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Florence and the Machine Shares Video for New Song ‘Heaven Is Here’

A few weeks after returning with the new song ‘King’, Florence and the Machine has shared a new track called ‘Heaven Is Here’. The single is out today alongside a video directed by Autumn de Wilde and choreographed by Ryan Heffington. Check it out below.

In a statement about the song and video, Florence Welch wrote on Instagram:

Heaven is Here was the first song I wrote in lockdown after an extended period of not being able to get to the studio.

I wanted to make something monstrous. And this clamour of joy, fury and grief was the first thing that came out.

With dance studios also shut it was my dream to one day create choreography with it. So it’s one of the first pieces of music I have made specifically with contemporary dance in mind.

Sadurn Share Video for New Single ‘golden arm’

Sadurn have unveiled a new single from their forthcoming debut full-length, Radiator, which is out on May 6 via Run For Cover Records. ‘golden arm’ follows lead offering ‘snake’, and it arrives alongside an accompanying music video. Watch and listen below.

“I wrote this song at the same time as ‘snake,’ while doing a work exchange on a homestead in North Carolina,” vocalist/guitarist Genevieve DeGroo explained in a press release. “It kind of all came out at once, which feels like this lucky occasion when you’re writing songs. I didn’t think much of it in its initial form, it felt like more of a poem than a story. But playing it with the band for the first time, and then later adding the synth and the slide guitar and coming up with the harmonies when we made the recordings, all those layers really brought it into a different special realm. The video came about very serendipitously when Amelia and I were on a road trip back in the Fall with another friend. We found this amazing camping spot and decided to shoot a video on Amelia’s camcorder – the landscape there really felt like it fit with the song.”

Maneka Releases New Song ‘Bluest Star’

Ahead of its release this Friday (March 11), Maneka – the project of Brooklyn songwriter Devin McKnight – have previewed their forthcoming album Dark Matters with a video for the new single ‘Bluest Star’. Check out the William Hart-directed visual below.

Dark Matters, the follow-up to 2019’s Devin, was announced in January with the single ‘Winner’s Circle’. The LP features collaborations with longtime drummer Jordyn Blakely, V.V. Lightbody, and NNAMDI.

Maria BC Unveils New Single ‘Good Before’

Maria BC has unveiled a new track from their upcoming debut album, Hyaline. It’s called ‘Good Before’, and it follows lead single ‘The Only Thing’. Give it a listen below.

“I wrote ‘Good Before’ in 2019, before any of the other songs on Hyaline — and before any of the songs on Devil’s Rain, for that matter,” Maria BC explained in a statement. “I put it away for a while because I thought it was too pop-y, but eventually I got over that. Now it holds a special place in my heart. Some of the lyrics came to me on the highway, when the sun was starting to rise, and I was running on no sleep, just Dunkin’. It’s unusual for lyrics to come to me ~in the wild~ like this. I like to block out time to sit in a spot and write. That’s just my style. When inspiration comes to me out of nowhere, I’m immensely grateful.”

Hyaline is set to arrive on May 27 via Father/Daughter (US) and Fear of Missing Out Records (UK).

Kae Tempest and Lianne La Havas Team Up for New Song ‘No Prizes’

Kae Tempest has teamed up with Lianne La Havas for a new song called ‘No Prizes’. The track will appear on Tempest’s forthcoming record alongside previous offerings ‘More Pressure’ and ‘Salt Coast’. Check it out via the Thomas Alexander-directed below.

“Made a song with my good friend and mind-blowing artist Lianne La Havas,” Tempest said in a press release. “So grateful for her voice in the world and on this record. A portrait of three people getting on with getting on. I just got to keep climbing.”

Kae Tempest’s new LP, The Line Is a Curve, is out April 8 via Fiction Records. In addition to La Havas, it features contributions from the likes of BROCKHAMPTON’s Kevin Abstract, Fontaines D.C.’s Grian Chatten, and Confucius MC.

Ibibio Sound Machine Share New Single ’17 18 19′

Ibibio Sound Machine have released ’17 18 19′, the latest single from their upcoming album Electricity. Listen to it below.

“This is more of a traditional style Ibibio Sound Machine track which came out of a studio jam we had,” the band explained in a statement. “Eno’s vocal is based around a Nigerian playground chant that seemed to fit perfectly with the playful sound of the instrumental. The lyrics are rhetorically questioning the seemingly meaningless words that come out of the mouths of people, with reference to certain world events of the day. We reworked the drum track with Hot Chip, taking it down more of a post-punk route with a bit of a nod to Tom Tom Club.”

