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⭐ The Linda Lindas
— Burning Out
punk rock
The Los Angeles quartet's new single arrives with a Nathan Castiel-directed video.
Consequence of Sound, Line of Best Fit
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⭐ Olivia Rodrigo
— drop dead
chamber pop
A chamber-pop confection that suspends Rodrigo in ecstatic swooning as she describes her lover as an angel on the walls of Versailles. She finally gets what 'Just Like Heaven' is all about.
Consequence of Sound, Pitchfork Best New Albums
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Horse Lords
— Demand to Be Taken to Heaven Alive!
minimalist experimental
Takes serialism, just intonation, and American minimalism and makes it fun.
Bandcamp Daily
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Ruth Garbus
— I Think I'm Ready Now
Ruth Garbus announces readiness with sparse guitar and deadpan vocals, building from whisper to conviction across this June single.
Bandcamp Daily
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Hovvdy
— Blast
indie rock
The duo shifts perception with guitar-forward new material that moves away from their typically insular sound.
Stereogum
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Marci
— Butterfly Sticker
indie pop
Lead single from Marta Cikojevic's second solo album Mask Lady And Late Night Girl.
Stereogum
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Eartheater
— Crown Jewel
experimental electronic
A celestial single from Alexandra Drewchin's forthcoming album Heavenly Body: If I'm The Bottle You're The Message.
Stereogum
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Hyaenas
— Human Nature
Hyaenas strip back their sound on this June release, letting anxious melodies and questioning lyrics carry the weight.
Line of Best Fit
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King Potenaz
— Sumerian Nights
King Potenaz constructs a hypnotic nocturnal landscape with layered percussion and desert-tinged synths on this June single.
Decibel Magazine
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Overmono
— Even Angels Ghost
electronic dance
A thumping, hypnotic collaboration with Tennessee-based singer Kindora from the Welsh duo's forthcoming album.
Stereogum
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Protect
— Raf trench
Protect's Raf trench brings shadowy atmospherics and processed vocals into focus, a study in restraint released early June.
The FADER
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THAO
— Fossils
indie folk
Her first new single in six years and return to Kill Rock Stars after stepping away from Thao & The Get Down Stay Down.
Stereogum
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Actress
— Live By You
grime electronic
A collaboration with mysterious grime MC CASISDEAD that moves in a very different direction from the producer's recent nocturnal work.
Stereogum
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Total Meltdown
— The Spell
hardcore
Long Island hardcore crushers premiere a crushing new single with an animated video.
Decibel Magazine
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Horsegiirl
— That's My Beach!
indie rock
A summer track that captures the carefree energy of coastal escapism with sharp guitar work and infectious momentum.
The FADER
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YHWH Nailgun
— Ghost of Love
YHWH Nailgun pairs harsh electronic textures with haunting melodic fragments on this early June track about love's absence.
The Quietus
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Tooth
— Schoolyard
Tooth captures the echoing emptiness of a schoolyard after dark, using minimal instrumentation and disembodied voices.
Line of Best Fit
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proun
— Wall
indie rock
Another fantastic tune from the Austin band's forthcoming album Maybe Luck.
Stereogum
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Interpol
— This Mirror Weighs a Ton
Interpol's This Mirror Weighs a Ton returns to their post-punk vocabulary with sharper edges and heavier introspection.
The FADER
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Snag
— Unarrest Me
screamo
Album opener from the Milwaukee band's debut for Deathwish, full of jagged passion.
Stereogum
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Hank Heaven
— Thread
indie folk
An endearing new tune from the NYC singer-songwriter.
Stereogum
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Bedouine
— On My Own
Bedouine's On My Own strips down to fingerpicking guitar and her clear, sustained vocals, released in early June.
Aquarium Drunkard
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BTS
— Come Over
K-pop
A song that had been vinyl-exclusive is now available on streaming platforms for BTS Festa 2026.
Consequence of Sound
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Havsmörker
— Nordanväderslyckan
ambient electronic
Nordic coastline atmosphere captured in a track named after an old Scandinavian word, part of the Ilväder EP on Refraction Records.
Inverted Audio
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Sister Gemini
— Silver Ladder
indie rock
A track from the Los Angeles indie band's debut album Screaming Crying Laughing Sighing.
Stereogum
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Make
— The End of the Night
Make constructs The End of the Night from ambient drones and soft electronic pulses, suggesting closure without statement.
Decibel Magazine
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Grumpy
— Twenty Five
indie pop
A magnificent new tune from the NYC indie project helmed by Heaven Schmitt.
Stereogum
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Bark Culture
— Palace
Bark Culture's Palace unfolds across spacious arrangements and echoing instrumental passages, a June single built for headphone listening.
Aquarium Drunkard
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sim0ne
— in ya mind
breakbeat rave
A breakbeat rave single that leans into 90s UK rave sensibilities.
Line of Best Fit
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Morgan Noise
— Silly Me
indie rock
Second single from Morgan Wallace's debut LP Something Built, Something Remembered.
Stereogum
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Baauer
— Do U Wanna Get Down
Baauer's Do U Wanna Get Down swaps his usual production weight for something funkier and more playful.
Pitchfork Best New Albums
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Diles Que No Me Maten
— Las noches que dormimos en sillas
Diles Que No Me Maten's Las noches que dormimos en sillas pairs intimate vocals with sparse folk arrangements, documenting displacement.
Bandcamp Daily
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Alexis Taylor & Mike Simonetti
— I See A Darkness
indie folk
A cover of the Bonnie 'Prince' Billy indie-folk classic from the Hot Chip member and Italians Do It Better co-founder.
Stereogum
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