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, September 30, 2025.
Melody’s Echo Chamber – ‘In the Stars’
Melody’s Echo Chamber has a new album on the way, Unclouded, whose title comes from a quote by Hayao Miyazaki: “You must see with eyes unclouded by hate. See the good in that which is evil, and the evil in that which is good. Pledge yourself to neither side.” The mesmerizing ‘In the Stars’ serves as an early preview of that kind of cosmic awareness, and it comes with a video directed by Diane Sagnier.
Remember Sports – ‘Across the Line’
Remember Sports have returned with a dynamic, country-inflected single called ‘Across the Line’, marking their signing with Get Better Records. “This song is about a dream I had where I blew up my life by doing whatever I wanted,” Carmen Perry revealed in a statement. “I wrote it in the springtime, when the pink cherry blossom trees in Philly are in full bloom, so this song sounds like floating pink petals to me. It’s about indulging your daydreams and following different paths of what your life could look like, if only in your mind.”
Sylvan Esso – ‘WDID’
Sylvan Esso are back with a new single, but don’t look it up on Spotify. The duo of Amelia Meath and Nick Sanborn is the latest band to pull its music from the platform, and while they released a statement about their decision, the riotous and discombobulating ‘WDID’ only drives the point home.
Westerman – ‘About Leaving’
Driven by shuffling percussion and beguiling piano, Westerman’s new single coils around its titular subject. “I wrote the lyrics in different places: London, America, and Greece,” the singer-songwriter explained of the A Jackal’s Wedding single. “They were always written in a fleeting way, and that became an animating principle of what kind of imagery is contained. There are different ways of looking at that, right? You can look at that from the perspective of loss, or you can look at it from the perspective of opportunity, or you can look at it from the perspective of excitement or fear. I tried to play around with all of those things in an enveloping way. I was reading The Rime of the Ancient Mariner over and over and I had an image of this person on the sea, not understanding where they’re going and not in control of anything, but unlike in the poem, finding that exciting and enjoying it for what it is.”
Tortoise – ‘Works and Days’
Tortoise have served up another taste of their forthcoming album Touch. Following ‘Oganesson’ and Layered Presence’ is ‘Works and Days’, which unfurls delicately, as if pointing to the hazy passage of time. It’s accompanied by an Alan Peoples-directed video.
Horse Jumper of Love – ‘Mansion’
Horse Jumper of Love are releasing a deluxe edition of their latest album, Disaster Trick. It will include earlier singles ‘The Idiot’ and ‘The Car Knows The Way’, as well as a new track, ‘Mansion’, whose guitar-stabbing dissonance gives way to a heavenly crescendo before falling back down. Bandleader Dimitri Giannopoulos explained: “‘Mansion’ is a song that started back in the self-titled days (2014/15-ish). I remember being into the early Swans stuff back then, and it had a pretty direct influence on the guitar and drums. I always regret not recording it when I was 20, so I could have tapped into the youthful rawness the self-titled album has. In the studio, Jamie, John, and I knew how to play it right away even though we hadn’t thought about it in almost eight years. That’s a cool part about being in a band together for so long — the collective memory we share that allowed us to record something that was almost abandoned. The song only existed in our minds that whole time, no demos or anything.”
Jordana – ‘Like That’
Jordana is gearing up for the release of a new EP called Jordanaland, and its danceable new single is called ‘Like That’. The singer-songwriter describes it as “a song about being totally encapsulated in someone, but at the same time, feeling as though they want you only for superficial reasons. It’s about knowing the situation you’re in is bad for you, even promising to others that you wouldn’t ever degrade yourself again, but your feelings are so intense, it’s difficult to navigate.”
Mei Semones – ‘Itsumo’
Mei Semones has unveiled a new track, ‘Itsumo’, the Brooklyn artist’s first since releasing her debut album Animaru earlier this year. It starts out as a showcase of Semones’ intricate guitar playing before picking up a bossa nova groove, then veering towards grunge. “‘Itsumo’ is the first song I ever wrote and recorded on a nylon string guitar,” Semones explained. “For me the song is about learning to be strong, and the strength that music has given me. I like the contrast between the bossa-style groove and bop-inspired string lines in the first half of the song and the distorted guitar layers and heavier rhythm section in the rock/grunge ending!”
Plantoid – ‘Dozer’
Plantoid have announced Flare, the follow-up to their 2024 debut album Terrapath, with the itchy, disorienting ‘Dozer’. “While making Flare, we did knowingly acknowledge that our sound had been very erratic,” drummer Louis Bradshaw said of the LP, which arrives January 30. “We never stayed on anything for too long. Before going into writing this album we wanted to slightly redefine what we were doing — it’s less directly proggy. It strays from that sound a bit, while retaining that character.”
dust – ‘Restless’
dust’s new single – the latest from their upcoming debut album Sky Is Falling – starts out feeling quite world-weary. Though it swirls into life, the Australian post-punk group retain that liminal atmosphere. Offering some context, they said: “A salient figure wanders vagrantly as an onlooker to the atrocities of a post-capitalist world. Gabe’s vocal delivery is inherently slouched, nonchalant and defeated, providing a basis for what feels like a whirlpool of instrumentation wading towards the final phrases. The lyrics stretch across a spectrum of anguish, desire, frustration and lethargy–Justin loses connection with the one addicted to their own suffering like a pair of two that can’t align their world views.”
Dorothy – ’50s song’
Dorothy – the UK trio of Jude Woodhead (aka Saint Jude), Marco Pini (of GG Skips, Sorry, RIP Magic), and Francesca Brierley (aka Artist Spotlight alumnus heka) – have announced their debut EP, Sea Songs, which comes out December 12 via Angel Tapes. First single ’50s song’ is nostalgic noise-pop bliss. “The shack is a roaring glow, filled with all kinds of folk,” Dorothy said of the track. “Stranded mariners from the far edges of the ocean. The beer flows from the taps like gold, and like a moth you flock to it again and again throughout the night. You sing at the moon of your heart’s desire.”
Destiny Bond – ‘Out Loud’ and ‘Mind to the Mirror’
Destiny Bond have shared two more rippers from their forthcoming sophomore album The Love. ‘Out Loud’ and ‘Mind to the Mirror’ follow lead single ‘Peace as a Punchline’.
Nala Sinephro – ‘Grand Prix’
Nala Sinephro has announced her debut film score for The Smashing Machine, written and directed by Benny Safdie and starring Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt. The soundtrack album will be available digitally on 3 October and physically on January 23. Its immersive lead single, ‘Grand Prix’, is out today.
