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 the Cure’s astonishing ‘Alone’, which opens their first new album in 16 years and swirls dreamily across seven minutes; ‘Slugger’, the catchy, danceable lead single from SASAMI’s upcoming album; ‘The Year I Lived in Richmond’, which leads Owen Ashworth’s latest LP as Advance Base; ‘Flamingos’, the Phoebe Bridgers-featuring emotional centerpiece of Christian Lee Hutson’s new album; Amyl and Sniffers’ ‘Big Dreams’, which is sparser than the band’s previous album singles, but ultimately explosive; Skirts’ colourful, radiant new single ‘Run’; and ‘Moving’, a tender, heartfelt highlight off Naima Bock’s new record.
Best New Songs: September 30, 2024
Song of the Week: The Cure, ‘Alone’
SASAMI, ‘Slugger’
Advance Base, ‘The Year I Lived in Richmond’
Christian Lee Hutson, ‘Flamingos’
Amyl and the Sniffers, ‘Big Dreams’
Skirts, ‘Run’
Naima Bock, ‘Moving’