Single: secret sibling – abducted (by aliens)
Strange chords and spacey sounds wrap around a voice that feels like it’s right next to you. A weird and beautiful little trip of a song.
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Single: Sky Is Alright – Summer In Galt
The first new single in five years from the transatlantic shoegaze group marks the persistence of grief, how it compounds, and how it fixes itself in real-life locations.
Single: The Swell – Heathlands
The Swell creates a deeply atmospheric and relatable dream pop experience with ‘Heathlands’, wrapping introspection in warm, hazy guitars.
Single: Wolfschmidt – Svalbard
Change is scary, even when you know it’s coming. On “Svalbard”, Wolfschmidt bottles that shaky in between feelings with drums that won’t let up, guitars that sound like they’re falling apart on purpose, and a voice trying to cut through the noise.
Single: Greg Gobel – Balcony
Less than a minute long, this charming, lo-fi, alt-folky ditty manages to conjure an awful lot from very little.
Single: Moonheart – Take a Trip
Like gazing at an old photograph, finding stories in every crease and faded detail, “take a trip” really does take you on a journey – a journey to somewhere beautiful.
Single: Cloudbelly – Oh, Antarctica!
As a resident of the wonderful land of Massachusetts, I am legally obligated to freak
Single: Strep – Staring Blankly Demo
You shouldn’t ignore a case of strep throat, and you certainly shouldn’t ignore this North Bay alternative band’s fantastic first track.
Single: D.L. Forrest – Can’t Sleep (ft. Runner)
As I get older, I find myself exploring different genres and drifting more and more
Single: Dalmatia – Dive In
Lyrically, the track is interesting, especially the line “Ear to ear now / Like a seashell”.
Single: Stegonaute – Constellation
What begins as a lone piano quickly evolves into a stunning composition of ambient sound and instrumental rumination in Stegonaute’s latest single, “Constellation.”
Single: starbelliedbug – crayola car
Combining dense layers of guitars with a hazy lo-fi approach to production, “Crayola” introduces the band through a sound both massive and intimate.
Single: Marsh Davis – She Still Cries For You
Infusing traditional Americana with elements of contemporary garage and soul, this summery new track puts the genre’s inherent nostalgia to work.
Single: Beatrice Beatrice – Aquella Persona
From one dismally caliginous room in Santiago, Chile to wherever you are, Beatrice Beatrice sends their love and this song to keep you company.
Single: Nuclear Family Band – Motions
The second single from NFB’s upcoming second album has a funky beat that will inspire even the most unmotivated souls to get through the day.
Single: Grace Bloom – Stomach Ache
Grace Bloom perfectly balances an infectious pop hook with vulnerable lyrics, creating a dreamy indie rock track that feels genuinely soothing.
A goofy bird in flight, Wendy’s, and death
“Sometimes something as utterly and completely silly as a fucking goose can bring home all we’ve lost.”
Single: Kallsup – Chimär (GBG)
Kallsup delivers a mystical, ethereal rock experience with “Chimär (GBG)”, transporting the listener to a cinematic dreamscape.
Single: Sovei – January
“January” is cinematic and dreamlike, pushing sonic boundaries without ever losing its sense of intimacy and melodic force.
Single: christian medicine – No Hands
christian medice’s “No Hands” feels like the anthem for any New Yorker.