Single: Beach Vacation – Time Alone
Beach Vacation has been around long enough that their sound feels fully formed, but they’ve
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Single: Heimat – Don’t You Tell Me
Split between Venice and Seattle, this Italian-American dreampop combination are swinging for the fences – but also delightfully subtle – on their shoegazey new single.
Single: Nuclear Family Band – I Know
One of our favourite bands of recent years, Nuclear Family Band are back with their sunshiney, 70s-indebted, jubilant, supremely hummable new single.
Single: Libby Ember – I’ll Stand in the Doorway
The next step in Libby Ember’s musical evolution feels fuller, braver and sees her sounding, perhaps, more like herself than she ever has.
Single: Human Barbie – Invocation
Human Barbie’s new singles invite you to step into their analog world, rich with imagery.
Single: Siiieee____ – Haru
What makes songs like the dream pop/shoegaze hybrid “Haru” work so well is that they
Single: Drew Pelisek – Heady Thinkers Union (Live)
A perfect blend of rock and pop, this live and in-session version of the new Drew Pelisek single captures the band in magnificent form.
Single: Free Beer – Solitude
Melbourne alt-country flows into an instrumental that perfectly evokes the feeling of the song’s title.
Single: dipper – Forwards, Sideways, and Back
Contrary to popular belief the slow takeover of the country genre is very welcome. Artists
Single: Mirrorball – Devil Mirror
The band Mirrorball crafts a mesmerizing pop song that somehow manages to channel the best sounds of two incredibly disparate decades.
Single: Products Band – Winner
This Minneapolis-based quartet realise their artistic vision with impressive expertise, expression and conviction. Fittingly, it feels like it comes across as a resounding musical victory.
Single: Unsureway – I Am a Nervous Man
Joey Goebel’s new track is a reason we still keep writers around, with clever rhyme schemes, wordplay, and conveying complex feelings abound in the lyrics.
Single: Sam Rubin – I’m So Lucky
You know what? Yup. It tracks. In different forums, I have been hearing people debate
Single: CAUCUS – Kids
Coming straight from Tokyo, the shoegaze/indie pop five-piece leaves a subtle but lasting impression that handles simplicity with care.
Single: Leafboy – Dance Baby
A musical phenomenon, this incredibly inspiring example of how to accomplish a lot with relatively little, is obscenely clever and particularly delicious.
Single: Matching Drapes – Pink Tax
A fiery clapback at the ever-present, hugely toxic patriarchy, this punky burst of rebellious fire is incredibly spirited, entirely necessary and impeccably timed.
Single: Club 8 – Don’t Cry Baby, It’s Only A Film
The long-standing Swedish duo – an act we’ve featured perhaps more than any other – return with a propulsive slice of fuzzy, 80s-indebted pop perfection. They never disappoint.
Single: Soft No – Probably Fine
Philly dreamo band evokes MTV’s 120 Minutes with a disaffected and delightful sound on their new single, with a new EP on the way.
Single: Larlin – Sondheim
Soft-spoken, yet powerful and always rising, the track blends the best of the 2020’s intimate alt-rock wave with nods to some of the best in the genre.
Single: Fat Picnic – Many Shades
Brisbane third-wave influenced ska band brings the best of Australia’s scene in their brand new single.