The IINAG team has done the heavy lifting and curated this week’s essential new tracks so you don’t have to. Check out our picks below, then head over to the playlist for the full deep dive.
Do Nothing – Stars
Do Nothing are back with a sophomore album announcement and new track “Stars” which embraces the subtler side of post-punk. Chorus effected guitars and a chippy keyboard melody drive the song forward but let Chris Bailey’s vocals steer the car. The song is as catchy as their usual work, and the enigmatic vocal melodies are sure to keep people hooked for multiple listens. The aptly named group has new members, new sounds at their disposal, and a new album looming as “Stars” proves they’re certainly doing something, and doing it well. – Evan Lurie
Mary in the Junkyard – Mouse
Mouse is the latest offering from Mary & The Junkyard’s forthcoming album, Role Model Hermit. Positioned as the record’s closing track, it is a delicate, ethereal piece that showcases the captivating, breathy vocals of Clari Freeman-Taylor and her characteristically off-kilter lyricism. Written in Iceland, the song stems from a surreal concept, with Freeman-Taylor explaining: “I was a fisherman in a former life with a mouse in my pocket, lost in a storm. It is about me reconnecting with the mouse when they have taken on a human form in this life.” Directed towards this mysterious mouse, the track gently swells before retreating into its fragile beauty as she apologises for their demise in the final verse. An oddly charming and quietly affecting closer to a highly anticipated release. – Henry Dunn
Girl Group – Food Shopping
On Girl Group’s latest single, Food Shopping, the band continue to show their masterful ability to tackle difficult, cutting subjects through their clean-cut punk sound. Never ones to shy away from themes such as women’s reproductive health, feminism and identity, the Liverpool-based band turn their attention here to relationships with home, which, for some members, is as far as Norway. “Food Shopping focuses on nostalgia. It is the ache of missing home while also acknowledging that it was necessary to leave… the stomach ache that punctures the bubble of your new, big-girl life.” – Kai Marshall
Sylvan Esso – Hot Slob
“Hot Slob” is a glorious, glitchy contradiction that feels both meticulously engineered and wonderfully unhinged. Amelia Meath’s pristine, deadpan vocals slice right through Nick Sanborn’s modular synth chaos, capturing that hyper-specific late-summer feeling of being sweaty, overstimulated, and completely fine with it. It’s sticky, hypnotic, and boasts a bassline that hits you right in the chest. If you’ve ever wanted a soundtrack for losing your mind on a humid night, this is your new anthem. – Lauren Moreton
Makeshift Art Bar – Discipline
On “Discipline,” Makeshift Art Bar swap out their usual indie-pop comfort for something sharper and far more intoxicating. Driven by a relentless, post-punk bass groove and razor-sharp guitar stabs, the track captures the claustrophobia of modern routine. The vocals drip with a detached irony that slowly boils over into genuine desperation by the final crescendo. It’s tense and completely infectious. For a band known for looser jams, this sonic tightening of the screws proves that sometimes a little “Discipline” is exactly what you need to cut through the noise. – Katie Macbeth
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