It’s been another long week, and you’re hoping to get a little R&R in before yet another Monday comes in to wreck your entire life. While we think you deserve to have a little time to yourself, we’re also horrified to hear that you haven’t listened to new music in months. No more excuses. Here are six new songs you need to listen to immediately. It’s for your health.
Drug Church ‘Demolition Man’
Albany, New York’s post-hardcore legends and your favorite band’s favorite band, Drug Church are set to release their latest album ‘PRUDE’ in October. Judging from what we’ve heard so far, it’s going to be another blistering show of loud guitars and hooks that will tear your throat out. Their latest single, ‘Demolition Man’ is a thunderous track about how dogs have more purpose than you ever will. If you want to prove the accusation wrong, you’ll want to preorder their new record from us immediately.
Chat Pile ‘I Am Dog Now’
Stop what you’re doing and take cover, because Chat Pile is back with an unholy vengeance. The Oklahoma City noise-rock outfit just announced a new album, Cool World, and a tour which we assume will place several cities on lockdown this fall. The lead single ‘I Am Dog Now’ is such a guttural and scathing sonic assault that we wouldn’t be surprised to find out it caused the CrowdStrike outage this week. Lock your doors, board your windows, and play this one at full volume. You’ve been warned.
Pagan Rage ‘Steal From Whole Foods’
Our lawyers have asked us to state that we do not endorse the suggested actions of this song’s title (wink), but that doesn’t mean we can’t tell you to get Pagan Rage, the project of Asheville’s Page Ragan, on your radar immediately. Her latest single, ‘Steal From Whole Foods’ comes fresh off the heels of this year’s excellent LP, ‘Death of Celebrity.’ It’s a fever dream of choppy synths, blown out vocals, and earworm hooks that are sure to live in your head rent-free as you steal – er, uh – purchase groceries from your favorite establishment.
Japandroids ‘Chicago’
Those that remember Japandroids being an active band will be saddened to know that the beloved duo is calling it quits this year. Their upcoming fourth record ‘Fate & Alcohol’ will reportedly be their last. Judging by the lead single ‘Chicago’ – which builds for a full two minutes before exploding into a trademark scream-along chorus – the band intends to go out with a bang, which is great news for anyone who naturally assumed they quietly left the party they helped start in 2017.
Goldfinger/Less Than Jake ‘I Had Some Help’ (Post Malone cover)
With so much going on in the world, we’ve really been needing a win. Thankfully, we have bands who aren’t afraid to give society what it needs to heal: a goofy cover of a Post Malone song. ‘I Had Some Help’ is apparently the longest running #1 single of 2024. According to Billboard’s rules and regulations, that means it is mandatory for at least one legendary ska-punk band to release a tongue-in-cheek version of it. Getting both Goldfinger and Less Than Jake is merely a bonus, or at the very least a scheduling mix-up at the studio, but we’re glad they delivered at any rate.
FIDLAR ‘Down N Out’
‘Surviving the Dream,’ FIDLAR’s first proper album in half a decade, is dropping next month and it seems like we’ll be getting a refreshing return to basics from the California trio. The latest single ‘Down N Out’ sounds like it could have been cut from their debut, with one key difference. Instead of nihilistic lyrics about drinking shitty beer from brown bags, this track focuses on the reality of getting too old to party and the brutal effects of aging. It proves that you can crowdsurf AND reflect on your life choices, which you absolutely should do.
Given your complete lack of new music listening skills, six songs aren’t really gonna cut it. You need to listen to our entire playlist of new jams. You can click here to check it out unless you want to be boring and uninformed for the rest of your life.