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, June 26, 2025.
Animal Collective – ‘Love on the Big Screen’
Animal Collective are back with a sugary psych-pop tune, ‘Love on the Big Screen’, which is part of a limited-edition 7″ featuring a B-side called ‘Buddies on the Blackboard’. Adam McDaniel, who produced the songs with Avey Tare, also engineered and mixed them at his Drop of Sun Studios in Asheville.
White Reaper – ‘Honestly’
White Reaper have announced a new LP, Only Slightly Empty, which arrives 26 via Blue Grape Music. The follow-up to 2023’s Asking for a Ride is led by the infectious, riffy new song ‘Honestly’. “I do think a lot of this record is about me musically trying to deal with a lot of things that I was feeling but wasn’t talking about,” vocalist/guitarist Tony Esposito explained. “‘Honestly’ is sort of me making fun of myself and my issues with conflict. The verses and choruses are totally opposite messages from each other — like how sometimes you might talk big behind someone’s back but then face to face you get more reserved.”
Jobber – ‘Nightmare’
Jobber have announced their debut album, Jobber to the Stars, with ‘Nightmare’, a hooky song born of paralyzing anxiety. “I wrote this song back in 2021 when I wanted to quit my day job, but felt really, really stuck,” guitarist/vocalist Kate Meizner explained. “Companies were doing mass layoffs, cutting benefits, and the job market was garbage, so it felt like a risk to make a move and leave. I wanted to capture that feeling of paralysis: when you know you need to let go of something terrible for you (and the world!), but the decision involves so much risk that fear keeps you rooted in place. It’s like a nightmare where you’re trying to escape from a monster that’s trying to destroy you, but your legs are cement – you just ‘can’t seem to run.’ Sonically, I was really going for a power pop feel, with the Moog, sugary melody, and groove. I think I was listening to ‘Waiting’ by the Rentals on repeat at the time. Mike Falcone (drummer), Justin Pizzoferrato (engineer), and we had a fun time capturing that sound and playing with different flourishes like claps, ‘woo-hoos’ or hard panned guitar textures.”
Greg Freeman – ‘Gallic Shrug’
Vermont singer-songwriter Greg Freeman has released ‘Gallic Shrug’, the latest single from his forthcoming sophomore album Burnover. “I was trying to look up lists of ‘obscure expressions,’ as in like weird old phrases or proverbs,” Freeman explained. “The first thing that came up was ‘Gallic Shrug,’ a kind of niche physical expression, usually associated with French people–to convey indifference or lack of responsibility. I couldn’t get that image out of my head. Its a very personal song revolving around this very heartbreaking gesture.”
Fine – ‘Run’
Fine has a hypnotic new single out today called ‘Run’, fitting in with the escapist undercurrent of her overlooked debut album Rocky Top Ballads. It follows the Copenhagen artist’s recent single ‘I Could’.
crushed – ‘starburn’
crushed impressed us with their debut EP extra life in 2023, and now they’ve got their debut full-length on the way. no scope arrives September 26 via Ghostly International, and it’s led by ‘starburn’, which is as intricately dreamy as it is vulnerable. “‘starburn’ is about searching for hope on the brink of despair,” the duo’s Shaun Durkan revealed. “I was reflecting on how I’ve spent my life, how I’ve used my time, and how desperate I’ve felt for it all to amount to something worthy of all the things I’ve sacrificed. A stable job, a family, my overall wellbeing, etc… and the fear that maybe I’d spent my life in vain searching in the wrong places for some kind of satisfaction / self worth. Maybe I missed a turn somewhere. The song is a cry for some kind of divine intervention, or for a blessing of cosmic luck to make me feel like my life could eventually add up to something that made sense to me before the fear and regret catches up and takes the wheel.”
Naima Bock – ‘Rolling’
“‘Rolling’ is a song that didn’t quite fit into Below a Massive Dark Land, but I thought it was worth its own moment,” Naima Bock said of her new single, referring to her beautiful 2024 record. Maybe it was a little too stripped-back to find its way on the album, but it’s still gorgeous, and it takes a surprising turn at the very last minute. “Written on a train back from Glasgow to London, I’m sure its lyrics will resonate with some. If not, then that’s a good thing. Plus, if you listen to the whole thing, you’re rewarded with some expert jaw harp playing.”
Tchotchke – ‘Poor Girl’
Tchotchke have announced a new album produced by the Lemon Twigs. Playin’ Dumb, out September 5, is led by the new single ‘Poor Girl’, which will get stuck in your head before it’s even reached the halfway point. “We confined ourselves to creating the personas of three ungrateful and out-of-touch girls with complete stories in the span of four lines each,” the trio’s Emily Tooraen said of the LP. “The challenge was emphasizing the fact that these girls were not ‘poor’ in the slightest but, in fact, very privileged to have the self-imposed problems they’re so tortured over. The song embraces the girls’ short sob stories while also capturing a sunshiney, Beach Boys quality. It wasn’t until after the completion of the song, to our collective shock, that we realized our counterparts had effortlessly cast themselves. All along, we were creating the villain versions of each other.”
fanclubwallet – ‘Cotton Mouth’
Anchored by a propulsive guitar line, ‘Cotton Mouth’ is the latest single from fanclubwallet, the project of Ottawa’s Hannah Judge. The song ebbs and flows in mesmerizing fashion, reflecting “on the weight of external pressure – trying to live up to expectations she wasn’t sure she could meet,” according to press materials.
