The 5 Best Songs Of The Week

This week, Stereogum's staff selected the five best new songs, with their picks available on the Stereogum's Favorite New Music Spotify playlist. One standout track is Ebbb's "Public," a song that employs an effervescent synth-pop sound, with Will Rowland's vocals offering a comforting mantra in the chorus. The song's synth lines shimmer with bioluminescence, providing a gentle reminder that we can search for truths without losing our footing.

Another noteworthy song is Knifeplay's "Love Song," a 10-minute track from Philly DIY eccentrics. The song starts with an acoustic guitar and gradually builds with dramatic strings, blazing leads, warm organ-flutters, and elegantly bummed-out meditations on the nature of love. The song creates a mood and allows the listener to luxuriate in it for a long time.

Hum Of The City by Jess Williamson takes a personal experience of staying in the same hotel room and transforms it into an act of self-mythology. The song is rendered cinematically, making the personal history feel larger than life, and showcases Williamson's vocal prowess. The song's pre-chorus hits allow her to show off her vocal skills, and it leaves a lasting impression.

Awning, a young Auckland band, brings a fresh and exuberant sound to the indie rock scene with their song "Little Green Book." The song's minimal chug and itchy indie rock sound have echoes of Flying Nun Records history, but Awning adds skronky explosive choruses, turning familiar ingredients into something unique.

Lastly, Emily Moales' new single "Born Again" moves with the off-kilter grace of her best tracks. Her lyrics hold the spotlight in carefully assembled sequences that evoke a stream of consciousness. The song's off-kilter rhythm and emotional intensity make it impossible to excerpt just one memorable sequence, and listeners are compelled to enjoy the entire experience.