Latest Western music releases [October 2025]

Straight Up (Needy)Meet Me @ The Altar

Meet Me @ The Altar: Straight Up (Needy) [OFFICIAL VIDEO]

Meet Me @ the Altar built their career through internet-driven activity and have become a popular presence in today’s pop-punk scene, garnering attention as symbols of diversity as well.

Their new song is a rock number that layers heavier guitar riffs and emotive vocals onto their signature pop-punk sound.

The lyrics reveal a candid feeling beneath a tough exterior: “Honestly, I want to lean on someone.

I want to be cared for.” That heartfelt confession of human vulnerability is sure to move listeners.

Following the turning point of a founding member’s departure in April 2025, this track arrives as the lead single from their EP Worried Sick, slated for release in December.

As a herald of a new chapter, it just might give you the courage to move forward, even while holding complex emotions.

ItsumoMei Semones

Mei Semones – Itsumo (Official Visualizer)

Singer-songwriter Mei Simones has been drawing attention for her distinctive sound that fuses jazz and bossa nova with indie pop through highly sophisticated techniques.

The track released in September 2025 is a special piece that was originally included only on the Japanese edition of her debut album “Animaru,” released in May 2025.

The breathtaking sound—featuring a virtuosic jazz guitar solo, rhythms reminiscent of Brazilian music, and an elegant string ensemble—is simply stunning.

Switching between Japanese and English, the song pulls you into a world where delicacy and passion coexist.

If you want to enjoy both technical musicianship and melodies that speak to the heart, this is a must-listen.

Taj MahalMobb Deep

Taj Mahal

Mobb Deep, the iconic presence of East Coast hip-hop.

A track featuring unreleased vocals from member Prodigy, who sadly passed away in 2017, was released in September 2025.

The song is produced by their longtime ally The Alchemist, who has collaborated with them for over 20 years.

Fusing an eerie yet soulful loop with a head-nodding heavy beat, it’s a dark cut that truly represents their essence.

This is a lead single from their ninth and final album, “Infinite,” slated for release in October 2025.

It’s a masterpiece perfect for nights when you want to immerse yourself in their cinematic world—one that captures the tension and melancholy of the streets.

Stay (If You Wanna Dance)Myles Smith

Myles Smith – Stay (If You Wanna Dance) (Official Lyric Video)

Miles Smith, the UK singer-songwriter who won the 2025 BRIT Rising Star Award, has returned with a danceable, liberating track that overturns his previously introspective image.

This new song celebrates breaking free from the repetitive routines that narrow our lives and choosing freedom to live in the moment.

Written in just two days after a show in Copenhagen, the story behind it speaks to the song’s impulsive energy.

Following his global hit “Stargazing” and a stint supporting Ed Sheeran on tour, he broadens his expressive range to reveal a new side of himself.

It’s the perfect track for nights when you want to shake off that stifling feeling and dance till morning.

Laugh It OffNew Found Glory

New Found Glory “Laugh It Off” Official Music Video

New Found Glory, the Florida heavyweights who have led the pop-punk charge since the late ’90s, have dropped a new track.

Indispensable when talking about the 2000s scene, the band returns with the lead single from their album “Listen Up!,” set for release in February 2026.

It’s an energetic pop-punk tune that unleashes their signature breakneck tempos and catchy melodies.

Against the backdrop of their guitarist’s battle with illness, the song packs a positive message of laughing off any hardship, delivering a refreshingly uplifting rock number that gives listeners a push forward.

So Easy (To Fall In Love)Olivia Dean

Olivia Dean – So Easy (To Fall In Love)

Olivia Dean, a graduate of the prestigious BRIT School that produced artists like Amy Winehouse, is attracting major attention in the UK.

With Jamaican roots, her musical foundation lies in neo-soul and R&B.

Her debut album Messy was nominated for the Mercury Prize in June 2023.

From her second album, The Art of Loving, I’d like to introduce a track that embodies the album’s worldview.

The record delicately captures the coexistence of the exhilaration of falling in love and the reassurance of finding someone to share your life with.

Its light, comfortable pop sound melds with her soulful vocals, resulting in a highly refined song.

It’s the kind of music that can make an ordinary day feel a little special—be sure to check it out.

OUT OF BODYPARTYOF2, Jadagrace, SWIM

PARTYOF2 – OUT OF BODY (Audio)

Party of Two is the music duo of Swimm and Jada Grace based in Los Angeles.

Originally part of the collective grouptherapy., they relaunched as a duo, and their new single released in September 2025 is a hard-hitting banger that truly signals the start of a new chapter.

It’s a lead track from their debut album, “AMERIKA’S NEXT TOP PARTY!”, and the sound—melding the dynamism of alternative rock with the kinetic energy of hip-hop—is just undeniably cool.

Themes like inner conflict and liberation from the past are vividly expressed through their rapid-fire back-and-forth and the aggressive sonic palette.

If you enjoy genre-crossing music, definitely give it a listen.