VIAL – ‘Creep Smoothie’
Minneapolis punks VIAL have dropped a new single, ‘Creep Smoothie’, which is on the more ferocious end of their sound. It rips. “We wrote this new song feeling really inspired by heavier punk and hardcore projects that we love right now,” they commented, “which lead to a new sound ‘Creep Smoothie’ brings, ushering us into a new era of VIAL.”
Madeline Kenney – ‘Semitone’
Madeline Kenney has previewed her fifth LP, Kiss from the Balcon, with a woozy, resonant new song called ‘Semitone’. “You ever start to dread someone instead of love them? What a nauseating feeling,” Kenney remarked of the new single. “This is about trust landsliding into mistrust. I’ve spent the past few years really learning to trust my own mind, however – rather than others’. I like that the chorus sounds melodically hopeful, which I am. But the verses are intentionally dark and dramatic – it feels like a reflection of the psychic journey I’ve been on.”
Case Oats – ‘In a Bungalow’
Case Oats – the Chicago-based project fronted by Casey Gomez Walker and featuring Spencer Tweedy (drums), Max Subar (guitar, pedal steel), Scott Daniel (fiddle), Jason Ashworth (bass) – have offered up a new song, ‘In a Bungalow’. Sweet yet cheeky, it’s another delightful preview of their forthcoming record Last Missouri Exit. “This song is kind of a taunt set to a sweet melody,” Walker shared. “An indignant taunt. Iʼm wondering why people I grew up with havenʼt moved on from childhood drama. Iʼm asking why they havenʼt gotten past that stuff. But in the end, Iʼm no better. I want to be back in a bar with them, regressing, indulging in the sweet pain of being left behind and wronged.”
Silvana Estrada – ‘Lila Alelí’
Silvana Estrada has unveiled a stunning, radiant tune called ‘Lila Alelí’. “‘Lila Alelí’ is a song about that moment when you realize the person you care so deeply for doesn’t feel the same way about you,” Estrada explained. “Mutual love is such a stroke of luck, and that’s why the space left behind in the loneliness of unrequited love is always an interesting one to explore. I think this song represents the end of that phase of idealization — and because of that, it almost feels like a relief.”
Daisy the Great – ‘Dog’
Brooklyn band Daisy the Great have released ‘Dog’, the last preview of their upcoming LP The Rubber Teeth Talk. “I wrote ‘Dog’ while on a long walk through New York City on a crummy day,” Kelley Dugain said. “I saw a Winnie the Pooh stuffed animal face down in a murky puddle on the curb in the West Village and I thought, there I am. It was like a little funny gift from the streets of NY that validated my disillusionment with adulthood that day and made me smile.”
Briscoe – ‘Roughnecks’
Texas duo Briscoe have announced a new album, Heat of July – out September 19 – with the dusty new single ‘Roughnecks’. Brad Cook produced the record, and the new song was inspired by by a photo of Truett Heintzelman’s great-grandfather, who made his living working gas lines and in the oilfields of Texas. “The song tells the story of a man who spends his long and strenuous hours of work in the fields reflecting on his past decisions and the girl he left behind, with instrumentation and lyrics that pay homage to the trades that are so integral to our Texas heritage,” Truett expounded.
Evan Greer – ‘$5’ [feat. Eve 6]
Singer-activist Evan Greer has announced a new record, AMAB/ACAB, landing on September 19 via Get Better Records. Today’s announcement comes with the release of the new single ‘$5’, which features Jon Siebels and Max Collins of Eve 6. Of its accompanying video, Greer said: “The video for $5 is a ‘transition timeline’ using clips from shows I’ve played over the last 23 years. It starts with footage of me playing at a rally against the Iraq war I helped organize in high school, and ends with me playing at the Trump inauguration protests. The montage shows me losing my sideburns, growing out my hair, ditching cargo pants for sequin dresses and playing shows ranging from basements to big stages. Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine makes a cameo, along with the guys from Eve 6 who feature on the song, Anjimile who plays bass with me, and my kid, who grew up on the road with me while I toured in her early years. $5 is very much a pop-punk brew of weaponized nostalgia, and this look back felt very right for the tune. ”
Shaki Tavi – ‘Foam’
Shaki Tavi – the shoegaze outlet of Los Angeles musician Leon Manson – have dropped a cathartic new single called ‘Foam’. It’s taken from their sophomore album Minor Slip, which comes out August 15 via Felte.
