Alvin M. Keeling 
So many artists, so little time. Each week we review a handful of new albums (of all genres), put together some more new music we would call “indie” and talk about what metal is releasing. We post music news, song premieres and more all day long. We update a weekly playlist of some of our favorite tracks right now. Here is a daily recap with a bunch of interesting songs recently released in one place.
CATE LE BON – “REMEMBER ME”
“‘Remembering Me’ is a neurotic diary entry that challenges notions of legacy and distorted sentimentalism in the desperate need to mythologize,” Cate said of the latest single and the latest video for his new. expected album, Pompeii.
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PLACEBO – “TRY BETTER NEXT TIME”
Here is a new single from Placebo’s next album Never let Me Go it’s March 25th. “It’s not the end of the world, only the end of humanity, a distinction that in our exaggerated pride we are unable to detect,” says the song’s frontman Brian Molko. “Mother Nature has become extremely weary of us. Try better next time.”
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JEREMY IVEY – “ORPHAN CHILD”
Jeremy Ivey has announced a new album, Invisible images, expected on March 11 via ANTI-Records. The first single is “Orphan Child”, and it has an indie-goes-classic-rock vibe in the same vein as stuff like Kevin Morby.
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KAMI – “UNIFIED” (ft. JOEY PURP & VIC MENSA)
It’s a triple common thread of Chicago rappers on this new track loaded with KAMI.
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TAPE GIRL & PEACH RINGS – “MY BOY (TWIN FANTASY)” (CAR SEAT HEADREST COVER)
The rising “laptop ska” artist Tape Girl has teamed up with Ramona Barton of Peach Rings and his frequent collaborator Kenny Malloy (aka Kmoy) for a cover of “My Boy (Twin Fantasy)” by Car Seat Headrest, and they’ve made it into a song that incorporates clean, relaxing ska, exhilarating punk, video game music and more.
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EMPATH – “FOREIGN PASSING”
The last single from Empath’s new album Visitor is “Passing Stranger”. “The rhythm was inspired by the drugged drums of the Velvet Underground, on which Randall began improvising a heavy tremolo on his synth,” explains Catherine Elicson. “One of the slowest songs we’ve ever written without an abrasive moment. We were finally able to fade out. This song was written the same way as ‘Diamond Eyelids’, which is bringing together This time, I put together different memories from my childhood, some idyllic, some difficult, but as if it were a story about someone else returning to their hometown. this song was actually in a very old iPhone voice memo that I had made and forgot. When I re-listened to it after a year or so I was like it was catchy, I have to finish writing this one. I also wanted a song where I could pull out my balayage without cringe. I hope to be seen at the forefront of balayage in pop music, thank you.
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JEREMIAH CHIU & MARTA SOFIA HONER – “ON FOOT BY SEA”
Modular synth and viola duo Jeremiah Chiu & Marta Sofia Honer have announced a new album, Åland Islands records, due March 11 via International Anthem, and the first single is the ambient and ethereal “By Foot By Sea”.
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GREGOR BARNETT (THE MENZINGERS) – “THE FIRST DEAD BODY I EVER SEEN”
Gregor Barnett of the Menzingers has shared a new song from his upcoming solo album, Don’t go throw roses in my grave, which arrives on 2/18 via Epitaph. After the tinged Americana title song, this one is more of a gothic country song, and it’s cool to hear Greg put his twist on that sort of thing.
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JOSEPHINE FOSTER – “CURRENCY FROM ABOVE”
As mentioned, the new album by folk singer Josephine Foster Godmother coming out this month (1/28 via Fire), and today she shared the beautifully earthy new single “Nun of the Above”.
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SYLVAINE – “MONO NO AWARE”
Norwegian black metal solo Sylvaine will release his fourth album, Nova, March 4 via Season of Mist, and she just released “Mono No Aware”, a nearly 10-minute shapeshifter trek through melodic and ethereal black metal.
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WIRE MACHINE – “TURNED IN JANUARY”
As mentioned, String Machine publishes Hallelujah Hell Yeah on 02/25 via Know Hope Records, and today they released “Touring In January”. It’s a dose of indie baroque pop anthem that will take you back to the late 2000s, the era of the “next Arcade Fire”.
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LAEL NEALE – “HOTLINE”
After signing to Sub Pop in 2020 and releasing his first album for the label, Familiarize yourself with the night, last year, indie pop singer-songwriter Lael Neale is back with another new single: the tender and melodic “Hotline”.
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ROSIE THOMAS – “EVERYTHING IS FULL OF LOVE” FT. SUFJAN STEVENS, TIBES, HEAD AND HEART, IRON & WINE, ETC (BJORK COVER)
Rosie Thomas has recruited a virtual guest choir for her new cover of Bjork, including Sufjan Stevens, The Shins, Iron & Wine, Alexi Murdoch, Charly Theilen, Kanene Pipkin, William Fitzsimmons, Dawn Landes, Audrey Assad, Leigh Nash, Denison Witmer, Josh Ottum, Beau Jennings, Kyshona Armstrong, Kevin Brace, Alvie Shoop and Buster Shoop. It’s from Lullabies for Parents, Vol 1, her first EP Lullabies for parents “A multimedia series of resources, entertainment and encouragement for parents of all ages including music, podcasts, videos, essays, varied content and a community that fosters the search for common ground , connection and comfort. “
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COMBO CHIMBITA – “YO ME LO MEREZCO”
Combo Chimbita’s new album ANGER will be released later this month via ANTI-, and his latest single is “Yo Me Lo Merezco”. “I wrote this song as a gift for myself as I try to understand better each day who I am, my worth, my calling and what I have to offer in this world,” said Carolina Oliveros. . “It is a healing proclamation to firmly believe in yourself and to walk stubbornly with the glow that we know is shining deep through our minds. This revelation is something that I had to invoke yesterday, which I remember today. and which I will continue to honor tomorrow. “
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INSTANT RUIN (F-MINUS, LEFTOVER CRACK, CHAOS UK) – HARD NEW WAVE DEMO
Instant Ruin is the new project from Brad Logan (F-Minus, Leftover Crack, Rats in the Wall) and Gabba (Chaos UK), and as Punk News points out, they recently dropped this demo. It has everything from classic style hardcore to the dancing indus.
