There’s so much music coming out all the time that it’s hard to keep track. On a day when the influx of new tracks is particularly overwhelming, we sift through the noise to bring you a curated list of the most interesting new releases, the best of which are: Best new songs playlist). Check out the Thursday, January 9, 2025 track roundup below.
Mac Miller – “Five Dollar Pony Ride”
Mac Miller Estate shares new single from upcoming posthumous album balloonismthe rapper recorded over a decade ago. (The project has been leaked for a long time, but will be officially released next week.) The sexy lead single, “5 Dollar Pony Rides,” builds on the sound Miller was playing circa 2013. Watch a movie with the sound off.
Blonde Shell – “T&A”
“There’s a Rolling Stones song playing.” tattoo you It’s a song called “Little T&A,” and he says “tits and butts” in the middle of the song, so I borrowed that from him.” He talked about the single “T&A”. “I think in music it’s easy to see things as more sexual or more romantic, but I wanted this to be both. I think of this song as a love story.” It may not be a fairy tale love story, but I wanted it to feel like a really narrative song, where one thing leads to another and then ends up somewhere unexpected. I don’t usually write like that, but I wanted a song like that.
PUP – “Paranoid”
PUP has returned with their first new song in two years. ‘Paranoid’ was recorded with producer John Congleton, who does little to undermine the band’s anthemic frenzy. In fact, the tracks gradually become more chaotic and unexpected. “My favorite part of the song is the breakdown at 1:45,” said frontman Stephen Babcock. “When you try to do a heavy breakdown with catchy vocals, you end up sounding like the worst melodic hardcore band in the world. But somehow it just worked on this song. It was so intense in the moment. So I think it’s actually kind of funny and a little hard to take seriously because there’s humor in it and how it goes against what I’m screaming in a way that I really like. Additionally, Nestor sings “The I’m playing the melody from “Lion Sleeps Tonight” on the bass, and it really touches my heart every time I hear it.”
Dean Wareham – “You were the ones I had to betray.”
Dean Wareham releases new album that’s the price of loving me. It will be released on March 28th and will be the first collaboration with former Galaxy 500 producer Kramer in 34 years. “I wrote this at the last minute, thinking about how love and friendship can lead to betrayal,” Wareham said of the lead single. “I had no idea how this song would end musically. That changed when Gabe Noel added the cello arrangement in the studio.” It’s dreamy and beautiful. It will be.
serpentwithfeet – “wriggling in the wind”
Serpent with Feet announced GRIP SEQUEL (Deluxe)the sequel to their third album, will be released on February 28th. Contains different versions of three albums. grip In addition to the track, it also features six new songs, including the just-released “Writhing in the Wind.” serpentwithfeet described it as “the sound of a lover begging”. He knows he failed, but he longs for another chance. ” It’s very short, but you can feel the desperation.
Heaven – “I need you more somehow.”
Heaven announces first LP in 7 years, all love is blueand “I Need You More Somehow” are a great showcase of the band’s dreamy jangle-pop sound. “Whether at home on the beach in California or in seedy underground nightclubs in Glasgow or Berlin, this song overlaps two worlds,” the band explained. “The lyrics are intentionally ambiguous, needing someone more, longing for more connection, but also sounding content and complacent.”
Fast – “Spangle”
“Spangled” is the lead single and opening track on the new LP by Aaron Dowdy’s project of projects, Fast. The album features appearances by Mars Lemon, Dave Hartley of War on Drugs, and John James Tourville of Deslondes, and if you’re a fan of these artists, you’ll be treated to an exciting and raw album. There’s a lot to like about this album. Country rock delivered by “Spangled”. “I don’t think you can really hear the word ‘Spangled’ without thinking of America and its national anthem,” Dowdy said in a statement. “I wanted to write a personal and painful anthem, with difficult, American themes of trauma and collective time-out, self-destruction and drunkenness, weakness and arrogance. This is an American ghost story. Even after the building or bridge where the incident occurred has disappeared, the scars remain.
Sleeper’s Bell – “Room”
Chicago duo Sleeper’s Bell, consisting of Blaine Tepema and Evan Green, preview their upcoming LP. clover Contains new single “Room”. Though pensive, he is full of serious spirit. “Love is a kind of caution,” Tepema sings, “and I fall and drop the shit.”
Morgan Nagler – “Cradle the Pain”
Morgan Nagler, the Los Angeles musician who plays with the bands Whispertown and Supermoon and has collaborated with Phoebe Bridgers, The Breeders, Haim, Maddie Diaz, and others, has shared a new song, “Cradle the Pain.” The fuzzy, seductive track was produced by Kyle Thomas of King Tuff, mixed by Alex Farrar, and features Meg Duffy of Hand Habits on guitar and Josh Adams (Cat Power, Weyes Blood) on drums. “I originally wrote this song as a kind of letter to a dear friend,” Nagler wrote. “Interestingly, when a message appears to be addressed to someone else, it’s often easier to cut to the heart of the truth. It has since taken on a lot of new personal meaning for me. I think we all know that essentially everything is in our hands, but we are responsible for it. The charm of not being a victim to the whims of fate can be romanticized. I have always believed that perspective is truly the key to life and that only we contain our own salvation. You have to be reminded that you have to keep getting back in the saddle over and over again. It’s all the same, it’s how you decide.”
Runner – “Coinstar”
“When I first wrote this song, I was so excited,” Runner Noah Weinman says of his shimmering, expansive new single “Coinstar.” “I felt like a flying train (if that makes sense). I thought about making a quick demo at home and finishing it as usual, but I wanted to see how far I could go. It really packs that punch with big guitars and Tommy’s soaring pedal steel. This is the first song I’ve written since I started doing runners, and it’s that big. It’s a song I really wanted to do in the studio to get that great sound.” It’s about trying to fuse the part of me that wants to continue touring and live this kind of exciting life.” I sometimes jokingly refer to them as “romantic life” and “romantic life.” I’ve always considered myself a person with a family, but I also admit that every step I’ve taken as an adult seems to fundamentally work against that. So in this song, I’m trying to find the answer by flipping a coin and laughing at myself for the futility of it. ”
