EP: Todd Sentilles – The Scenic Route Sessions 
Single: Skaleton Crew – Grounded 
Single: Hovvdy – Try Try Try 
EP: Todd Sentilles – The Scenic Route Sessions
Sentilles’ songs could ring from the beach bandshell to the ears of everyone at the boardwalk bars and draw them to his catchy brand of Americana.
Single: Skaleton Crew – Grounded
Skaleton Crew’s third single captures the anxiety of feeling small, with smooth ska punk that carries urgency.
Single: Hovvdy – Try Try Try
“Try Try Try” is — sorry for this joke — effortless in its production, serving a complete song in which one can appreciate the subtle choices from section to section.
Single: Hotel Leo – Notes In The Door
Balancing fun and tender, ‘Notes In The Door’ takes the excitement for Hotel Leo’s highly anticipated upcoming album ‘Everybody You Know’ to staggering new heights.
Single: The Mooches – Skinhead
A potent amalgamation of psychedelic rock, indie, ska, classic rock, and something else entirely, this is a real chameleon of a tune.
Oh, Wait, is This What Emo Grew Up to Be?
And then Calutron Girls, self-described as a Post Hardcore band, came across my desk and now I feel like an asshole.
Single: atmos bloom – Everything
Atmos Bloom delight listeners with latest single ‘Everything’ which marks the start of their journey towards upcoming album ‘Everythingness’ (out 27th June via Spirit Goth)
Album: Steppin’ Razor Blades – Stay Sharp
Steppin’ Razor Blades’ debut album is getting rave reviews from everyone I know, because its two-tone style is something different, but also familiar.
Single: Hockitay – two crows
Hot of the success of his last couple of singles, Hockitay delivers another beautifully disorientating piece of songwriting.
Album: Dream Home Theater – 2
a somber and introspective collection of lofi bedroom folk whose impact demands repeat listens
Single: TIFFY – IRB (feat. Sadie Dupuis)
Fading in on some ecstatic drums, “IRB” carries you off in a burst of indie rock fury.
Single: Madeleine Rose – Caroline
Rose’s third single of the year once again showcases her melodic voice, singing tenderly about carrying someone’s spirit with you long after they’ve gone.
Single: Steven van Betten – Jakob
One could reasonably wonder if such a short song can hold its own as a single and the short answer is, ‘Yes.’ This is minimax songwriting at its finest.
Single: Skinny Dippers – When You Were It
The Brooklyn-based project Skinny Dippers, fronted by Ryan Gross, crafts snapshots of coming-of-age through a fixed lens of melancholic nostalgia on their new single, When You Were It.
EP: Courtesy of Tim – Perennial
Great new ska from the Midwest: five new tracks definitely worth adding to the rotation.
Single: Secret Choir – dead plants
dead plants is a killer debut. Secret Choir won’t be a secret for very long!
Single: CASTLEBEAT – Stay With Me
New single “stay with me” marks a beautiful ode to their first decade as a band, indulging in all the lush, lo-fi sounds that scenes across the world all craved at some point.
Single: Alex Paquette et les Insulaires – Et j’ai pris la route
Alex Paquette’s French Canadian ska captures the philosophy of making danceworthy pop music that doesn’t skimp on a sharp political message.
Single: Anna Grace Odom – May to One
Described by the artist as “a confession” the new tune from Nashville songwriter Anna Grace Odom is layered, thoughtful, earnest, and extremely compelling.
Heirloom by Nathan Evans Fox, A Reckoning with Country Music
I hope you didn’t set out hoping for a Pitchfork-style bit of evenhanded music journalism because I am going to, as the kids used to say, stan the hell out of this man.
