Featuring a variety of independent and lesser known music artists, our Best New Song Releases of January, 2022 feature: Leikeli47, Pity Party (Girls Club, Lucys, Cy Dune, Fast Color, Salami, Salter, Aurora, Combo Chimbita, marinelli, Kate Clover, Shamir, Justin Marting, Claire George, Ai Bener, yeule, Ibibio Sound Machine, Death Valley Girls, Le Butcherettes, Cavetown, Livingmore, Esty, Silvana Estrada, Toro y Moi, Transviolet, YEИDRY, Lous and The Yakuza and many more
As always, we feature new song releases from independent musicians and up-and-coming artists, as well as those widely revered in the underground 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 via Apple Music and / or Spotify. Be sure to watch our Instagram Stories for the latest drops.
Please note: the playlist below is switched out every month to reflect the current month. You can scroll down to the end of the page for the (January) Best New Songs of the Month playlist archive.
Apple Music
Spotify
Best New Songs of January, 2022
| Track Name | Artist Name(s) |
| Can’t Get Enough | Kat Leon, NOCTURN |
| Hard Drive Gold | alt-J |
| Funny Girl | Father John Misty |
| waves | mynameisleonidas |
| You Will Never Work In Television Again | The Smile |
| Expensive Taste | Kevin Holliday |
| Chitty Bang | Leikeli47 |
| Me and you | Pity Party (Girls Club), Lucys |
| Dead Ends | Akajou |
| Against Face | Cy Dune |
| Tell Him | Moonchild, Lalah Hathaway |
| Jimmy Red | Fast Color |
| Turns Out I’m Sentimental After All | Sondre Lerche |
| Performance | Modern Nature |
| Say It | SASAMI |
| You Try Hard to Choose Your Thoughts | Soltera |
| Sacrifice | The Weeknd |
| A Dangerous Thing | AURORA |
| Llove v3 | Kaskade, Lipless |
| Act Like You Know | Mannie Fresh, Big Freedia, Galactic, Dee-1 |
| Queen of Ice – Nora En Pure Remix | Claptone, Dizzy, Nora En Pure |
| Enough | Lyhz |
| Yo Me Lo Merezco | Combo Chimbita |
| Wild | Spoon |
| Hey Little Girl | Carli Brill |
| It’s A Parade | Allegories |
| Fyodor Dormant | Beirut |
| Dipshit | marinelli |
| Gemini | KUČKA, Nosaj Thing |
| Don’t Want You To Love Me | talker |
| fuck sex | Sipper |
| I WANT U | Jhiido |
| Everything Is Simple | Widowspeak |
| The Ick | Ella Rosa, Kevin George |
| Se Llama Carolina | Soltera |
| These Boots Are Made For Walkin’ | Kate Clover, Warren Thomas |
| Let’s | Justin Martin, Claire George |
| Reproductive | Shamir |
| Little Bother (feat. Fousheé) | King Princess, Fousheé |
| Machina (feat. Mariana Saldaña) | Boy Harsher, BOAN |
| Naked | BAYNK |
| Seabird | Marissa Nadler |
| Make It Out (feat. Maisie Peters) | Henry Jamison, Maisie Peters |
| I Never Learn | Ai Bendr |
| Slowly Separate | Crows |
| Lawn | Aldous Harding |
| Pressurized | Take Van |
| Too Dead Inside | yeule |
| This Car Drives All by Itself | The Wombats |
| In The Eyes Of Our Love | Yumi Zouma |
| All That You Want | Ibibio Sound Machine |
| The Universe | Le Butcherettes |
| When I’m Free | Death Valley Girls |
| Pale Blue Dove | Bloodmoon Leone |
| squares | Cavetown |
| Too Much Feeling (Not Enough Screaming) | Yes Kid |
| Edging | First Frontier |
| Enemy | Rvrside |
| All I Need | Jeyy |
| Slip | JPOLND |
| Cold River | Eddy Lee Ryder |
| Like A Woman | BROODS |
| More Pressure | Kae Tempest, Kevin Abstract |
| Passing Stranger | Empath |
| On Fye | The Simps, Eyedress, zzzahara |
| Ecdysis! | DARKSIDE |
| A Temporary High | AURORA |
| Kick It | Livingmore |
| midnight sun | Nilüfer Yanya |
| No Extra Drama | Maric, Esty |
| Only You Know | Beach House |
| Mis Palabras | Soltera |
| Year of Love | Jenny Hval |
| See Me Burn | Moullinex, GPU Panic |
| We’re Just Getting Started | Spencer Ludwig |
| You Know the Way | Freedom Fry |
| Doctor | Araya |
| I Fell in Love Again | Kid Bloom |
| Lifetimes | the bird and the bee |
| Every Shade of Blue | The Head And The Heart |
| Not The Right Place | SPARKLING |
| Simulation Swarm | Big Thief |
| Ser De Ti | Silvana Estrada |
| Sugar Water | Flower Face |
| Keeping The Light On | Joy Oladokun |
| Asthma | Danny Dwyer |
| vinegar | Amelia Moore |
| Hound in a Storm | FUTURE KULT |
| Amephrey and Ontario | Jura, abji_hypersun, Ydegirl, Clarissa Connelly, Kristoffer Raasted, ML Buch, Helene Norup Due |
| GIVE THEM HELL (Serial Killer Slayer) | Polartropica |
| Champion | Warpaint |
| Postman | Toro y Moi |
| Lola Jane | Doc Samson, Patris |
| Portrait of Jennie | Sandman Sleeps |
| Hide and Seek | jericho jericho |
| Happy Birthday Forever | Tess Parks |
| The Smoke | The Smile |
| Magazine | Toro y Moi, Salami Rose Joe Louis |
| Better When We’re Close | Poolside, Brijean |
| joyride | Mysie |
| Nobody Sees Me Like You Do | Japanese Breakfast |
| Punk Song | Elle PF |
| (Pick Me Up) Euphoria – From “Euphoria” An HBO Original Series | James Blake, Labrinth |
| Shinigami Eyes | Grimes |
| After the Tone | LLusion, UPSAHL |
| Lagoon | Dora Jar |
| Anymore | ÄTNA |
| Cutie | COIN |
| Don’t Break His Heart | bülow |
| End Of The World | Dana Williams |
| Chin up Eyes Wide Open | Mensa Deathsquad |
| Makes Me Happy | Transviolet |
| In The Flowers | Bearcubs, THALA |
| your love is a disaster | Squirrel Flower |
| dancing | NEIL FRANCES |
| Jawbreaker | Boh Doran |
| Mascarade (feat. Lous and The Yakuza) – A COLORS SHOW | YEИDRY, Lous and The Yakuza |
| Terminal | Gerle |
| No Sé | Lucys, Andy Phantom |
| Garden of Our Neighbor | GOON |
| Brutal | Rainsford, Anna of the North |
Archive: Best New Songs of January, 2022
View our past Best New Songs of the Month features for every month!
How To Submit Your New Music:
This is the quickest way to submit your new music for consideration on our Best New Songs of the Month playlist, as well as website features. Please make sure the song release you’re submitting coincides with the current month (we check release dates). Any songs that don’t match the current month will be deleted without a listen. Submit your music here or click on the image below.
For all other requests, you can visit our contact page.
