Month: June 2026
Single: Nixon Boyd – Golden Days
A beautifully heartfelt slice of indie-folk that will either bring a tear to your eye, or have you singing along with a smile on your face.
Single: Psychic & Wellbeing Event – Uphill
On their second single from their forthcoming EP, the Brighton-based trio are firmly in anthemic mode.
Single: Matthew Peach – Suki (Sunshine)
Multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and producer Matthew Peach’s new tune is an evolving blend of angular indie rock, post-rock growth and psychedelic soundscapes.
Album: Ryan Rickenbach – Sirens
Ryan Rickenbach was one of many songwriters floating around the NYC scene, making a name
Single: Bucket – Good Intentions
A song that’s both incredibly at home in a Tony Hawk game and also, uh, has really great pedal steel in it?
Single: atmos bloom – Closer
It’s not easy to transform some sort of challenging emotional loss into a positive, upbeat, highly addictive indie dreampop beauty, but atmos bloom have done just that!
Single: Madilina – mars
Is it rock? Soul? R&B? Pop? Jazz? It doesn’t matter, because it’s beautifully atmospheric and fantastically melodic.
Single: The Thermals – Spirit Collectors
The Thermals are back after a decade with a new song that returns to the band’s lo-fi roots, in an attempt to chase away time-wasting, soul-sucking demons.
Double feature: Local Legends release “Plays Nice” and “Now With More F-Bombs”
Milwaukee’s Local Legends live up to their name with two new three-track EPs of sweet ska music.
Double feature: New singles from The Boy Detective and Bobby Edge
Bobby Edge releases a cover of the Beach Boys’ “Wouldn’t It Be Nice” while Boy Detective sends up the ’60s band with “The Beach Boys Were Full Of It”.
Album: Extra Space – New Colors
Extra Space sounds like a band playing in a cozy underground Brooklyn venue, but their ethereal aura could just as easily fill Madison Square Garden.
Single: Incandenza – Before the Fall
Full of contradiction, this feels large and anthemic but also understated and intimate. Soft and beautiful but hard-hitting and bold, Before The Fall is expertly realised.
Single: Mo Troper – Let’s Get Back To Music
Coming off a whirlwind past couple of years, Mo Troper returns with a new single that speaks to finding light and inspiration at the lowest points of life.
Single: Skylights – Coloma
Full of personality and individuality from the outset, the fresh and exciting new single from the Pacific Northwest quartet is made of many things.
Single: Perennial – What’s New On The Beat Scene
Perennial’s new single from their upcoming LP “Modernism” rages against any form of limitation and commands the spirit to move us.
Single: 11% Wolf – If I’m A Rock
If you need a song to put a smile on your face, or a song that’s just a little squishy to send to someone you admire, “If I’m A Rock” is a very good option.
Single: Halfway Quaker – Let Us Fly
From the first moment, this feels human, acoustic, imperfect.