Blood Lotus, Helena Gao, Sesame Girl, legobygger123 and Hockitay lead this week's New Music Discovery playlist

Every week we're scouring our collective inboxes and brains alongside a vast network of friends and contacts to create a new music playlist for people like us. With most Friday playlist updates dominated by the same big songs and returning names, we're always trying to go way beyond that to find the exciting new artists taking their first steps who we think will do amazing things. If you like any of the artists, head to their bandcamp and throw them a few bucks, buy a T-shirt or record, and follow them on Instagram. Follow New Music Discovery on Spotify to listen in full. New Music Discovery, 7 August 2026 "Algae" by Blood Lotus, Voidhood"lao wai" by Helena Gao, Shushu"Track 6" by Sesame Girl"fuck frejlev" by yungholgi, legobygger123"half smile" by Hockitay"sickofmyself" by Saskia"Pink Butterfly Wing" by Lonnie Gunn"euro trash girl 2" by Zoumer, Chicks On Speed"Terror TV" by Basht."Tígrisdýr" by Alaska1867, Birnir"Release" by jo from school"Unlearning Of Love" by Rowena Wise"The Dream of Common Language" by Grace Elizabeth Harvey"risking heaven" by Gash"Tears Always Burn" by effe"safe" by midori jaeger"Comet" by Gollylagging"Mercy!" by Tough Cookie"raphael Bad as shit" by god of wa...