The IINAG team has done the heavy lifting and curated this week’s essential new tracks so you don’t have to. Check out our picks below, then head over to the playlist for the full deep dive.

Harsh yet calm, London post-punk band Dry Cleaning return with Sliced by a Fingernail just two months after the release of their third album, Secret Love, via 4AD. Slightly less melodic and a shade darker, the four-minute track finds Florence Shaw’s instantly recognisable spoken-word delivery — built from fragmentary lyrics — nearly swallowed by drums and guitar, encapsulating the feeling of a world spinning faster than one’s own mind. Produced by Cate Le Bon, it serves as a reminder that the band are only just warming up ahead of their UK and EU tour, which kicks off on 7 April in Berlin. – Ciriacoli Mongelli

A scathing dissection of cult mentality, ‘Duplicate’ cements Y as South London’s most essential purveyors of friction. Built on the jagged foundations laid by Adam Brennan and Sophie Coppin, the track is a visceral strike against the “carbon copy” narcissism of modern control freaks. It’s a claustrophobic, sharp-edged anthem that mirrors the band’s reputation for live sets that feel more like a collective purge than a gig. – Katie Macbeth

Six of Brighton’s best make up the weird and wonderful Opus Kink, whose cult status has led to a well-deserved debut album, The Sweet Goodbye, released July 31st. Lead single Come Over, Do Me Wrong is the next track in the queue of songs that fuse post-punk and jazz. The opening trumpet is a true earworm; once you’ve heard it, you can’t forget it. The vocal delivery is whimsical and spooky. The track could easily be mistaken for a Nick Cave number. Catch them on the festival circuit this summer, beginning with So Long, Good Friday in Liverpool this Friday. – Kai Marshall

She’s about to break some hearts. On her latest single, “Squirm”, GIRLI channels distorted indie-sleaze guitar through a driving, instantly infectious beat, diving headfirst into the messy, overwhelming chaos of a crush tipping into obsession. With the release, the North London artist teases a nostalgic yet fearless new edge, pushing the spirit of her previous work, Matriarchy, even further. It’s an authentic evolution — and a high-energy alt-pop moment that makes us even more excited for 8 May, when her third album, Just My Opinion, arrives via Believe Music. – Ciriacoli Mongelli

With ‘Cult of Celebrity,’ Brighton’s Lambrini Girls weaponise their signature garage-punk bile against modern idol worship. It’s a frantic, three-minute dissection of the parasocial machine, trading in the high-voltage riffs and unhinged delivery that make Phoebe Lunny and Lilly Macieira so formidable. Between the satirical bite and relentless bass, the track serves as a visceral middle finger to the industry’s vanity; a raw, brilliantly uncomfortable anthem for a generation tired of the charade. – Lauren Moreton

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