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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

Welcome Strawberry Share Surprise New EP Floral Arrangements

Last year, the dreamy Oakland shoegazers Welcome Strawberry released their sophomore album Desperate Flower. Today, they’ve followed that record with a relatively low-key EP, meant to accompany the LP and sensibly titled Floral Arrangements. I might like the band a little

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The Last Dinner Party – “Big Dog”

Fancy young British rockers the Last Dinner Party released their sophomore album From The Pyre last year, and they’ve been busy ever since. Earlier this year, they released their new song “Let’s Do It Again!” on the benefit compilation HELP(2). Later this year, they’ll open

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ear – “Ne Plus Ultra”

“Ne Plus Ultra” is the first new music of year from IDM-inspired duo ear. Last September, they self-released their debut album The Most Dear And The Future, which followed their first-ever release, 2024’s “Nerves.” “Ne Plus Ultra” sounds like a found footage film — a collage of

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Porches Announces New Mixtape MASK: Hear “Habit”

Aaron Maine is back with more Porches. Maine co-wrote and co-produced “Jeep,” the Kim Petras single that came out earlier this week. Today, he announces a new Porches mixtape called MASK, out next week. The announcement comes with the new single “Habit” and a visual by Rebekah

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Charli XCX – “Rock Music”

Charli is not giving us a break. Popstars gotta pivot, baby. Following the never-ending life cycle of 2024’s Brat, she made a mockumentary film about that moment, aptly titled The Moment, fully pivoted to film with a few acting roles, and even wrote soundtracks for films she

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Watch Dua Lipa Join Tame Impala In London

Kevin Parker released the latest Tame Impala album, Deadbeat , last year. The year before that, he helped produce Dua Lipa's Radical Optimism and joined the British pop star onstage in Glastonbury for "The Less I Know The Better." Tonight, the Australian psychedelic artist

Phoebe Bridgers Playing First Show In Three Years Tomorrow

Are you prepared for new Phoebe Bridgers music? A new Phoebe Bridgers album cycle? New Phoebe Bridgers discourse ? It just might be creeping up on us. Bridgers has announced her first live performance since 2023, and it's happening soon. The post Phoebe Bridgers Playing First