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The 5 Best Songs Of The Week

Every week the Stereogum staff chooses the five best new songs of the week. The eligibility period begins and ends Thursdays right before midnight. You can hear this week’s picks below and on Stereogum’s Favorite New Music Spotify playlist, which is updated weekly. (An expanded

Laughing – “Will She Ever Be A Friend Of Mine”

Last month the Montréal power-pop band Laughing shared “ Bruised ,” an early single from their new album Because It’s True . They’ve got another teaser track out today. “Will She Ever Be A Friend Of Mine” is three minutes of pure Byrds-y bliss by way of Big Star, Teenage

Billie Eilish’s “Lunch” Video Is A Lot Of Fun

Today, Billie Eilish’s third album Hit Me Hard And Soft is out in the world. When Eilish announced the album last month, she said that there would be no advance singles “i wanna give it to you all at once.” But now that the album has been out for half a day, Eilish has shared a

You Should Really Go See Drain

A couple of songs into Drain’s headlining set, the dicks came out. These dicks were balloons — plastic, a few feet long, with little dangling ballsacks. I don’t even know whether they were stage props. Someone in the crowd could’ve just shown up with a few inflatable dicks. But

meija – “SEVEN (Feat. Hand Habits)

In November, meija collaborated with Eels for the song “ Possum .” The project of former Echosmith guitarist Jamie Sierota is back today with the announcement of his sophomore album There’s Always Something ; the single “SEVEN,” featuring Hand Habits, is out now.

Your Old Droog – “Mercury Thermometers”

New York rapper Your Old Droog puts out a whole lot of music, but he hasn’t released a full solo album since Space Bar in 2021. That’s about to change. Last month, Droog released the Madlib-produced single “ DBZ ,” where he traded bars with Method Man and Denzel Curry. (He and

The The Announce First New Album In Nearly 25 Years

The The, Matt Johnson’s longstanding post-punk and new wave band, has not released a new studio album since 2000’s NakedSelf , opting instead to compose a new movie score every few years. But the band — which has rotated through many members over the year, including Johnny Marr