New songs for April 13th 2026

 here they are:


"Coast" by Snocaps:  With Waxahatchee, Katie Crutchfield focused mostly on roots-y, country-ish sounds. With Snocaps, she seems more intent on bringing back the sounds of women from '90s alt-rock! Snocaps latest song, "Coast," gives off vibes of Liz Phair, PJ Harvey, The Breeders, Garbage, Cardigans, Luscious Jackson, and more. Fitting to its alt-rock spirit, "Coast" also has a minimalist lyrical approach (no chorus, 2 and a half minutes, less than 20 lines, repeating chord sequence throughout). The title of the song also seems like it has a double meaning, referring to both location and to its verbal use as a slangy synonym for "relax" ("I never could just coast"). Dry-witted, frustrated angst takes center stage here!

"Future Soul" by The Tedeschi-Trucks Band:  As a blues-based band, it's only natural that Susan Tedeschi and Derek Trucks would have some rock and roll chops, but they've never rocked out as hard as they have for "Future Soul," which sounds like a cross between Jimi Hendrix's "Fire," Santana's "Black Magic Woman," and The Rolling Stones' "Can't You Hear Me Knockin'?" Though the song is called "Future Soul," it clearly has nods to the rock's past! The solo to the song is especially Hendrix-ian! Why all the hard rock urgency for a normally more relaxed band? Well, there IS a reason for it. If you listen closely to the lyrics of the song, "Future Soul," you'll notice that they are anxious about the future ("There's a bomb in the building, but we don't look back/If they want it on paper, say we got it on wax"), not hopeful! Tedeschi might be singing "hope your future's got soul in it," but she's not optimistic. Instead, she's cautious! She even calls out whoever she's targeting the song towards by the end of it ("Your story's got a hole in it"). If today's world is enough to make even sunny Susan Tedeschi break into angry pessimism, then no one is safe!

"G.O.D. and the Broken Ribs" by Jack White:  Is it just me, or would Jack White be a great preacher?! He already made a great "deranged yet passionate preacher" in "Archbishop Harold Holmes." Now Jack is back dispensing more biblical advice and parables over squealing, Led Zeppelin-esque riffs in "G.O.D. and the Broken Ribs." In case it wasn't obvious already from the first three letters of the title, Jack's latest song is rife with religious references. "Welcome to the Garden of Eden," the song starts out. By the second verse, it's, "Welcome to the end of the world." Well, that escalated quickly! From there, the phrases just get more apocalyptic ("hell in a handbasket," "and do we exist?") "It's the beginning of the world now," Jack claims in the song's last verse. Since only two people are left in Jack's vision of the world at this point, he wants to "do it all over again." To quote The Simpsons' Reverend Lovejoy, "This sounds like rock and/or roll music!" 

"Going Shopping" by The Strokes:  WhY-y-Y is Ju-U-lian Casabla-A-a-n-cas' vo-OI-ce in a-AU-to-tu-Une in this so-O-ong?! I do-O-n't KNO-o-ow!! (Normal voice) Well, anyway, that shouldn't stop you from enjoying this song. Though the title of their latest song, "Going Shopping," might sound frivolous, and the tune of the song like light, summery psych-rock (filtered through a post-punk lens), it is still an apocalyptic, jarring song lyrically! Already in the first verse, you have lyrics like, "The worse reality gets, the less you wanna hear about it." That sort of sets the tone for the rest of the song! So many lyrics here indicate that Casablancas WANTS to be oblivious to reality but can't escape its trap! "We're buildin' castles from the bones of dead trees/Molded from the shattered ashes of the Dead Sea" is one standout lyric that make this song as lyrically disturbing as it is! All this might make you think that the phrase "Going Shopping" is being used sarcastically in the song, but it's actually Casablancas wanting an escape from the harshness of reality! "Shopping," in this case, is a way to take his mind off the current madness of the world!

"In the Middle" by Mt. Joy (featuring Gigi Perez):  Probably the mellowest, most folk-rock-y song on the list for this week, but there still seems to be an undercurrent of angst in this one, albeit more in a personal way than a worldly one. It seems to be about a strained relationship where neither side wants to "take a side." The relationship in question might be more tense than most if lyrics like "Gun in your hand, like, what's the problem?" are taken into account. Still, the breezy sound of this song is a relief compared to the more tense entries of most of this week's list.