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.
YOUR OLD DROOG – “DBZ” (ft. METHOD MAN & DENZEL CURRY, prod. MADLIB)
Your Old Droog, Method Man, Denzel Curry, and Madlib is one hell of a team, and “DBZ” delivers.
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DUA LIPA – “ILLUSION”
Dua Lipa has shared the third single off her upcoming album Radical Optimism, and it comes with a Tanu Muino-directed music video that “features Dua alongside dancers, high divers, and synchronized swimmers at the Piscina Municipal de Montjuïc in Barcelona, Spain”
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HOT WATER MUSIC – “SIDE OF THE ROAD” & “CHEWING ON BROKEN GLASS”
Punk veterans Hot Water Music have released two more songs from their upcoming album Vows. “Side of the Road” is sung by newer member Chris Cresswell (of The Flatliners), who says it was “born from the all-too-familiar feeling of life tightening its grip, and in some cases not letting go until it’s gone too far,” and “Chewing On Broken Glass” is sung by Chris Wollard, who says it was “written in darker times, it’s about feeling like you’re not in control of your life. And how it can leave you struggling against the bitterness that comes with it all.”
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KERRY KING – “RESIDUE”
Slayer guitarist Kerry King has shared the second single from his debut solo album, which features King on guitar with drummer Paul Bostaph (Slayer), bassist Kyle Sanders (Hellyeah), Phil Demmel (formerly Machine Head) on guitar, and vocalist Mark Osegueda (Death Angel). The apple doesn’t fall far from the Slayer tree on this classic-style thrash song.
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TINASHE – “NASTY”
R&B singer Tinashe is a master of minimal, airy, catchy R&B, and new single “Nasty” is no exception.
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OOLONG – “TOFURKEY TOUGH”
Long Island emo band Oolong deliver a scrappy, shouty new ripper.
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FACS – “TAKE ME TO YOUR HEART “(EURYTHMICS COVER)
Chicago trio FACS’ one-off single for Sub Pop, “North America Endless,” is out today and the b-side is a cover of early Eurythmics song “Take Me To Your Heart” which they take to new places.
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CXLOE – “SHAPESHIFTER”
Australian artist Chloe Papandrea’s new album Shiny New Thing is out on May 17, and the latest single is glossy pop track “Shapeshifter,” which she says is “is for all of us who have to morph into something we’re not just to get through social situations without raising red flags that we truly do not belong!!”
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DINOWALRUS – “BLACKOUT FREAKOUT”
It’s been a while but NYC psych band Dinowalrus are back with this propulsive new single. Not bad and welcome back!
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GLEN CAMPBELL & BRIAN WILSON – “STRONG”
Posthumous Glen Campbell album Duets – Ghost On The Canvas Sessions features reimagined versions of songs from 2011’s Ghost on the Canvas as duets. Here’s the new version of “Strong” that features Brian Wilson.
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SLASH – “OH WELL” FT. CHRIS STAPLETON (FLEETWOOD MAC)
Slash’s new blues album Orgy of the Damned is out next month, and the latest single is a rendition of Fleetwood Mac’s “Oh Well” with vocals from Chris Stapleton. “This is the original Fleetwood Mac, which was founded by Peter Green, one of the greatest singer-songwriter-guitar players, he’s less known in the public, but very well known to us guitar players re the 60s British blues and he’s up there with Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, and Nick Taylor,” Slash says. “He sort of had a misadventure with drugs and disappeared early in his career, but he had some great fucking songs and ‘Oh Well’ is one of my favorites. I remember hearing the song on the radio when I was probably 13, they used to play both the older version of Fleetwood Mac and the new version of the band with Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham a lot. I always loved this song, and it’s a great guitar riff. I jammed it with the Blues Ball back in the ‘90s, and I’ve played it live here and there. I knew from the beginning I wanted to do the song on this record. It was also one of the songs that I was trying to figure out who would be the right vocalist for it, and one of the ideas I had was Chris Stapleton, who is one of the most brilliant singer songwriters today. He’s also got such a gritty and distinctive voice, so I called him up and he did an amazing job. I mean, his voice is so cool.”
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DEMO DIVISION – “WANTED2TRY”
Chicago band Demo Division have announced a new EP, Sunken Skin, and the ’90s grunge vibes are strong on lead single “Wanted2Try.”
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MAIYA THE DON – “MEAN IT”
Brooklyn rapper Maiya the Don taps producer Bankroll Got It (Megan Thee Stallion, Latto) for her new single “Mean It.”
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MUTUALLY ASSURED DESTRUCTION – HEXER EP
Mutually Assured Destruction have dropped three new songs of metal/hardcore crossover.
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TINY STILLS – “WHAT’S THE POINT OF ANYTHING”
Tiny Stills deliver a catchy, fuzzy indie-punk song called “What’s the Point of Anything.”
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THE TROOPS OF DOOM – “CHAPELS OF THE UNHOLY”
The Troops of Doom, the current band of mid ’80s Sepultura guitarist Jairo “Tormentor” Guedz, will release their sophomore album A Mass To The Grotesque on May 31, and you can read about lead single “Chapels of the Unholy” here.
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HALO BITE – “LOVE LIGHTER”
Albany hardcore band Halo Bite are gearing up to release a new EP, Winner’s Circle, and you can read about lead single “Love Lighter” here.
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THURSDAY – “APPLICATION FOR RELEASE FROM THE DREAM”
Thursday have released their first new song in 13 years! Read our review here.
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Looking for even more new songs? Browse the New Songs archive.