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TYONDAI BRAXTON – “MULTIPLAY”
“Multiplay” is the latest in a series of title releases from Tyondai Braxton via Nonesuch. This one is glitchy and bright, brought to life by bird calls and other nature sounds.
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PARTNER LOOK – “HERE”
Melbourne band Partner Look to release new album According to the rules February 4 via Trouble in Mind. You might think “Right Here” might be a Go-Betweens cover, but it’s an original, although Grant McLennan and Robert Forster clearly have an influence.
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SUSANNA – “ALCHEMY OF SUFFERING”
Norwegian artist Susanna will be Elevation, her fourth album which she is releasing during the pandemic on March 25. The album was inspired by the works of the poet Charles Baudelaire and is not the first to do so. Susanna calls it “an intuitive and collective ceremony of the ethereal and the mystical in life”.
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BLUE HAWAII – “BUTTERFLY”
Blue Hawaii’s new EP My best friend’s house will be released on February 18th via Arbutus, and the latest single is “Butterfly” ready for the dancefloor.
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FOUNTAINS DC – “JACKIE DOWN THE BLOCK”
Fontaines DC has just announced a new album skinny fia and this is the first driving single. Pre-order our exclusive edition in translucent red vinyl.
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SPOON – “WILD”
“Wild” is about as wide as Spoon, their new album Lucifer on the couch comes out in February.
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YOUNG PRISMS – “HONEY”
“Honeydew” is taken from the San Francisco shoegazers first album in 10 years.
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PAVÉ – “BE THE HOOK”
“Be the Hook”, which seems to have eventually morphed into “The Hook” during Stephen Malkmus’ solo debut, is one of Pavement’s three unreleased songs on the upcoming Twilight of Terror luxury reissue.
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DESTROYER – “TINTORET, IT’S FOR YOU”
“Tintoretto, It’s for You”, an intoxicating cut-and-paste collage of wild drums, orchestral hits and synthesizers while Dan Bejar spits out Béjarian lines like “The ceiling is on fire and the contract is binding”. Destroyer’s new album, LABYRINTHITE, released in March.
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ANDY BELL – “SOMETHING LIKE LOVE”
Ride’s Andy Bell to release new double album Sway on February 11, which brings him back to the last 30 years of unused song ideas. “Something Like Love” could be a cousin of Ride’s “Vapor Trail”.
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HOLODRUM – “FREE ADVICE”
Holodrum are a new dance-focused group that includes members of independent Leeds bands you may be familiar with including Yard Act, Hookworms, Virginia Wing, Drahla, Cowtown and more. Their first single was released in February and the first single “Free Advice” is a effervescent synthpop disco number that sits somewhere between LCD Soundsystem and Roisin Murphy.
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CHURCH ON DRUGS – “GLOBAL IMPACT”
Drug Church shared another track from their awaited new LP Hygiene (pre-order on limited splashed red / black vinyl), and it’s a fine example of this band’s ability to take out gritty, melodic punk rages. Read more here.
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ANXIOUS – “LET ME” (ft. PAT FLYNN from FIDDLEHEAD / HAVE HEART)
Anxious debut album Little Green House bridges the gap between gritty hardcore and harmony-laden power pop, and this ripper leans more towards the former. Read our new interview with the band and pre-order the vinyl album limited to 300 “cream inside green”.
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SOUL GLO – “JUMP !! (OR JUMP !!!) ((BY THE FUTURE))”
Soul Glo’s next LP Diaspora issues (due 3/25 via Epitaph / Secret Voice) is one of the most anticipated hardcore albums of 2022, and this lead single is a perfect example of how powerful this band is. Read more about it here and pre-order the album on limited 300 red / blue splash vinyl.
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KEVIN DEVINE – “ALBATROS”
Kevin Devine has announced his first real album in six years (and 10th overall), Nothing is real, so nothing is wrong, due 3/25 via Triple Crown. Learn more about the debut single “Albatross” here.
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MUSIC BEAT BY ED SCHRADER – “THIS THIRST” & “BERLINER”
Here are two songs from ESMB’s new album, Reverie nightclub.
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LAVENDER COUNTRY – “I CANNOT SHAKE THE STRANGER OUT OF YOU”
Lavender Country has announced their first album since 1973, Ripe Rose, and shared the first single, a reimagined version of their classic track “I Can’t Shake the Stranger Out of You”.
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LOS BITCHOS – “PISTA”
London-based Cumbia-inspired band Los Bitchos will release their Alex Kapranos-produced debut album, “Let The Festivities Begin! “, in February. Here is the third single.
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LUCIUS – “NEXT TO NORMAL”
Lucius shared the disco-tinged debut single from their new album, Second nature, which you can read more about here.
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