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, November 18, 2025.
David Byrne – ‘T Shirt’
David Byrne has released a new song called ‘T Shirt’, which finds him reuniting with longtime collaborator Brian Eno. Like a lot of the material on Byrne’s latest LP Who Is the Sky?, the song is cheeky yet earnest, and he’s been playing it on his tour supporting the record over a montage of slogan T-shirts that say things like, “Well-behaved women rarely make history.”
Anjimile – ‘Auld Lang Syne II’
North Carolina-based singer-songwriter Anjimile is back with a new single, ‘Auld Lang Syne II’. The lovely, delicate tune was produced by Brad Cook, and it “was originally intended as something of a wedding present for my best friend, who got married a few years back,” according to Anjimile. “During the writing process, though, it transformed into something of a musing on the bittersweet nature of the passage of time – not just for my friend and her husband, but for me and my family and my close relationships.”
Gladie – ‘Car Alarm’
Gladie have signed to Get Better Records, marking the announcement with the catchy, Jeff Rosenstock-produced ‘Car Alarm’. “When I was writing ‘Car Alarm’ I was thinking about all of the continued horrific things happening in the world, while still having to participate in daily life,” Augusta Koch explained. “The song is about reckoning with the feelings that come up living in a reality and world that was envisioned without humanity at its core.”
Crooked Fingers – ‘Cold Waves’
Eric Bachmann has announced his first Crooked Fingers album in nearly 15 years, Swet Deth. It features guest appearances from Sharon Van Etten and the National’s Matt Berninger, as well as Superchunk’s Mac McCaughan on the breezy new single ‘Cold Waves’. “I dreamed of a beautiful, colossal, six-winged inamorata rising off the horizon above the ashes of the dying earth; arctic lasers pulsating from her eyes and fire streaming from her fingertips, freezing then melting then freezing everything again in an instant; lighting up the night with death and apocalypse, destroying everything in her path,” Bachmann said in a statement about the track. “When I woke I realized I had fallen deeply in love with her, but was worried that it was actually a trap, which – in hindsight – it clearly was.”
Haley Heynderickx and Max García Conover – ‘to each their dot’ and ‘This Morning I Am Born Again’
Haley Heynderickx and Max García Conover are releasing their second collaborative album What of Our Nature on Friday, and today they’ve shared two more songs from it, ‘to each their dot’ and ‘This Morning I Am Born Again’. The latter in particular, written by García Conover, might be one of the most beautiful acoustic duets I’ve heard all year, pushing through the understanding that “there is only emptiness against us.”
Footballhead – ‘Used to Be’
Chicago’s Footballhead have announced a new album, Weight of the Truth, arriving March 20, 2026 via Tiny Engines. It’s led by ‘Used to Be’, a nostalgic ripper that comes with a music video directed by Tom Conway and Chris Owsiany. “The riff in “Used To Be” is one of my favorites on the record,” Nolen shared. “It undeniably calls back to the 2000s alt-rock & butt rock bangers that you’d hear as a kid in the back of your mom’s SUV on the way to Dairy Queen. Maybe you have your hair spiked and a studded wristband that your older sister gave you. It’s the summer, and you’re gonna play NFL Street 2 and drink Code Red with your best friend all night. That’s the energy we all grew up on and consequently the energy we wanted to capture.”
“This song is where Ryan, Snow, and I had a ‘eureka’ moment together in the studio while writing,” drummer Andrew Smith added. “The progression of this song was 100% collaborative and sharing that moment, where we were all bouncing ideas off of each other, each better than the last, is one I will remember forever. To me, this song is the perfect culmination of what makes our sound.”
Kneecap – ‘No Comment’ [feat. Sub Focus]
Kneecap have dropped a new single, ‘No Comment’, which features acclaimed DJ and producer Sub Focus. “No comment is all about getting harassed by the British State,” the trio commented. “Simple as. Us Irish are well used to it, been happening for centuries. Was a pleasure to work with Sub Focus on this, the man is a legend.”
Juliana Hatfield – ‘Fall Apart’
Juliana Hatfield has released ‘Fall Apart’, the third single from her forthcoming album Lightning Might Strikes. It’s driving and playfully optimistic. “I do make a point to say I fall apart now and then. It’s not that I have fallen apart and you can never put me back together,” she said in a press release. “I’m just talking about things that are real. Yes, I fall apart sometimes, but I get back on the horse. This is life.”
Beverly Glenn-Copeland – ‘Laughter in Summer’
Beverly Glenn-Copeland has shared the stirring title track from his upcoming album Laughter in Summer, a duet with his partner, Elizabeth Copeland. About writing the song together, almost accidentally, Elizabeth recalled: “It was a very painful time, because I was so aware of just how much of my sweetheart I was losing.”
Joshua Idehen – ‘Don’t Let It Get You Down’
Joshua Idehen’s euphoric new single, ‘Don’t Let It Get You Down’, was made as a result of the writer/poet asking his creative partner, Ludvig Parment, to “make more house.” Well, shouting, according to a press release. ” The two things I constantly ask Ludvig for is ‘more reverb on my voice’ and ‘make more house,'” Idehen recalled. “I remember he said this with the words ‘IS THIS HOUSE ENOUGH FOR YOU?!’ The beat was titled House 4 Joshua. I’d argue it was worth it.” It’s taken from his forthcoming debut album, I Know You’re Hurting, Everyone Is Hurting, Everyone Is Trying, You Have Got To Try, which is due March 6.
congratulations – ‘Fought 4 Love’
Brighton-based four-piece congratulations have shared ‘Fought 4 Love’, a catchy dance-punk tune that comes paired with an equally entertaining video. “There are so many songs out there about love; falling in love, being in love, but what about falling out of love?” the band remarked. “No, not a breakup song, there are plenty of those, this is an anti-love song, realising that sometimes letting go of love is the best thing for you, that we all grow up and apart and that’s actually fine – embrace this, celebrate it, move onto the next stage of your life, and enjoy your own company and have a great time.”
