Daily Newsletter, March 3, 2024

Stream new releases from Mannequin Pussy, Schoolboy Q, Faye Webster, Yard Act, Amaro Freitas, That Mexican OT, Staś Czekalski, Ben Frost, and Lelo

Don't miss this week's best new songs, featuring St. Vincent, Mdou Moctar, Cloud Nothings, Armand Hammer & more!

On the latest album of digital wizardry from Tehran-based electronic producer Sote, nothing is quite what it seems, finds Oliver Cookson

At long last, the Club has released new music, Infants Under the Bulb , a record that does what all great records by great bands do: overdelivers on some expectations and completely thwarts others. Make no mistake: the Uranium Club is back, and they’ve outdone themselves.

All things considered, it was a sparse month in terms of quantity. But there was some good stuff at the top, including Laura Jane Grace's Hole In My Head,

It's happening... again. It's that first Friday of the month when Bandcamp doesn't take any commission. To celebrate we have a little discount at the end of this email. This little bonus newsletter of music recommendations is partly to help those of you who don't know much about my music

This week's Notable Releases include Mannequin Pussy, Pissed Jeans, ScHoolboy Q, and more.

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.)

The new albums from Yard Act, Sheer Mag and Faye Webster should be at the top of your queue today. Tap in and find a new obsession.

Featuring Beth Gibbons, Ducks Ltd, IDLES, J Mascis, Les Savy Fav, Four Tet, Mary Timony, Real Estate, and all the rest of February's best stuff.

Ann Powers and Sheldon Pearce discuss Faye Webster's Underdressed at the Symphony and a handful of the week's other brand new albums on which a musician's personality seems to be embodied by their voice — even when the music is completely instrumental. Featured albums:1. Faye Webster, Underdressed at the Symphony2. ScHoolboy Q, Blue Lips3. Julian Lage, Speak To Me4. Sheer Mag, Playing FavoritesOther notable releases for March 1:Paula Cole, LoJacob Collier, Djesse Vol. 4Everything Everything, MountainheadNils Frahm, DayHannah Frances, Keeper of the ShepherdBen Frost, Scope NeglectLiam Gallagher & John Squire, Liam Gallagher & John SquireAlbert Hammond, Body of WorkJahari Massamba Unit, Karriem Riggins & Madlib, YHWH is LOVEKaiser Chiefs, Kaiser Chiefs' Easy Eighth AlbumLang Lang, Saint-SaënsMannequin Pussy, I Got HeavenMinistry, HOPIUMFORTHEMASSESPissed Jeans, Half DivorcedThat Mexican OT, Texas TechnicianUranium Club, Infants Under the BulbYard Act, Where's My Utopia?De La Soul, 3 Feet High and Rising (35th Anniversary Edition)Linda Smith, Nothing Else Matters and So I Liked Spring (reissues)