2021 kicked off with a rough start, but things are starting to look up. While the world may sometimes feel as though it is falling apart, we always have music to lift us. January 2021 is no short of excellent new song releases. Our Best New Songs of the Month playlist is busting at the digital seams with over 100 new tracks from very talented artists and bands.
As always, we feature new song releases from independent musicians and up-and-coming artists, as well as those widely revered in the undergound and indie music scenes, with a couple big names or two.
To stay updated on our latest selections for Best New Songs of the Month, follow our playlist and watch our Instagram Stories for the latest drops.
Track List: Best New Songs of January, 2021
| Track Title | Artist / Band |
|---|---|
| Baby Chicago | Jaruggz, KeyawnDramaJackson |
| Sudley | Alfred Jones |
| Whisper My Name | Adeline |
| When this is over | Someplace\, Somewhere |
| I Feel High (with DRAMA) | Poolside, DRAMA |
| teeth bared | BIIANCO |
| Reason to Believe (feat. Courtney Barnett) | Vagabon, Courtney Barnett |
| Get Out on the Dancefloor (feat. Nick Littlemore) – Psychemagik Remix | Groove Armada, Nick Littlemore, Psychemagik |
| Best Friend (feat. Doja Cat) | Saweetie, Doja Cat |
| Linear | Torii Wolf, Louymadeabanger |
| Come In Closer | Rhye |
| Lose Your Head | London Grammar |
| It Won’t Hurt You | Triptides |
| Smoke From Fire (with The Hics) | Bas, The Hics |
| Leaving The Lighthouse | Another Sky |
| Last Time | Adam Melchor |
| Hopprock | Madlib |
| Peur des filles | L’Impératrice |
| Color Palette | Araya |
| Can’t Leave It Alone | Aaron Frazer |
| Tried My Best | Kevin Holliday, Jackie Moonbather |
| Whiskey Road | Illunis |
| WØ35 | Lola Montez |
| No One Is Missing | Valley Maker |
| Manifest Power | Ethemadassassin, Supreme Cerebral |
| You Never Fake It | Swimm, Lauren Ruth Ward |
| And You’re Mine | O Future |
| menace. | DEQN SUE |
| Sweet Oblivion | Jimbo Mathus, Andrew Bird |
| Inner Child – Patrice Bäumel Remix | Moullinex, GPU Panic, Patrice Bäumel |
| Your Body Changes Everything – Boy Harsher Remix | Perfume Genius, Boy Harsher |
| ooh la la (feat. Mexican Institute Of Sound & Santa Fe Klan) – Mexican Institute Of Sound Remix | Run The Jewels, Santa Fe Klan, Mexican Institute Of Sound |
| Moving Men – Metronomy Remix | Myd, Metronomy, Mac DeMarco |
| Daddy | Charlotte Cardin |
| Queen | G Flip, mxmtoon |
| Le Point Zéro | Freedom Fry |
| White Sands | Still Corners |
| Questions | Middle Kids |
| Drink The Lake | IAN SWEET |
| Bonafide (feat. Chiiild) | Emotional Oranges, Chiiild |
| Close To You | Dayglow |
| More Like You | Orla Gartland |
| Oidar | Hether |
| Got Em | Rochelle Jordan |
| Love Me When I Go To Sleep | Steady Holiday |
| Look Away | jennylee, Deap Vally |
| Hardline | Julien Baker |
| Holy Rose | Fruit Bats |
| Take Some Time – Gus alt-J Remix | Wilderado, alt-J |
| Bon Bon – Mike Lindsay Remix | Songhoy Blues, Mike Lindsay |
| Minefields – Hook N Sling Remix | Faouzia, John Legend, Hook N Sling |
| The Man Who Sold the World | Torii Wolf, FWD The Man |
| La torre (feat. Devendra Banhart) | Gabriel Rios, Devendra Banhart |
| Black Maps | Mint Julep |
| Early Morning Breeze | Kishi Bashi |
| Swim Test | Cassandra Violet |
| ACTION | CHAI |
| shoulda coulda woulda (feat. Deem Spencer & Torii Wolf) | Young Saab, Torii Wolf, Deem Spencer |
| Hieroglyphs | TRZTN, Karen O |
| Free Association – Helado Negro Remix | Gordi, Helado Negro |
| Static | Still Corners |
| Quiero Verte Hoy | Benjamin Walker, Vanessa Zamora |
| Run to You | Lauren Lakis |
| Feel It In My Soul | Andrew Lozano, Johnny |
| Nadia | Datsnell |
| theCHILL | S.E.E.N |
| Knuckles | Darkplay |
| There, There | Astrid Cordes |
| Blood in the Water | Possible Oceans |
| Place Names | Nick Waterhouse |
| Rest Up | almost sex |
| Gemini Rising | conduit |
| Only for Tonight | Pearl Charles |
| サヨナラ | Chuckamuck |
| Pavement Age | The Effens |
| Hello Old Friend | XLuther |
| Winter Journal | His His |
| Terry Crews | Lo Village |
| Lean into It | WILD |
| Hawaii To Cali | Son Da One |
| somebody like you | daste. |
| Never Fearful | Son Da One, Little Kidd Lost, MikaSun |
| Release | Woves |
| Out With The Old | MONOWHALES |
| Don’t Rush to Get Old | Munroe |
| Sweet Dreams | EJ Camille |
| LA Waste | Young Winona |
| First | Your Paris |
| The Patriots | Ayoni |
| Lo Vas A Olvidar (with ROSALÍA) | Billie Eilish, ROSALÍA |
| Sweet & Dandy | Tash Sultana |
| Safeword | Rhye |
| Colours | Torii Wolf |
| In My Room | Shovels & Rope, Sharon Van Etten |
| You’ve Done Enough | Gorgon City, DRAMA |
| Hope | Arlo Parks |
| Lady | Nora González, Flor de Toloache |
| Stay Home Child | Lotta St Joan |
| Valhalla | Skegss |
| Change Your Ways | Matt Persin |
| UNISIL | SOPHIE |
| Move into Me | Bad Sounds, Broods |
| Orange Blossoms | Half Waif |
| Anhedonia | Chelsea Wolfe, Emma Ruth Rundle |
| The Tiger | Dresage |
| Stay Forever (feat. STRFKR) – Midnight Kids Remix | Whethan, Midnight Kids, STRFKR |
| Scrimmage – Remix | Huck, Lo Knowles, Nyck Caution, Saiah, sophie meiers |
| Black Women in History | FYÜTCH, Rissi Palmer, Snooknuk |
| Oh, But Lover | Haiva Ru |
| you and the everything of everything | RⱯHM ⚉ |
| Darkness (Lonelyspeck remix) | Katie Dey, Lonelyspeck |
| Like You Care | Slow Corpse |
| Dark Kept Secret | EXUM |
| Open Skies (Wildflower) | The National Parks |
| TV Nomad | Sangria |
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Archived Playlist for Best New Songs of January, 2021
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