Album: Annalies Tang – Annalies Tang
In January of 2024, Annalies Tang sprang out of nowhere to drop a 4-song ska
Month: July 2026
Single: The Horses – It’s Alright (It’s Summertime)
Driving and forceful, but in a tender and considered way, this is sunny, summery, spritely, and spirited and will be the soundtrack to your summer.
Single: The Mooches – Rude Boy
The Mooches are putting out phenomenal new ska that has a unique sound with diverse influences that help expand the scope of the genre.
Single: Foster Pettit – Best Part
Dusty, warm, beautiful, and earnest, the new tune from the Texan singer/songwriter is perfectly measured and expertly realised.
Single: Cane Rouge – Lost and Found
“Lost and Found” is a song about learning to let go. Built around dynamic quiet-loud arrangements and an explosive rhythm section, it explores nostalgia, growing older, and, above all, finding peace with the past while continuing to move forward.
Single: Purple Cassette – Waiting on Nothing
Indian quartet Purple Cassette has developed a distinctive fusion of sounds. Raw and ragged, poppy and exciting, they have been garnering fans across their country.
Single: Esther Kohl – Godziller
Another day, another incredible Brooklyn-based musical discovery. Godziller is a potent combination of monster riffs, industrial drums, punk spirit, and exciting energy.
Single: Very Many Horses – Ponderosa Sun Club
The new single from the talented UK outfit doesn’t easily shoehorn into any one given category, which is the beautiful thing about it.
Single: The Horses – Block
A loud arrival into the indie rock music scene, a clear bleed of Oasis summer can be heard throughout this anthem.
Single: DOGDAD – Ritual
This song is so fucking energetic I’m tempted to write the review in all caps.
Single: W. Y. Huang – Running Into Walls
this is like a mug of warm tea grew up and decided to become a song.
Single: Blue Cinema – Infinite Monkeys With Infinite Instruments
Slinky, silky, and seductive, this enchanting Cambridge quintet has carved out an extremely distinctive dreamgaze sonic niche. Prepare to be bewitched.
Single: Avery Laird – Lucky
You can hear Pavement in the shrugging, half-mumbled delivery. You can hear Slow Pulp in the quieter unease underneath.
EP: Jon Often – Frankie
With Jon Often’s debut EP Frankie, he’s primed and ready to join the indie pop staples that have come before him with a collection of instantly memorable bangers and smooth, nostalgic slow jams.
Single: Jackson – O
This is an ambitious, atmospheric addition to Jackson’s catalogue. It’s a strong signal of where his sound is heading as he keeps building momentum in Brighton’s independent scene.
Album: Covent – Under the Changed Sun
The Leeds-based shoegaze trio takes their many years of experience melting faces on stage and transfers it into ten tracks that make up their debut LP.
Single: Croaker – Sonia Said
Flaunting their DIY ethos with no care in the world as highlighted by their latest powerhouse of a single, Croaker have expertly made their mark inside the American music scene.
Album: Baby Muffler – Birthday
A good twelve minutes of solid angst and attitude from Providence, recorded live to tape in keeping with true punk ethos.
EP: The Infinite Daisy Chains – Novi Sun | Rose Without a Thorn
The fact that this was made independently and in a bedroom context, it’s genuinely hard to fathom such creativity coming out of that environment.
Single: Alex E.T. – Little Wars
Don’t ask me why, but I got on a Beatles kick this past week and