NEW NOISE: WEEKLY MUSIC HIGHLIGHTS (05/09) - POPPY, AESPA, LADY GAGA, PRESIDENT AND MORE!
This week’s New Noise (05/09) roundup is packed with genre-defying releases and bold comebacks. Poppy pushes further into industrial-pop chaos with her latest track featuring metal goddesses Amy Lee and Courtney Laplante, while aespa deliver an electrifying statement of self-worth on Rich Man. Lady Gaga makes waves with a long-awaited surprise drop that has Little Monsters buzzing, and rising act PRESIDENT turns heads with a slick blend of alt-pop swagger and political edge. From high-octane anthems to introspective curveballs, this week’s releases remind us that pop is anything but predictable.
POP, ELECTRO, R&B AND SOUL
AESPA - RICH MAN
Rich Man, aespa’s sixth mini-album, was released on 5 September 2025, through SM Entertainment, with international distribution by Warner and Capitol. The EP includes these six songs, each delivering a distinct sonic identity and emotional tone.
CHLOE MORIONDO - ‘GIRLS WITH GILLS’
chloe moriondo dropped her latest single ‘girls with gills’ on 5 September 2025, via Public Consumption/Atlantic Records. It follows her well-received third studio album Oyster and arrives just ahead of her UK headline tour. It marks a turn toward full-blown underwater fantasy, meeting club-ready hyper-pop with cheeky aquatic imagery
LADY GAGA - ‘THE DEAD DANCE’
14-time GRAMMY, Oscar and Emmy Award winner Lady Gaga has released new single ‘The Dead Dance’. The accompanying video marks her first creative collaboration with visionary director Tim Burton, who brought the story to life on location at Isla de las Muñecas - Mexico’s infamous Island of the Dolls.
RAYE - ‘WHAT DIFFERENCES A DAY MAKES’
RAYE’s rendition of ‘What a Difference a Day Makes’ debuted on 5 September 2025, featured in the soundtrack for the Netflix limited series Black Rabbit.
SG LEWIS - ANEMOIA
SG Lewis has released his highly anticipated third studio album Anemoia via his own label Forever Days and Positiva. The album arrives with the focus single ‘Baby Blue’, a disco-tinged collaboration with Oliver Sim of The xx, that captures the album’s balance between nostalgia and zeitgeist-capturing club culture.
ROCK, METAL, punk
ACRES - ‘WELCOME TO THE FAMILY’
British metallers ACRES have today unveiled their powerful new single ‘Welcome To The Family’, taken from the extended edition of their acclaimed recent album The Host, due for release on September 26th via Solid State Records.
BLESS THE FALL - GALLOWS
Arizona quartet blessthefall have released their first album in seven years, GALLOWS, out today via Rise Records. The record features guest appearances from Dan Marsala of Story Of The Year, Alpha Wolf, and Caskets. To mark the release, the band have also dropped the title track, GALLOWS.
HRTLSS - ‘To Dust’
Cambridgeshire alt-metal risers HRTLSS gatecrash 2025 with their explosive new single ‘To Dust’, a track that cements their reputation as one of the UK’s most exciting heavy prospects.
KAREN DIÓ - ‘CUT YOUR HAIR’
Brazilian punk-rocker Karen Dió kicks off a powerful new era with her defiant new single, ‘Cut Your Hair.’ Raw, rebellious, and undeniably anthemic, the track challenges outdated beauty standards and calls out the pressure on women to conform - both in the music industry and beyond.
lolo - ‘american zombie’
On the heels of her signing to Fearless Records and Warped Tour debut, alt-rock it-girl and powerhouse songstress LØLØ releases her new single, american zombie. A little dark and twisted, yet emotive and heartfelt, the love song is the soundtrack to falling for someone who’s bad for you, but feels so good. Inspired by a boy who’s only ‘half-alive,’ though fully intoxicating, the track mixes indie-pop, grunge energy with haunting lyricism, blurring the line between dream and disaster.
POPPY, AMY LEE, COURTNEY LAPLANTE - END OF YOU
Three of heavy music’s most distinctive voices - Amy Lee (Evanescence), Courtney LaPlante (Spiritbox), and Poppy - have joined forces for a momentous one-off single titled ‘End of You,’ released on September 4 via Sumerian Records.
PRESIDENT - ‘DESTROY ME’
Multi-million streaming artist PRESIDENT has unveiled his powerful and emotionally charged new single, ‘Destroy Me’. Already a standout moment from his live shows, the track offers a raw glimpse into the world of his upcoming debut EP, King of Terrors, set for release on 26 September 2025.
