Every week, the team picks the tracks that stand out — the ones that cut through the noise and make you stop what you’re doing. From haunting indie ballads to righteous punk anthems, here are the five best new songs to keep on repeat this week.
05. Horse Jumper Of Love — “Mansion”
You don’t usually turn to Horse Jumper Of Love for riffs — the Boston trio is better known for their foggy atmospheres, poetic abstractions, and slow-burn tension. But “Mansion” flips that expectation on its head. Anchored by a brash, hypnotic guitar line that feels almost menacing in its drive, it’s a song that trudges forward with quiet fury.
Frontman Dimitri Giannopoulos has said he was listening to Swans when writing it, which explains the track’s starker tone and sense of unease. His lyrics land with cryptic emotional weight: “My body feels ancient / I can’t stand it.” That line alone could haunt you for days. Once again, Horse Jumper Of Love manage to sound both mysterious and unmistakably human.
04. Parts Work — “Trenton”
Hearing Frances Quinlan’s voice again feels like running into an old friend you didn’t realize you missed this much. The Hop Along singer hasn’t vanished from the scene entirely since 2018’s Bark Your Head Off, Dog, but her new project Parts Work — with Thin Lips’ Kyle Pulley — signals a thrilling rebirth.
Their debut single “Trenton” veers toward a tender, electronic chamber-pop sound, gentler than Quinlan’s explosive past rock work. Yet her voice — raw, elastic, and full of storytelling ache — still commands every second. The production glimmers, but the emotion cuts deep. If this track is any sign, Quinlan’s next chapter could be her most compelling yet.
03. Witch Post — “Changeling”
“Changeling” doesn’t reinvent the wheel — it just makes the wheel shine. The new single from Witch Post, released to celebrate their signing with Partisan Records, is a shimmering, tightly produced pop-rock song that hits all the right notes.
The guitar riff loops like a spell, the percussion snaps with confidence, and the entire mix is pristine without feeling sterile. Vocalists Dylan Fraser and Alaska Reid trade verses about an eerie encounter with something not entirely human, singing, “We were never the same.” The transformation they describe feels mirrored in the music itself — catchy, cinematic, and just a little bit otherworldly.
02. Chanel Beads — “The Coward Forgets His Nightmare”
Few bands today capture existential dread with the beauty and weirdness that Chanel Beads do. Their latest single, “The Coward Forgets His Nightmare,” feels like a dream half-remembered — gorgeous but uneasy, haunted by things unsaid.
Vocalist Shane Lavers calls it a song born from superstition and self-doubt: “I think I accidentally cursed myself at some point and I don’t know if I should ignore it or confront it.” The lyrics are full of surreal, apocalyptic imagery — “I can see the four horses spitting wine into your glass.”
It’s also one of their most pop-forward melodies yet, a strange and shimmering balance between the divine and the doomed. Chanel Beads remain in a world of their own — one that’s beautiful, unsettling, and impossible to look away from.
01. Split System — “No Cops In Heaven”
Sometimes, a song wins you over before you even press play — and with a title like “No Cops In Heaven,” how could it not? Thankfully, Split System, the Melbourne garage-punk collective behind the track, deliver exactly the kind of chaotic brilliance you’d hope for.
It’s a ragged, high-energy anthem — a singalong for the disillusioned and defiant. Guitars snarl, drums pound, and the chorus lands like a fist in the air: catchy, furious, and absurdly fun.
As Split System chant their way through a vision of heaven free of authority figures, they channel punk’s oldest impulse — rebellion through noise. “No Cops In Heaven” doesn’t just live up to its title; it sounds like the perfect rallying cry for anyone who still believes in turning anger into art.