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⭐ Carly Rae Jepsen
— After All
pop
From the daytime half of the double album Day And Night, leaning into summery brightness.
Consequence of Sound, Stereogum
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⭐ Echo & The Bunnymen
— Brussels Is Haunted
psychedelic goth pop
Lead single from Apples For Isaac, the Liverpool band's first album of new material in over a decade.
Brooklyn Vegan, Stereogum
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Rome Streetz
— Yellow Brick Road
Rome Streetz traces a path through street narratives over layered production, building momentum across the Yellow Brick Road single.
Pitchfork Best New Albums
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Altarage
— Ichor
death metal
A monstrous 14-minute track from the forthcoming album Cogwheel, arriving July 31.
Decibel Magazine
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Will Sheff
— Extra Mile
Will Sheff pushes vocal intensity and lyrical detail on Extra Mile, a track that measures ambition in small increments.
Pitchfork Best New Albums
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Hana Stretton
— Seagull Theory II
ambient folk
Samples and field recordings merge into soft emotional textures, drawing comparisons to Grouper and Claire Rousay.
Stereogum
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Hovvdy
— You Will Go Far
indie pop
Keeps the atmosphere light and groovy while grappling with weightier emotions, from the forthcoming album Big World.
Stereogum
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Knats
— Bowling Ball
jazz
The Newcastle jazz outfit's latest release, accompanied by artwork from Vic Reeves and a mini documentary about its creation.
Line of Best Fit
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Arab Strap
— Glamour Magick
electronic
Unsettling video with body horror visuals from their upcoming album.
Brooklyn Vegan
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Nippa
— Homegrown
R&B
London R&B artist Nippa teams with Los Angeles rapper Blxst on this irresistible single about roots and hometown pride.
Earmilk
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Man/Woman/Chainsaw
— Something Else To Give
orchestral alt-rock
Latest single from the London group's debut album Cannonball, artsy and orchestrally infused with a pleasing radio-friendly edge.
Stereogum
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Bocc
— Demolarium
death doom
The Spanish death/doom trio get nasty on this new song.
Decibel Magazine
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Violet Cowboy
— Ramraid at the Wiggly Worm
experimental electronic
Glitchy, crackly sounds with Radiophonic textures that occasionally venture into Aphex Twin territory, building a warped sonic landscape.
Bandcamp Daily
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silt.
— trauma porn
experimental electronic
Eerie and gripping single from the elusive London and Lake District collective.
Stereogum
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Under Auburn Skies
— First Blood
Under Auburn Skies opens their First Blood single with confrontational energy, setting stakes from the first moments.
Decibel Magazine
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Lava La Rue
— Prince Of Bologna
experimental pop
Built from overheard conversation fragments that become iridescent and unsettling when taken out of context, co-produced with Tomasso Medica.
Stereogum
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No Joy
— Barking At The Sun
fuzz pop
A fuzz-pop track from Montreal's auteur that inverts classic rock imagery.
Stereogum
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Stand Atlantic
— LUCID
pop punk
New single from the Australian pop punk band's forthcoming fifth album GODBREATH.
Line of Best Fit
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The Healing Power of Horses
— TOURNIQUET
experimental pop
The Cambridge duo's off-the-wall take on pop expectations from their debut EP.
Line of Best Fit
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GB
— The Next Day
guitar pop
Elegant, sophisticated guitar-pop elevated by cello and piano while maintaining magnetic vocal and guitar core.
Stereogum
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Petey USA
— Save For The Horses
emo electronic
Self-produced third single mixing emo, heartland rock, and electronic elements.
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Chloé Caillet
— Change
electronic dance
Collaboration with Luke Alessi from the French-born DJ and producer's upcoming Dance Again EP.
Line of Best Fit
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Fletchr Fletchr
— Streetlights
indie rock
Lead single from the British rock band's second EP On The Island We Call Home.
Line of Best Fit
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Gracie Abrams
— Hit the Wall
Gracie Abrams fractures expectation on Hit the Wall, her songwriting turning collision into emotional specificity.
Pitchfork Best New Albums
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Ceremony
— Dark Summer
DIY punk
DIY punk single from the legend-endorsed group.
Stereogum
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Eartheater
— Wasp In The Fig
experimental pop
An arresting standout from her new album that explores motherhood without leaning into pronatalist messaging.
The FADER
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MAQUINA.
— dança (with Dame Area)
krautrock industrial
Krautrock and industrial fusion that oozes warehouse-ready debauchery, raw and propulsive.
Bandcamp Daily
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Pink Eye Club
— Small Talk
disco
Spunky disco track from Haydn Davies that previews the forthcoming album Emotional Dance Music.
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The Buoys
— Welcome To My Brain
indie rock
Lead single from the Sydney indie rock band's second album Concrete Cowboy.
Line of Best Fit
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Tinashe
— Crash Out
R&B pop
Lead single from the new album Popstar.
Stereogum
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Leon Bridges
— Light The Way
soul
One of four new songs from Leon Bridges' fifth LP Happiness Anytime, produced by Jungle's J Lloyd and Lydia Kitto.
Line of Best Fit
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Index
— Fractured
experimental hardcore
Debut single from LA/Philly duo featuring ex-Control Top members.
Brooklyn Vegan
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Eaten by Sharks
— Vessels Torn
Eaten by Sharks tear through Vessels Torn with distorted guitars and fractured rhythms colliding across the track.
Decibel Magazine
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Michael Cloud Duguay
— Pond 1
Michael Cloud Duguay sketches ambient texture on Pond 1, letting silence and field recordings define the space.
The Quietus
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Isla Den
— Hypnotized
electronic
Lead single from the Montreal electro duo's debut LP Heaven Can Wait, directed by noshirt.
Line of Best Fit
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Slayr
— Promise
electronic
Slayr channels future-facing production and atmospheric vocals on Promise, a standout from the AVANT NOVA album.
The FADER
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Hank Heaven
— I Wanna Be Your Man
folk singer-songwriter
Conversational lyrics delivered over spare acoustic guitar with slow-swelling strings and woodwinds.
Stereogum
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Perennial
— Modernism
party punk
Title track channels old-school rock and roll spirit with bracing party-punk sass, instruments entering and exiting over a pogo-punk beat.
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