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 Tuesday, February 17, 2026.
Lana Del Rey – ‘White Feather Hawk Tail Deer Hunter’
Announcing ‘White Feather Hawk Tail Deer Hunter’, Lana Del Rey called it her favorite track on the upcoming Stove, and you can tell why. Eerie, wordy, prickly, and with a Middle Eastern influence, it sounds little like previous cuts ‘Henry, Come On’ and ‘Bluebird’. Del Rey co-wrote it with her sister Chuck Grant, her brother-in-law Jason Pickens, and her husband Jeremy Dufrene; she produced it alongside Jack Antonoff, with co-production and (incredible) strings by Drew Erickson. “I wanted to know if I could use your stove/ To cook somethin’ up for you,” she sings at one point before launching into a chorus that begins with “Positively voodo, everything that you do.” I’m vehemently anti-hunting but I can’t deny the spell of this song.
Ana Roxanne – ‘Keepsake’
Ana Roxanne has announced a new album, Poem 1, arriving via kranky on May 1. Piano ballads are vulnerable by default, but the preciousness of lead single ‘Keepsake’ is on a different level. Roxanne handles each line with the utmost care, finally landing on, “I can never reach you/ So I keep a piece inside me.”
Alan Sparhawk – ‘JCMF’ and ‘No More Darkness’
Low’s Alan Sparhawk is back with two new songs, ‘JCMF’ and ‘No More Darkness’. The first is guttural and spacey, while the latter is wistfully optimistic; alongside Sparhawk on guitar and vocals, the tracks feature Cyrus Sparhawk, son of Alan and the late Mimi Parker, on bass. Of ‘JCMF’, Sparhawk said: “This is a song I’ve had for a few years, but couldn’t find the right way to play or record it. We started playing it last year in the Alan Sparhawk Solo Band, on tour, and with each month, the sentiment of the song only increased. I feel like the song has become a rebuke against the fascist/authoritarian streak that several world leaders have taken on and to the people who have been blinded into supporting them. ”
He added of ‘No More Darkness’: “Inspired by a David Lynch quote (‘Don’t fight the darkness. Don’t even worry about the darkness. Turn on the light and the darkness goes. Turn up the light of pure consciousness. Negativity goes.’) This song reminds me to choose light in especially dark times. We were ending our set with this tune all year, and it is my wish for everyone, especially those who feel alone.”
The Scythe – ‘The Scythe’ [feat. Denzel Curry, TiaCorine, & Ferg]
Denzel Curry just hopped on the latest single from Knocked Loose, ‘Hive Mind’, one of the best songs released last week. Today he’s back with the second preview of the Scythe, the new collective that he formed with Bktherula, Key Nyata, TiaCorine, and (formerly A$AP) Ferg. Its debut record Strictly 4 the Scythe arrives next month, and their eponymous track is revved-up and scintillating. Ferg recalled: “I was on one when we created this song, it was the night of my first art show… Taking the energy from the success of my show back to the booth where there was more energy with the Scythe created not only a monster of an anthem, but a moment in history!” TiaCorine commented, “Denzel really showed me the power of production and trust.. My verse was for a wholeeee different beat, and Denzel is like, ‘You gotta start doing bigger sounds, trust me.’ So that’s what I did and, that’s how we got ‘The Scythe.'”
The Last Dinner Party – ‘Let’s Do It Again’
We’ve gotten a few fascinating glimpses of HELP(2), the massive War Child benefit compilation executive produced by James Ford: a new Arctic Monkeys song, a Damon Albarn/Grian Chatten/Kae Tempest collab, and a bit of new Cameron Winter. Today, the Last Dinner Party have shared their unsurprisingly glammy contribution. “The song is about the endless carousel of being in a relationship you know you shouldn’t be in, but giving in to the inexorable tug of returning every time you leave,” the band said of ‘Let’s Do It Again’. “We’d like to say a huge thank you to War Child for asking us to be a part of the project and to James Ford for producing us; it was such a joy to work with him again!”
Thurston Moore and Bonner Kramer – ‘Urn Burial’
The Sonic Youth frontman and Galxie 500 producer have known each other for decades, but they’ve just announced their first collaborative LP, They Came Like Swallows – Seven Requiems for the Children of Gaza. It’s led by the dissonant single ‘Urn Burial’.
My New Band Believe – ‘Numerology’
Former black midi member Cameron Picton has announced the debut self-titled album from his new group, My New Band Believe. It’s led by the dizzying new single ‘Numerology’.
Alabaster DePlume – ‘It’s Only Now Once (Elbit Systems Windowpane)’
Alabaster DePlume has announced a new instrumental EP, Dear Children of Our Children, I Knew: Epilogue, arriving May 5 via International Anthem. Leading it is ‘It’s Only Now Once (Elbit Systems Windowpane)’. “Meeting with you all at the shows I sensed that you felt voiceless, on this ethical issue that also spelled out what we’re seeing today, in the form of ICE,” DePlume explained. “That experience with you is etched into me, like graffiti or a poster on the wall. It’s my job to deliver your voice, and that’s what this record is. And to take action. That urgency compelled me to record then. And now here we are. As we said, this world is awakening to the reality it was already living.”
CHVRCHES – ‘Such Great Heights’ (The Postal Service Cover)
CHVRCHES have shared a cover of the Postal Service’s classic ‘Such Great Heights’ for the season finale of Hulu’s Tell Me Lies. It’s a satisfyingly faithful edition, which makes sense considering the band’s frontwoman Lauren Mayberry served as an opener during the Postal Service and Death Cab for Cutie’s 2023 co-headline tour. “It was such a treat to get to make music for the season premiere and the season finale of this show,” Mayberry commented. “Bookending the insanity and the heartbreak of the season 3 arc was an honour. ‘Such Great Heights’ is basically a perfect song so we were excited and terrified to cover it in equal measure. The Postal Service is such a special band and their music means a lot to us.”
