EP: Good Time Mystery Vision – Glimpse 
Single: Ellen Birath – Safe Hands 
Album: False Advertising – The Sorry Window 
EP: Good Time Mystery Vision – Glimpse
This is music to peak to—29 minutes of shiny, fuzz-drenched vibes with the crunchy warmth of an FM classic rock station blasting through a car radio.
Single: Ellen Birath – Safe Hands
An unpretentious love song, declaimed by such a gentle voice of Ellen Birath. A catchy refrain wraps the melody in circles, while in conversation with the vocals, a jazzy-touch is omnipresent in this well produced piece.
Album: False Advertising – The Sorry Window
Returning with their long-awaited sophomore album False Advertising, cement their place in the UK’s modern rock scene with a distinct blend of sonic identity and anthemic tunes.
Single: Vesuvian – Hecate in the Highlands
Vesuvian’s third single speaks from the POV of the witch goddess mourning her loneliness, but the song’s bitterness drives its beat.
Single: Josaleigh Pollett – The Witness
Tender but also fierce, the new single from singer/songwriter Josaleigh Pollett is absolutely mesmerising. Full of contradictions and contrasts, it’s a powerful piece of work.
Single: Bad Western – Countdown
Frankly, this is current indie music at its best: it breathes; it applies tasteful effects to the guitars without being showy; it provides plenty of changes without coming across as pretentious.
EP: Time Well Spent – Acorn St.
A texturally rich and emotionally charged debut from the New Jersey collective that points towards an exciting future.
EP: GLIDDEEE – KINETIC FLAW
Kinetic Flaw marks the beginning of GLIDDEEE’s musical journey, a four-piece post-hardcore group coming straight
Cognitive Dissonance Between Capitalism and Creation
Ask yourself, how are you going to make your band feel more human? How are you going to continue to refuse to invest in AI?
Album: Plummet – No Offering
No Offering is the debut record by Plummet, an Oakland-based group that finds intensity through minimalism, dynamics, and duration.
Single: Alpine Loop – Empty
Alpine Loop’s new single from their upcoming album shows off their vocal chops and their ability to cut a solid emo ballad.
Single: jo from school – Chicken
North-London’s jo from school delivers on the jumbled heartache and fragments of anger after a breakup on her debut single, Chicken.
Single: Poor Petal – eyedrops
It all adds up to a cacophony of originality. I bet this is unlike anything you’ve heard in ages.
Single: My Best Unbeaten Brother – The Cracks And The Creases And The Mistakes
A full throttle, frantic burst of energy from the Croydon trio, The Cracks And The Creases And The Mistakes add a new energy to the band’s repertoire.
EP: Disarm – Silver City Songs
Heartfelt and warm, gritty and hard, the debut release from this Connecticut quartet is an impactful journey through emo, indie, math rock, grunge and more.
Single: Ok Goodnight – Spiral
Boston prog-metal greats put out their second swirling single with a heart-stopping music video to match.
Single: Lip Lift – sadness
Marie Demnig’s soft, angelic crooning adds an ethereal element to the song, characterizing the whole dream-pop aesthetic.
EP: fleecepantwarm – be with me
As a musical project, be with me is good. But pair it with the emotion behind it and the accompanying short film, and it’s absolutely great.
Single: Phantom Sugar – FADEAWAY
The Toronto four piece’s lamentation on heartbreak stands out as one of the most memorable indie ballads of the year to date.
Single: The Doomstompers – Political Jokes
Whip-smart and timely lyrics make the first track from the Doomstompers’ upcoming album an exciting preview of new music from a rising name in ska.
