New releases from U2, Peter Gabriel, Joe Jackson, Bywater Call, Dominique Fils-Aime

Another eclectic batch of tracks just added to our New Music bin:

• U2 - Street of Dreams - The first single to emerge from an upcoming studio album, expected around their 50th anniversary later this year. (Photo by Viviane Sassen)
• Peter Gabriel - I Belong to the Sky (Bright-Side Mix) - The seventh in this year's cycle of singles making up the album O/I. The track expands in many directions over its 7 minutes plus.
• Joe Jackson - Welcome to Burning-By-Sea - Catching up with this spring's Hope and Fury album. This opening track is a postcard from a "tart of a town."
• Bywater Call - Ain't No Friend of Mine - A blistering track from the Canadian roots band's upcoming album Broken Souvenirs.
• Dominique Fils-Aime - Phoenix Rising - The Quebec artist's new album, My World Is The Sun, is "a musical bubble bath," says The Indy Review. Let it wash over you.

The latest from Muse, Phoebe Bridgers, Valley, Pete Yorn, Brooke Annibale

The latest tracks added to our New Music bin:

• Muse - Nightshift Superstar - A disco-tinged track from The Wow! Signal, which The Irish Times approvingly describes as "a glam odyssey that fuses metal, techno, science fiction and prog rock into an overstuffed inferno of absurdity."
• Phoebe Bridgers - Lost Boys - The first single from Lost Weekend, Bridgers' first album in six years.
• Valley - Vending Machine - The Toronto alt-pop trio says it's latest single is "a song about transactional relationships."
• Pete York - Idyllwild - From the upcoming album All The Beauty, this song's lyrics suggest making happy memories with one's child.
• Brooke Annibale - Make You Mine - We previously featured a couple of early singles, and now add this track from the just-released album, Bolder Font.

New by Icarus Phoenix, Temples, Paul McCartney, Broken Social Scene, Kiwi Jr.

The latest tracks added to our New Music bin:

• Icarus Phoenix - Oh, The Joy Of Life! - This Baltimore outfit is headed by singer-songwriter Drew Danburry. Their new EP, Gallop, "explores boundless optimism and joy all through a DIY lens," writes New Noise Magazine.
• Temples - Jet Stream Heart - Critics are calling this the best track on the English band's fifth album, Bliss, which otherwise is getting mixed reviews.
• Paul McCartney - Mountain Top - Amid the sweet nostalgia of The Boys of Dungeon Lane is this echo of late-Beatles psychedelia. McCartney says he wrote it about summer music festivals, "people going off for the weekend to trip out and get stoned." 
• Broken Social Scene - Relief - Lisa Lobsinger takes the vocal lead on this track from Remember the Humans.
• Kiwi Jr. - Blowin' Up - The title track from the Toronto band's fourth LP, due in August.

Sonic Whip, Bleachers, Brian Fallon and the Painkillers, Young the Giant, The Whispering Tree

The latest tracks added to our New Music bin:

• Sonic Whip - Breathing Out - This track from the Dutch trio's self-titled second album has been "a live favourite for a reason," says Radio Wigwam. "It captures the band at their most connected — dynamic, loose, but completely in sync."
• Bleachers - We Should Talk - Jack Antonoff says he wrote this song from everyone for ten minutes "about three different people that I have challenging communication with for different reasons."
• Brian Fallon and the Painkillers - Better Before - A co-write with singer-songwriter Donovan Woods about a relationship that left a bad taste.
• Young the Giant - Different Kind of Love - A song that "reminds us that all hope is not lost," from the band's sixth album, Victory Garden.
• The Whispering Tree - Bones of Better Days - The title track of the latest album by the Hudson Valley, New York, duo of Eleanor Kleiner and Elie Brangbour.

