Album: Big Weather – Big Weather 
EP: Twin Court – Ithakarta 
Album: Pretty Baby – Layaway Plot 
Album: Big Weather – Big Weather
Big Weather cuts a path for themselves in bite sized packets of home.
EP: Twin Court – Ithakarta
A fusion of traditional Indonesian Javanese Gamelan and Western post-rock/slowcore sensibilities, this New York ensemble has crafted something moving, beautiful and really impressive.
Album: Pretty Baby – Layaway Plot
On their debut LP, Charlotte’s Pretty Baby point their melodic post-hardcore toward the grave and put all their grief and anger into the music.
EP: Nico de Luz – (Don’t) Go Away Tonight
Arizona native Nico de Luz (aka Nico Osorio) seems to wear many hats. A graduate
Single: Kilo Tango – Sweet Tooth
‘Sweet Tooth’ is Kilo Tango’s two-part, springtime song of self-destruction turned to challenging yet joyful redemption.
Single: Creepy Crawly – Dead Cat Song
Creepy Crawly turns a traumatic childhood tale into a crisp indie track, full of their trademark layered vocals and lush synth and guitar sounds.
Single: GRAZER – A Wretch Like You
The sounds of heaven have flown down from their peak and planted their roots in
Single: Paper Sister – Marry Me
Unrelenting and enchanting in equal measure, the new single from Austin, Texas quartet strikes just the right balance of ferociousness and melody.
Album: Best Bear – When
Revisiting the Philly post-emo band’s 2022 debut LP confirms their sound and range of talent is as refreshing as ever.
Single: Mister Blank – Panic! at the Costco
Seattle ska punkers return with their second single of 2026, which doesn’t reinvent anything, but makes for pure fun in an anxious world.
Album: Snailgun – Glass Walls
Noisy, frantic, and messy, the Melbourne/Naarm three-piece’s debut LP roars with a sound much bigger than the sum of its parts.
EP: Stella Lovell – Stella Lovell
Stella Lovell’s sound recalls artists like Lydia Loveless and Karly Hartzman, leaning further into the rock elements than the twangy Americana.
Single: Mesadorm – Wet Socks
On the Bandcamp page, the band states: “Think Suzanne Vega, Cocteau Twins, Bjork and Radiohead
EP: Diane Young – It’s Happening Again
Boston emo/pop/alt-rock buzzes about acceptance and fear of facing a new era of life, with all the twists and turns that come with it.
EP: MacFarmlin – Amber
The German songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer has conjured up a set of songs that feel organic and warm, like wholesome, energising comfort food for the ears.
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.
