Interview: A deep dive into Eliza Edens’ new album “Death Drive”
Eliza opens up about the creation of Death Drive, balancing fun, grief, and hope, and playing new songs live after a touring hiatus.
Month: October 2026
Single: Big Winner – Blissin’ Out
In his return to music after a brief hiatus, Chuck Gibson ties his love for “eccentric weird-kid alt-pop” into his everyday life in order to better flow his bliss.
Single: IVES – Eyes Wide Shut
“Eyes Wide Shut” lives in that paradise where there’s no right or wrong. It’s soft and hazy, just like the moment right before you fall asleep.
Single: GREEN EERIE – Magnolias
There’s a kind of joy running through “Magnolias,” the specific kind of joy you feel when you’re finally far away from something that used to hold you down.
Single: The BV’s – safe and sound
“Safe And Sound” sounds like it was recorded in an empty parking garage at 3am, dreamy, echoing, and strangely beautiful.
Single(s): Blind Adam and the Federal League – The Front / Middle of the Night
Chicago’s Blind Adam and the Federal League, both musicians and activists, release two songs that call listeners to the front lines of their communities.
Single: Calypso’s Curse – Back of the Line
Calypso’s Curse puts out a message of dignity and self-love with beauty and elegance, while also highlighting an incredible array of talented musical performances in their first single in two years.
Single: Little Oso – Simulation Games
the chimes and blips of the computer-world and the fuzzy guitars make the song sound like a simulation itself.
Single: Hallo – Psychic
“Psychic” sounds optimistic and bold on the surface while carrying something heavier underneath, and that contrast is what makes it work.
Single: San Gabriel – Beside Me
Vocals that sound like they’re crackling through a dying signal, “Beside Me” wraps longing in a gritty, cinematic haze that feels new and alive.
Single: Rhi Jorj – Oes Gen Ti Le?
“… an expressive and emotive track that dances between intimate quietude and more expansive, romantic and stormy spaces – as if both performer and listener has stepped from hearth to heath in swift and dramatic, dream-like shifts…”
Single: Suburban Drugs – Daisies
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Single: SP’s – We’re Werewolves Not Swearwolves
The LA punk rockers sneak in a fast-paced 46-second song before Halloween, and before the full moon makes them transform!
Singles: Trickle – Rainy Day Money / Free Of Charge
Both songs explore a similar question: what does it mean to be okay when something about your situation and yourself feels fundamentally wrong?
Single: Generifus – Bird Break
There’s a bird beak pecking somewhere in the background of this song, and once you hear it, you can’t stop feeling it.
Single: The Boy Detective – Dude Illigence
Ypsilanti ska band The Boy Detective prove again that a pun-titled song about sports small talk can be anything but a joke.
Single: Alois – 9 Hours
Effortlessly cool and funky, this will have your head bobbing as you smile at its sheer infectious trippiness.
Single: Yasu Cub – willow tree
“willow tree” sways slow and steady , built on dreamy guitars and vocals that feel like they’re half asleep in the best way.