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, August 27, 2025.
Chat Pile and Hayden Pedigo – ‘Radioactive Dreams’
Noise rockers Chat Pile and fingerstyle guitarist Hayden Pedigo have offered the first taste of their unlikely collaborative LP, In the Earth Again. “We all wanted to avoid the downfall you see in a lot of collab records,” Pedigo said. “We didn’t want this record to either end up primarily sounding like one of us more than the other.” You can hear their styles gracefully coalescing on the striking new single ‘Radioactive Dreams’.
Bright Eyes – ‘Dyslexic Palindrome’ [feat. Alynda Segarra]
Bright Eyes have announced a new EP, Kids Table, with a swaying, hypnotic track featuring Hurry for the Riff Raff’s Alynda Segarra. “Alynda Segarra is one of the most soulful people I have ever encountered,” Conor Oberst said in a statement. “Everything that passes through them is haunted by the weary ghost of American music past. I have had the good fortune of recording and performing with them on many occasions and I am always blown away by Alynda’s ability to channel what is both intangible and universal. Seemingly walking along in a second line of skeletons. Blowing on a valiant horn. I know it sounds crazy but, yet, there Alynda is. Always so very present but with one foot on the other side.”
Elias Rønnenfelt – ‘USA Baby’
Elias Rønnenfelt will showcase the idiosyncratic music he’s been making outside of Iceage with a new album, Speak Daggers, set for release on October 17 via Escho. The follow-up to year’s Heavy Glory will feature Copenhagen artists Erika de Casier and Fine, as well as the Congos. The slinky, shadowy lead single ‘USA Baby’ is out now.
Oliver Sim – ‘Obsession’
The xx’s Oliver Sim is back with his first song in three years, ‘Obsession’. Produced by Bullion and Jockstrap’s Taylor Skye, the track is full of vibrant and eclectic flourishes, and Sharna Osbourne directed its music video.
Hannah Jadagu – ‘Doing Now’
Hannah Jadagu has announced a new album, Describe, sharing ‘Doing Now’, which is as self-aware as it is catchy. The follow-up to her 2023 debut Aperture also features the early single ‘My Love’.
Sharp Pins – ‘(I Wanna) Be Your Girl’
Lifeguard’s Kai Slater has announced a new album under the Sharp Pins moniker. Balloon Balloon Balloon comes out November 21, and the charming, slightly haunted ‘(I Wanna) Be Your Girl’ is out now.
fanclubwallet – ‘New Distraction’
fanclubwallet, the project of Hannah Judge, has announced their sophomore album Living While Dying, arriving October 24 via Lauren Records. The lead single ‘New Distraction’ is a hooky indie pop track about pushing through a kind of anhedonia. “‘Cmon, I’m waiting, for some kind of new distraction’ was a mantra circling my brain these last couple years,” Judge shared. “This song came out of nowhere for me, though. I was too anxious to write a solo guitar lick for this but the band encouraged me, and it became one of my favourite parts. It reminds me of a Coldplay B-Side.”
Joyer – Spell
East Coast indie rock duo Joyer, the project of brothers Nick and Shane Sullivan, have shared ‘Spell’, the latest offering from their upcoming LP On The Other End of the Line…. “This was the last song we wrote before getting into the studio, and a lot of it came together in the actual recording process, which was really fun since that was how we used to approach writing back when we used to do everything ourselves,” Nick Sullivan explained. “I remember Shane pulling that fuzzy lead out of nowhere and the rest of us immediately being like ‘yup, that’s it,’ and that ultimately became sort of the “crux” of the song. It’s become one of my favorites on the album because of the circumstances of how it was made-it’s kind of like a time capsule of our time in Chicago making the record.”
Maruja – ‘Trenches’
Manchester’s Maruja have unveiled, ‘Trenches’, the fourth single from their debut album Pain to Power. Blistering in Rage Against the Machine fashion, the track directly quotes the words of red Hampton: “There will be no revolution ‘til the people believe that they are revolutionary.” According to the band, “It’s reminder to the listener that they are not what this culture teaches. They are, in fact, powerful beyond measure and when they believe in themselves, can make a difference. The song is a call for revolution in the face of the oppressive.”
Midlake – ‘The Ghouls’
Midlake have announced their sixth studio album, A Bridge to Far, which is out November 7 and was produced by Sam Evian. “It helped us build songs together again,” Midlake’s Eric Pulido said of the track, which was written during a period of uncertainty about the band’s future, “and hopefully encourages others to want to hear the full collection.”
Sofie Royer – ‘AUTO’
Sofie Royer has returned with ‘AUTO’, her first new music since 2024’s Young-Girl Forever. It’s an infectious, escapist track about her dreams of “driving away and leaving it all behind for just one second,” in her words, and the music video was shot in Paris and directed by Grégoire Léon-Dufour.
mei ehara – ‘Fuukeiga (Cut Out)’
mei ehara has dropped an intimate new track, ‘Fuukeiga (Cut Out)’, from her forthcoming album All About McGuffin. “We are always seen through the eyes of others—defined, judged, expected, sometimes dismissed,” ehara shared. “That gaze can weigh heavily, making us falter, hesitate, and turn questions inward. Yet the influence of others is not only a burden. It can open paths we wouldn’t discover on our own, shaping the choices that carry us forward. Each step we take, in the rhythm of these connections, carries both unease and anticipation. The future stays opaque, but moving toward it brings its own kind of charge — a tension, an exhilaration, like placing a quiet bet on what comes next.”
Upchuck – ‘Tired’
Upchuck have unleashed ‘Tired’, a frenetic preview of their upcoming full-length I’m Nice Now. “How many times I gotta tell ‘em that our pockets cryin’?” vocalist KT despairs. “How many people you gon’ lie to and say you’re not lyin’?”
Frost Children – ‘Bound2U’
Frost Children have unveiled ‘BOUND2U’, the dynamic fourth offering from their upcoming album SISTER. “‘Bound2U’ to me is all about love’s self indulgence, especially a love so heartbreakingly inconsistent, where one leaves and returns at their own will, stringing along the other’s heart with a leash,” the duo’s Lulu explained. “I feel like attachment in love can sometimes almost look like painful bondage, thinking that one day it will either get used to the tension or inevitably break from all sides. The beat also revolves around this looping guitar sample from our song ‘Bernadette’ from our last album Hearth Room, which is one of my favorites. This song feels like a perfect harmony of true songwriting and true dance. That’s what we’re all about.”
Lawn – ‘Pressure’
Lawn have previewed their forthcoming record God Made the Highway with a jittery and sardonic post-punk track called ‘Pressure’. It follows lead single ‘Davie’.
Die Spitz – ‘Punishers’
Die Spitz have shared one final single from their debut LP, Something to Consume, out September 12 via Third Man Records. “‘Punishers’ is about things or people who ‘punish,” Chloe De St. Aubin said of the ferocious, galvanizing tune. “Whether it’s withholding love, jealousy, or keeping someone or even yourself hooked in a cycle—the song captures the feelings of insanity and frustration punishers bring.” Of the Justin Wilson-directed video, she added: “The ‘Punishers’ video features the story of a sad clown with little talent to give…but with her heart on her sleeve, she still yearns to be a star.”
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