Every week, our Songs of the Week column shouts out the perfect new tracks from the final seven days. Discover our new favorites on our Top Songs playlist, and for extra nice songs from rising artists, take heed to our New Sounds playlist. This week, we’ve caught on bangers and nice tunes from Wolf Alice, Die Spitz, Algernon Cadwallader, and extra.
Algernon Cadwallader — “Hawk”
For the primary time since 2011, celebrated emo revivalists Algernon Cadwallader have a model new album on the best way. It’s referred to as Making an attempt To not Have a Thought, and its first single, “Hawk,” hints that point hasn’t dulled the band’s sharpness, power, or ardour. There’s some twinkle, a few mathy riffs, and shouty vocals. In brief, these of us who’ve been ready for over a decade can let loose a sigh of aid — Algernon are again, and so they’re again with the good things. — Jonah Krueger
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Die Spitz — “Pop Punk Anthem (Sorry for the Delay)”
Forward of the discharge of their debut album One thing to Devour on September twelfth, Austin quartet and Third Man Data signees Die Spitz have revealed the fuzzy-but-furious “Pop Punk Anthem (Sorry For the Delay).” True to its title, the music sounds as humongous as your regular shout-along pop punk tune, however Die Spitz add an excellent serving to of agitation to counterbalance no matter main chords would possibly come out of the fray; that manifests in gnarled screams, crunchy guitars, and a murky distance extra suited to an underground rock membership than, say, Warped Tour. If that is what a Die Spitz anthem appears like, we’re hooked. — Paolo Ragusa
Sam Gellaitry — “START UP A RUMOUR”
Sam Gellaitry’s renaissance continues with “START A RUMOUR,” a tightly-syncopated disco monitor completely suited to followers of his viral 2021 hit, “Assumptions.” The sunshine timbre of Gellaitry’s voice, mixed with an applicable contact of reverb, lends itself completely to the music’s shimmering synths and surprisingly fast groove. Although he’s been persistently killing it on the manufacturing entrance for practically a decade now, “START A RUMOUR” is one other show of Gellaitry’s confidence as a vocalist and disco connoisseur; if he wished, a full-on pop star pivot could be a deal with to observe. — P. Ragusa
Saturdays at Your Place — “what am i alleged to do”
You recognize what, that’s an excellent query, Saturdays at Your Place, “What the fuck am I alleged to do?” Properly, at the least with regards to having fun with an emo-tastic summer season, throwing on the latest single from the band’s upcoming album, these items occur, looks as if a fairly good choice. “what am i alleged to do” is an earworm of light-on-the-soul, emo-tinged indie rock. It’s catchy, comparatively up-tempo, and holds off on its cathartic explosion of emotion till the very finish. Like I stated, excellent for Emo Summer season ’25. I imply, there’s even a dude swimming on the album artwork. — J. Krueger
Complete Spouse — “make it final”
Not too long ago, Nashville’s Complete Spouse introduced a brand new album, come again down, with the woozy lead single “second spring.” This week, they’ve continued to tease the file with “make it final,” the closing quantity that’s loud as fuck and, impressively, really fairly darn catchy. After an inviting intro with skittering vocal samples and a hopeful lead melody, a wall of fuzz tones envelopes the listener. Followers of Loveless and freaks who discover musicality within the hums of vacuums or air ducts (yours actually) are certain to discover a complete lot to like. — J. Krueger
Victor Jones — “Mom Teresa”
Victor Jones has been killing it round New York’s DIY scene, and their newest synth-pop monitor “Mom Teresa” is a superb purpose why. It’s greater than barely chaotic and irreverent (“Mahatma Ghandi and Mom Theresa/ Are gettin’ kinda freaky on a seashore in Ibiza” is kind of the couplet), however Jones’ booming synth bass and percussive, dance-punk manufacturing rapidly strikes “Mom Teresa” into banger territory. By the point they hit “Misplaced my shit within the bathe/ No water, no energy” at first of the second verse, Jones has made it simple to rope us in for the lengthy haul. — P. Ragusa
Wolf Alice — “White Horses”
With each launch from their upcoming album The Clearing, Wolf Alice have been constructing out an enchanting new world for them to inhabit. “White Horses” is the newest providing, and drummer Joel Amey takes the vast majority of the vocals this time; it’s a deal with to listen to him duet as soon as extra with Ellie Rowsell, a lot in order that it makes you surprise why he wasn’t featured extra prominently on the mic earlier than the band’s 2021 album, Blue Weekend. In contrast to the prior two singles, although, “White Horses” feels extra dynamically aligned with the Wolf Alice of yore, with swelling momentum and a contact of psychedelia. Nonetheless, proper now, they sound like a band born anew, and it’s thrilling. — P. Ragusa
Wombo — “S.T. Tilted”
Wombo’s newest effort, Hazard in Fives, dropped right now, however earlier this week the Louisville act provided up one final preview with the slick-but-off-kilter “S.T. Tilted.” Constructed on a stunted guitar riff and dissonant chords, the tune is surprisingly nice on the ears, as Wombo efficiently try and toe the road between outsider post-punk and danceable indie rock. — J. Krueger
