Essential Listening: The best new music releases in September 2024

The new music releases in September 2024 continue their impressive streak! We sound like a broken record at this point but, damn, it’s been a stunning year for music so far. 

In hip-hop and jazz, we’ve got new tracks from Joey Bada$$, Matt Wilde, Francesca Wexler, and clipping.. In house and techno, there’s new Low Steppa, Mha Iri, SOSA, and Alan Fitzpatrick. DnB features Rudimental, Spectral, A.M.C, and Serum. Finally, indie brings us tracks from Michael Kiwanuka, Franz Ferdinand, Soccer Mommy, Courteeners, and julie. 

Spin the best new music of September 2024 below and follow the playlists to stay up to date! 

 

Essential Listening: House and Techno

 

Bump Artist - SOSA

Three months after dropping his track ‘BLOW (WHITE GIRL IN TOWN), SOSA dropped three-track EP Bump Artist, and the title track is our fave. 

Released on his COCO label, ‘Bump Artist’ grabs you right away with that infectious bassline. Effortlessly cool and straddling the fence between energetic and quite chill, we’ve got a versatile track that’d work just as well at a rave as it would while you’re cleaning your house. 

Grab tickets to see SOSA below - he’ll be all over the UK in the next few months! 

 

Get tickets to see SOSA live here:

 

FearFest (SOSA, East end Dubs, Paige Tomlinson, & more) | Saturday 26th October 2024 | Magna Science Adventure Centre in Rotherham

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Essential Listening: Indie and Alternative

 

The Times - She's In Parties

Taken from the band’s forthcoming EP Puppet Shadow, due for release on 25th October, ‘The Times’ is about modern musicians' frustrations with social media. 

Lead vocalist and guitarist Katie said, “This song is about my internal battle with this new era of social media we live in. The lyrics “rewrite your mind” pretty much just mean that I need to rethink what I thought being a musician was like and get with “the times”. If I don’t do it, somebody else will.

“One voice tells me they can “take it all away” if we don’t use social media to try and make it as a band. Another voice tells me to “rewrite” my mind, so maybe it’s not so bad to use this new tool of promotion.”

Check out She's In Parties in Manchester and Birmingham.

 

Get tickets to see She's In Parties live here:

 

She's In Parties | Wednesday 20th November 2024 | Gullivers in Manchester

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Essential Listening: Drum & Bass and Jungle

 

Games - DJ Marky remix 

Brazilian drum and bass legend DK Marky is back with a remix of 'Games' by Mat Zo. opting for a more percussive sound, this one’s a head-bobber from start to finish.

It’s hard to remix ‘Games’. It’s already a stunner. But Marky just about pulls it off, giving us a more energetic cut that almost instantly makes you want to move. A legend in the game who keeps putting out banger after banger, we’re in awe of Marky’s skills. 

 

Get tickets to see DJ Marky live here:

 

Planet V Day Party w/ DJ Marky & Friends + Flexout Audio | Saturday 9th November 2024 | Fabric in London

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Essential Listening: Hip-Hop and Jazz

 

Good Things Happen - Matt Wilde 

Not the first time we’ve added a Matt Wilde track to the playlist! The Manchester musician and producer has gifted us ‘Good Things Happen’, the third and final single from his upcoming EP It’s A Delight, which should be with us on 11th October. 

Dreamy and a bit lo-fi with a cool and confident trumpet taking the lead, it’s only a matter of time before Matt Wilde gets the flowers he deserves. Smooth with some almost swung piano parts, Wilde has dropped another heavenly one. 

Get comfy, stick this on, and ascend. 

 

Love jazz? We think you’ll love…

 

corto.alto | Tuesday 5th November 2024 | The Kazimier Garden in Liverpool

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corto.alto + support | Wednesday 13th November 2024 | Hoochie Coochie in Newcastle Upon Tyne

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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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