Best New Songs of the Week

Abel 'The Weeknd' Tesfaye at the 'The Idol' photocall, 76th Cannes Film Festival in May 2023
Abel "The Weeknd" Tesfaye at the "The Idol" photocall, 76th Cannes Film Festival in May 2023. Photo by David Fisher/Shutterstock (13926714db)

The first month of 2025 is finally behind us, and it’s given us more amazing songs than we can count. Some of our favorite artists, including The Weeknd, Clairo, Sasami, and The Lumineers, wrapped January up by rocking our world with some amazing new tracks.

This Friday marked the release of numerous new albums, but none of them created more buzz than The Weeknd’s long-awaited record Hurry Up Tomorrow. It’s a collection of 21 brand-new songs, each one amazing in its own right, and we singled out “Cry For Me” as one of the early favorites.

This has also been a pretty epic week for amazing collaborations. We’ve seen many of our favorite indie artists join forces, starting with Sasami and Clairo, whose duet “In Love With A Memory” is the best of both worlds.

James Bay and Jon Batiste partnered up for “Sunshine in the Room”, while Jamie xx and Erykah Badu rocked our world with their unexpected collaboration “F.U.” Indie rock darlings Julien Baker and Torres impressed us with their new duet “Sylvia”.

The rest of our list is equally amazing, and it features brand-new tracks from a wide range of genres, from country to R&B. Stick around to discover new songs by The Lumineers, Cat Burns, Jessie Reyez, Zach Bryan, and Nessa Barrett.

The Weeknd – “Cry For Me”

Sasami – “In Love With A Memory” ft. Clairo

Jamie xx – “F.U.” ft. Erykah Badu

Julien Baker & Torres – “Sylvia” 

The Lumineers – “You’re All I Got”

James Bay – “Sunshine In The Room” ft. Jon Batiste

Cat Burns – “GIRLS!”

Jessie Reyez – “Goliath”

Zach Bryan – “Blue Jean Baby”

Nessa Barrett – “Love Looks Pretty On You”