Throughout the week, we update our Best New Songs playlist with the new releases that caught our attention the most, be it a single leading up to the release of an album or a newly unveiled deep cut. And each Monday, we round up the best new songs released over the past week (the eligibility period begins on Monday and ends Sunday night) in this best new music segment.
On this week’s list, we have ‘Screamland’, the striking, darkly hopeful 7-minute single that leads Father John Misty’s new album, which features guitar from Low’s Alan Sparhawk; Bon Iver’s tenderly wistful and introspective ‘S P E Y S I D E’; Deep Sea Diver’s beautifully soaring new song ‘Billboard Heart’, which marks her signing with Sub Pop; 2nd Grade’s ‘Made Up My Own Mind’, one of three fantastic new singles from the band’s new LP; The Slaps’ ‘Compromised Dirt’, a gentle collaboration with Merce Lemon and Lunar Vacation; Katrina Ford’s stirring, powerful new single ‘Cry Wolf’; Jamie xx’s shimmering ‘Waited All Night’, which reunites the producer with his xx bandmates; Indigo De Souza’s ‘WHOLESOME’, an upbeat, sparkly song from her surprise new EP; Hey, ily’s fun, dynamic new song ‘(Dis)Connected’; and ‘Teething’, a nervy, unsettling song by London quintet Ain’t.
Best New Songs: September 23, 2024
Father John Misty, ‘Screamland’
Song of the Week: Bon Iver, ‘S P E Y S I D E’
Deep Sea Diver, ‘Billboard Heart’
2nd Grade, ‘Made Up My Own Mind’
The Slaps, ‘Compromised Dirt’
Katrina Ford, ‘Cry Wolf’
Jamie xx feat. Romy and Oliver Sim, ‘Waited All Night’
Indigo De Souza, ‘WHOLESOME’
Hey, ily, ‘(Dis)Connected’
Teething, ‘Ain’t’
