Album: dreamscent – Burning Days 
Single: Siiiee____ – tuturu… 
Single: Wolfschmidt – whaler 
Album: dreamscent – Burning Days
Buried beneath the warm, buzzing instrumentals is something raw and vulnerable, and perhaps, at times, even a little cathartic.
Single: Siiiee____ – tuturu…
Japanese lo-fi dreampop blends with a DIY alt-rock feel, and a charming almost-shoegazey shimmer. You may as well just hand over your heart now.
Single: Wolfschmidt – whaler
whaler certainly travels through stormy waters, but rest assured, it delivers a thrilling ride!
Single: Alaina May – Casual
A tune about accepting oneself, embracing your reality and emancipating yourself from old chains, Alaina May is a powerful sleeping giant.
Single: Albert Hertz – The Party
The Copenhagen-based artist captures the magic moment a night becomes unforgettable on this danceable anthem for introverts.
Album: Glass Dolls – Old Friend
The new LP from Glass Dolls is an odd to grief and love. An album that flows in a clear direction but with plenty of surprises, written with great poetry and and a moving vulnerability, it carries some gems, here to be discovered.
Single: Human Barbie – Ghosted
The restrained feel of “Ghosted” belies an undeniable hook that will likely stick with you for some time.
Single: Club 8 – Honestly
The next monthly release from Sweden’s indie pop legends gives off a summery vibe while blending in the band’s standard melancholia.
Single: Starzdust – How It Ends
The San Francisco songwriter says she’s rotten on this new track, but her work with the city’s underground scene says otherwise.
EP: tenmonthsummer – your name is my ocean
For a five-track release, tenmonthsummer’s new EP leaves behind a surprisingly lasting emotional impact.
EP: endive – headprint
Beautiful, delicate, and full of emotion, this Dutch quartet has cracked it. There is soul and humanity here for days – let it envelope you.
Single: Casual Drag – The Talk
Casual Drag’s new single is another example of their tight-knit sound, showing a stark contrast from the sprawling, subversive nature of punk.
Single: Rupit – Omen
The Dutch musician Rupit’s mysterious new single “Omen” seamlessly blends pop and experimental impulses.
Single: twomoonsaway – Forget
“Recommended for nighttime use” as the band puts it, is excellent advice
Album: Helicopter Leaves – Sabrina Nickels
Paying homage to an old friend, Beach Bunny’s Anthony Vaccaro returns with a second solo album featuring bigger production and bigger energy.
EP: Harry Katz and the Pistachios – The Last to Know EP
Harry Katz and the Pistachios release a 2 Tone ska record with a little bit of influence from all the legends that came before them.
Single: Tugboat Captain – Us & The Moon
Tugboat Captain’s music feels like stories told by a weathered old soul
Single: Layer Cake – Numb
The willingness to just say that you’re in love, or that you want to be. We didn’t have to fucking wink at everything.
Single: Evan Fox – Machine
This track infuses Fox’s bedroom folk stylings with spacious indie-pop arrangements and an edge of lo-fi grit to create a beautiful, moving piece of music in the vein of Sun Kil Moon and Nick Drake.
