
February saw our biggest Best New Songs of the Month playlist. With over 180 new song releases from lesser known artists and bands, press play on these rising stars! February’s playlist features new music from: Arlo Parks, FYÜTCH, Body Language, Lo Village, Ayoni, Jacklen Ro, Black Pumas and LUCIUS, Taleen Kali and Astrobrite, Mavis Staples and ALA.NI, Steady Holiday, Big Freedia, Tropa Magica, Quiet Canyons, Gallant, Adeline, Twin Oaks, Chaos Chaos, Duran Jones & The Indications with Y La Bamba, Moullinex and Sara Tavares, Mama Sandunga and Chaboia, Deqn Sue, Adrian Younge, Conditioner, Witch Camp (Ghana), Scary Pool Party, Wallice and more.
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.
Best New Songs of February, 20201
Song Title | Artist / Band |
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Live For This – Live | Pep Squad |
Lucid Lucy | Sunny War |
Easier Said Than Done | Dreamer Boy |
Wrong | Olivia Kaplan |
Man’s World (Empress Of Remix) [feat. Pabllo Vittar] | MARINA, Pabllo Vittar, Empress Of |
Humans | G.L.A.M., Von Sell |
worship (Savoir Adore Remix) | LACES, Savoir Adore |
Et ta mère (Solar Remix) [feat. Reyna Tropical] | Zoufris Maracas, Reyna Tropical |
OK – with Remi Wolf & Solomonophonic | Wallows, Remi Wolf, Solomonophonic |
New Day | Night Beats |
Electrocution (John Dwyer Remix) | Automatic, John Dwyer |
Two | Flock of Dimes |
Mango Terrarium | Psychedelic Porn Crumpets |
Forgetting – Tennyson Remix | Savel, Tennyson |
Last Call | Harry Nathan |
Hollywood (I’m Good) | Jacklen Ro |
Parking Lot | The Weather Station |
Pine | Unusual Demont |
Florence | Adult Books |
Strangers – From “Life In A Day” | Black Pumas, Lucius |
Blue Butterfly | Guy Blakeslee |
friendly fires | Madeleine Mayi |
Buffalo Highway | Wes Chiller |
Killer | Louy Fierce, Louymadeabanger |
American Cliché | FINNEAS |
Real (with Mac DeMarco) | Juan Wauters, Mac DeMarco |
Holocene [feat. Weyes Blood] | Zella Day, Weyes Blood |
Gone | Baby Boys |
One More Change – ALA.NI Remix | Mavis Staples, ALA.NI |
Strong Feelings | Dry Cleaning |
Big Bang | Cherry Glazerr |
Cut You Loose | Shrink |
CANCELLED (feat. Skepta) | slowthai, Skepta |
Crystal Paradise | Bass Race |
Throw. my Selfaway | EMÆL |
Temptation Death House | Jagged Baptist Club |
Tainted Love | Holy Wars, NOCTURN |
On Your Way Now | Sharon Van Etten |
Trauma – Tune-Yards Remix | Rituals of Mine, Tune-Yards |
Baby Love (Astrobrite Remix) | Taleen Kali, Astrobrite |
Eyes Without A Face – Poolside Remix | Billy Idol, Poolside |
Meaningless | Charlotte Cardin |
Never Come Back – Koreless Remix | Caribou, Koreless |
Platinum | Big Freedia |
Luster | Twin Oaks |
Relapse. | Gallant |
Corde Sensible | Freedom Fry |
Sonora Distance | Tropa Magica |
Generator | Niights |
Fade in Time | GRO |
Cellophane (Brain) | Middle Kids |
On My Birthday | Lea Anderson |
Something Beautiful | BEL |
White Noise | Second Idol |
Blackbird | Alicia Blue |
Eva | Buscabulla |
Missing Out | Syd |
TBH | TAY |
Tightrope | Paper Idol |
Confusion | Clarissa Diokno |
Love | The Living Roomers |
DooWooDooWoo | Os Barbapapas |
Laws of Attraction | Dancing Tongues |
Fireworks | míra |
Creatures In Your Head | Run River North |
Everything is Fine | Quiet Canyons |
Found a Reason | James Michael Rodgers |
Late Last Night | Kowloon |
L(I)VE MODE [Soldier] | StanLei |
High Horse | Deap Vally, KT Tunstall, Peaches |
Look Away | jennylee, Deap Vally |
Mystic Lover | Adeline |
Got It Made (with Ricky Ducati) | Møme, Ricky Ducati |
Hey Boy | Brijean |
Memory | 3lh |
E D G E | Denise Valle |
Night Danger (Lovers Mix) | iskwē |
Lower West Side | Tabitha Westley |
Dancing While the World is on Fire | Anie Delgado |
It’s Still Cool If You Don’t | Briston Maroney |
Call Me Anytime | Sports |
Mud (Kiss Me) | Nancy Boy |
Falling for You | Bliss Williams |
Insecure | Indigo Mood |
