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, May 19, 2026.
They Are Gutting a Body of Water – ‘charter spec’ [feat. Horse Jumper of Love]
They Are Gutting a Body Water have joined forces with Horse Jumper of Love for ‘charter spec’, their first new music since last year’s LOTTO. It’s a typically eruptive piece of music that nevertheless leaves plenty of space for Dimitri Giannopoulos’ wistful melodies. It’s part of a new collaborative mixtape that hasn’t been detailed yet, but should be exciting.
Lido Pimienta – ‘Tóxica’
Lido Pimienta has announced a new album, Caribenya, arriving on July 17. The lead single ‘Tóxica’ overlays a cumbia rhythm with harp, viola, and electronics, but it’s the hook that really grabs your attention. “Someone told me that making a classical album was gonna be impossible for me and I did it, an ‘impossible-only-Europeans-could-ever-do-this album’; Caribenya is the counterpart where I got to be less cerebral and have more fun,” Pimiento explained. “With my friends, I’m more collaborative, because I usually work alone; it has a sense of joy and collaboration that is very Caribbean. It’s like ‘come over and hang. You don’t need to set up an appointment, you can just knock on the door.’”
Son Lux – ‘Endlessly’
The experimental trio Son Lux are back with news of their next album, Out Into, which is led by the quivering yet motivational ‘Endlessly’. The track was originally commissioned by the Ohio-based marching ensemble the Bluecoats before Son Lux realized it fit seamlessly into the LP. “We’re going places we’ve never gone before in terms of energy, attitude, color,” the group’s Ryan Lott commented. “And it all comes from having reverence for those initial sparks, for treating the voice memo version of the idea as the most sacred iteration.”
Tyondai Braxton – ‘UnFS’ and ‘Piiano’
Tyondai Braxton, who used to front the experimental rock outfit Battles, has announced a new album. Splayed Werks, out August 21, comprises 15 electronic and electroacoustic compositions, and today we get to hear two of them, the intricately percolating ‘UnFS’ and the eerily ambient ‘Piiano’. “Every record I’ve ever finished, I’ve been shocked with what it is,” Braxton reflected. “I’ve never known it was finished until it was. Then you get to learn about it retroactively. If I’ve done it right, the finished thing will feel like its own personality, its own being, its own vibe. [Splayed Werks] included.”
Liquid Mike – ‘Drowning Machine’
Liquid Mike tackle weighty subject matter on their new single, ‘Drowning Machine’, but their brand of punk rock is still hooky as well. The track draws inspiration from a range of people vocalist/guitarist Mike Maple grew up with or knew from a distance that died young. It arrives ahead of a run of dates with Teen Suicide and Cloud Nothings, PONY, and Prince Daddy & the Hyena.
Party Dozen – ‘Special Unit’
Party have signed to City Slang, marking the announcement with an invigorating new song called ‘Special Unit’. The Australian duo shared the following statement to introduce the accompanying video: “You have the right to remain stupid. Anything you say or do will be laughable. If you cannot afford common sense, a version of it will be provided for you. You have minimal training and exhibit zero qualities that qualify you for the authority bestowed upon you. So here’s your gun, and your uniform. Have fun out there and welcome to SPECIAL UNIT.”
Swapmeet – ‘2 C U’
Swapmeet have previewed theirt upcoming debut LP Mount Zero with an intoxicating track, ‘2 C U’. The song “captures the excitement of wanting to see someone, the mindless things you think or do in anticipation, and how the nerves that follow cannot be controlled,” according to the band.
Truck Violence – ‘Your name, It’s walking’
Truck Violence have unleashed a new single, ‘Your name, It’s walking’, from their forthcoming LP The weathervane is my body. The pulverizing track comes paired with a music video directed by Kirill Sommer.
Play Time – ‘Open the Door, Joey’
Play Time – the trio of percussionist Booker Stardrum (SML, Photay, Lisel, Wendy Eisenberg, Jefre Cantu-Ledesma), saxophonist Will Epstein (Nicolás Jaar, Photay, DARKSIDE, Dave Harrington), and synth player Ben Vida (Marina Rosenfeld, YarnWire, Lea Bertucci, Tyondai Braxton) – have announced their debut LP, Magic Object, landing July 3 on Balmat. The first single, ‘Open the Door, Joey’, is spectral and mesmerizing. “You’re hearing us discover the voice of the band in real time,” Vida shared. “We finished those sessions and we were like, ‘Oh, that’s what our band sounds like now.’”
