Essential Listening: The best new music releases in August 2024

New week, new music! Let’s just get straight into all the new bangers, shall we? 

This week we’ve got new music from Foster The People, Peggy Gou, Xiu Xiu, Nulifer Yanya, Big Sean and The Alchemist, Ginger Root, Flying Lotus, Jodie Harsh, Nubya Garcia, Dombresky, and more. Have a listen to the best new music releases in August 2024 so far! 

 

Essential Listening: House and Techno

 

All You Got To Do - Lilly Palmer

German techno hero Lilly Palmer has dropped two tracks - ‘All You Got To Do’ and ‘Surrender The Night’ - representing lightness and darkness, with the former being the more upbeat track.

Creating euphoria with light, dancy synths, ‘All You Got To Do’ is a hands-in-the-air, sunny festival anthem. Meanwhile, ‘Surrender The Night’ is a dark warehouse techno party fueled by adrenaline. 

Flexing her versatility, these two are definitely ones to check out for techno fans. 

 

Get tickets to see Lilly Palmer live here:

 

Lilly Palmer | Friday 4th October 2024 | E1 in London

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Essential Listening: Indie and Alternative

 

The Bed, The Room, The Rain and You - Hinds

Madrid indie band Hinds, who’s been on the scene since 2011, are back with another new track to tease their forthcoming album, VIVA HINDS, which is due for release in September.

Giving us this dreamy, honey-drenched guitar pop track, the band said it’s “a love song that has nothing to do with being with the other person or even whether it is reciprocated”. 

Following the release of tracks 'Boom Boom Back' with Beck, 'Coffee', 'En Forma', and 'Superstar', we can’t wait for this project to drop.  

 

Get tickets to see Hinds live here:

 

Hinds | Tuesday 18th February 2025 | The Castle And Falcon in Birmingham

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Essential Listening: Drum & Bass and Jungle

 

Chemicals - Kanine 

London’s Kanine has finally dropped ‘Chemicals’, a soaring DnB track that we can’t get enough of. 

Euphoric, otherworldly, and transcendental, Kanine has given us a belter we’re sure we’ll be hearing plenty of at festivals and raves over the next few months. 

If you want to ensure you experience it for yourself live, secure tickets for Kanine below. 

 

Get tickets to see Kanine live here:

 

RUN All Day 2024 (Kanine, Bou, and more) | Saturday 7th September 2024 | Motion in Bristol

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Essential Listening: Hip-Hop and Jazz

 

King David Flow - Kofi Stone

London-born Birmingham-raised rapper Kofi Stone is back with another banger after his June release, ‘You’ll Be Okay’. 

Showing us his lyrical prowess while going hard with his flow, ‘King David Flow’ has the perfect beat for Kofi to demonstrate his skills. Relatively simple and stripped back in the instrumental, Kofi shines. 

Heading off on a little England tour soon, we know he’ll kill it.  

 

Get tickets to see Kofi Stone live here:

 

Kofi Stone | Monday 18th November 2024 | 24 Kitchen Street in Liverpool

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Follow our Essential Listening playlists featured above to discover the best new tracks released each week, as curated by the Skiddle team.

 

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Check out our What's On Guide to discover more rowdy raves and sweaty gigs taking place over the coming weeks and months. For festivals, lifestyle events and more, head on over to our Things To Do page or be inspired by the event selections on our Inspire Me page.

 

 

  

 

 

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