Despite the tragedies that affected us in January, music was shared and served as the perfect medicine to lift our spirits. Our feature on the best new song releases of the month includes over 120 new songs that were on repeat. As always, we curate a list that highlights both independent and non-mainstream artists, along with some popular names you might recognize. Stream songs from Youth Lagoon, Sunflower Bean, teethin, Julien Baker & TORRES, Mereba, Lambrini Girls, DITZ, Mars Rodriguez, Nina Nesbitt, Kelcey Ayer, Ela Minus, Rum Jungle, and more.

Most of these tracks were selected from our submission playlist, and many received full-page editorials. Check them out below and press play.

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