Single: Asha Wells – Jacob Sheep 
Single: Stefan J. Selbert – Cover Up 
Album: Nashville Exile – Hand Drawn 
Single: Asha Wells – Jacob Sheep
“Jacob Sheep” feels like a half remembered dream, music box melodies, trance like vocals, and a jazz tinged groove that feels classic and haunting all at once.
Single: Stefan J. Selbert – Cover Up
“Cover Up” shifts shape every time you think you’ve got it figured out, starting sparse and dreamlike before bursting out with full force.
Album: Nashville Exile – Hand Drawn
Littered with highlights and teeming with talent, and with countless classic rock-and-roll references, this album and band know no bounds.
Single: Late Cambrian – Kin Precipice
“Kin Precipice” takes you to the edge of something great, then gleefully gives you a shove.
Single: Scootin’ Boogie – JW Francis
The track captures the dichotomy of fear and excitement that exists at the beginning of life-changing trips.
Single: Task Manager – DUMMY
DUMMY is regret and internal retribution on a loop. It’s utterly relatable and beautifully realised.
Single: Reserver – Heart Is A Bomb
In “Heart Is a Bomb,” the grief is palpable, but from the wreckage, an undeniable aesthetic and an unshakable melody emerge.
Single: Tower Defense – Stop, I Think I’ve Heard This One Before
With a video full of public access quirkiness and a track of post-punk perfection, Tower Defense sings a warning about the dangers of too much TV.
Single: Horsetail – Big Desert
“Big Desert” wears its heartbreak like a cowboy hat, calm and composed on the surface, aching underneath, with a hook built to live in your head for days.
Single: Dad Hats – hope ur down
“Hope ur down” is self deprecating pop-punk with a groove so sharp it distracts you from how much it stings.
Single: Fulton Lights – Nautilus Tattoo
Fulton Lights drops another banger for those who yearn, singing of ancient passions on the newest single from their upcoming album.
Single: How Strange It Is – Tough Luck
If you don’t give this single from Portland, Oregon quintet, How Strange It Is, a chance, then I will deviously wish some tough luck to come your way.
Single: FRIEDA STAR – Micky The Drink
Hitting the ground running with a rapid-fire banger, the Midlands’ Frieda Star’s new single recounts the dangers of excess in a way that commands you to dance.
Single: Eliza Edens – Hot & Mean
From their upcoming album Death Drive, Edens explores queer situationships and the revolving door of dopamine highs and lows that come with them.
Single: airhockey – melt
“melt” feels magical, with twinkly guitars and a tambourine that is truly glitter in its personified form
Single: Culver Drive – Patterns
If you like a gentle, swirling atmospheric soundscape that has a tinge of fuzz with lilting vocal melodies, this is your bag.
Album: The Serfers – DEBT SOUNDS
A meticulously produced collage of sounds that has something new to offer at every turn.
Single: Sunlifter – Kevin
The nightmarish imagery of “Kevin” is satisfyingly disturbing, while its earth-shattering sound is sure to keep you awake.
Album: Something To Do – A Little Misdirection
On their new album, Something To Do has stepped up their game and written an album full of powerful horns lines and intoxicating vocal melodies.
Album: NEWFARE – Walk With Me
A comfortingly familiar rock n roll feast, this fantastic debut is also incredibly distinctive.
