3 new songs and 3 new albums to check out this weekend

Hear the first new song from Ethel Cain's upcoming album, plus new tracks from Superchunk and Cate Le Bon.

By Jen Lennon  |  June 6, 2025 | 3:00pm
Images from left: Ethel Cain, Willoughby Tucker, I'll Always Love You (Daughters Of Cain); Superchunk, Songs In The Key Of Yikes (Merge Records); Cate Le Bon, Michelangelo Dying (Mexican Summer)
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3 new songs and 3 new albums to check out this weekend

Welcome to our weekly music post, where we spotlight our favorite new songs and albums. Hop in the comments and tell us: What new music are you listening to?

Cate Le Bon, “Heaven Is No Feeling”

Beautiful art-pop weirdo Cate Le Bon gave us a surprise treat this week with “Heaven Is No Feeling.” The track is full of layered synths and ethereal vocals; it sounds like an artifact from a version of the 1980s that never existed. It’s the first single from Le Bon’s upcoming seventh album, Michelangelo Dying (out September 26). In a press release, Le Bon described the process of making an album that explores themes of love and heartache, ultimately concluding there are “No revelations. No conclusions. There is no reason. There is repetition and chaos.”

Ethel Cain, “Nettles”

After releasing her 90-minute “EP” Perverts in January, Ethel Cain announced her second full-length album, Willoughby Tucker, I’ll Always Love You, a prequel to her 2022 debut Preacher’s Daughter, would be released sometime in the summer. Now, we’ve got a release date (August 8) along with the first single, “Nettles.” It’s a quiet, meandering ballad supported by some lovely banjo and pedal steel guitar, along with the same type of synthesizer Angelo Badalamenti used for “Laura Palmer’s Theme” from Twin Peaks.

Superchunk, “Is It Making You Feel Something”

Superchunk may have parted ways with longtime drummer Jon Wurster, but they’re still forging ahead with a new song and a new album. “Is It Making You Feel Something” is the first single from their upcoming album Songs In The Key Of Yikes. Vocalist and guitarist Mac McCaughan said about the song in a press release, “This song is about not second-guessing yourself in the very second-guessable process of writing words and music. It’s about the legitimate question of ‘who needs this and what is it good for?’ but also about not setting such a high bar for making art that you never get started. ‘Is it making you feel something?’ OK, that’s a place to start.”

Pulp, More

The triumphant return of Pulp 24 years after their last album (2001’s We Love Life) has been one of the feel-good music stories of the year so far, and it probably still would’ve made longtime fans happy even if the new songs were mid. But, luckily, the appropriately titled More is a joy to listen to, easily keeping pace with the rest of their discography. Pulp has retained their signature sound while simultaneously reflecting our modern world, a feat that not many bands that have been away for so long could pull off.

Turnstile, Never Enough

After 2021’s Glow On, hardcore band Turnstile earned a lot of positive press coverage and recognition. But Never Enough feels like their true breakout moment, an explosive and expertly crafted melding of genres that flows easily from hardcore to electronic. The double single, “Seein Stars / Birds,” captures the dichotomy of the band’s sound—and shows what makes them so unique.

Wavves, Spun

Wavves’ ninth album, Spun, has flown a bit under the radar, but it’s full of nostalgic pop-punk goodness. It’s a mid-2000s throwback, both in terms of sound and in terms of “Oh, wait, Wavves is still around?” Spun is a catchy album that’s perfect for summer, full of infectious hooks and melodies you won’t be able to get out of your head.

 
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