3 New Songs To Hear This Week From Dominic Fike, Pixel Grip, and Saya Gray

It’s easy to be weird for the sake of being weird when you’re making music. What’s harder, however, is being weird with a purpose. Fortunately for these three artists with new songs, their ability to experiment comes from a need to test their productivity, reinvent the wheel that is their sound, or simply let fans in on the creative process between formal releases. Here are this week’s best new songs from Dominic Fike, Pixel Grip, and Saya Gray, plus our best new songs of November playlist at the end with 20+ more favorites to hear. Photo Credit: Nathan Nguyen Dominic Fike “CABBY” After announcing his newest album about two months ago and pledging to finish it in real time, Dominic Fike has delivered on that promise with songs like “CABBY” featuring Emma Ogier and Love Spells. It’s been an interesting year for Fike, whose third studio album, HOW TO QUIT SMOKING (out now), comes as the singer-songwriter and Euphoria actor’s popularity continues to skyrocket thanks to songs like “WHITE KEYS” and 2018’s “Babydoll,” which finally became his first top 10 hit this year. Alongside other tracks with big-name features like Tay-K, “CABBY” featuring Emma Ogier and Love Spells leans into Fike’s strengths as a melody-first songwriter who finds rhythm in unconventional production. The actual production on “CABBY” isn’t new material, but the jittery and unpredictable shifts reflect the colorful personality that Fike is known for. At the same time, it’s a confident, perhaps even radio-ready track that smartly incorporates the two features as bridges between Fike’s contributions. When you have a song like “Babydoll” on the radio, it’s a welcome surprise that “CABBY” is Fike operating at his most creative, innovating pop in the process. Listen to “CABBY” from Dominic Fike’s new album HOW TO QUIT SMOKING. Pixel Grip at Just Like Heaven by Lilly Duran Pixel Grip “The Beat is Coming for You” A year after dropping their third album, Percepticide: The Death of Reality, Chicago electronic trio Pixel Grip are keeping true to their inspired dance sound with the in-your-face single, “The Beat is Coming for You.” Grimy Goods just covered Pixel Grip at Just Like Heaven and their performance left of us craving more new music. Now, the band has delivered. Pixel Grip might be riding the wave of Percepticide, their album from last year, but that hasn’t stopped the Chicago band from trying out new things. Whether it’s remixing Nine Inch Nails’ “As Alive as You Need Me to Be” for the Tron: Ares companion album or remixing the entirety of Percepticide, they know how to keep busy. But “The Beat is Coming for You” is a bouncy track with a catwalk rhythm that takes the best parts of electronic music from the past few years. The initial beat takes a methodical techno approach before launching into bloghouse-era synths and punk vocals that scream at you to get off your feet. From there, it’s a balancing act between those two vibes, and Pixel Grip flourishes on both sides. That’s most apparent during the climax, where the aforementioned synths launch into a frantic house beat. If “The Beat is Coming for You” was meant to be taken literally, then Pixel Grip achieved tenfold by the end. Listen to “The Beat is Coming for You,” the new single from Pixel Grip. ARTISTS YOU SHOULD KNOW RECENT BEST NEW MUSIC BEST CONCERTS IN LOS ANGELES THIS MONTH Photo Credit: Jennifer Cheng Saya Gray “SPOOO0OOOOF” Japanese-Canadian singer-songwriter and producer Saya Gray is continuing an experimental EP series that began in 2023 with the third installment, QWERTY III, out Nov. 3 via Dirty Hit. Among the tracks on the EP is “SPOOO0OOOOF,” a lo-fi rock anthem unafraid of its unbridled creativity. While the previous two EPs were released back-to-back, QWERTY III comes after her 2025 album SAYA, a Polaris Music Prize-nominated, streamlined alt-pop take on her adventurous sound that can go from R&B to rock. In between, she’s warmed up crowds as an opener for Turnstile and appeared on the Wildwood soundtrack. “Q EPs are experiments between projects,” Gray said in a statement about the EP. “The throwaways. The cathartic moments that don’t fit between eras of change. Like the follicular phase. The fertile void. Or that Slim Jim between mystic and mad.” “I feel weird because we’re living in a weird world,” she added, “and these lil mixtapes are my documentation of that feeling.” In case it wasn’t clear, “SPOOO0OOOOF” and other tracks off the EP are experimental with a capital E. Including but not limited to sudden drum rolls, high-pitched vocals, and unprompted guitar solos, the song is Gray throwing everything at the wall and somehow making sense of it all before turning it into a jam session you don’t want to end. It’s a testament to Gray’s talent that after her debut album, she continues to experiment and push herself in ways that keep listeners on their toes. Listen to “SPOOO0OOOOF” from Saya Gray’s new EP QWERTY III. Current Best New Songs of the Month Want more new music in your life? Stream our best new songs of the month playlist, featuring our hand-picked selections of the best new indie and alternative music. Always curated, never cluttered, only the goods. Thanks for reading, check out Grimy Goods — discover new music, concerts, culture for more awesome stuff.The post 3 New Songs To Hear This Week From Dominic Fike, Pixel Grip, and Saya Gray appeared first on Grimy Goods — discover new music, concerts, culture.