It’s a new year and that means it’s time for an all “new” show of Brainwaves – every song has the word “new” somewhere in the title or the name of the band.
| 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 |
