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, February 26, 2026.
Greentea Peng & Ezra Collective – ‘Helicopters’
War Child UK’s star-studded benefit compilation HELP(2) is out next week, and today we get another enticing preview of it in the form of ‘Helicopters’, a dubby collaboration between Greentea Peng and Ezra Collective. “‘Helicopters’, you could say, is a reaction to the lack of action or misaction we have witnessed over the last three years (but in reality, throughout my whole life) in regard to the blatant slaughtering and exploitation of our brothers and sisters around the world,” the London soul singer Greentea Peng explained. “The manipulation, lies, and treachery that the powers that be rain down upon us with absolute impunity. Whilst we gather in the streets to demand our rights and the end to this evil perpetrated in our names, they hover above us in their flying machines, their helicopters, pre-empting chaos, as if we are the ones who need watching, as if we are the ones reaping havoc. From the streets, amidst my peers, gathered in their thousands, I found myself looking up and wondering… if only you were looking in the right direction. That is how these lyrics came to be. The rest is down to my talented brethren of the Ezra Collective. Give thanks.”
Jump Source – ‘Shattered’ [feat. Helena Deland and Ross Meen] and ‘Affect’ [feat. Loukeman]
Montreal dance producers Patrick Holland and Francis Latreille have dropped several EPs as Jump Source since 2019. Now, they’re getting ready to release their first full-length, and its exciting list of collaborators billy woods, BEA1991, CFCF, and more. Helena Deland appears on the blissfully hypnotic new single ‘Shattered’ alongside Ross Meen’, while ‘Affect’ is a slinkier collab with Toronto producer Loukeman.
deary – ‘Alfie’
London trio deary have shared ‘Alfie’, a mesmerizing new cut from their forthcoming debut album Birding. Originating as an ode to guitarist Ben Easton’s family dog, the track is accompanied by a music video directed by their friend Limb.
Kathryn Mohr – ‘Commit’
Kathryn Mohr has previewed her forthcoming second LP Carve with ‘Commit’, strikingly one of the first songs she ever wrote on guitar. “I never thought much of it, and it never seemed to fit into a release,” Mohr shared. “Years after writing, it came to mind while I was on an aimless walk and I connected with it, felt like I understood it for the first time. So I decided to finish it and record it.”
Namasenda – ‘Miami Crest’
Swedish pop artist Namasend has followed up last month’s ‘Cola’ with another bubbly, sultry new single, ‘Miami Crest’, which leads her debut album Limbo – out May 8 via YEAR0001. The record features contributions from Noonie Bao, Linus Wiklund, Medium, Minna Koivisto, and Oscar Scheller.
GRRL – ‘Moire’
Namasenda’s 2021 debut mixtape Unlimited Ammo came out on PC Music, so let’s pivot to the latest from GRRL, who’s announced a 24-track (“quattuorvigintuple,” if you’re curious) single Beetle to be released by the label on March 13. The frenetic ‘Moire’ is out today.
Ivy Knight – ‘Swimming in Blood’
Oakland-raised, Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter Ivy Knight has unveiled a poignant new single, ‘Swimming in Blood’. The track “was written in my apartment in upstate New York during a muggy summer, attempting to digest remnants of a drier summer,” she shared.
