The IINAG team has done the heavy lifting and curated this week’s essential new tracks so you don’t have to. Check out our picks below, then head over to the playlist for the full deep dive.
Kim Gordon – DIRTY TECH
On ‘DIRTY TECH,’ the second single from her upcoming album PLAY ME, Kim Gordon continues her evolution into the high-priestess of industrial-electronic grit. The track trades traditional guitar structures for an elastic, thrumming production that feels unsettlingly modern. Lyrically, Gordon muses on the creeping anxiety of an AI-dominated future, famously asking if her next boss will be a chatbot. It is a stark, avant-garde exploration of power struggles that proves, even decades into her career, Gordon remains at the cutting edge of sonic commentary. – Lauren Moreton
Fcukers – Beatback
The opening track of their debut album Ö, “Beatback”, is a reckoning in the indie sleaze revival. The New York duo, produced here by Kenny Beats with an assist from Dylan Brady, delivers a track that is equal parts hedonistic and hypnotic. Shanny Wise’s seductive whisper-chant, “Yo, run the beat back, I wanna hear that”, is an instant earworm, floating over a bouncy bassline and Daft Punk-style synths. It’s a sticky, club-ready anthem designed for late nights and high-energy festival crowds. – Katie Macbeth
Erin Le Count – DON’T YOU SEE ME TRYING?
With DON’T YOU SEE ME TRYING?, Erin Le Count invites us into what she calls a “downward spiral.” It’s the lead signal for her new EP, PAREIDOLIA, a project centred on the brain’s desperate habit of looking for patterns and safety in the middle of a mess. The track feels deeply personal, a private diary entry played over heavy, shimmering synths and haunting strings. Le Count plays the “unreliable narrator”, capturing that specific, panicked feeling of trying to hold yourself together while everything feels distorted. – Elise Ryan
Lizzie Reid – Sweet Relief
Lizzie Reid’s dark new single “Sweet Relief” is a grungy, uncompromising introduction to her upcoming EP Undoing. Carried by thundering drums and distorted guitars, Reid’s flighty vocal cuts sharply through the noise. Lyrically, it traces the brutal cycle of obsession, rumination and panic, chasing fleeting comfort before the inevitable crash: “Sweet relief, momentarily / sweet relief, before darkness descends on me.” The suffocating repetition mirrors the spiral she describes, while guest backing vocals from Hamish Hawk lend the bridge a chilling weight, pushing the track towards an uneasy, yet hauntingly beautiful close. – Henry Dunn
Lip Critic – Legs in a Snare
Lip Critic’s newest single is a wicked good time. Their focus on experimental punk is even tighter and packed with tension on “Legs In A Snare”, alongside an impressively chaotic music video to back it up. It’s a song that knows how to carefully build momentum and choose when to blow the lid off. The end result is a sprawling mix of percussion and harsh vocals that will keep fans of the New York-based outfit excited and hungry for their sophomore release. – Evan Lurie