Cruisin’ to the Parque feat. Y La Bamba | Durand Jones & The Indications, Y La Bamba |
Small Ghosts | Lauren Auder |
pushing my love | davOmakesbeats, Rituals of Mine |
Off You | Sherwyn, Yung Bae |
You&I | milk. |
Sunbathe | Tainy, Miguel |
Mine | Samantha Margret |
Minina Di Céu | Moullinex, Sara Tavares |
I’ll Make You Love Me | Kat Leon |
Nothing Unexpected | Modeling |
Cuenta Lo | Biig Piig |
Foule sentimentale | Fleur de Lune, Alexandra Miller |
Why You Left | Love Level |
Unlucky | Zayla, Louymadeabanger |
Stay Around | Lena Minder |
Brain Fog | Adult Bodies |
Sing Till I Cry | IAN SWEET |
QADIR – BADBADNOTGOOD Remix | Nick Hakim, BADBADNOTGOOD |
Dinner | O Future |
lydia | Nenci |
Six Dollar Check | Josiah and the Bonnevilles |
54-46 Was My Number – Phibes Remix – Edit | Toots & The Maytals, Phibes |
Casa | Georgel, Katzù Oso |
Bye Bye | Brainstory |
obsession | Shura, Rosie Lowe |
J.P. and the End of the World | Loa & Koan |
I Don’t Need No Love | Ryck Jane, Macado |
Not Dead Yet | Lord Huron |
Days On End | BackpackJoe |
YOU ARE ENOUGH – Caroline Rose Remix | Ron Gallo, Caroline Rose |
Call Me A Fool | Valerie June, Carla Thomas |
Nothing’s The Same | Olive Louise |
Deep | Torii Wolf, Louymadeabanger |
Obviously Still Yours | Indigo Mood |
You’ll Be the Death of Me | Julia Esseen |
My Life | Eyosias Getachew |
23 | Wallice |
El Invento | José González |
Too Fast No Pain | Ouri, mobilegirl |
Midi 8 | Friedberg |
Vendetta | Iceage |
Price of Blue | Flock of Dimes |
MANGO (Remix) [feat. Adeline & Masego] | KAMAUU, Adeline, Masego |
12 Miles | Jacob the Horse |
Rocky | Still Woozy |
Like I’m On Fire | Chords Of Eve |
Oleander | Kinlaw |
Margot, Pt. 2 | Cofecam Edmu |
Never Be The Same (Andrew VanWyngarden Mix) | Club Intl, Andrew VanWyngarden, Johnny Jewel, John Eatherly |
Silly Weight | Rachel Mintz, Dsblade |
Begin Again | Adam Melchor |
Forever Fool | The Harpoonist & the Axe Murderer |
eye 2 eye | Jackie Hayes |
Blame It On Society | Tash Sultana |
Be Around Me (feat. chloe moriondo) | Will Joseph Cook, chloe moriondo |
Trickyman | DEQN SUE |
Make You Feel | NYIKO |
Modern Fears – Pilotpriest Come True Version | Electric Youth |
Black Rain – Jayda G Remix | Rhye, Jayda G |
Leonora | Conditioner |
Ocean Eyes | Shamir |
Heatwave | Julien Baker |
Demon Dream | Jaws the Shark |
Beneath the Moon & Me | Blood Cultures |
YOU LOST A REAL FRIEND | River Hooks |
Still dreaming, backwards | Ella Vos, Mokita |
Mademoiselle Blonté | Mami Sandunga, Chaboi |
Smile More | Tessa Kaye |
Childish Fear | Yndling |
Enemies | darkDARK |
When It’s Time | Sharaya Summers |
Roots | Cautious Clay |
Ain’t That a Shame | Mara Connor |
Like a Ship | Leon Bridges, Keite Young |
Last Love | Sinead Harnett |
C’est parce que j’m’en fous – Jlin Remix | Marie Davidson, L’Œil Nu, Jlin |
Valencia | Yeek |
Brighter Days | Dachelle |
Fellows | Cousin Mouth |
The Lakes | Grizzly Bird |
thetimewewanderoff | Liush |
Something | Dayglow |
The Princess and the Clock | Kero Kero Bonito |
Rainforest | Noname |
She Abunai | Alice Longyu Gao, Mura Masa, bülow |
Ritah Baby | Dre’es |
Anything at All | Bachelor, Jay Som, Palehound |
BKGW | Nana Lourdes |
Te Olvidaste | C. Tangana, Omar Apollo |
A Symphony for Sahara | Adrian Younge |
The High | Arrica Rose & the …’s |
See Yourself | Aroe Phoenix |
Wifi Beach | Brijean |
I See You Sometimes | Vegyn, Jeshi |
Maybe Chocolate Chips | CHAI, Ric Wilson |
Fly/Gravity | Sam Ezeh |
Ordinary Moment | BackpackJoe |
1999 | Noah Kickback |
Worst Enemy | Jess Benko |
Flatline/Wild | ThankYouBus, bylameboy |
Love, Please | Witch Camp (Ghana) |
UGUDBRU (feat. Sam Truth) | AG Club, Sam Truth |
Stream: Best New Songs of the Month (February, 2021)
Stream our best new songs of the month for February below! We’ll clear this playlist on Sunday, March 5. You can find the archive here.
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