February 2026 was full of really cool song releases. Compared to our January selections, we doubled the number of songs featured on our Best Songs of the Month playlist. As always, Grimy Goods leans towards the alternative genres. Whether it’s alt-pop like Lana Del Rey’s witchy new single “White Feather Hawk Tail Deer Hunter” or indie rock bangers like Lava La Rue’s “Scratches” and Ecca Vandal’s experimental hip hop/rock single “Bleached,” February was a great month in terms of new music.

While the dumpster fire continues to burn here in the U.S., thank goodness for excellent music as seen and heard in our February Best New Songs of the Month playlist. Numerous featured songs were plucked from our new music submission playlist. And some received full-page editorials and/or video features on our YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok.

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Best New Music Released in February 2026

Track NameArtist Name(s)
Victim Of LuckMetric
Sunburned in LondonRolling Blackouts Coastal Fever
BLEACHEcca Vandal
30th DayAustel
COOKSOFI TUKKER;J Balvin
HYYTUPBoys Noize
HeavenArlo Parks
SilentlyPuma Blue
I’ll Change for YouMitski
Rock BottomKing Krule
PleiChuwi
Can You Imagine (with Bipolar Sunshine)Kaleena Zanders;Bipolar Sunshine
Brown RepresentationReverie;Louden;Coyote
20 WeeksGaldive
adenosineCamp Blu
KeeperGirl Scout
Billy ElliotSorry
Among UsDEADLETTER
Feet On The SandAlice Costelloe
Blast!The Rat Utopia Experiment
KonekoMei Semones;Liana Flores
HOT WIFETiga;Boys Noize
Lets play PretendLucys
februaryErgo, Bria
Soulseek1tbsp;Soltera
be the girl!hemlocke springs
Birds Of HopeSoof;Thanks Joey
Lucky AgainLykke Li
LlorarCuco
Glow (feat. Bon Iver)Dua Saleh;Bon Iver
RAINY DAYSRobnoc;Alice Glass
If OnlyCharlotte Day Wilson
Mister LostPuma Blue
naguriaidabutsuzinchikurandan
Querer (Sin Querer Tener)BUDAYA;Wet Baes
Truth Of PursuitSarah Kinsley
BDSMDeathbyRomy
Dis-MoiChin Injeti;Maude
Golden Brown SugarMolina
I Had a Dream She Took My HandJames Blake
Friends AgainLeon Thomas;Baby Rose
Miss YouMs Ray;Nourished by Time
I Love MyselfLyrics Born;P-Lo;Trackademicks
STAMPEDEGenesis Owusu
JET LAGGEDLava La Rue;Foster The People
MatrimonyAmindi
LEECHTransviolet
CULT DADDYill peach
A Thousand StepsElori Saxl;Henry Solomon
White Feather Hawk Tail Deer HunterLana Del Rey
RIGHTBACKRitt Momney
TIREDPassion Mango
chismosaCain Culto;Jarina De Marco
DESAPEGOAna Tijoux;Dj Dacel;Tremendo
undercoverisobel
She Knows Too MuchThundercat;Mac Miller
ScratchesLava La Rue
Roamerspill tab
Yellow EyesYebba
ear to the cocoonWILLOW
Another CountryBrother Ali
Eres MentirosoLos Mirlos;Bomba Estéreo
ANGEL2XT;K.Flay
So Many WaysScout Willis
MY LOVE YOUR LOVEZENA
Lovethe sound chalk makes
Am I DumbBel Cobain
The ZooEmmy Meli
The Moon Cave (feat. Asha Puthli, Bobby Womack, Dave Jolicoeur, Jalen Ngonda and Black Thought)Gorillaz;Asha Puthli;Bobby Womack;Dave Jolicoeur;Jalen Ngonda;Black Thought
steerDaniela Andrade
Smugglers & ScholarsKNEECAP
My GuitarMaster Peace
JamiePerfume Genius
Purity IDEADLETTER
stay away!mer marcum
Ingrid The SailorMiike Snow;Yttling Jazz
If I LeaveMitski
Folk Songs For Mama & PapaAE MAK
You’re So BoringCarmela;Gideon Gable
BerlinQuiet Light
Texas BabySusannah Joffe
Virginia WerewolfPegzilla
Malibu By MidnightFamily Worship Center
Moving Unisonfanclubwallet
HeartbeatLola Blue
Dando vueltasUsted Señalemelo;Portugal. The Man
SojournJoji
The YardPellowTalk;Daylight;Neesha;Odd the Artist
Strike a Pose (feat. Camille Munn)IZCO;Camille Munn
Nightingale Lane.RAYE
IT’S YOU (ANTE NEH) [feat. Meron T]ZENA;Meron T
JellySports
NO THXSUX
Jet Stream HeartTemples
All Bad PartsLime Garden
Stupid BitchesGrace Ives
ArrowLala Lala
OLD TECHNOLOGYSlayyyter
Hollywood ColdThe Olympians
constellationsAYUSH
GardenNymphlord
Better Than EverLiz Cooper
IDFKLiz Cooper
ScammerLala Lala
AnywaveLala Lala
LoopholeMINOE
Keep Coming Back To YouVicky Sometani

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