Daily Newsletter, February 4, 2024

The new albums from The Last Dinner Party and Liquid Mike should be at the top of your queue today. Tap in and find a new obsession.

Stream new releases from Vijay Iyer Trio; J Mascis; Ariel Kalma, Jeremiah Chiu & Marta Sofia Honer; Meth Math; Lee “Scratch” Perry; the Paranoid Style; and Cookin Soul & Tha God Fahim

This week's Notable Releases include Anika Pyle's country-leaning concept EP, Vijay Iyer's stirring new trio album, '90s alt-rock lovers Liquid Mike, and more.

Welcome to the fourth Songs of the Week of 2024. This week a band’s first single in over a decade takes the top spot.

Every week the Stereogum staff chooses the five best new songs of the week. The eligibility period begins and ends Thursdays right before midnight. You can hear this week’s picks below and on Stereogum’s Favorite New Music Spotify playlist, which is updated weekly. (An expanded playlist of our new music picks is available to members on Spotify and Apple Music, updated throughout the week.)

Atwood's staff share the music they've been listening to: This week's roundup includes Del Water Gap, Holly Humberstone, GracieHorse, Darius Martin, Emily Yacina, Fright Years, SKATELAND, Charm of Finches, Shoplifting, Astrid Sonne, Rosso Rosso, Club del Rio, RIP Dunes, Llewelyn, Phoebe Go, Hovvdy, Nicole Zignago, Twin Hector, Kinley, La Poré, Kizz Daniel, Davido, Ingrid Michaelson, & Jason Mraz!

Featuring: Camera Obscura, The Smile, IDLES, Klaus Johann Grobe, Ride, Omni, Marika Hackman, Julia Holter, Gruff Rhys, Bill Ryder-Jones and more of January's best music.

From YIN YIN to Marika Hackman, Bill Ryder-Jones, Short Porch, Helado Negro, New and more, this is the best new music from January 2024.

Including The Taste of Things, How to Have Sex and a documentary about Albert Einstein and the Manhattan Project – this month's unmissable movies to watch and stream.

The month's 20 best covers, including wild takes on Taylor Swift, ABBA, Slayer, Devo, Nick Cave, New Order, RHCP and many more.