Electricity, which was produced by Hot Chip, is set for release on March 25 via Merge. It includes the previously shared ‘All That You Want’, ‘Protection From Evil’, and the title track.

 

Superorganism Announce New Album ‘World Wide Pop’, Share Video for New Single ‘Teenager’

Superorganism have returned with news of their second album, World Wide Pop. The follow-up to the group’s self-titled 2018 debut is out on July 15 via Domino. The core lineup of the band is now composed of Orono Noguchi, Harry, Tucan, B, and Soul, and World Wide Pop includes collaborations with Stephen Malkmus, CHAI, Pi Ja Ma, Dylan Cartlidge, and actor Gen Hoshino. CHAI and Pi Ja Ma guest on first single ‘Teenager’, which was produced by Stuart Price and comes with a video featuring actor and comedian Brian Jordan Alvarez. Check out the AEVA-directed clip below, and scroll down for the album’s cover artwork and tracklist.

World Wide Pop Cover Artwork:

World Wide Pop Tracklist:

1. Black Hole Baby
2. World Wide Pop
3. On & On
4. Teenager [feat. CHAI & Pi Ja Ma]
5. It’s Raining [feat. Stephen Malkmus & Dylan Cartlidge]
6. Flying
7. Solar System [feat. CHAI & Boa Constrictors]
8. Into The Sun [feat. Gen Hoshino, Stephen Malkmus & Pi Ja Ma]
9. Put Down Your Phone
10. crushed.zip
11. Oh Come On
12. Don’t Let The Colony Collapse
13. Everything Falls Apart

Jenny Hval Shares Video for New Song ‘Freedom’

Jenny Hval has shared a new song, ‘Freedom’, which will appear on her new album Classic Objects. The LP is out this Friday (March 11), and it includes previous singles ‘Jupiter’ and ‘Year of Love’. ‘Freedom’ arrives with an accompanying video, which you can check out below.

Talking about the song, Hval said in a press release:

I don’t know what freedom is. This song doesn’t either. The lyrics are bombastic and silly, as if written by a political folk song generator. Nonetheless the song was needed on my record – I needed something short and sweet after a series of long, layered reflections.

I imagine it being sung in a courtroom or in parliament when the debate gets too heated and everyone needs a break. In this imagined moment, everyone is singing in unison.

This is the only way I can describe Freedom – as a kind of performative moment that breaks up the structure, language and ambivalence of the rest of the record. On its own, it seems weirdly clear and pure. I can’t really defend it. Or perhaps it is myself I can’t defend. The song is necessary. It just reminds me of the fact that I am not.

Spiritualized Release New Single ‘The Mainline Song’

Spiritualized have shared another single from their forthcoming album Everything Was Beautiful, which is due out April 22 via Bella Union. This one’s called ‘The Mainline Song’, and it follows previous cuts ‘Crazy’ and ‘Always Together With You’. Check it out below, alongside an accompanying video directed by frontman Jason Pierce (aka J Spaceman).

This Week’s Best New Songs: Nilüfer Yanya, Bartees Strange, Sharon Van Etten, and More

Throughout the week, we update our Best New Songs playlist with the new releases that caught our attention the most, be it a single leading up to the release of an album or a newly unveiled deep cut. And each Monday, we round up the best new songs released over the past week (the eligibility period begins on Monday and ends Sunday night) in this best new music segment.

On this week’s list, we have Sharon Van Etten’s ‘Used to It’, which hovers around hazy synths and tender vocals to create an atmosphere both haunting and warm; ‘the dealer’, the buzzing and hypnotic opener to Nilüfer Yanya’s new album PAINLESS; Bartees Strange’s captivating new single ‘Heavy Heart’, which anchors in an emotionally resonant chorus as it sifts through an impressive array of styles; Mallrat’s ethereal, pulsating new song ’Teeth’, taken from the Australian bedroom artist’s upcoming debut LP; Wet Leg’s latest single, the nervy yet boisterous ‘Angelica’; and PUP’s catchy and explosive new track ‘Matilda’, named after lead singer Stefan Babcock’s favorite guitar.

Best New Songs: March 7, 2022

Nilüfer Yanya, ‘the dealer’

Sharon Van Etten, ‘Used to It’

Song of the Week: Bartees Strange, ‘Heavy Heart’

Mallrat, ‘Teeth’

PUP, ‘Matilda’

Wet Leg, ‘Angelica’