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⭐ Hannah Cole
— MMA
indie rock
A down-on-her-luck single announcing her debut album, recorded largely by Cole herself on nearly every instrument.
Brooklyn Vegan, Stereogum
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⭐ Starcleaner Reunion
— Never Odd Or Even
indie rock
A new single announcing their debut album Umbrella, following their acclaimed sophomore EP Cafe Life.
Brooklyn Vegan, Stereogum
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⭐ Initiate
— Numb The Pain
hardcore
The Southern California band channels their signature hardcore style with soaring melodies and unexpected instrumental touches, fronted by Crystal Pak's elemental scream.
Brooklyn Vegan, Stereogum
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Elanor Moss
— The Way That It Feels
indie folk
Title track from Elanor Moss's self-titled July album, capturing the emotional core of her latest work through sparse arrangements and intimate vocal delivery.
Brooklyn Vegan
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Baby Rose
— When I'm Gone
Baby Rose contemplates absence over midnight production, layering her vocals in whispered harmonies that linger in the negative space.
NPR Music
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Dahi
— Running
hip hop
Grammy-winning producer reunites with longtime collaborator Childish Gambino for this single from his debut solo album Black Boy (Alternative).
Line of Best Fit
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Kelela
— idea 1
Kelela's experimental sketch strips beats down to their skeletal form, letting texture and rhythm dissolve into abstraction.
The Quietus
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TodoMal
— Mare Ignis
TodoMal builds a fiery landscape from field recordings and synth wash, the track's title translating to a burning sea of sound.
Invisible Oranges
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Nell Mescal
— Settles
pop
New single shared via Atlantic Records, marking her return with a stripped-back London pop-up performance.
Line of Best Fit
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11:68PM
— Make Me
electronic
Part of 11:68PM's 'Craft Services 002' EP, the track melds industrial percussion with fractured vocal loops and mechanical warmth.
Inverted Audio
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Bruno Berle
— Você Já Sabe Que Eu Te Amo
Bruno Berle's Portuguese-language ballad wraps romantic confession in lush string arrangements and analog warmth.
Pitchfork Best New Albums
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What Lies Below
— Bloom
metalcore
Single from the new full-length I Let It Consume Me.
Decibel Magazine
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Wailin Storms
— Dead End
Wailin Storms traps reverb and distorted guitars in a corridor that echoes with desperation and no way forward.
Decibel Magazine
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Willie J Healey
— Ditch
indie rock
Lead single from his new EP 143, paired with details of UK headline dates in October.
Line of Best Fit
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Meaningful Stone
— 1+1=0
indie pop
A collaboration with Jay Som that shimmers and jangles with bright, jangling guitars and dreamy textures.
Stereogum
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Cage The Elephant
— Beaches in Tennessee
garage rock
An attitude-laden tune that embodies the band's garage rock spirit.
Consequence of Sound
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TV Priest
— Love Song (A Good Kind of Weapon)
indie rock
Lead single from their third album Cartoons, exploring love as a force for righteous change.
Line of Best Fit
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Ed O'Brien
— Abbeycwmhir
ambient
An instrumental from the Blue Morpho sessions, previously available only as a B-side, named after a Welsh village in the valley of the Nant Clywedog.
Stereogum
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The Easy Eight
— Fear As A Gift
punk rock
New music from Charlie Manning Walker's post-Chubby And The Gang project, building on the demo released last year.
Stereogum
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Grim Legion
— Mutilation Scream
Grim Legion's harsh noise experiment lives up to its title, pushing extremity into the red with layered screams and corrupted frequencies.
Decibel Magazine
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Railcard
— Two Steps At A Time
Railcard measures progress in incremental steps, the production mimicking the steady accumulation of small movements forward.
Line of Best Fit
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Rylo Rodriguez
— Eliza (Bless Me Up)
hip-hop
A standout from the Alabama rapper's first album in three years, capturing free-association flow over hard production.
The FADER
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Alabama Shakes
— I Feel Hope Coming
soul rock
A warm, reassuring tune that serves as the second single from their anticipated album I Must Be Dreaming.
Consequence of Sound
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The Rolling Stones
— Rough And Twisted
The Rolling Stones return with raw blues-rock textures, guitars twisted and weathered into something that sounds lived-in and unpolished.
NPR Music
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Nate Sib
— Face Card
electropop
LA electropop artist announces his debut album with this new single, accompanied by a video directed by Morgan Maher.
Line of Best Fit
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Jack White
— G.O.D. And The Broken Ribs
Jack White strips his sound to broken rhythms and spiritual metaphor, the title invoking both transcendence and physical ruin.
Pitchfork Best New Albums
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anaiis
— Sunshine
R&B
London-based French-Senegalese artist shares this uplifting single as part of her first new music of 2026.
Line of Best Fit
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