece from her upcoming Half Waif album The Caretaker which is out March 27 via ANTI-. “‘Halogen 2’ is a song about isolation and the search for strength,” says Nandi. “The halogens are some of the most reactive elements on the periodic table, and in this song, winter and a life alone in the country are like halogen: an unrelenting force that produces change. I wrote this song at home in Upstate New York last March at a time when my sense of isolation was at its height. And yet I’ve always been someone who loves my alone time, so there was a sense of shame that I couldn’t handle it this time. I needed to tell myself and anyone witnessing my restlessness: ‘Don’t misunderstand, I do what I must.’ Nearly a year after writing the song, we shot most of the music video in the same location: my house and yard. The two opposing feelings presented by the verses and choruses are represented visually in the Blue World of cold, stagnant country life and the Orange World of the unfettered, fiery strength that lies beneath.”

VELVET NEGRONI – “BAGETTE”

After dropping his solid debut LP Neon Brown in 2019, singer/producer Velvet Negroni returns with this new single “Bagette,” continuing down a similar path of hard-hitting, psychedelic R&B.

IRREVERSIBLE ENTANGLEMENTS – “BREAD OUT OF STONE”

Free jazz collective Irreversible Entanglements — whose lineup includes Camae Ayewa (aka Moor Mother), Keir Neuringer, Aquiles Navarro, Luke Stewart, and Tcheser Holmes — have shared another taste of their upcoming album Who Sent You?. “Bread Out of Stone” finds Moor Mother delivering spoken word over an eerie, clanging backdrop.

LITURGY – “PASAQALIA II”

Liturgy have shared “Pasaqalia II,” a song using samples and ideas from “Pasaqalia” off Liturgy’s 2019 album H.A.Q.Q. Hunt-Hendrix considers this new song a “digital aria” that fits into his opera cycle called The Oioion Cycle — the live performance of Origin of the Alimonies, Hunt-Hendrix indicates, was just the first part. Read more, and an interview with Hunter, at Invisible Oranges.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTlVzGBCbxY

BARISHI – “ENTOMBED IN GOLD FOREVER”

Here’s another new track from Vermont sludge/prog metallers Barishi’s upcoming album, and you can read much more about it at Invisible Oranges.

JORDANA – “CRUNCH”

Witchita, Kansas musician Jordana, formerly Jordana Nye, is re-releasing her 2019 album Classical Notions Of Happiness via Grand Jury Music in March, with three new tracks added. One of them is low key indie rock track “Crunch,” about which she says, “‘Crunch’ is a feeling of an overbearing want for validation from someone and getting the cold shoulder from them. The song starts out with the confidence in knowing this person could possibly notice you and ends in anger and frustration seeing that they ignored you, established by a distorted guitar solo.”

IT ONLY ENDS ONCE – CHASMS WILL NEVER BE FILLED

Houston’s it only ends once have dropped a new record on Middle-Man Records, and it’s a raw, powerful blend of screamo, black metal, and post-rock. It’s just four tracks, but each one is near or over 10 minutes.

INJURY RESERVE – “HOODWINKED”

Injury Reserve are back with a new loosie and it’s a dose of loud, brash, avant-rap.

WHITE STONES (mem OPETH) – “DROWNED IN TIME”

White Stones (featuring Opeth bassist Martin Mendez) have shared another taste of their debut album Kuarahy (due 3/13 via Nuclear Blast), and it’s a killer dose of tripped-out prog/death metal.

DISCLOSURE – “TONDO”

Following yesterday’s “Ecstasy” comes another thumping dance track from Disclosure, “Tondo,” and this one’s basically a house edit of Cameroonian musician Eko Roosevelt’s “Tondoho Mba.” “If this track is anything, it’s fast, punchy & above all… fun,” the duo says. Indeed!

EVERYTHING IS RECORDED – “03:15AM/CAVIAR” (ft. GHOSTFACE KILLAH & INFINITE COLES)

XL Recordings co-founder Richard Russell is releasing a second guest-filled album as Everything Is Recorded, FRIDAY FOREVER, on April 3 via XL. This one features Ghostface Killah and Infinite Coles on the new single “03:15AM/CAVIAR,” and other guests on the album include Crass’ Penny Rimbaud, A.K. Paul, FLOHIO, and more.

