Brainwaves – January 5, 2021 – New Year, New Music
Written by Brian Blum on 04/01/2021
2021 couldn’t come soon enough. Will the New Year bring new fortunes for our world? We don’t have a crystal ball but we do have new music on this week’s Brainwaves – a whole episode of songs with “new” in the title or the band name. You’ll hear Paul McCartney, Yael Naim, the Shins, U2, Lords of the New Church, New Order, New Pornographers, Sugardrum, Idan Raichal and more. Who doesn’t want something new? Tune in!
| Band | Song |
| Paul McCartney | New |
| Yael Naim | New Soul |
| The Shins | New Slang |
| The Mountain Goats | New Zion |
| U2 | New Year’s Day |
| Camera Obscura | Happy New Year |
| Spirit of the West | Another Happy New Year |
| The Idan Raichel Project | Blessings for the New Year |
| Lords of the New Church | New Church |
| AC Newman | There are Maybe Ten or Twelve |
| Neil Patrick Harris (Dr. Horrible) | Brand New Day |
| Timmy Spence | Brand New Dance |
| New Order | Dreams Never End |
| The New Pornographers | The Laws Have Changed |
| Ultravox | New Europeans |
| Orange Juice | Felicity (album: Coals to New Castle) |
| The Rewinds | New Shade of Red |
| Porcupine Tree | Buying New Soul |
| Melanie | Brand New Key |
| The New Seekers | I’d Like to Teach the World to Sing |
| Coca Cola commercial | I’d Like to Buy the World a Coke |
| Meghan Coffee | Winter in New York |
| The Shakes | Goodbye New York |
| R.E.M. | Leaving New York |
| Mat Kearney | New York to California |
| Sugardrum | New York New York |
| Cat Power | New York New York |
| Arlo Guthrie | The City of New Orleans |
| Elvis Costello | New Amsterdam |
| The English Beat | Dream Home in New Zealand |
| The Who | New Song |
| Sinead O’Connor | The Emperor’s New Clothes |
| Electric Light Orchestra | New World Rising |
| Guster | New Underground |
| Depeche Mode | New Life |
