Single: O’Phantom – Dreaming 
Single: The Dead Century – Hey Chicago 
Single: Beach Vacation – Time Alone 
Single: O’Phantom – Dreaming
O’phantom delivers true indie, not through sounding like any of the greats of the last decade, but by allowing itself more legroom
Single: The Dead Century – Hey Chicago
Bittersweet post-breakup vibes still make you wanna dance on the Twin Cities’ quartet’s brand new single, their second of 2026.
Single: Beach Vacation – Time Alone
Beach Vacation has been around long enough that their sound feels fully formed, but they’ve
Single: Heimat – Don’t You Tell Me
Split between Venice and Seattle, this Italian-American dreampop combination are swinging for the fences – but also delightfully subtle – on their shoegazey new single.
Single: Nuclear Family Band – I Know
One of our favourite bands of recent years, Nuclear Family Band are back with their sunshiney, 70s-indebted, jubilant, supremely hummable new single.
Single: Libby Ember – I’ll Stand in the Doorway
The next step in Libby Ember’s musical evolution feels fuller, braver and sees her sounding, perhaps, more like herself than she ever has.
Single: Human Barbie – Invocation
Human Barbie’s new singles invite you to step into their analog world, rich with imagery.
Album: Zach Angeloni – Lottery Crowd
An offering of catchy, well-crafted indie folk that pairs the thoughtful lyricism of Gregory Alan Isakov with the jammy, viscous fun of Mt. Joy.
Single: Siiieee____ – Haru
What makes songs like the dream pop/shoegaze hybrid “Haru” work so well is that they
EP: Very Busy People – Impressions
Psychy, jazzy, folky, indie-y – the new Very Busy People EP is a veritable feast of musical ambition, contradiction, and imagination and ticks many, many boxes.
Single: Drew Pelisek – Heady Thinkers Union (Live)
A perfect blend of rock and pop, this live and in-session version of the new Drew Pelisek single captures the band in magnificent form.
Album: Westcoast Backbeat Orchestra – 2
New eight-piece ska band out of Sweden has the full richness of a small orchestra.
Single: Free Beer – Solitude
Melbourne alt-country flows into an instrumental that perfectly evokes the feeling of the song’s title.
Single: dipper – Forwards, Sideways, and Back
Contrary to popular belief the slow takeover of the country genre is very welcome. Artists
Single: Mirrorball – Devil Mirror
The band Mirrorball crafts a mesmerizing pop song that somehow manages to channel the best sounds of two incredibly disparate decades.
Single: Products Band – Winner
This Minneapolis-based quartet realise their artistic vision with impressive expertise, expression and conviction. Fittingly, it feels like it comes across as a resounding musical victory.
Single: Unsureway – I Am a Nervous Man
Joey Goebel’s new track is a reason we still keep writers around, with clever rhyme schemes, wordplay, and conveying complex feelings abound in the lyrics.
Single: Sam Rubin – I’m So Lucky
You know what? Yup. It tracks. In different forums, I have been hearing people debate
Single: CAUCUS – Kids
Coming straight from Tokyo, the shoegaze/indie pop five-piece leaves a subtle but lasting impression that handles simplicity with care.
Single: Leafboy – Dance Baby
A musical phenomenon, this incredibly inspiring example of how to accomplish a lot with relatively little, is obscenely clever and particularly delicious.
