featuring cootie catcher, Panchiko & billy woods, IDLES & more new music released this week
An overwhelming amount of music is released daily, and we're here to help you weed through it all. Every week (usually), we share select releases we are all looking forward to and personalized picks from a few of our editors. This week, we've got three weeks wrapped up in one.
Welcome to our New Releases to Check Out guide featuring the most notable music released the weeks of December 20, December 27, and January 3.
Dominick's Picks
cootie catcher - "Do forever"
Slacker Rock, Indie Pop
via Cooked Raw
Last month, Toronto band cootie catcher announced their new album, Shy at first, alongside its lead single “Friend of a friend.” This week the band is back with another one in “Do forever.”
Playfully twee and infused with a dash of electronics, “Do forever” moves with the swiftness of a lazy river. Opting to ride the current, cootie catcher dabble with a sense of urgency and nagging impatience. And while “Forever feels like it might as well be never,” things often work out better than we fear.
Shy at first is out March 14 via Cooked Raw.
Loadcard - "Feather"
Indie Rock, Math Rock
Self-Released
Released on December 16, “Feather” is the latest release from Loadcard, the project of Philadelphia-based musician Cameron Konner. In September 2023, Konner shared the EP More Wings More Latitude, the first Loadcard release in nearly five years.
“Feather” stands out as the lone 2024 release under the Loadcard name and a rare guitar-driven one for a project often centered around synthesizers. A varied and almost jam-like cut, it splinters into a few directions with little repetition.
Prism Shores - "Southpaw"
Jangle Pop, Indie Pop
via Meritorio Records
The last few weeks of the year are an odd time for new music. Generally speaking, not a lot drops—and for any number of reasons, very easy to check out until the next “big drop(s).” But then you miss out on new finds like the latest single from Montreal group Prism Shores.
Fuzzy, jangly, and featuring some lovely harmonies—the band is joined and assisted by singer-songwriter KT Laine—“Southpaw” made an instant impression on my ears.
Shared on December 20, it is the band’s third single of 2024, with “Tourniquet” and “Holding Pattern” coming in the months prior. All three tracks are taken from Prism Shores’ upcoming sophomore album, Out From Underneath, which will be out January 17 via Meritorio Records.
Peter's Picks
Dean Blunt - lucre
Indie Rock, Post-Punk, Neo-Psychedelia
via WORLD MUSIC
IDLES - "POP POP POP" (ft. Danny Brown)
Post-Punk, Experimental Hip-Hop
via Partisan Records
Unforeseen worlds collide as IDLES join forces with Danny Brown. IDLES have been known to dip their caustic toes into the world of Hip-Hop from time to time and their latest venture sees Bristol meet Detroit on a grimy, joyous dancefloor. The sourness never felt so sweet.
“Freudenfreude... joy on joy.”
IDLES should collaborate with more folks from the world of Hip-Hop—a full length of this kind of material would go down a treat.
Panchiko - "Shandy in the Graveyard" (ft. billy woods)
Neo-Psychedelia, Trip Hop, Indie Rock
via Nettwerk Music Group
Another unforeseen collision comes in the form of Panchiko and Billy Woods. The cryptic and hard-to-crack verbiage of Woods jaggedly floats over the dreamy Trip-Hop-infused sounds of Panchiko. A meeting one may not have ever expected, but will forever be grateful for. 2025 is serving up some fine examples of cross-over potential
Panchiko's second studio album Ginkgo releases April 4.
Pebbledash - "Slowly Slowly"
Shoegaze, Alt. Rock
Self-Released
The third single in the run-up to Pebbledash's debut EP comes in the form of "Slowly Slowly.” The track opens with the stab of a twisted distortion, giving way to a serene sinking. Down and down you go, beneath the beneath. Being below doesn't mean you're free from its harsh reality; it means the opposite, even. The slow hum has just begun.
“You waste my time. And you eat me alive.”
Pebbledash's debut EP Four Portraits of the Same Ugly House is out January 31st.
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