Goose, Switchfoot, Violet Grohl, Courtney Barnett, Margaret Glaspy land in our New Music bin

The latest tracks added to our New Music bin:

• Goose - Big Modern! - The title track from the latest album from the touring jam band that has become a prolific recording group as well.
• Violet Grohl - Big Memory - Another pick from her debut album, Be Sweet To Me
• Switchfoot - Absolution - Lead singer Jon Foreman says the new album Forever Now is largely about "trying to unearth the things we want to keep buried and the parts of ourselves that inevitably surface in other ways.”
• Courtney Barnett - One Thing At A Time - Can we all relate to how hard it is to find some peace and quiet swimming in my mind?"
• Margaret Glaspy - Michigan - From the upcoming LP I Am Both. Memorable line: "You said you didn't need me / Well who's standing in whose driveway?"

The Revivalists, The Falls, Lucy Dacus, Metric, and new music from the old Rolling Stones

The latest tracks added to our New Music bin:

• The Revivalists - Heart Stop - This will be the opening track on Get It Honest, the LA band's sixth studio album, coming in July.
• The Falls - The Other Side - Another piece of solid alt-rock from this emerging Manchester UK band, following up "Open Fire."
• Lucy Dacus - Planting Tomatoes - "Living in the moment, I can feel the moment passing," Dacus sings in this life-is-fleeting song. The little details remind us of Courtney Barnett lyrics.
• Metric - Leave You On A High - The closing track from Romanticize the Dive, the Toronto band's10th LP.  
• Rolling Stones - In The Stars - From the upcoming album Foreign Tongues. These guys have been making records for six decades, and this track would fit in any one of them.

Jersey boys Brian Fallon and Pete Yorn, plus Future Islands, Theo Day, Tori Amos

The latest tracks added to our New Music bin:

• Brian Fallon - Not Bad for New Jersey - Half of a double-single the NJ native just released, his first original solo songs in over five years. It opens with that 70s Jersey-shore sound.
• Pete Yorn - All The Beauty - Yes, another NJ-born musician in our New Music bin this week, with the title track from an LP due in July.
• Future Islands - Sail - Recorded for but not included on 2020's As Long As You Are, this song is on the band's new 20-year retrospective, From a Hole in the Floor to a Fountain of Youth.
• Theo Day - Leave You Behind - This 24-year-old Montreal singer-songwriter shows his Mumford and Sons influences on this new single.
• Tori Amos - In Times of Dragons - The title track from the artist's 18th album, wherein reptiles represent today's oligarchs and overlords.

McCartney & Starr reunion, plus Peter Gabriel, Night Talks, Sonic Whip, Broken Social Scene

The latest tracks added to our New Music bin:

• Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr - Home to Us - McCartney's The Boys of Dungeon Lane includes this nostalgic duet with Ringo plus backing vocals by Chrissie Hynde and Sharleen Spiteri.
• Peter Gabriel - Won't Stand Down (Bright Side Mix) - The fifth song to be released from o\i is "a song to encourage some sort of activism,” says Gabriel.
• Night Talks - People Pleaser - The LA band's latest single is about "overcoming your tendencies to put everyone else first."
• Sonic Whip - Over and Out - The latest song to spin out from the Dutch trio's new album.
• Broken Social Scene - Only The Good I Keep - With the full release of Remember the Humans, we pull out one more track for the New Music bin.

Just added to our big mix: Goose, Violet Grohl, Death Cab for Cutie, Beck, Driven Snow

The latest tracks added to our New Music bin:

• Goose - Good2B - The first single from the just-announced LP Big Modern! due in mid-June.
• Violet Grohl - Cool Buzz - From Be Sweet To Me, the debut album by Dave's daughter.
• Death Cab for Cutie - Punching the Flowers - From I Built You A Tower, billed as an album about loss and grief.
• Beck - Ride Lonesome - This single recalls the sounds of 2002's Sea Change and 2015's Morning Phase.
• Driven Snow - Slowly, Gently - We catch up with this Dublin duo and a song that will be on their album Mother of Christ, due in September.

Modest Mouse, Elephant Stone, Foo Fighters, Metric, Lynne Hanson - New music variety

The latest tracks added to our New Music bin:

• Modest Mouse - Picking Dragons' Pockets
• Elephant Stone - Everything Evil
• Foo Fighters - Your Favorite Toy
• Metric - Wild Rut
• Lynne Hansen - Invisible