Single: Babe Lewis – Unsaid 
Album: theCrates – Things We’ve Done 
Single: Marfa – Syracuse 
Album: theCrates – Things We’ve Done
Recorded and released track by track over the course of three years, the Toronto trio puts out their debut album, showcasing their brand of Canadian Americana.
Single: Marfa – Syracuse
The Hamburg trio shift between sunny vibes and sour hardcore riffs to symbolize that no matter where you go, the same old demons always follow.
Single: Doc Turbo – Lookin’ Like a Hot Time
An exciting new ska track from Denver feels like Mest, Good Charlotte, Mustard Plug, and the Bosstones all rolled into one.
Album: Lab Brats – Triskaidekaphobia
The debut album from the Boise ska punk band brings a fun ’90s sound that could fit on albums from Reel Big Fish or Blink-182, though it also touches on serious subjects.
Single: Mr Speed – Sweet Sweet Rot
On their debut single, this London-based quartet reinvent themselves to produce a musical combination that feels unique and striking. It’s a banger.
Single: Wavves x Say Anything – Deathx1k
Indie legends Wavves and Say Anything combine their beachy and pop punk sensibilities for a ripping lead single from their upcoming album collaboration.
Single: Muo Duo – Somewhere & Nowhere
This New York-based brother-sister duo has crafted a unique, distinctive sound – the stylistic amalgamation on their laid-back new single will absolutely charm you.
Single: Sleepy – Clean Clothes
Sleepy’s first single since 2020 works equally well whether you’re driving down a long road in the dark or sitting on the porch with a drink in your hand.
Single: My Best Unbeaten Brother – Songs About The Future
Sprawling but kind of meditative and mantra-like, Songs About The Future actually casts a longing look backwards whilst being firmly rooted in the present.
Album: Soft Top – Gathering Dust
Soft Top’s new record Gathering Dust has set the new precedent for concept album scenarios. The Brighton-based septet have constructed a tightly wrapped story within these new songs, both particular and obscure. These songs immediately unfurl themselves into a rug of gentle rhythm and winding melody.
Single: Twin Bloom – Summer’s Gone
Where the band shines the most is in how they handle their instruments collectively; there’s a patience to the arrangement and a genuine chemistry between the four of them that comes through on this track.
Single: Memoryy – snoopdoggguardianangel
Memoryy’s surreal-sounding new single answers the age-old question “Should you meet your heroes?” with a resounding “Yes”.
EP: TIFFY – I Wanted to Know
The long-standing Massachusetts-based singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist has really hit her stride on her newest EP.
Single: Calfari – Nôl Mewn Amser
The Welsh six-piece band return after almost a decade with a new single about looking back on youth and having no responsibilities, and learning to grow up.
Single: Quality Living – Agua Buggalo
The track immediately reminded me of those big, nostalgic indie anthems that dominated the late 2000s and early 2010s, songs that feel made for shouting along to with friends on a night drive.
Single: Jet Lag Fuel – Initiator
In their new configuration, Jet Lag Fuel have refined their distinctive 90s-indebted rock blend and have come up with an anthemic bona fide gem.
Single: applied communications – return of jafar
In the early 2000s, teenage Max Wood played his glitchy, experimental, and gripping pop music
Single: Grant Cheval – Bury the Dog
The debut single from Grant Cheval touches on the meanings of life, death, and humanity, all while dealing with the immediacy of tragedy.