REVNOIR - COMA
SCENE QUEEN - ‘PLATFORM SHOES’
Scene Queen, aka Hannah Collins, is ready to dazzle with an all new track: 'Platform Shoes'. The sassy new song takes aim at the fragile egos of men. “Free platform shoes for insecure men,” Collins joked on social media ahead of the release. The bubblegum metal banger immediately puts fragile masculinity in its place - and maybe even six inches higher.
STATE CHAMP - ‘COMMON SENSE’
Pop-punk heavyweights State Champs have dropped their latest single, ‘Common Sense’ via Pure Noise Records. The track bursts with the band’s trademark infectious hooks and driving guitars, while also leaning into a grittier, more aggressive edge that hints at the evolution of their sound.
TEN56. - IO
French heavy-hitters ten56. have unleashed their brand new album IO - a sonic wrecking ball of a record, built on raw emotion, personal trauma, and relentless aggression. The highly anticipated follow-up to their pulverising debut Downer sees the band push even further into darker, more calculated territory, evolving their sound into something more refined, more volatile, and undeniably more dangerous. With IO, ten56. cement their status as a rising juggernaut in modern metal.
UNWELL - ‘THRONE OF VELVET ROSES’
Detroit pop-punk band UNWELL has revealed the second single, ‘Throne of Velvet Roses,’ from their upcoming album, Allegoria, that's out 7th November 2025.
INDIE, ALTERNATIVE AND FOLK
BIG THIEF - DOUBLE INFINITY
Big Thief have released their new album Double Infinity, recorded live over three immersive winter weeks at the iconic Power Station in New York City. With minimal overdubs and a focus on live interplay, Double Infinity captures the spirit of collaboration in its rawest, most human form. Longtime Big Thief collaborator Dom Monks produced, engineered, and mixed the album, further grounding it in the band’s signature warmth and intimacy.
DAISY WORLD - i bet you missed me
Los Angeles-based Grammy winning alt-pop artist DAISY WORLD has returned with her brand new EP, i bet you missed me, marking a fearless new chapter in her career. Drawing on the unapologetic energy of 90s icons like Garbage and Hole, the EP is a blistering declaration of rage, release, and reclamation.
EMAROSA - ‘THE EDGE’
FAUN - HEX
Renowned pagan folk band FAUN have unveiled their latest album, Hex, out now via Pagan Folk Records. With this release, FAUN return to their musical origins - weaving mystical, archaic folk sounds with enchanting ballads that guide listeners on a captivating journey through the ancient realms of female magic and pagan mythology.
GOOD NEIGHBOURS - ‘PEOPLE NEED PEOPLE’
Good Neighbours return this week with stirring new single ‘People Need People’ – the final preview of their debut album Blue Sky Mentality, out September 26th via Polydor Records.
HUNNY - ‘I CAN SEE MY HOUSE FROM HERE’
Los Angeles indie-pop band HUNNY shares the new single and video “i can see my house from here”, a wistful indie-rock gem that shines with sincerity. From their recently announced album ‘SPIRIT!’ out on 26th September 2025 through Epitaph, it’s the first project centering frontman Jason Yarger as the sole member and brains behind the operation.
LOLA YOUNG - ‘SPIDERS’
Ahead of the release of her anticipated new album I’m Only Fucking Myself, which arrives on 19 September, Ivor Novello’s Rising Star Award winner and Brit-nominated Lola Young shares her new single ‘Spiders.’ The grungy ‘Spiders’ highlights Lola’s personal and emotive songwriting and showcases the range of Lola’s vocals, from tender control to gruff belts.
NEWDAD - ‘EVERYTHING I WANTED’
Irish alt-rock trio NewDad made their return last night with the release of ‘Everything I Wanted’, which premiered on Huw Stephens’ BBC 6Music show. The track serves as the final preview of their eagerly awaited sophomore album, Altar, set for release on 19 September via Atlantic Records.
SOFT CULT - ‘16/25’
THE MODBEATS - BALLAD OF A STARVING ARTIST
NJ-based rockers The Modbeats share their debut album Ballad of a Starving Artist. Drawing from a vibrant mix of surf rock, power pop, blues, psychedelia, and rockabilly, the album captures The Modbeats’ ability to channel timeless influences into something bold, fresh, and unmistakably their own.
