Graveyard Club - Ur Baby

So very good from Graveyard Club! New single available at their Bandcamp page!

Fine China - Gonna Need a Vacation

New from Fine China! Their new album "I Felt Called" will be out March 7th!

Litany - Sadgirl

Litany will release their debut album "Sadgirl" on April 25th! Love this!

Desire - The Judge

Another new track from Desire. Don't know if that "Games People Play" album will ever see the light of day, true Italians Do It Better style, but I'm pretty sure they've shared most of the tracks now!

Bubble Tea and Cigarettes - Lemongrass City

New single from Bubble Tea and Cigarettes!

Celeste - Everyday

Great stuff from Celeste!

CocoRosie - Cut Stitch Scar

Goodness from CocoRosie as they return with new album "Little Death Wishes" out March 28th!

Shura - Recognise

New from Shura!! Been 6 years since her last album, but in May we will have "I Got Too Sad for My Friends"!

Polo & Pan - Disco Nap (feat Metronomy)

Here's a nice dancey collab between Polo & Pan w/ Metronomy!

Haute & Freddy - Fashion Over Function

A third fantastic single from Haute & Freddy!

Paradise Power - January

Paradise Power is the new duo of Stars in Coma's André Brorsson and his wife Nicole Eklund! They'll be releasing one song a month throughout the year, each themed after that particular month! "Fuck you January" is definitely a line I can get behind this year!

Munya & Kainalu - Until the Morning

Another collab single from MUNYA & Kainalu!

Röyksopp - What Else Is There? (True Electric)

While I certainly was not a fan Röyksopp's True Electric show as it was just a DJ-set of their songs, I'm sure I can love these new "live" versions while dancing at home! The band will release "True Electric" on April 11th!

beautymark - LOVESICK (Visual EP)

beautymark released their debut EP "LOVESICK" last week and released the entire thing as a music video. I love the whole thing!

Yukimi - Sad Makeup

Next single from Yukimi's (of Little Dragon-fame) debut solo album "For You", out March 28th!

Ora the Molecule - Intergalactic Dance

Next track shared off Ora the Molecule's upcoming new album "Dance Therapy", out March 21st!

Miki Berenyi Trio - 8th Deadly Sin

Excellent new track from Miki Berenyi's new project Miki Berenyi Trio! The track is from their debut album "Tripla", out April 4th!

Jenny Wilson - Boy (Please Forgive Me)

New track from Jenny Wilson!

Doves - Cold Dreaming

It's been 5 years since Doves released an album. On February 14th, we'll get their 6th album, Constellations for the Lonely!

R. Missing & Johan Agebjörn - Fakesnow

Awesome new collab single from R. Missing & Johan Agebjörn!

Perfume Genius - It's a Mirror

New from Perfume Genius! New album "Glory" will be out March 28th!

Veil of Light - Water Guns

Another single from Veil of Light off upcoming "Hymns of Faith and Trust" out February 14th!

Rialto - No One Leaves This Discotheque Alive

OH MY GOODNESS!! I am SO excited for the return of RIALTO!! It's been 24ish years since their last album, the excellent "Last Night on Earth" (2001)! Not to mention their brilliant self-titled debut in 1998! This year, on May 25th, we see the release of their 3rd album "Neon and Ghost Signs"!! Oh this promises to be delicious! Welcome back Rialto!

Rainbow Chan - Pomelo Water

Wonderful new single from Rainbow Chan!

About the track: "Historically, on the night before her arranged marriage, the bride-to-be would bathe in pomelo water to wash away her bad luck. She’s expected to shed her past and become a new person - a subservient wife. “Pomelo Water” is my subversion of that narrative, thinking through what it means to face erasure in both historical and contemporary contexts. How can song keep resistance alive? In solidarity, 50% of the single’s bandcamp sales will go towards Palestine Children’s Relief Fund."
Here's a link to the Bandcamp page to support!

Heartworms - Extraordinary Wings

New track shared from Heartworms' upcoming debut album "Glutton for Punishment", out February 7th!

Pale Blue Eyes - Rituals

Really nice new track from Pale Blue Eyes off upcoming new album "New Place" out March 7th!

SPELLLING - Portrait of My Heart

Here's the title/opening track from SPELLLING's upcoming new album "Portrait of My Heart", out March 28th!

Evripidis and his Tragedies - Just a Little Wiser

It's always a happy day when I am able to start my "Best Songs of the Year" playlist. That day is today with the new Evripdis and his Tragedies single!! Synthy, dancey POP! magic with a perfect chorus for my middle-aged self! I love it!

About the track from the man himself:
Just a Little Wiser is a vivid electro pop gem to help dance away any mental crisis you might be having. Amidst an Italo beat, glimmering synths, arpeggiator cascades, vocoder responses and with a bittersweet campy flare, Evripidis sings about embracing the passage of time and that persistent voice in our head, with a sense of humor and a smile on our face. The lyrics encourage us to hold space for the changes that will actually finally release us from our gilded birdcages.
The song was produced by Ian Catt, who has produced artists like Saint Etienne or Trembling Blue Stars, who are amongst Evripidis’ all time favorites.
Evripidis and his tragedies will perform in London this Friday 10/01 at 19.45, at The Winter Sprinter at The Lexington.

Alpaca Sports - Always on My Mind

Next single off Alpaca Sports much anticipated new album "Another Day", out next Friday!

The Burning Hell - Bottle of Chianti, Cheese and Charcuterie Board

Love this from The Burning Hell! They release their new album "Ghost Palace" on March 7th!

Tatyana - What Have You Done for Me Lately

First new track of 2025 that I'm sharing! Dancey goodness from TATYANA! And it's NOT a Janet cover! The track will feature on Tatyana's new deluxe version of 2024 album "It's Over"! The new version is titled, "It's So Over" and will release Jan 24th!

Ronny Tibbs - Love Is (Just) a Cruel Game

Nice track from Ronny Tibbs off last year's "Shorthand" EP!

The Aluminum Group - Star Wish

When The Aluminum Group popped into my head earlier today, it was no surprise that I had to post my favorite song of theirs (and one of my all-time favorite songs period!) The song is featured on their fantastic 1998 album "Plano" with plenty of other indie POP! gems!

Burning Hearts - Iris

Here's a classic from Burning Hearts' wonderful 2009 debut album "Aboa Sleeping"! I had the great pleasure of seeing them at NYC Popfest back in 2012! They were wonderful and I want them back! Come back Burning Hearts!

Takako Minekawa - Fantastic Cat

Just because, here is Takako Minekawa's 1997 super hit "Fantastic Cat" off that year's "Roomic Cube: ...A Tiny Room Exhibition"!

Song of the Year - 2001: Echobelly - Ondine

Last New Year's Day, I shared my 2000 Song of the Year, so it seems only fitting that we move on to 2001 this year!

Echobelly's 2001 album "People Are Expensive" is one of those rare perfect albums in my listening history. Towards the end of the album is "Ondine", a beautiful, heart-wrenching ballad. I've spoken about it before on Ooberus back when I did the ABC's of me and you can read that here and it tops my list favorite Echobelly songs. Simply put, I believe this is one of the most beautiful and sad songs ever. Sometimes those two things blend to make perfection.