Browsing: Best New Music

Holy Wave is back with a sun-soaked shimmer and a soulful nod to their roots. The Austin psych-rock mainstays announce their new EP, Studio 22 Singles…

Kali Malone’s The Sacrificial Code has returned—reissued, remastered, and reborn as a 2025 edition that cements its status as a modern drone masterpiece. What began in…

Graham Jonson’s psych‑pop project quickly, quickly sheds its SoundCloud roots on I Heard That Noise, out now via Ghostly International. This kaleidoscopic debut melds knotty folk…

Wisp dives deeper into her lush, medieval‑fantasy world with “Get Back to Me,” a sun‑soaked shoegaze banger drenched in pedal‑heavy guitars and soaring, cathedral‑like echoes. It’s…

Veteran TV on the Radio frontman Tunde Adebimpe is breaking out on his own—signing to Sub Pop for his incendiary solo debut Thee Black Boltz, due…

Beirut’s A Study of Losses is a luminous tapestry of sound that finds Zach Condon at his most daring and heartfelt. Commissioned as a score for…

Los Angeles hardcore heroes Militarie Gun and Richmond fuzz-pop firestarter Dazy reunite for a knockout new single, “Tall People Don’t Live Long”, out now via Loma…

Panda Bear—aka Noah Lennox—brings his kaleidoscopic world to life with his long-awaited NPR Tiny Desk Concert debut, performing stripped-down yet radiant versions of “Defense” and “Ferry…

Copenhagen dream-folk duo Snuggle—comprised of Andrea Thuesen (Baby in Vain) and Vilhelm Strange (formerly of Liss)—drift into deeper emotional waters with their stirring new single “Woman…

Rising avant-pop force Asher White has officially signed to Joyful Noise and is kicking things off with a vivid new single, “Kratom Headache Girls Night.” A…

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard are about to defy expectations once again. The ever-evolving psych-rock juggernaut has revealed a release date for their next ambitious…

Montreal’s genre-defying artist Karneef shares the radiant third single, “Insides Match the Outside” (ft. Adam Ratner), from his upcoming album It’s How You Say It, arriving…

Preston Woolsey’s debut album bubba, out May 30 via Brooklyn’s Rose Garden, is more than a musical statement—it’s a love letter to his childhood dog, Boudreaux,…

The Thing aren’t just reviving rock—they’re rewiring it. From their gritty New York City roots to their analog-only recording ethos, this four-piece band is tearing through…

NYC’s most unrelenting rock force, The Thing, is back with another punchy preview of their upcoming self-titled album. Out today: two ferociously original A/B-sides, “Can You…

Berlin-based duo Odd Couple returns with their boldest and most dynamic release yet, Rush-Hour des Lebens—a feverish blend of garage rock, krautrock, and psychedelic grit. Known…

Berlin-based producer Sam Barker returns with Stochastic Drift, a stunning, shape-shifting collection that pushes his sound far beyond the minimal techno boundaries he’s known for. This…

With SABLE, fABLE, Justin Vernon delivers his most radiant and surprising work in years—an album that splits the difference between introspective winter haze and soulful spring…

Tokyo-based French trio Tapeworms return with Grand Voyage, a bold, genre-blurring album out now via Music Website and P-Vine. Crafted during lockdown after their first trip…

Rating: 8/10 – GREAT Album – A fearless, shape-shifting album that cements Mamalarky’s place in the vanguard of indie music. With their third album Hex Key,…