EP: Pagodas – Bean Burger
An assortment of styles is on display here – from wonky indie pop to slowcore to 60s garage sounds – and all are filtered through a very distinctive lens.
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EP: Panthercaps – Against the Super Ego
The Berlin-based trio’s debut EP is not a hyper-compressed, heavily produced artifact: It’s a little closed in, a little naked, and it rips.
EP: Night Windows – Nonsense
An intimate EP that leans into themes of displacement and solitude with polished production, rich instrumentation, and a heavy dose of longing.
EP: Runaway Ricochet – Made From Recycled Materials, Vol. 2
Five flawless performances of simple songs; even with no new songwriting, Runaway Ricochet is still such an incredible band.
Cherub Dream Records’ “Lucky Three”: The split EP for your next California road trip
Three bands – Natasha Sandworms, Christina’s Trip, and Mox – team up to craft a soundtrack for driving down the Golden State’s winding highways.
EP: New Place – Garden Songs
New Place have drawn from medieval botanical illustrations, archives, and 60s pop to craft introspective songs touching on human connection and detachment.
EP: New, Not Shameful – Interlude
Interlude warrants headphones and solitude, and even if that means canceling plans and hanging in for the evening, you won’t regret it.
EP: Midnight Soup Opera – S/T
Ardent readers will note that our very own Joshua Cotrim of Brazil isn’t just a
EP: mikey – first notes
The new EP from the alt-pop duo bubbles throughout. A tense, reserved, piece of work that pulsates right through with soft synths and ethereal majesty.
EP: figure eight – until the sun swallows the earth / hummingbird
There’s something special about this two-song, ten-minute EP from figure eight, Oakland’s optimistic ambient doomers. (Can we make that a new genre just for them?)
EP: Wandour – Echoterrium
With immersive layers and cassette-like textures, Wandour’s new EP finds strength in atmosphere, nostalgia, and detail.
EP: Against The Voices – HAPP-EP
Against The Voices’ new EP is a musical Trojan horse, wrapping unsettling subject matter in inviting indie-pop warmth.
EP: Year After Year – Across All We Know
Kyoto indie band channels Midwest emo and the final credits of a film you weren’t ready to end
EP: Louisa Bénâtre & Barbara Bessac – Two Heavy Hearts
Two Heavy Hearts is the upcoming EP by Louisa Bénâtre & Barbara Bessac, and I
EP: Farmar – Can I Be Your Friend?
The new EP from Austrian award-winning songwriter and composer takes risks and never ceases to surprise and captivate.
EP: bloc bloc bloc – inspirational
New wave shimmer and post-punk urgency on “inspirational” feel like dancing through the pain, where groove and melancholy coexist.
EP: Boxing Club – What’s The State Done To You?
London-via-Glasgow band in the vein of Idles and Shame emerge assured and fully formed on their debut EP.
EP: MAXWELLTHEBAND – MWTB
With an element of 4th-wave emo influence, MAXWELLTHEBAND writes music about mental health, the local scene, and personal fears- all verifiably-emo concepts.
EP: Camelot – Four Years Later
These tracks feel warm and alive, radiating a renewed passion and creative vitality.