The best singles of the month

These New Puritans – “Industrial Love Song”/”Bells” feat. Caroline Polachek

These New Puritans continue to push the boundaries of sound with their new album “Crooked Wing”, a work that promises to be as unsettling as it is visionary. The single previewing the album, titled “Industrial Love Song”, offers a taste of the dissonant sounds and evocative imagery that will define the project.

In the track, Jack Barnett imagines a duet between two cranes on a construction site, their loneliness and separation reflected in the song's deep, mechanical tones. Caroline Polachek, who lends her voice to one of the cranes, brings her elegance to a piece that defies expectations of what "industrial" can mean, turning it into a poetic dialogue between machines and human beings, distilling tension and desire from a scene as abstract as it is concrete. The setting of the video, made with Harley Weir, carries the listener into a visual landscape that amplifies the theme of separation and hope.

Mark Pritchard & Thom Yorke – “This Conversation Is Missiong Your Voice”

Following the recent release of their second collaborative track, “Back In The Game”, which follows 2016's “Beautiful People”, Thom Yorke, frontman of Radiohead and The Smile, and producer and electronic musician Mark Pritchard (also known for the Global Communication project with Tom Middleton) have announced their first album together. The record, titled “Tall Tales”, will be released on May 9 via Warp.

As a preview, the single “This Conversation Is Missing Your Voice” has been released, accompanied by a music video created by visual artist Jonathan Zawada: watch the video clip below.

Car Seat Headrest – “Gethsemane”

Five years after the release of “Making A Door Less Open”, Car Seat Headrest return with a bold new chapter in their discography. Their thirteenth LP, “The Scholars”, will be released on May 2 via Matador Records, and looks set to be both a musical and spiritual rebirth for the band.

Set on the fictional campus of Parnassus University, “The Scholars” follows the story of students and faculty members, with a narrative that weaves together themes of life, death and resurrection. The record is produced by frontman Will Toledo, and most of the tracks were recorded in analog, underscoring the organic, intimate nature of the work.

Rufige Kru (Goldie) – “Still The Same” feat. CASISDEAD

Goldie dusts off his longtime alias Rufige Kru to announce the new album “Alpha Omega”, out May 16. Previewing it is the single “Still The Same”, featuring CASISDEAD, with a video clip directed by Elliott Gonzo.

“It was a great honor to work with these legends”, said Gonzo. “The trust placed in me allowed me to explore new possibilities by combining animation and virtual production. Special thanks to my co-director, Buse Simon, for helping me shape these new worlds”.

For Goldie, “Alpha Omega” is a genuine artistic rebirth: “We went back to the source, to the essence of this music, to push it in a new direction,” says the British producer. “I went back to my roots. I've spent years refining my craft, but the same electricity that drove me at the start is still alive. The only limit is my imagination.”

Calibro 35 – “Reptile Strut”

“Reptile Strut”, the new single by Calibro 35, is now available on all digital platforms. The band - made up of Tommaso Colliva, Enrico Gabrielli, Massimo Martellotta and Fabio Rondanini - started out 18 years ago reworking themes from old Italian crime films of the 1970s, and has since made a name for itself through technical mastery and an unrestrained love of groove, erasing any possible contradiction between consistency and eclecticism, between executional rigor and creative freedom.

The track anticipates the band's upcoming studio album “Exploration”, due out on June 6 and already available for pre-order. Watch the video for “Reptile Strut” below.

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18/04/2026