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.
JANA HORN – “ALL IN BET”
Austin folk singer Jana Horn has shared another gorgeous taste of her upcoming self-titled album, which arrives this January via No Quarter.
Jana Horn by Jana Horn
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ROBYN – “DOPAMINE” (JAMIE XX REMIX)
Jamie xx delivers his first remix in three years, of Robyn’s euphoric comeback single.
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FLOATING POINTS – “CORNER OF MY EYE”
Floating Points excels at both electronic music and jazz, and his new seven-minute single “Corner of My Eye” finds a glistening middle ground between both.
Corner Of My Eye by Floating Points
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RATBOYS – “WHAT’S RIGHT?”
Ratboy’s new album Singin’ to an Empty Chair is out in February, and they’ve given us another preview with “What’s Right?” “We approached this song like an experiment in the studio, stitching together three different drum performances, in three different-sounding environments, to guide us through some dramatic scene changes within the song,” Julia Steiner says. “We referenced the tight, yet expansive sonics of The War On Drugs and the desert landscapes of Thelma and Louise. The back half of the song came to me in a dream and remains one of the few times that I’ve had the presence of mind to record an idea immediately upon waking. Most of the lyrics and melody came out in that moment, and for that I’m still mystified and extremely grateful.”
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THIS IS HELL – “BORN SUSPICIOUS”
Long Island melodic hardcore vets This Is Hell have released their first new song in 10 years, “Born Suspicious,” along with the news that a new EP is coming in 2026 via Trustkill. “Born Suspicious” sounds like classic TIH, and it rips. The band is also playing a hometown show on December 21 at AMH with Shai Hulud.
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DAWN RICHARD – “A FLEX”
“The track is the kind of confidence that only I can give in my records,” Dawn Richard says of “A Flex,” which a press release describes as first taste of her next chapter. “Dipped in legacy, the kind of flex that comes from survival, culture, and craft. It signals a new album on the way, one that continues my mission of building worlds through sound, movement, and memory.”
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MUTE SWAN – “COCTEAU SWAN” (FT. CITRUS CLOUDS)
The inspiration for this new track by dreampop group Mute Swan is right there in the title. “This song is an homage to one of our favorite bands, Cocteau Twins,” says the group’s Mike Barnett. “We were very lucky to have our friend Stacie Huttleston from Citrus Clouds sing the backing vocal part, which we recorded at their practice space in Phoenix.”
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ROSIE CARNEY – “THE EVIDENCE”
Irish singer-songwriter Rosie Carney announced her fourth album, Doomsday… Don’t Leave Me Here, due out on February 27 via cool0nline. She’s also shared a new single, “The Evidence.” “It’s funny because I LOVE the production of this song, it’s so exciting to me,” she says. “But the song’s theme is very dystopian. It’s about that state of delirium you experience when you’re burning out but resting or being still is out of the question because it makes you feel too guilty, so you end up overexerting yourself mentally and physically. It becomes an extremely difficult cycle to break free from and everything ends up feeling like a complete fever dream. I think this is probably the boldest sounding song on the album. It set various tones for the rest of the production.”
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LITRONIX – BUS STOP (BEAKᐳ REMIX)
LA musician Litronix handed his song “Bus Stop” (from this year’s One A Day Keeps The Doctor Away) over to former tourmates Beak> for a dark New Beat makeover. Rad.
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SARAH NEUFELD / RICHARD REED PARRY / REBECCA FOON – “ROSA CANINA” (MARY LATTIMORE REWORK)
Mary Lattimore reinterpreted “Rosa Canina,” originally composed by Sarah Neufeld, Richard Reed Parry, and Rebecca Foon for their 2024 debut album First Sounds. “I really enjoyed making this rework of Rosa Canina,” Lattimore says. “It’s a sister song to the original, same family but with slightly changed colours and textures.”
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PUMA BLUE – “CROAK DREAM”
“A Croak Dream is a prophetic dream where you see a vision of how you die,” says Puma Blue’s Jacob Allen of the title track to his upcoming album. “Half the songs on this record allude to how you might decide to live, act, if you somehow knew your awaiting fate. Being daring, romantic… saying what you really mean.
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PROSTITUTE – “MR DADA”
Michigan’s Prostitute have signed to Mute Records and will rerelease their 2024 album Attempted Martyr through the label on March 13. With the news comes this new video for “Mr Dada.”
