Album: dylan bailey – Sunday Night
Bailey’s second album drifts between romantic yearning, obsession, and elation with a sound fit for chilly fall evenings curled up on the couch.
Will Sisskind
Album: Fleur Geurl – 11:11
The South Carolina-born and Brooklyn-based songwriter explores yearning, manifestation, and the serenity to accept the things they cannot change on her new album.
Album: Reserver – S/T
The Chicago band processes grief, mortality, and memory on their (sort-of) debut post-punk album.
Album: Paige Su – The Best of the Worst of Times
Paige Su’s new album opens up a memory box to explore finding light in dark times, pushing through pain, and finding the strength to start again.
START-TRACK AT SHOW: hey i’m outside & Dogwood Tales rock Medford, MA
A night of indie/alt-country enjoyment came to Medford’s premiere indie music venue, featuring two bands promoting their own brand new albums.
EP: Costumes – Disintegrate
Costumes’ pure post-hardcore makes you expect the unexpected, as their sound blows the shingles off every old building in the middle of Massachusetts.
Single: Franny Menace – Nancy
On the heels of election season, the Brooklyn indie band launches a pop-punk attack on politicians who care less about helping people than they do about their own bank accounts.
Single: Swiss Portrait – Lets Take A Walk
Contemplative and full of jangle pop perfection, Swiss Portrait’s new single is perfect for any wanderlust playlist.
Single: Stevie Zita – down n out…
Zita returns with a new single capturing the suddenness of ennui and despair in soaring and serendipitous music.
Album: hey i’m outside – Loud Ass Barking Dogs
Expanding on their powerful indie sound with Southern twang and skewed vocals, the Boston-area trio examines the full spectrum of emotion on their second album.
EP: The Mooches – Dance With Me Now
The Mooches’ new EP urges you to shake and shimmy through the troubles of the world, with four new ska-tinged tracks that make the album’s title more of a command.
Single: The Republic of Wolves – In Margins
“In Margins” sounds like warmth with a shadow behind it, a loose, bouncy groove carrying vocals dreamy enough to make the sharp lyrics sneak up on you.
Single: ROWA – Punk Tsugi
Inspired by the striking fashions of Ashton Michael, ROWA’s punk and electrothrash-tinged new single pits different forms of passion against each other.
Single: Tower Defense – Stop, I Think I’ve Heard This One Before
With a video full of public access quirkiness and a track of post-punk perfection, Tower Defense sings a warning about the dangers of too much TV.
Single: Fulton Lights – Nautilus Tattoo
Fulton Lights drops another banger for those who yearn, singing of ancient passions on the newest single from their upcoming album.
Single: FRIEDA STAR – Micky The Drink
Hitting the ground running with a rapid-fire banger, the Midlands’ Frieda Star’s new single recounts the dangers of excess in a way that commands you to dance.
Single: Eliza Edens – Hot & Mean
From their upcoming album Death Drive, Edens explores queer situationships and the revolving door of dopamine highs and lows that come with them.
Album: Careful Gaze – IT DOES NOT SLEEP
A collection of love songs more about facing the feelings that haunt you, pumped through post-hardcore passion on the Minneapolis band’s third album.
Single: Bleak Streak – Forest Crater
Stockholm’s DIY darlings return with a new delightfully tape-worn single about terrible love and terrible loss.
EP: The Grawks – Magnificent Little Deaths
The Grawks’ new EP features three tracks of sex, drugs, and rock and roll, and despite its title, it’ll make you feel alive.