Throughout the week, we update our Best New Songs playlist with the new releases that caught our attention the most, be it a single leading up to the release of an album or a newly unveiled deep cut. And each Monday, we round up the best new songs released over the past week (the eligibility period begins on Monday and ends Sunday night) in this best new music segment.
On this week’s list, we have IDLES’ primal, euphoric new single ‘Dancer’, a collaboration with LCD Soundsystem that leads their upcoming album TANGK; ‘Tantor’, the chaotic, Alchemist-produced lead single off Danny Brown’s forthcoming LP Quaranta; Mannequin Pussy’s ‘I Don’t Know You’, a swirling, infectious song about having a crush; Ducks Ltd.’s effortlessly catchy ‘The Main Thing’; Holly Macve’s ‘Suburban House’, a sweepingly nostalgic piano ballad featuring vocals from Lana Del Rey; Caroline Polachek’s latest single, ‘Dang’, a thrilling pop song driven by glitchy experimentation and sweet melodic turns; and IAN SWEET’s ‘Smoking Again’, a relatable song about losing yourself to get out of heartbreak.
Best New Songs: October 23, 2023
IDLES, ‘Dancer’
Danny Brown, ‘Tantor’
Song of the Week: Mannequin Pussy, ‘I Don’t Know You’
Ducks Ltd., ‘The Main Thing’
Holly Macve feat. Lana Del Rey, ‘Suburban House’
Caroline Polachek, ‘Dang’
IAN SWEET, ‘Smoking Again’