SORRY – “SNAKES”

London duo Sorry have shared another track from their upcoming debut album, 925, which is due out March 27 via Domino. “Snakes” is slithery and dark with synth strings bringing a little cinematic feel to the proceedings.

MELKBELLY – “HUMAN HEART”

Chicago’s Melkbelly will release new album Pith in April and they’ve just released this grungy new single and it’s accompanying video. “For ‘Humid Heart,’ we wanted to let the mood and tone of the song guide our direction, rather than forcing anything too specific into the video,” say video directors Weird Life. “Loosely based upon the notion of going through everyday life with any sort of heightened emotions can weigh someone down, we followed our hearts and that of the song and fell down a rabbit hole. That being said, we have no regrets.”

GORDI – “SANDWICHES”

Australian musician Gordi (real name: Sophie Payten) has just shared this shimmering new single which he says is a tribute to her late Grandmother. The song was produced by Bon Iver collaborators Chris Messina and Zach Hanson at Gordi’s family home in Canowindra, Australia. “Her whole life was in Canowindra,” say Gordi of her grandmother. “We made it in a house that’s a hundred meters from her house.” She’ll be on tour with Of Monsters & Men this spring.

METHYL ETHEL – “MAJESTIC AF”

Australia’s Methyl Ethel are back with a new EP, Hurts to Laugh, on April 10 via Dot Dash / Remote Control. The first single is this lightly trippy that the group might describe as “Majestic AF.” Methyl Ethel have also been added to Peter Bjorn and John’s upcoming North American tour.

PERFUME GENIUS – “DESCRIBE”

Perfume Genius will release his new album Set My Heart on Fire Immediately on May 15 via Matador, and you can read more about the great lead single “Describe” here.

KING BUZZO (WITH TREVOR DUNN) – “SCIENCE IN MODERN AMERICA”

Melvins frontman King Buzzo and frequent collaborator (and Mr. Bungle member) Trevor Dunn are releasing a new album together and you can read more about the trippy dark-folk of “Science In Modern America” here.

ALICE BAG – “BREADCRUMBS” (ft. ALLISON WOLFE)

Punk legend Alice Bag has announced a new album and shared the lead single, which features Allison Wolfe (of Bratmobile and much more). Read more here.

THROWING MUSES – “DARK BLUE”

Throwing Muses will release their 10th album, Sun Racket, on May 22 via Fire. It’s also first Muses album in seven years and “Dark Blue” is the first single.

KELLY LEE OWENS – “MELT!”

Kelly Lee Owens is back with her second solo album, titled Inner Song and out May 1 via Smalltown Supersound. (Her terrific self-titled debut came out in 2017.) The record is the result of “”the hardest three years of my life,” Kelly says, but “Melt!” sounds effortless.

WARMDUSCHER – “MIDNIGHT DIPPER” (SOULWAX REMIX)”

One of the funkier moments on Warmduscher’s 2019 album Tainted Lunch is “Midnight Dipper” which has now been given a remix by Belgian greats Soulwax. The Dewaele brothers sprinkle their magic dust all over the song and, like all their remixes, this is pretty awesome.

LAND OF TALK – “WEIGHT OF THE WEEKEND”

Land of Talk are back with new album Indistinct Conversations that will be out May 15 via Saddle Creek. Here’s the lovely first single.

THE MAGNETIC FIELDS – “THE DAY THE POLITICIAN DIED”

The Magnetic Fields have announced Quickies, a collection of 28 short songs, all of which are between thirteen seconds and 2:35. First single “The Day the Politicians Died” is 2 minutes on the nose.

ADULT. – “WHY ALWAYS WHY”

Detroit electronic duo ADULT. will release new album Perception is/as/of Deception on April 10 via DAIS. Here’s the first single.

UNCONDITIONAL ARMS – “WESTBRAE SUNRISE”

Oakland post-rockers Unconditional Arms are releasing their first new music in four years and first full-length album since their 2013 debut LP, Formation, on April 3 via Sell The Heart Records. Read more about new single “Westbrae Sunrise” here.

SECRET FUN CLUB – “SWEET AND LOW” (FUGAZI COVER)

Secret Fun Club (ex-Some Girls) have offered up their take on this instrumental Fugazi deep cut, and you can read more about it here.

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