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.
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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.
EP: Receiver – I’ll Try Violence
Receiver’s first EP ‘I’ll Try Violence’ kicks off the band in style and leaves listeners awaiting with baited breath to see what the well-deserved fuss is all about.
EP: Midnight Granger – Maybe, Perhaps
Proof that some of the most compelling music still comes from one person, alone, figuring things out in the dark.
EP: Seal Club – Hollow
The new EP from Seal Club is a perfectly realised blend of assorted rock styles and just might be the first absolutely essential EP of the year.
EP: Left Iris – Love Songs
Love Songs, the new EP from Dublin-based shoegaze/pop act Left Iris, dances a few very interesting lines.
EP: Minuit Phosphène – Les enfants fous brillent dans le noir
Ethereal, pulsing, and impossible to ignore.
EP: offering field – hand reaching through flames
Hand Reaching Through Flames doesn’t shout to be heard; it breathes.
EP: Jan Esbra – Keep Moving Forward
The music here never stands still – it transforms and unfolds, evolving and adapting into beautiful new forms.
EP: Memory Engine – Memory Engine
These 3 tracks are perfectly framed snapshots of their melodic folk-rock craft.