Every week the Stereogum staff chooses the five best new songs of the week. The eligibility period begins and ends Thursdays right before midnight. You can hear this week’s picks below and on Stereogum’s Favorite New Music Spotify playlist, which is updated weekly. (An expanded playlist of our new music picks is available to members on Spotify and Apple Music, updated throughout the week.)
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Bladee-heads never have to go too long without new music from their hero. Today, two months after releasing new songs “Ingen hör” and “Förstelnad,” the Swedish rapper/singer is back with another one. “Magic Misery” offers more of the dreamy iciness Bladee has become known for, and somehow, it turns the following phrase into a hook:…
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Love is in the air! Tomorrow is Valentine’s Day, and Cupid is getting ready. Pennsylvania-born rapper and producer Eem Triplin is also preparing. Today he has returned with a song to soundtrack the Hallmark holiday titled “a love song for you.” It’s his first music of 2026, following last year’s debut album Melody Of A…
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Justine Skye has announced a new EP Candy, out March 27 via Warner Records. Along with the announcement comes new single “Thong,” which was produced by friend and collaborator KAYTRANADA and co-written with Daniel Caesar. As the title suggests, “Thong” is sleek and seductive. Skye maintains icy sighs over Kaytranada’s flouncy beat. She’s also released…
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Pink Mexico come from Queens, and they make music that drifts prettily while still crunching hard. Thus far, they landed on our radar with the impressive 2024 tracks “Petting Zoo” and “Soaked,” and now they’re ready to announce an album. Thus far, we don’t really know anything about the band’s upcoming LP beyond its title…
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Space age bachelor pad OGs Stereolab are back to dropping new music whenever the feeling is right, and that’s a beautiful thing to witness. Last year, they returned with Instant Holograms On Metal Film, their first new album in 15 years, and they followed it with the double single “Fed Up With Your Job” b/w…
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Aww yeah baby, it’s James Blake! He’s back up in this motherfucker, and you better believe he is feeling wistfully romantic! You better stay out of this boy’s way, or he is going to croon angelically right in your fucking face! J Bee Wit The Remedy will release his new album Trying Times soon, and…
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Back in the ’90s, Oxford’s Heavenly were key players in the UK’s C86 twee-pop universe. They broke up after drummer Mathew Fletcher’s 1996 death, but they’ve returned in recent years, playing live shows and releasing new music. In a few weeks, they’ll unveil Highway To Heavenly, their first new album in 30 years. We’ve posted…
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Munich indie veterans the Notwist are back in action these days, and their new album News From Planet Zombie comes out next month. We’ve already heard lead single “X-Ray,” and now they’ve followed it with the new song “Projectors,” a lush and orchestral circus-music swamp-waltz. Here’s what the band says about it: “Projectors” is a…
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