Across the full spectrum of sound, we’ve curated our must-hear tracks for October 2025. From rising talents ready to make their mark to long-adored indie favorites, and a few major names shaking things up, these songs have been living rent-free in our heads.
This edition of our Best New Songs of the Month highlights memorable new releases from Melody’s Echo Chamber, Rosalía, Monte Booker featuring Mereba, Alice Phoebe Lou, Jay Som, Noname, and Jean Dawson, alongside a vibrant mix of more promising voices and sounds. A majority of these hand-curated selections came from our new music submission playlist. Many of these picks have also earned their place in recent full-page editorials and social media videos.
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Best New Music Released in October 2025
| Track Name | Artist Name(s) |
| you’re a star | Fred again.., Amyl and The Sniffers |
| Kurayami | Mei Semones |
| if you said | The Two Lips |
| Zombies | Hether |
| RELOAD | BIIANCO, Emz |
| Long Time (feat. Kaleena Zanders & No Bills) | Teyana Taylor, Kaleena Zanders, NO BILLS |
| GO BIG OR GO HOME | Pep Squad |
| Desire | Puma Blue |
| DEATH CULT ZOMBIE | Genesis Owusu |
| Die On This Hill | SIENNA SPIRO |
| Indie Boyz | Pacifica |
| IDFK | Liz Cooper |
| Forever Lover (永远的爱人) | Chinese American Bear |
| Eyes Closed | Melody’s Echo Chamber |
| Slaughterhouse | Etta Marcus |
| Devotion | dj gummy bear, Montell Fish |
| Amour finale | Pink Stiletto |
| CY | Mother Soki |
| Sonic Doof | TV Moms |
| purepurepure – Angel Emoji: re | Her New Knife, Angel Emoji |
| Don Enzo Magic Carpet Salesman | DITZ |
| Aging Young Women | Anna von Hausswolff, Ethel Cain |
| Let Your Lover Change You – Edit | BÆNCH |
| Another World | The Belair Lip Bombs |
| Oblivion | Alice Phoebe Lou |
| Vueltas | Not for Radio |
| Hundred Acres | Noname, Devin Morrison |
| Sick heart (Kryptofarmaka Remix) | Aery, Mi von Ahn, Joel Gabrielsson, Kryptofarmaka |
| Crisis | The Growlers |
| Silly Rabbit | Baltazar Lora |
| eod | we shrunk |
| BAIT | Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers |
| b 2 b | monte booker, Mereba |
| The Zoo | Emmy Meli |
| Control | Austin Giorgio |
| walk backwards | Tennyson, Emilia Ali |
| All I Need – aka Vinnie Remix | Loose Goose, Gus Dapperton, aka Vinnie |
| Aging Young Women | Anna von Hausswolff, Ethel Cain |
| ABOUT YOU/SUNRISE | Black Polish |
| Soft | Deadbeat Girl |
| FLOAT | CHIKA |
| Season Of The Witch | Jesika Von Rabbit |
| haunted house | Silk Daisys |
| 93 In Houston | Calm\, the Futurist, La Reezy |
| Omophagia (With Ha Vay) | Susannah Joffe, Ha Vay |
| colita de rana | Cain Culto |
| Esqueleto | 26fix |
| Tu Voz | Reyna Tropical |
| Entwined | Sub Focus, Grimes |
| Mourning the Night | Society of the Silver Cross |
| Do it Alone | Cosmic Kitten |
| I Hope – Karen y Los Remedios Remix | vōx, Karen y Los Remedios |
| re,issue | teo’ma |
| Here I Come! | Pigeon John, Cobi |
| High | Grace VanderWaal |
| Kids Can’t Sleep | Good Neighbours |
| Kim Possible | Bettina |
| Helium chasms | Rusty Santos |
| Last Time/Next Time | Katy & the Null Sets |
| for you | Indira |
| Pussy Palace | Lily Allen |
| Berghain | ROSALÍA, Björk, Yves Tumor |
| WALK | Rob Apollo, Sophie Hunter |
| I Know | Julia\, Julia |
| Likey Likey | Young Miko |
| Tart | KATTLE, Zephyr, Kate Brunotts |
| baby give me more (feat. Mareux) | Artemas, Mareux |
| Unravel | Poppy |
| Passing | Carla Geneve |
| National Trauma | Broken Sound, Fernando Perdomo |
| Dear Grandpa | Shintaro Sakamoto |
| The Deal | St. Panther |
| Flatlined | Wet Denim |
| A COMPUTER LOVE | Sudan Archives |
| Read The Room | The Anti Groupies |
| by them, by you, by me | Harmless |
| Bleach | Dollar Kisses |
| Maelstrom | Skullcrusher |
| Angoon | Portugal. The Man |
| SIX SEVERED FEET! | Aka Belle |
| Möchtegern | Cosey Mueller |
| writer’s block | Wintur |
| vitamins n minerals | Samara Cyn |
| Sick Sad World | Bob Vylan |
| Rifle | The Last Dinner Party |
| Keep Falling in Love | Sports |
| Talk It Out | polarbear |
| THE NATURE OF POWER | Sudan Archives |
| For The Weekend | Katzù Oso |
| White Lighter | Jean Dawson |
| Shop Boy | Say She She |
| Verónica | TRISTÁN!, rusowsky |
| Sheriff | Blackberry Crush, Nicki Walters |
| Only One Laughing | Hatchie |
| ur a natural | Grace Spidell |
| I’m Dead | EVNTYD |
| Losing | Lucy Dacus |
| Puddles | Not for Radio |
| Pansexual | Lauren Ruth Ward |
| viscus (feat. FKA twigs) | Oklou, FKA twigs |
| Not in Your Mouth None of Your Business | Peaches |
| Pocket Change | Sophie Gault, Mando Saenz |
| Aftercare | Imogen Heap, ai.mogen |
| Roundabout | Asi Fui |
| Delusional Conclusion | Ragnhild og |
| Disarray | Lianne La Havas |
| Hit My Head All Day | Dry Cleaning |
| Bad joke – Transmutation | Elea Calvet |
| NOSTALGIA | Altara |
| Blue Eyes | Freak Slug |
| Dream Chasing | Dreamer Isioma |
| Eterno Campeón – de la Película “Eterno” | Ana Tijoux, Marcelo Barticciotto |
| NOLIA CLAP | La Reezy |
| Like That | Jordana |
| LUSH | Black Polish |
| Move On | Jaguar Sun, Jesse Maranger |
| No Tenerte Duele Más | Estevie |
| Adios Adios | Cuco |
| Lockdown (feat. David Byrne) | Miley Cyrus, David Byrne |
| Lifelike | Witch Cabin |
| Stay the Night | Nahima |
| The World’s Biggest Paving Slab – Daniel Avery Remix | English Teacher, Daniel Avery |
| D.H. | Jay Som |
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