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 Superheaven’s crushing, dynamic first new song in nine years, ‘Long Gone’; fantasy of a broken heart’s delightfully poppy yet mesmerizing ‘Found You Again’, featuring Jordana; FKA twigs’ latest Eusexua single, ‘Drums of Death’, which is anchored by Koreless’ glitchy (and gritty) production; Julia Holter’s enchanting and oddly restless ‘The Laugh Is in the Eyes’; Squid’s paranoid and propulsive ‘Crispy Skin’, which draws inspiration from Agustina Bazterrica’s dystopian novel Tender Is the Flesh, where cannibalism becomes the norm; Kathryn Mohr’s ‘Driven’, a hypnotic crawl of a song that will appeal to fans of Grouper and Midwife; Tyler Bussey’s latest Thank You Thank You single, the gorgeous instrumental ‘After You Gave Me This’, on which he’s joined by 10 musicians; and Ichiko Aoba’s tender, wondrous ‘Luciférine’, which leads the Japanese folk artist’s upcoming album.
Best New Songs: November 18, 2024
Superheaven, ‘Long Gone’
fantasy of a broken heart feat. Jordana, ‘Found You Again’
FKA twigs, ‘Drums of Death’
Julia Holter, ‘The Laugh Is in the Eyes’
Song of the Week: Squid, ‘Crispy Skin’
Kathryn Mohr, ‘Driven’
Thank You Thank You, ‘After You Gave Me This’
Ichiko Aoba, ‘Luciférine’
