Single: Lamplight – Clover 
Single: Silver Firs x no phase – Vacation in Spain 
Single: Devon Kay & The Solutions – Heart to Break 
Single: Lamplight – Clover
Clover reminds me about the importance of leaning into life and accepting it just as it is, never forgetting to be grateful for the ability to experience this blip in time.
Single: Silver Firs x no phase – Vacation in Spain
Stemming from a track from decades ago, Silver Firs taps no phase singer Flurina Häberli to dish against the dominance of men in the scene.
Single: Devon Kay & The Solutions – Heart to Break
Chicago’s horn-heavy punk legends return with a new song on an upcoming with a boisterous – but not unbelievable – title.
Single: Rude Echoes – We Are
The Chicago ska band releases a live favorite that calls to action every member of the generation in a position of power to leave behind a better world for the next.
Single: Lalu – mine hænder
“mine hænder” is a staggeringly mature debut – heartfelt, achingly beautiful, and one of Grubby’s top tracks of the year.
Single: alone in a crowded room – night comes
“night comes” weaves an evocative blend of ethereal indie folk that deftly balances dreamy sadness with intimacy and warmth.
Single: The Van Pelt – A Voralberg of the Mind
The second single of the legendary indie band’s comeback album couches obscurity in a collage of spoken-word repartee and effervescent guitars.
Album: Weak Hands – We Can’t!
After a decade of existence, the Toronto band finally releases their debut album, a confident collection of tracks about heartbreak and healing.
Single: Ethereal Gone Kids – She’s Way Too Cool
…reminds me of falling into an endless whirlpool of pure hypnotic entrancement.
Album: Peaks of Valleys – Eclipse
Eclipse by Peaks of Valleys, an electronic/ambient indie rock band from Madison, Wisconsin, is the sonic equivalent of a closing eye, too stubborn to submit to sleepiness or an eclipse that is too shy to be observed but self-assured enough to appear in the sky. It rests at an in-between state of dark and light. Sleep and wakefulness. Absence and appearance. This is a record that is comfortably contradictory in terms of both its lyrics and the soundscape it engenders that wreathes your ears reminiscent of the velvetiness of the music of bands like Amber Run and Sleeping At Last.
Single: konnie x Raphyi – in too deep (bloom)
konnie and Raphyi have captured the sound of the summer with this dreamy, addictive track – it is the perfect accompaniment to a sunset drive on a warm summer’s night!
Single: Meadow – Yon
Meadow takes familiar elements from post-hardcore and shoegaze and pushes them toward something more atmospheric and psychedelic, creating a track that feels both nostalgic and strangely unfamiliar.
Album: Ahana – Soma
On her debut album, Soma, Ahana – with her elaborate embroidery of a heritage, originally being both Portuguese and Northern Indian – takes the focus off of everything but the body. Then she takes you through a swooping journey on which you discover that the things you thought you were looking for are not the things you long to find. And the body has all the answers if you care or dare to ask.
Interview: V Torres discusses her decade-long journey behind her new album
V Torres discusses Woman, the new chronicle of her personal experiences with emotional growth, confidence, and maturity.
Single: sunbleached – Maybe I’ll Come Around
The Brisbane-based alt-rock outlet leans into their (relatively) softer side on this third single, leading up to the release of their debut album.
Single: Seadog – Into The Night
A spooky dive into isolation and anxiety, capturing that eerie feeling of lingering ghosts long after the lights go out.
Single: Make Believe Love – Organic Growth
What I am about to say is a complimentary statement: Make Believe Love’s artist profile
Single: The Somedays – If I Could Start This Year Again/Always On My Mind
Just coming out of the Queensland scene, jangle pop band The Somedays introduce themselves with songs that range from melancholic to uplifting.
Single: WORLD BRAIN – Life in theory (ft. Kumisolo)
“Life in theory” forms an auditory mirror in a delicate love song shaped by World Brain and featuring Kumisolo.
Single: The Race – Family Tree
Over a barbed mix of guitars and drums a la The Smashing Pumpkins, The Race pulls out the thorns in your side and tells you that you are fine, that you are enough, that you can just be here.
