Every week the Stereogum staff chooses the five best new songs of the week. The eligibility period begins and ends Thursdays right before midnight. You can hear this week’s picks below and on  Stereogum’s Favorite New Music  Spotify playlist, which is updated weekly. (An expanded playlist of our new music picks is available to  members  on Spotify and Apple Music, updated throughout the week.) 5 Melaina Kol - "Lifeheart" Melaina Kol’s “Lifeheart” opens with a hard-knocking metronome that locks into a rhythmic sweet spot, splintering into cascading guitar melodies. It’s shimmery, gorgeous, and organic. Cracking open a dirt-caked geode to uncover a crystalline web beneath. Nashville musician Logan Hornyak fractures and splices vocal fragments from Lowertown’s Olivia O., creating a shower of sound that feels both immersive and intimate. The track wraps around you like a weighted blanket of hypnosis, marrying charming harmonics with soothing repetition. It feels good for my very tired brain.…