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XIU XIU – “CHERRY BOMB” (RUNAWAYS COVER) & “SOME THINGS LAST A LONG TIME” (DANIEL JOHNSTON COVER)
Xiu Xiu has been releasing covers via subscription for a while now and they’ve been collected on a new compilation, Xiu Mutha Fuckin’ Xiu: Vol. 1, which will be out January 16 via Polyvinyl. It includes songs by Robyn, Talking Heads, Throbbing Gristle, Soft Cell, and more, and today you can listen to their take on classics by The Runaways and Daniel Johnston.
Xiu Mutha Fuckin’ Xiu: Vol. 1 by Xiu Xiu
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HUMAN POTENTIAL – “PRACTICE SONGS FOR THE UNLOVED”
Andrew Becker from Dischord band Medications has announced a new album as Human Potential. It’s titled Eel Sparkles and will be out March 6 on What Delicate Recordings. “This song came about fairly quickly and really seemed to write itself,” andrew says of the album’s first single. “One day I was just sitting around playing guitar through my old Silvertone guitar case amp that has really beautiful, built-in tremolo and I began messing around with this chord sequence that seemed to demand that it be anchored by that iconic Hal Blaine, ‘Be My Baby’ drumbeat…which then seemed to demand that the vocals be imbued with a goddamned lovely female voice (which ended up being Amira Nader). It then seemed to demand that the choruses soar with a confectionary mix of voices and seemed to demand that I call it “Practice Songs for the Unloved”…which evoked the feeling of a community of outcasts banding together to fuck around and play music together that most people wouldn’t like…which seems kind of like what my friends and I have been doing for years…which is, you know, fun.”
Eel Sparkles by Human Potential
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SÉBASTIEN TELLIER – “THRILL OF THE NIGHT” FT. SLAYYYTER & NILE RODGERS
French Touch vet Sébastien Tellier has shared another new single from his upcoming album Kiss the Beast. This one features vocals by Slayyyter and guitar from Chic founder Nile Rodgers. He says “Thrill of the Night” was created “with the desire to relive those club years: the dream of the night as one can imagine it, in its freedom and festive enthusiasm. Everything becomes possible, nothing is inconceivable.”
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DANIEL BLUMBERG & AMANDA SEYFRIED – “CLOTHED BY THE SUN”
Former Yuck frontman-turned-film-composer Daniel Blumberg has scored new film The Testament of Ann Lee, and has shared a song from it that features its star Amanda Seyfried on vocals. “It was originally written as a solo for her to sing, but it ended up being a duet, mostly because Mona liked the new atmosphere that leaves us with at the end of the film,” says Daniel. “It has a more contemporary feeling to the song which felt appropriate with the cards on the film explaining where the shakers are today. Amanda and I would sing a lot together during the recording sessions for the film so it’s nice to have a recording of us singing together finally and also an excuse to do some live concerts.”
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BARRY ADAMSON – “JANE’S DAY OUT IN COURT”
Former Bad Seeds and Magazine bassist Barry Adamson has shared another song from his upcoming soundtrack to new documentary SCALA!!! “Jane’s Day Out In Court” references a court case that ended up being curtains for the infamous London cinema.
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WATER FROM YOUR EYES – IT’S BEAUTIFUL EP
NYC duo Water From Your Eyes have followed up this year’s terrific It’s a Beautiful Place with a companion EP titled It’s Beautiful. That’s out now via Matador and it features alternate version of three songs from the album.
It’s Beautiful by Water From Your Eyes
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TIGERS JAW – “HEAD IS LIKE A SINKING STONE”
Tigers Jaw announced their seventh album, Lost On You, and shared the first single, “Head is Like a Sinking Stone.” Read more about that here, and pre-order our exclusive blue & green swirl vinyl variant, limited to 300 copies, in the BV shop.
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MEMORIALS – “IN THE WEEDS”
MEMORIALS, the duo of Verity Susman (Electrelane) and Matthew Simms (Wire / It Hugs Back), are back with their first new music since releasing their fantastic debut, Memorial Waterslides, in 2024. “In the Weeds” takes their signature sound — droney organs, motorik rhythms, haunting melodies — into new territory, with funky drumming that recalls Can legend Jaki Liebezeit, and flowing, dubby production.
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