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⭐ Truck Violence
— My dog would fuck the air
Truck Violence's latest single pairs lo-fi guitar fuzz with a deadpan vocal delivery, the title as absurdist as the murky production surrounding it.
Consequence of Sound, The Quietus
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⭐ Madonna
— I Feel So Free
Madonna strips back her sound to synth-pop essentials for this July single, her voice riding clean, retro-leaning synths that recall her 80s work.
Consequence of Sound, Pitchfork Best New Albums
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Akusmi
— A Waking Dream
Akusmi layers ethereal vocal loops and ambient textures into a track that exists somewhere between meditation and dream-pop.
The Quietus
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Pomelo
— Family Tree
Pomelo builds 'Family Tree' from sparse acoustic bones and layered strings, creating an intimate portrait across the generation-spanning narrative.
The Quietus
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Sophia Stel
— Molly in the Club
pop
Title track from Sophia Stel's June debut album, 'Molly in the Club' pairs house-adjacent beats with sly, observational lyrics about night-life and connection.
Gorilla vs. Bear
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Laura Veirs
— Pulse
indie-folk
A beautiful track from Laura Veirs' new album Temple Songs.
Stereogum
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Troy the Band
— Porous
Troy the Band's 'Porous' uses repetitive melodic phrases and textural synths to create a sense of erosion, letting space leak into the mix.
Decibel Magazine
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Georgia Gets By
— Faded Rose
indie pop
The opening cut from Georgia Gets By's 'Heavy Meadow' uses fingerpicking and reverb-soaked vocals to establish a melancholic, introspective mood.
Gorilla vs. Bear
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Spacemoth
— Do We Exist?
Spacemoth layers synth-pad drones and processed field recordings into a track that questions existence through sound design as much as lyrics.
Bandcamp Daily
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Nelson Comes To Visit
— I Was On Fire (But Now I'm Fine)
emo
The lead single from Nelson Comes To Visit's album We Emit A Visible Light That Vanishes When We Die.
Stereogum
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Angela Autumn
— Mountain Stream
folk
A preview from Angela Autumn's second album Believer, arriving this fall.
Stereogum
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Debt Rag
— Gold Stuff
Debt Rag's single brews beneath a haze of guitar distortion and deadpan speaking-voice vocals, treating commodities and worth with sardonic distance.
The Quietus
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Tove Styrke
— Sunflower
alt-pop
Gentle new single arrives as Styrke renames her fifth record after realizing the songs hit closer to home than intended.
Line of Best Fit
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Jorja Smith
— Alive
R&B
A collaboration with Wizkid from Jorja Smith's upcoming album What Are The Odds.
Stereogum
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Crud
— Demiurge Blues
sludge
Florida sludge band's first single from their second album Human Decency.
Decibel Magazine
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Mary in the Junkyard
— Mantra III
Mary in the Junkyard sets meditation-like vocal repetition against sparse, almost liturgical instrumentation, the third in what appears to be a related series.
Bandcamp Daily
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Margaret Glaspy
— That Rose
singer-songwriter
A new song from Margaret Glaspy's album I Am Both.
Stereogum
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Djrum
— I Wander (IV + V)
electronic
A section from Djrum's new EP I Wander, designed as one continuous piece of music.
Stereogum
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Ibeyi
— Olokun
Ibeyi's 'Olokun' pairs percussive layering and vocal harmonies rooted in Yoruba tradition with modern production touches, honoring oceanic mythology.
Pitchfork Best New Albums
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Westside Cowboy
— Pin Up Boys
rock
A second preview from the young Manchester rockers' debut LP It Goes On.
Stereogum
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Living Weapon
— The Leaving Process
metalcore
A track from the Boston metalcore band's full-length debut, featuring the intensity of frontman Jonathan Lhaubouet.
Stereogum
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Dééfait
— I Promise To Divide You
noise rock
French noise rockers reject meaning for oblique tension, creating a snapshot of hypnotic unease.
Line of Best Fit
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Helen Svoboda
— If
Helen Svoboda's single unfolds as sparse piano and voice, letting silence and restraint carry the emotional weight of a single conditional word.
The Quietus
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Captain Crocodile
— Fragmented Tool
slowcore electronic
Sheffield slowcore outfit returns to their alternative-electronica roots with slushy psychedelia.
Line of Best Fit
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Dying 4
— Strafe
art-rock
A track from the debut EP Perish Songs, blending art-damaged emo with UK garage and bassline.
Stereogum
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Bloc Party
— Love Bombs
post-punk
A dissonant, oddball serenade from Bloc Party's upcoming record Anatomy Of A Brief Romance.
Stereogum
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Iron Linings
— Error City
noise rock
First single from the noise rock trio's debut full-length Urban Abyss.
Decibel Magazine
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Peter Gabriel
— I Belong To The Sky
art-rock
A new song from Peter Gabriel's ongoing o/i project, whose releases align with lunar cycles.
Stereogum
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Wolf Alice
— Gospel Oak
alt-rock
A B-side from the UK alt-rockers' pop-leaning record The Clearing.
Stereogum
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Sweetbreads
— Ben
indie pop
New York singer-songwriter Melody Stolpp shares a campy single ahead of her debut album.
Line of Best Fit
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Homeboy Sandman & Jack Splash
— Twentyfourseven
hip-hop
The lead single from Homeboy Sandman and Jack Splash's collaborative album Resonance Frequency.
Stereogum
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Simona Castricum
— Rupture
post-punk
Lead single leans hard into post-punk drag aesthetics with analogue broadcast visuals.
Line of Best Fit
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Strict Face
— Ode to the Meatheads
braindance
Adelaide producer crafts a clubby instrumental about brainlessness after the office.
Line of Best Fit
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Slothrust
— Burn The Deck
rock
A new track from Slothrust, shared ahead of their Dystopian Theatre Tour.
Stereogum
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