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, July 22, 2026.
Protomartyr – ‘Sounds We Cannot Hear’
Protomartyr are readying a new album called Hotel Usona. Today’s album announcement is helmed by none other than Iggy Pop, who had this to say: “What is a Protomartyr? I don’t really know, but I imagine it may refer to an earthly being who wants a little more than the usual shit out of life. A person or persons who want to be part of something beautiful and interesting, with the understanding that you may pay a price for that, and that others who come after will have an easier time. Kind of like Jesus.” His description of the new LP? “Wagnerian.” He added: “It reminds me very much of the Opera Tristan and Isolde (by Richard Wagner). Musically, it sounds modal, and kind of chromatic, like I imagine Celtic war horns might sound in some forgotten battle.” You can get a taste of that via the lead single ‘Soounds We Cannont Hear’.
Militarie Gun – ‘World’s Always Burning’ [feat. Mannequin Pussy’s Missy Dabice]
When Militarie Gun teams up with another band, it’s always something exciting. The hardcore band’s Dazy collab ‘Pressure Cooker’ is rightfully one of their most beloved songs. And today, they’ve joined forces with Mannequin Pussy’s Missy Dabice (who joined them on a remix of ‘Will Logic’ in 2024) for the equally anthemic ‘World’s Always Burning’. “I can’t say whether or not the world is actually ending, but it certainly feels like the sense of community in the world is all but dead,” Militiarie Gun’s Ian Shelton shared. “I wanted to write about all the things we’re tricked into arguing about so politicians and technocratic fascists can get away with whatever they want. My neighbor and I might not agree on everything, but at least I know they’re not the one taking people’s rights away and destroying the world.”
Victoria Monét – ‘Reach Out’
Victoria Monét has announced a new album, Frequency of Love, with the Kaytranada-produced jam ‘Reach Out’. The new album will follow her 2023 debut, Jaguar II.
Krill – ‘Commemorative Plaque’
Krill are back with a new single, ‘Commemorative Plaque’, their first in a decade. On the eerily disorienting track, Jonah Furman, Ian Becker, and new member Andrew Clinkman (Moontype, Spirits Having Fun) are joined by Chicago multi-instrumentalist Macie Stewart and saxophonist Will Greene.
Wild Pink – ‘500 Is the New 250’
Wild Pink have dropped ‘500 Is the New 250’, a drawling cut from their forthcoming album Still Coming Down. Its accompanying video marks the third visual chapter in a series helmed by Wes Sterrs.
Noname – ‘Squatter’ [feat. DRAM]
Noname recounts the time a squatter moved into her house on her new song, a collaboration with Virginia rapper DRAM. ‘Squatter’ taken from her upcoming mixtape, Cartoon Radio.
Brennan Wedl – ‘Let’s Be Models’ and ‘Two Dollar Pistol’
Brennan Wedl has shared a couple more songs from her forthcoming self-titled album, ‘Let’s Be Models’ and ‘Two Dollar Pistol’. They’re both instantly endearing, and the former also comes with a music video co-directed by Wedl. “‘Let’s Be Models’ and ‘Two Dollar Pistol’ essentially boil down to the neon orange pixie Stix dust that is friendship in the modern age,” Wedl explained. “We’re busy, we’re stressed, we’re having gastrointestinal issues. In the same breath, we’re sparkly, we’re bold and we’re navigating the magic in the mundane, the mysticism of the Monday.”
2hollis – ‘Hurt’
2hollis released his latest album star last year, but it didn’t fully click for me until I caught the hyperpop artist at Primavera Sound this summer. Today, he’s back with his first new music since the record, the raucous and catchy ‘Hurt’, which was first previewed at the festival.
Dragonflies – ‘Slower’
Dhani Harrison, the son of George Harrison, and producer Nigel Godrich have launched a new duo called Dragonflies. Their debut self-titled album is out September 18 on Dark Horse Records/BMG, and its mesmerizing opener, ‘Slower’, is out now. “He has strong opinions about what he wants to hear, and for me it’s very humbling,” Harrison said in a statement. Godrich added, “It’s like one person throwing something in the air and the other person catching it.”
King Princess – ‘Helpless’ and Draco Rosa ‘After the Gold Rush’ (Neil Young Covers)
King Princess and Draco Rosa are the first artists to share their covers for Heart of Gold: The Songs of Neil Young, Vol. 2 – Out of the Blue, the second in a series of Neil Young covers albums that started last year. “It felt kismet that they asked me to do ‘Helpless’,” King Princess said in a press release. “It’s my mom and my favorite Neil Young song; I can hear her singing it in the car on our way upstate. As far as the recording process, Brad Oberhofer and I decided to take it on together at my dad’s studio (recorded by my dad himself). We tried to record it as simply and intimately as the Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young version. Brad played guitar, and I played drums and keys. We did it as a one take, off click, and the rest we just built together as a two-man band. The only thing we changed was just making it longer. My only complaint about the original is that it’s too short. I want more.”
Melaina Kol – ‘Idola’
Melaina Kol has previewed their forthcoming album, Okay that’s a great idea because if I do that then, with a pretty, meditative new single. “‘Idola’ is one of the more lyrical ones that I believe to be about growing old with someone and fearing constantly disappointing them as a response to what you think love should actually feel like,” Logan Hornyak explained.
The Tubs – ‘Stoop to Me’
According to the Tubs frontman Owen Williams, “‘Stoop To Me’ is us at our most power-pop. There’s a few nods to Bob Mould in there, as well as a kind of cider-drunk quality via the fiddle parts. To balance this out a bit, I wrote from the perspective of a demented cuckold who keeps changing his story mid-chorus.” It’s taken from their upcoming album Hard Life.
