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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 playlist of our new music picks is available to members on Spotify and Apple Music,  » Read More

Cardi B is establishing a pattern here: When a young woman rapper scores a breakout hit, Cardi jumps on a remix, but instead of calling it a remix, they bill it as a sequel. Glorilla’s “Tomorrow” became “Tomorrow 2.” Latto’s “Put It On Da Floor” became “Put It On Da Floor Again.”  » Read More

Bonny Doon are perfectionists—and they make it known. Their 45-minute set at Rubber Gloves Rehearsal Studio in Denton, TX on June 28 was peppered with instructions to the sound engineer to increase, decrease, and equalize sound on guitarist Bobby Colombo’s guitar.  » Read More

Swedish folk duo and sisters, First Aid Kit, have released a deluxe version of their fifth studio album Palomino, coined Palomino Deluxe (Child of Summer Edition), featuring five additional tracks.  » Read More

Swedish electro-pop band Little Dragon have released a new album, Slugs of Love, today via Ninja Tune.  » Read More

Depeche Mode released a new album, Memento Mori, in March via Columbia Records. Today they have released a collection of eight remixes of the album’s “Wagging Tongue,” including one by Wet Leg.  » Read More

Metric have announced a follow-up to their 2022 album Formentera with Formentera II, and shared a video for its first single, “Just the Once.”  » Read More

Local Natives have released a new album, Time Will Wait For No One, today via Loma Vista.  » Read More

New Jersey outfit Afloat debuted back in 2018 with their self-titled debut EP, followed by their 2019 sophomore EP, Never Me Always You. Most recently, the band released a string of new singles in 2021, echoing the light and melodic emo of bands like Future Teens or Thank You I’m Sorry. Today though, they’re back in a heavier mode with their new single,  » Read More