There’s so much music coming out all the time that it’s hard to keep track. On those days 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 will be added to our Best New Songs playlist). Below, check out our track roundup for Wednesday, September 23, 2025.
Danny Brown – ‘Stardust’
Danny Brown has announced a new album, Stardust, which features Jane Remover, Frost Children, underscores, Quadeca, Femtanyl, JOHNNASCU, 8485, IssBrokie, Nnamdi, Ta Ukraika, and Zheani. It’s out November 7, and the wacky, dizzying title track is out now alongside a DEADHORSES-directed video.
UFOs – ‘UFO’
UFOs is the new collaborative project of Phoenix and Braxe + Falcon. “I don’t believe in Miracles but I do believe in UFO: Six friends, one song, infinite memories,” they said of their almost self-titled debut single, which is cozy and wide-eyed. Warren Fu directed its accompanying video.
Ratboys – ‘Light Night Mountains All That’
Ratboys have signed to New West Records, marking the announcement with a frantically paced, sprawling track called ‘Light Night Mountains All That’. It features piano and production from Chris Walla. “My original idea was to write an ultra-high energy folk song, in the style of the Dodos’ Visiter, with somewhat spooky, mysterious, and pastoral lyrics — like what Chris Otepka of the Heligoats might conjure up on a mushroom trip,” Julia Steiner said in a statement. “This song really took shape during our initial writing session up at the Driftless Cabin in Wisconsin last March; the guys and I nearly went insane fleshing out the arrangement and its odd timings together. I wrote the lyrics during that original demoing trip, centered around the idea of a fantastic, rural vision-quest where the days and nights blend together and nothing is quite as it seems.”
Yaeji – ‘booboo2’ [feat. underscores & Aliyah’s Interlude]
Last year, Yaeji dropped the great single ‘booboo’, and today she’s released a self-referential and frenetic sequel to it that features San Francisco hyperpop artist underscores and Atlanta artist Aliyah’s Interlude.
Daniel Caesar – ‘Moon’ [feat. Bon Iver]
Daniel Caesar has released ‘Moon’, one of two collaborations with Bon Iver that appear on his upcoming album Son of Spergy. It’s hazy and gentle, and Bon Iver’s influence is especially palpable towards the end.
The Fiery Furnaces – ‘Far Away’
The Fiery Furnaces have announced a deluxe reissue of their 2004 breakout album Blueberry Boat, arriving October 10 via Everything Nice. They’ve also unveiled a previously unreleased bonus track, ‘Far Away’, which was recorded in 2003. Matthew Friedberger wrote the song at Eleanor’s request for a specific show in November 2003 at the Mercury Lounge in New York. “I liked the idea of writing a special song for each show, but that was the only time we ever did it,” Matthew said. “In the end we decided to not put it on the album. I’d thought it would fit because it didn’t. It turned out it just didn’t. I told myself that the songs on Blueberry Boat are about working and not working, as opposed to loving and not loving.”
Tony Molina – ‘FC ’23’, ‘Faded Holiday’, ‘Violets Of Dawn’
Tony Molina has announced a new album, On This Day – out November 14 – sharing three of its 21 tracks: ‘FC ’23’, ‘Faded Holiday’, ‘Violets of Dawn’, which are meticulously rendered slices of slice-pop. Molina co-produced the LP with his wife, Alicia Vanden Heuvel from the Aislers Set.
Amanda Shires – ‘Lately’
Amanda Shires has previewed her forthcoming LP Nobody’s Girl with a new single, the searching, quivery ‘Lately’. It follows previous cuts ‘A Way It Goes’ and ‘Piece of Mind’.
Liam Kazar – ‘Day Off’
Chicago-raised, Brooklyn-based musician Liam Kazar has released ‘Day Off’, the second offering from his new album, Pilot Light. Kazar’s music is generally laid-back, but on ‘Day Off’ it’s part of the subject matter. “The perfect day off is never the one you had on the calendar,” Kazar said. “Waking up and biking straight to the lake. Frigid temps inspiring early retirement to the couch for a couple movies and yesterday’s stew. An old friend is in town for the afternoon and has never seen your city. Don’t overthink it, just take the whole day off!”
runo plum – ‘Halfway Up the Lawn’
runo plum has released ‘Halfway Up the Lawn’, a poignant single off her forthcoming album patching. “This song is about when you get broken up with and you aren’t on speaking terms with that person anymore,” plum explained. “It makes you feel so insane, you want to scream, you’re checking socials, waiting for a text, desperately waiting for literally any sign of life. I imagine myself pathetically sitting outside of their house waiting for them to get home, but — nothing. The line ‘I don’t wanna watch you turn green, but I will’ is ultimately about accepting that they have moved on. We ended up using my demo guitar solo for this one, which is so funny because it’s sort of a mess but it ended up fitting perfectly with the chaos in the theme.”
Jim White – ‘I Don’t Do / Grand Centra’ [feat. Zoh Amba]
Jim White has released a new single, ‘I Don’t Do / Grand Central’, which finds him tumultuously dueting with Zoh Amba. Lifted from his upcoming album Inner Day, it’s accompanied by a video edited by Eve Sussman.
Cold Gawd – ‘Bomb Pop’
Cold Gawd have released ‘Bomb Pop’, their first new music since last year’s album I’ll Drown On This Earth. The sweeping track comes with a music video, of which the California band said: “If you have ever got engaged in London while the sun sets in February, this one’s for you.”
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