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⭐ NØ MAN
— They Have Names
hardcore screamo
A fast, furious rager delivered with overwhelming passion, featuring lyrics about denial and loss over thunderous instrumentation.
Brooklyn Vegan, Stereogum
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⭐ Tyla
— IS IT LOVE
Tyla's latest single wraps Amapiano production around questions of genuine connection, letting the groove do most of the emotional work.
Pitchfork Best New Albums, The Quietus
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Julia Holter
— My Lost One
dream pop
Minimal and dreamy with Chris Speed's ambiguous saxophone and Holter's breathy, incantatory whispers that build into witchy territory.
Stereogum
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Curbside Lambsear
— No Ordinary Word
indie rock
An entrancing, promising track from the debut EP Put Rings On All My Fingers To Weigh Down My Hands.
Stereogum
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God Mother
— Dopamine Wire
metal
New track from God Mother ahead of their September album Köttvärld.
Decibel Magazine
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Prodigal
— The Door
nu-hardcore
The Stroud-based band deliver a new single following their signing to Deep Love Recordings.
Line of Best Fit
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Rachel Chinouriri
— One song away from crying
indie pop
Lead single from her second album I think I spoke too soon, announced last night.
Stereogum
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Yammer Jaw
— Cuckin' 'Round
noise
Nashville noise mongers Yammer Jaw premiere their debut track with chaotic, abrasive sonics.
Decibel Magazine
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venbee
— stars (john's local)
indie pop
The Kent songwriter explores a fictional mate's local pub that mutates into the world's biggest rave.
Line of Best Fit
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Squanderers
— Theme For The Casino At 5 A.M.
improvisational
Sparse, searching improvisational guitar-bass music from David Grubbs, Kramer, and Wendy Eisenberg.
Stereogum
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Curió Curió
— Tô Chegando
Curió Curió channels Brazilian funk and percussion into a arrival anthem, propulsive and celebratory.
Bandcamp Daily
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Mallory Hawk
— Superhighway
new wave
A spirited bouncy new wave track with nods to Eastern European darkwave, from her debut album Chinook.
Line of Best Fit
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Do Nothing
— Act Natural
post-punk
Weird and squirmy electronic-leaning post-punk that departures from 2023's Snake Sideways, paired with a ridiculous video.
Stereogum
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leo
— Cicada Burnt
dubstep
An abstract, dubby journey through the modern club landscape.
Bandcamp Daily
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V.V. Lightbody
— Practice Smiling
indie folk
An exquisite second single from her upcoming album Period Piece, her first as lead producer.
Stereogum
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Charli xcx
— Magic Metal Montana
experimental pop
A heartfelt ode to collaborator A.G. Cook that sits at the emotional core of the larger 'Music, Fashion, Film' project.
The FADER
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Angela Autumn
— Heavy Tobacco
roots rock
Her voice scrapes raw against off-kilter arrangements, delivering a stripped-down take on roots rock.
Stereogum
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Kojo Kay
— MORETHINK
hip-hop rap
An introspective blend of hip-hop, rap, alt pop, and electro pop that confronts the weight of overthinking with emotional clarity and honesty.
Earmilk
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Agazero
— Of Sonic Agnosia
Agazero's Of Sonic Agnosia approaches sound as material to distort and fragment, creating passages where texture matters more than melody.
Pitchfork Best New Albums
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Sir Richard Bishop
— Lick Skillet
folk mysticism
Richard Bishop wrestles with his acoustic guitar to conjure a style soaked in mysticism and moonshine.
Bandcamp Daily
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The Crying Nudes
— one
indie rock
From The Crying Nudes' album DJ, 'one' strips back to sparse instrumentation and vocal restraint, letting silence carry weight.
Gorilla vs. Bear
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Jam City
— My World
electronic
Title track from the UK producer's upcoming album, using the same name as a Guns N' Roses deep cut.
Stereogum
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16 Underground
— Angel (On The Run)
trip-hop
A revived '90s trip-hop sound that echoes the Sneaker Pimps era, released as the third advance from their forthcoming Without A Trace EP.
Stereogum
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Arca
— No End
Arca's No End pairs glitchy digital processing with organic vocal gestures, unsettled and searching.
The Quietus
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HMLTD
— Blitzkrieg
experimental rock
The London collective pivot into a new era called GÖTHERDÄMMERUNG with their first material since 2023.
Line of Best Fit
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Ariana Grande
— kiss me
Ariana Grande's kiss me softens her vocal delivery over minimalist production, trading her usual precision for something more intimate.
Pitchfork Best New Albums
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Loe Shimmy
— Aruba
pop
A delicate highlight from Pretty Girlz Run The World that captures a summery, easygoing vibe.
The FADER
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flowerovlove
— KISS KISS KISS
pop
A self-directed single centered on a single-take kissing scene, arriving ahead of her debut album MINI SKIRT WARRIOR.
Line of Best Fit
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Lora Mouna
— The Difference
dreamy rock
Deftones-influenced shoegaze that avoids boilerplate production, stamped with Lora Mouna's own personality.
Stereogum
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Grey Shores
— The Withering Tree
ambient black metal
Swedish ambient black metal exploring the space between dark and light on this debut track.
Decibel Magazine
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