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 Wednesday, April 30, 2026.
Tasha – ‘Spring’ [feat. L’Rain and Jamila Woods] and ‘Clarion’
The announcement of Tasha’s new album is wonderfully timely. You Are Spring, the follow-up to 2024’s All This and So Much More, arrives June 26 via Bayonet, and today, she’s shared two tracks from it: ‘Spring’, which finds the singer-songwriter harmonizing with fellow Artist Spotlight alumnus L’Rain and Jamila Woods, as well as the propulsive ‘Clarion’. About the latter, Tasha said: “While making the long drive between New York and Chicago (which I did 3 times in the span of 2 months in 2024) I repeatedly took note of a sign for the Pennsylvania town of Clarion and each time thought to myself, “That would make a great name for a song”. So I decided to make a song with that name. A song about coming and going, about wanting to change your life but not quite knowing how you’re going to do it, but feeling suddenly on the edge of figuring it out. The goodness is coming, it’s around the corner, you can feel it!”
Lambchop – ‘Weakened’
Lambchop is back with a new album, Punching the Clown, which brought Kurt Wagner’s band to Justin Vernon’s April Base studio in Wisconsin. Vernon plays banjo on the gorgeously understated lead single ‘Weakened’ and throughout the record, which also features Fog’s Andrew Broder.
Iceage – ‘The Weak’
Iceage’s new single ‘The Weak’ sounds very different from Lambchop’s ‘The Weakend’. In fact, it might be one of the most cut-and-dried rock and roll songs the Danish band has laid to tape, though it does catch you off guard with a ridiculous flute solo. It’s taken from their forthcoming album For Love of Grace & the Hereafter.
Aldous Harding – ‘Coats’
When I was writing a review of Aldous Harding’s upcoming album Train on the Island, I suspected closer ‘Coats’ could be a single. It’s out today before the record’s arrival on Friday, and it’s very much in line with previous offering ‘Venus in the Zinnea’, which also prominently features vocals from collaborator H. Hawkline.
Kim Petras – ‘Jeep’
Kim Petras’ new single is a country-inflected ballad that includes lyrics about listening to techno, Eminem, and Slipknot. My initial reaction to ‘Jeep’ was that it reminded me of Porches, and it turns out Porches actually co-wrote and co-produced the track, Nightfeelings, and Eric Cross. It arrives with a music video from director Leonie Miller-Aichholz.
Kurt Vile – ‘Zoom 97’
Kurt Vile has unveiled ‘Zoom 97’, the second preview of his new album, Philadelphia’s been good to me. It’s an inviting, breezy introduction to the record, all about how true love is the pure drug for him. Vile explained: “This was the first song that came together on this record that we knew was real special, like we knew we were on the right track ya know… And it’s a 100% Philly born and bred affair. I could reminisce out loud but for now we takin it inward… ‘jump in my whip… my engine whines, yeah… zig zag my way… down Lincoln Drive, yeah…’ See yall out there in the world soon enoughs :)”
Thomas Dollbaum – ‘Pulverize’
“Pulverize this heart,” Thomas Dollbaum sings on the chorus of his striking new single, MJ Lenderman harmonizing alongside him. Taken from his forthcoming album Birds of Paradise, the track was inspired by the time he attempted to drive across Louisiana overnight before deciding to turn around halfway through. According to a press release, it’s “told from the point of view of a man plowing down the road, picking up strangers, trying to forget real awful things they can’t mention.”
Flo – ‘Therapy at the Club’
Flo have shared the details of their sophomore album Therapy at the Club, along with its title track, which they debuted during their Tiny Desk performance for NPR. “It’s a body of work that feels super personal to us, it’s been a labour of love,” they shared. “For us, the club is more than just a night out, it’s like therapy. I mean, where else do you feel more understood than in a girls bathroom on a night out…that’s the vibe!”
Jawdropped – ‘Monday’
Los Angeles band Jawdropped have signed to Transgressive Records/Canvasback, marking the announcement with an jangly, upbeat single called ‘Monday’. “Monday is about treading the waters of anticipation, but deciding to face your feelings head on,” the band shared in a statement. “The truth will set you free, even if it’s just the Sunday scaries.”
Luna Li – ‘Multiplied’
Luna Li has dropped a breezy, radiant new song, ‘Multiplied’, her first new music since 2024’s When a Thought Grows Wings. “’Multiplied’ is about the bittersweetness of growth; having to say goodbye to all of the different versions of myself I’ve been, as well as the people, places and things that made up those chapters of my life,” she explained. “A childhood home, an intimate friendship, a love that couldn’t last. But the refrain “I multiplied” simultaneously feels hopeful, optimistic; ready to welcome the new versions of myself I will become.”
Bedouine – ‘On My Own’
Bedouine has previewed her upcoming album, Neon Summer Skin, with a heartfelt song called ‘On My Own’. It was produced by Jonathan Rado, with contributions from Michael and Brian D’Addario of the Lemon Twigs. “I wrote ‘On My Own’ after I returned from visiting my parents in Saudi Arabia,” Azniv Korkejian reflected. “I felt such a deep sense of loss because it was likely one of my last trips there, at least while my parents were still living in the village-like place of my childhood. I was flooded with nostalgia for it all; the chatter in the house, the constant fighting between my brothers, but more than anything the feeling of belonging to something. I felt very lonely and pondered the space between the family you come from and the one you might one day create.”
GB – ‘Adrenaline’
AD 93, the label behind our 2026 AOTY, has announced its latest signee: Danish musician Gustav Berntsen, who makes music as GB. The artist’s new album, Herzsprung, is out August 21, and it’s led by the jittery, vibrant new single ‘Adrenaline’. After being cast in a viral Jaguar ad in 2024, Berntsen used the money to book a studio villa in the Swedish wilderness to craft the follow-up to 2024’s Gusse Music.
Alexis Taylor & Mike Simonetti – ‘Perfect Kiss’
Hot Chip’s Alexis Taylor and producer Mike Simonetti – founder of Troubleman Unlimited and Italians Do It Better, and half of the duo Pale Blue – have teamed up for a new collaborative EP on Smugglers Way. It includes just one original, the lovely ‘Perfect Kiss’, as well as a cover of Bonnie “Prince” Billy’s ‘I See a Darkness and remixes by claire rousay and Black Forces. . “It’s about being alienated and an outsider in society while wanting to be accepted for the true person that you are,” Taylor explained. “There’s the real you, but maybe that’s not how you appear to others–so you’re asking to be brought out of yourself and into the world, accepted for this other version of yourself.”
Ebbb – ‘Now You Know’
Ebbb – the London trio made up of producer Lev Ceylan, vocalist Will Rowland, and drummer Scott MacDonald – have announced their debut LP. Shallow Hits comes out July 10 via Ninja Tune, and it’s led by the playfully groovy and hopeful ‘Now You Know’. “‘Now You Know’ started life as a playful, riff-led instrumental,” Rowland commented. “Each layer brought the song to life – first the vocals with lyrics that depict obsessive love, and then the punchiness of the live drum groove, which really tied the song together in the studio. The song is the most playful and optimistic on the album.”
Personal Trainer – ‘Punch Drunk Love’
Dutch collective Personal Trainerhave announced a new album, Human Assholes, arriving September 4 via Bella Union. It’s led by the enchanting single ‘Punch Drunk Love’, which frontman and songwriter Willem Smit says “reminds me of a very strong feeling of being in love, or at least being infatuated by someone, which can then lead to obsession. The band is joined on this song by Susanne Linssen of Hospital Bombers, one of my favourite Dutch bands, and (ex-member) Franti Maresova.”
