New Music Friday: Vince Staples, Beth Orton, Death Cab for Cutie, and More

So many artists, so many songs, so little time. Each week we review a handful of new albums (of all genres), round up even more new music that we’d call “indie,” and talk about what metal is coming out . We post music news, track premieres, and more all day. We update a playlist weekly of some of our current favorite tracks. Here’s a daily roundup with a bunch of interesting, newly released songs in one place.

BETH ORTON – “OTHERSIDE”

“I heard that the first birdsong of a new day is the sound of the birds letting it be known they are still here, that they have made it through the night alive and safe,” says Beth Orton of her new single. “With ‘Otherside’, what began as a not so simple tale of sleeplessness went on to have me turning over bigger themes, those of resilience in the face of loss, what freedom means to the individual and the collective; the ability to start again and make beautiful a life when it has been torn apart.” New album The Ground Above is out June 26.

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VINCE STAPLES – “COTTON”

Vince Staples’ new album Cry Baby is out this Friday, and he’s given us a final preview ahead of its release with “Cotton,” which he co-produced with Mike Hector and Oh Gosh Leotus.

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OF MONTREAL – “TAKE THE FORM”

“’Take the Form’ is a song about trying to will a person into becoming something they’re not,” says of Montreal frontman Kevin Barnes, “something that you want them to be for your own benefit, and suffering terribly as a result.” This one’s a little more indie rock than of Montreal have been in a while and is from their upcoming album aethermead that’s out this Friday.

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FENNE LILY – “UH HUH”

Fenne Lily has announced her fourth album, Win Win , due out October 23 via Nettwerk. The first single is “Uh Huh,” and she says, “It follows the end of one love and the start of another, when you meet someone new but the residual pain from the time before is holding you back. Every breakup has felt like it’ll hurt forever but it’s always led me to something different, often better, never nothing.”

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DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE – “STONE OVER WATER”

“‘Stone Over Water’ is a song about trying to convince everyone around you and most importantly, yourself, that you are okay when you definitely are not,” Death Cab for Cutie say of the latest single off their new album I Built You a Tower .

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DEER TICK – “DOG YEARS”

“The main character of ‘Dog Years’ is based on the guys I used to watch playing chess outside that building or hanging out at the bus stop, smoking cigarettes and shooting the shit,” says John McCauley says of the final advance single off Deer Tick’s new album Coin-O-Matic . “I imagined an older gentleman losing his partner and that loss accelerating his aging—almost like he was doing seven years of damage with every passing year.”

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STANDING ON THE CORNER – “GIMME ME GUN” / “SHOW ME THE $”

Standing on the Corner are back with a new single featuring the punky “Gimme the Gun” on the A-side and the funkier “Show Me the $” on the flip.

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RICO NASTY – “RITUALS”

Rico Nasty has shared her first new music of the year, “Rituals,” which was produced by Kenneth Blume. “What inspired me to work with Kenny again was hearing the discourse,” she says. “A lot of fans miss my rapping so I wanted them to know I never forgot. I just want people to listen, and I hope it reminds them why I’m their favorite rapper.”

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PUBLIC OPINION – “WHEN KEVIN GETS FREE”

Public Opinion’s sophomore album The Curse of Public Opinion arrives in August, and they’ve given us a second taste with the biting “When Kevin Gets Free.”

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EMILE MOSSERI & HAND HABITS – “YOUR LEMON”

“We first crossed paths over ten years ago in a New York cafe, though neither of us knew it at the time,” says Emile Mosseri and Hand Habits of their new collab EP. “Meg was at a musical crossroads and had just agreed to join Kevin Morby’s band, excited and ready to talk the ear off whoever would listen, including the barista who, it turns out, was Emile. He was working there while navigating his own musical crossroads between playing in a band and composing more seriously. Years later, we reconnected in Los Angeles through mutual friends. The moment we started sharing our works in progress, it was clear we were musically kindred, drawn to the same harmonic intricacies and emotionally resonant arrangements. It was only then that our chance encounter a decade prior came back to us — it all felt very aligned.”

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HORSEGIIRL – “THAT’S MY BEACH!”

horsegiirL co-directed the video for her new single “That’s My Beach!” with Enantios Dromos and Rosario Bohio. Dromos and Bohio say, “We met Stella when she was first born, long before she even learned how to trot, so directing ‘that’s my beach!’ years later, in Brasil felt very full circle. Seeing how far her trot has taken her makes us incredibly proud. As horse lovers raised around horses in small villages — me (Enantios) in Brasil and Rosario in the Dominican Republic — we’re always excited to be taken for a ride by Stella around the world. There’s probably no better place than Brasil for a beach love story. Something in the Brazilian waters made earth and sea fall for each other — when Stella and Seahorse met, it was lesbian love at first sight. No one could tell them they were horses from different realms.”

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MYKKI BLANCO – “LITTLE FEET” FT. IAN ISIAH & BREAKWAY

Mykki Blanco announced a new album, Cafe Paradiso , due out September 4 via Transgressive. He calls it a “record for artsy kids, for my cosmopolitan aesthetes to sit alone in a café and work on crafting the life of their dreams, or just make sense of it!” The first single, “Little Feet,” features Ian Isiah and Breakaway.

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HELADO TROPICAL – “SENSACIÓN”

Helado Negro and Reyna Tropical will release their collaborative album as Helado Tropical on July 17. This is wonderfully chilled-out second single.

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GENGHIS TRON – “NOTHING BLOOMS IN THE HOLLOW”

Genghis Tron’s new album is out later this month, and the latest preview is “Nothing Blooms in the Hollow,” which continues their streak of mixing various heavy genres.

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FANA HUES – “RECOGNIZE”

Fana Hues is back with her first new solo music in two years, “Recognize”

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EVIL ISLAND – “ANIMAL”

Evil Island, the new band featuring members of The Blood Brothers and OFF!, have announced their debut album and shared a new single, which you can read more about here .

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BELLE AND SEBASTIAN – “IT ONLY TAKES ONE LION”

Belle & Sebastian have made a Scotland World Cup Anthem which is titled “It Only Takes One Lion” and is out now via Matador. It’s a nostalgic indie disco banger, very Style Council, and cover art featuring a very young Stuart Murdoch in his football uniform.

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MASTODON – “YOUR GHOST AGAIN”

Mastodon pay tribute to the late Brent Hinds on their first single since his departure from the band and death. It’s also the first single off their still to be announced ninth album, and you can read more about it here .

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BLACK MARBLE – “JIM CAROL NEW YEAR”

Black Marble, aka moody synthpop artist Chris Stewart, has announced his fifth album, Life in Small Spaces , which will be out August 21 via Sacred Bones. It’s his first in five years and this is the first single.

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_Originally reported by [Brooklyn Vegan](https://www.brooklynvegan.com/20-new-songs-out-today-89/)._