Despite the ease of access that streaming has brought to the distribution of music, the volume that's released can make it a daunting task to find unique new stuff every week. In this recurring weekly feature we put together a short list of new songs from the past week that stand out amongst all the noise and deserve a spot in your rotation.
All songs featured in this recurring series can be found in our scrmbl selection 2026 playlist on Apple Music or Spotify.
ano — “Picaresque Hero”
The split-faced cover art for ano’s latest single suits the track’s stylistic mishmash and tonal clashes. Triumphant pop melodies rise out of brutal metalcore and steely trap-EDM breakdowns in the chorus; ano then puts on a guttural deathcore growl to scream sweet sincerity. Navigating the extremes, it’s an apt illustration for a theme song of a mercurial hero promising to rescue you despite the battle scars. And hopefully, this single can land on a music-show broadcast if only for the thrill of watching ano do the death voice for live TV.
B-Komachi — “B no Revenge”
Plenty of attention in modern J-pop falls on the intersection of music and anime, specifically how the latter has helped to spread the prior globally. That's a fraught topic — but it also obscures another development in the space, which is how many wonky songs built around voice actors have popped up during this period of animation domination. “B no Revenge” doesn't quite reach the dazzling heights of shoegaze-d Hatsuboshi Gakuen, but the latest from the fictional idol group central to Oshi No Ko is a doozy. It has plenty of pep in its step, but there's also something frantic about its melody, specifically how it changes up so frequently. They even fit in a rattling rap-lite breakdown, turning this into a sort of compact “Idol.” Listen above.
Beachside talks — “Mado”
True to their name, Beachside talks deliver translucent shoegaze whose guitars resemble more the summer sun than an icy blizzard. “Mado” finds the band playing with extra urgency in hopes their beatific indie rock can serve as a light for another to wade through the winter. “Don’t wither / don’t rot away,” guitarist/vocalist Ayaka Shibusawa whispers like she’s keeping alight a fading flame before going into the shouted chorus. As she insists for them to stick around a little longer, the guitars roar as if to shake them loose and shower them with needed warmth.
Tha omedetaz feat. Camino The Funk — “SKI SKI SKI”
Look, you splash a bunch of talk box over a shimmering funk-pop song, you've got me hooked...even if it's about a sport I would do anything in my power to avoid personally. Tha Omedetaz groove down the slopes on “SKI SKI SKI,” a retro-powdered number using the winter sport as a metaphor (and pun) for going forward in life. The nostalgic turns come through, but everyone involved is just so good at this that those images of the Bubble era just zoom out of sight...especially when that talk box swoops in. Listen above.
REBEL REBEL — “Marble Flash”
REBEL REBEL’s new album, This Is the One, sums up the idol group’s efforts from the past year to take a stab at seemingly any dance genre, ranging from glossy funk to hard garage. They hit upon the mid-point of those two ends in lead single “Marble Flash.” The idols hum a breezy melody atop a speedy drum ’n’ bass beat laced intermittently with rubbery electro bass lines. As they render the night into an almost surreal scene in a wistful sigh, the beats start to dissolve and the song floats somewhere closer to dream-pop territory.
STARKIDS Featuring MOTSU — “NEUROBEAT”
Internet-reared kids dabbling in a little Eurobeat to mix up their web-damaged sound? Nothing harmful with that. STARKIDS, though, seem fully addicted to the hi-BPM genre at this point. “NEUROBEAT” is their latest experiment in the pounding style and they've gone straight to the source by teaming up with genre staple MOTSU to add some extra authenticity to this track. Yet it's really not needed, because STARKIDS have gotten good at transmitting its revved-up energy, and they end up providing all the rush necessary. Listen above.
