EP: TIFFY – I Wanted to Know 
Single: Calfari – Nôl Mewn Amser 
Single: Quality Living – Agua Buggalo 
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.
EP: Kid Bird – Kid Bird
With an unshakable musical vision, lofty artistic ambition and a palpable sense of dedication, the future already looks very bright for this upstart Amsterdam quartet.
Single: Mac the Knife – Take Me to the Meeting
Mack the Knife enters a new era with a heart-pounding song about running toward new opportunity and connection, regardless of the red flags.
Single: Omnigone – Corpse of Corporations
Omnigone’s new album Turn Up The Fear is out in August, but this lead single previews the next evolution of the East Bay punk band’s powerful sound.
Single: Devon Kay and the Solutions cover “United States of Whatever”
Just in time for America’s big birthday, Devon Kay and the Solutions send up the country with a cover of Liam Lynch’s classic anthem.
Single: Room Service – HOT DOG
Celebrating – or perhaps sending up -summer cookouts in punk fashion, the UK six-piece brings a little of their live energy to a brand new single.
Single: SIKADE – greedy heart
This song truly showcases Vestre’s talent sonically and instrumentally, it’s rare we see an artist sing and do their own instrumentals, and with that im excited to see what she has out next.
I Made Wildflower Booze from an Irish Meadow While Listening to JW Francis’s New Album: Magic River
I Made Dandelion Wine from an Irish Meadow While Listening to JW Francis
Album: The Royal Firecrackers -American Royal
These songs carry the torch of an earlier era in indie rock, one that leans heavily on ready-made guitar hooks and propulsive drums.
Single: Josh Evert – The Sound of Machines
This might be the sound of machines, but with Josh pulling the levers, it’s anything but robotic.
Start-Track at Show: Lupen Crook @ The Albion Room, June 20, 2026
Alt-folk anti-hero Lupen Crook and his artistic and romantic partner Willow Vincent captivated the crowd with their entrancing, spiritually striking music.
EP: altre di B – Zapping
Let the punk-infused tunes and deep lyrics of the Italian four-piece band of friends “zap” into your eardrums.
Single: syrus – those days
California-based syrus (aka Syrus Aslam) is an enigmatic chap. No Spotify bio. No IG bio.
Single: Skaleton Crew – A Little Bit Dead Inside
The Boston spooky-themed ska band releases their second single in a month, in which they sing of the sensation of zombification.
Single: Porch Mud – Hello, My Name Is…
LGBTQ+ trio Porch Mud upend Missourian expectations by tapping into indie folk rock to introduce themselves at AA, and the world at large.
