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 Thursday, October 9, 2025.
Lande Hekt – ‘Favourite Pair of Shoes’
Lande Hekt has announced a new album, Lucky Now, arriving January 30 on Tapete. It’s led by the jangly and irresistible ‘Favourite Pair of Shows’, whose dreamy harmony vocals really jump out. “I wrote this song when I was listening to a lot of The Bats and The Chills, it probably sounds nothing like any of that Flying Nun stuff but that was what was inspiring me at the time,” Hekt explained. “Despite the lines that lean towards despair, I think this is quite a hopeful song. It’s about rising out of a pit of hopelessness and doing something really positive. The song features my old friend and longtime collaborator Samuel Bedford. We first sang together when we were 16, we recorded a song together for his folk solo project, then we were in an indie rock band together when we were 21 called Selfish Son. Sam sang on my song Kitchen in 2020 and now he sings on this song and Coming Home. Each of these collaborations are 5 years apart which is tidy.”
Kelly Lee Owens – ‘ASCEND’
Kelly Lee Owens has announced a new EP, Kelly, which leans into more abrasive club sounds compared to last year’s Dreamscape. “This EP is about embodying sound and those collective, physical experiences we only really have in clubs or at music events,” Owens said in a statement. “Sonically, it’s very visceral. I’ve been drawn to sounds that sit on the edge: ominous, uneasy, sometimes even uncomfortable. That’s just where I’ve been emotionally, and I think the world reflects that too. There’s this constant push and pull between wanting to rise above the chaos, and sometimes, willingly sinking into it.” It’s led by the nervy, thumping new single ‘ASCEND’.
oklou – ‘viscus’ [feat. FKA twigs]
oklou has teamed up with FKA twigs for ‘viscus’, a poignant, billowing track from the deluxe edition of choke enough that arose from a conversation about stomach pain. “I kind of go through all of these sources of anxiety and talk about my body as a conflicting relationship,” oklou said.
Ouri – ‘Paris’ [feat. Oli XL]
Ouri has teamed up with Swedish producer Oli XL for ‘Paris’, a refracted dance tune that will appear on the Montreal-based artist’s upcoming album Daisy Cutter. “‘Paris’ is an ode to my younger self growing up in this city,” Ouri reflected. “I was both trying to fit in and also trying on a bolder lifestyle, as I realized that the classical cellist life was not the right suit for me. Being 14 going to sleep at sunrise in one of the most beautiful cities is forever printed on my retina. Oli XL joined on this track and it became the ultimate time-traveling song for me/my favorite on the album.”
The Orchestra (For Now) – ‘Deplore You / Farmers Market’
The Orchestra (For Now) have released ‘Deplore You / Farmers Market’, a remarkably intimate piece from the London septet. It’s lifted from their Plan 76 EP, which drops on Halloween. I missed their explosive last single ‘Hattrick’, but they’ve really got my attention now. “It’s a front facing reckoning that explores ambition and fatigue, and the strains of failure and minor success,” the band said of the track. “Deplore You / Farmers Market is one of our most direct songs, so we thought stripping back and exposing ourselves was the right call, letting the song breathe; it’s an experiment in restraint, right up until we can’t keep it in.”
SUPERWORLD – ‘Locked Room’
San Jose-based math rock/screamo outfit SUPERWORLD have dropped a frenetic new single, ‘Locked Room’. They laid it down with producer Jack Shirley. “Jack pulled a great performance out of the band,” vocalist Brandon Holder commented. “The lyrics are personal, and the vocals were a one-take performance. We knew when we heard it back that it didn’t need a second go.”
Midlake – ‘The Calling’
Midlake have released a new single, ‘The Calling’, from their upcoming full-length A Bridge to Far. “I really liked where we landed with ‘The Calling,'” singer/guitarist Eric Pulido remarked. “A driving vibe that opens up nicely with the horn section Jesse and Sam devised so perfectly. Lyrically, the song has to do with my own struggle with applying myself towards a given effort; denying or embracing that which we were made to do.”
