Uncut’s New Music Playlist for January 2026

If your New Year’s resolution was to listen to more music, then you’re in luck. 2026 is only a few weeks old and already there have been new singles from Father John Misty, Kim Gordon, Snail Mail, Cate Le Bon featuring St Vincent, The Black Crowes, Sunn O))), and fireside supergroup Butler, Blake & Grant, all of which you can hear below.

You might also discover a few new favourites in the form of Charlotte Cornfield, Cardinals, Plantoid or Momoko Gill. Plus there’s Ian McNabb covering REM, David Byrne covering Olivia Rodrigo and – yes! – Al Green covering The Velvet Underground. Dig in…

AL GREEN
“I Found A Reason”
(Fat Possum)

FATHER JOHN MISTY
“The Old Law”
(Sub Pop)

BILL CALLAHAN
“Stepping Out For Air”
(Drag City)

SNAIL MAIL
“Dead End”
(Matador)

CARDINALS
“I Like You (Live from The Everyman, Cork)”
(So Young)

CATE LE BON
“Always The Same (feat. St Vincent)”
(Mexican Summer)

CHARLOTTE CORNFIELD
“Hurts Like Hell”
(Merge)

ORA COGAN
“Honey”
(Sacred Bones)

JOSÉ GONZÁLEZ 
“Against The Dying Of The Light”
(City Slang)

BCUC
“Higher Vibes”
(Outhere Records)

MOMOKO GILL
“Heavy”
(Strut)

SON LITTLE
“Be Better”
(Anti-)

SPECIAL FRIEND
“Breakfast”
(Skep Wax / Howlin Banana / Hidden Bay)

ALTIN GÜN
“Neredesin Sen (live in Studio Jan Schenk)”
(Glitterbeat)

CATERINA BARBIERI & BENDIK GISKE
“Alignment, Orbits”
(Light-Years)

L.Y.R. 
“Blah! Blah! Blah!”
(Real World)

HEN OGLEDD
“Clara”
(Domino)

BUTLER, BLAKE & GRANT
“Lonely Night”
(355 Recordings)

IAN McNABB & PETER BUCK
“So. Central Rain”
(Fairfield Records)

DAVID BYRNE
“Drivers License”
(Geffen)

KIM GORDON
“Not Today”
(Matador)

PLANTOID
“Ultivatum Cultivation”
(Bella Union)

THE BLACK CROWES
“Profane Prophecy”
(Silver Arrow)

SUNN O)))
“Glory Black”
(Sub Pop)