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⭐ Carly Rae Jepsen
— On Wires
synth-pop
A track from the forthcoming double album Day And Night, blending organic instrumentation with hints of '70s-inspired psychedelic pop on the daytime side.
Consequence of Sound, Stereogum, The FADER
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⭐ The Rolling Stones
— Divine Intervention
rock
New single featuring The Cure's Robert Smith on vocals.
Brooklyn Vegan, Consequence of Sound, Stereogum
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⭐ Charli XCX
— Wink Wink
experimental pop
New single from the upcoming album Music, Fashion, Film, continuing Charli's recent experimental creative turns.
Consequence of Sound, Stereogum
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⭐ Smidley
— Capstone
emo
Lead single from Conor Murphy's new Smidley album Murphy Horse, featuring Lucy Dacus.
Brooklyn Vegan, Stereogum
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⭐ Sugar
— Keep Looping
alt-rock
Third single from the reunited '90s power trio, tackling phone addiction and AI thievery.
Brooklyn Vegan, Stereogum
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⭐ Phoebe Bridgers
— Lost Boys
indie rock
First single from her new LP 'Lost Weekend', produced with Tony Berg, Ethan Gruska, and Jack Antonoff.
Brooklyn Vegan, Consequence of Sound
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⭐ Blondshell
— Violins
indie pop
Title track from her third album where the artist aimed to create songs that hit hard.
Brooklyn Vegan, Stereogum
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Triage
— Mobilization
Mobilization pairs industrial percussion with sparse synth textures, building pressure through repetition and delay. Triage's approach emphasizes texture over melody, creating unsettling forward momentum.
Decibel Magazine
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There Were Wires
— All Paths Become The Road
There Were Wires constructs layered guitar drones that shift subtly across All Paths Become The Road, letting small harmonic changes accumulate into something hypnotic.
Decibel Magazine
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Svjetlost
— Above the Mountain
doom metal
One-man doom slayer offers a sludgy preview of his debut album The Forever Silent.
Decibel Magazine
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Girl And Girl
— It's Dead
indie rock
One of two new songs from Brisbane's Girl And Girl, whose catchy-scratchy sound thrives on anxious energy.
Stereogum
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Cel Ray
— Toxic
punk
From Chicago's absurdist punks, a follow-up to Price Of Gas off the forthcoming album Cel Rayzer.
Stereogum
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Sombr
— My Body Isn't Ready
pop rock
The meteoric pop rock artist continues his heartache-drenched sound.
Consequence of Sound
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Hew
— Lie In It
emo
A twinkly, soaring take on classic emo from Houston, punching straight to the heart.
Stereogum
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Sex Mask
— Raid
post-punk
Melbourne trio's title track from their new EP, accompanied by remixes from Violent Magic Orchestra and B-Mo.
Line of Best Fit
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Baby Queen
— Permanently Obsessed
pop
New single from her second album I Hope You Don't Remember Me.
Line of Best Fit
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Mork
— Under Vekten Av Verden
Under Vekten Av Verden finds Mork working with sparse acoustic guitar and field recordings, creating a claustrophobic folk piece weighted by its own density.
Invisible Oranges
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M. Geddes Gengras
— All the Light
M. Geddes Gengras stretches strings and synths into slow, resonant forms on All the Light, letting silence matter as much as sound.
The Quietus
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Downtown Boys
— No Me Jodas
dance punk
Opening track that shifts effortlessly from oozing sludge into bouncy dance punk while Victoria Marie shouts fighting words of violent resistance with enough abstraction to expand beyond real-life inspiration.
Pitchfork Best New Albums
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Empanadas Ilegales
— Elbis Cresli (La Cajita Feliz de)
psychedelic cumbia
Lead single from the Vancouver outfit's fourth album, blending cumbia and salsa influences.
Line of Best Fit
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Boy Harsher
— Jeans
synth-pop
The title track from Boy Harsher's album Jeans pairs crisp drum machines with breathy vocals and minimal synth, sketching intimacy within electronic restraint.
Gorilla vs. Bear
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Shark School
— Chondrichtyes
Chondrichtyes channels the biology of its name through textural guitar work and submerged rhythms, Shark School's production treating sound like sediment.
Bandcamp Daily
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Smirk
— Going Off To Die
indie rock
Fuzzy ripper from the forthcoming album Speculative Fiction about feeling like an animal headed toward death.
Stereogum
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Alison Cotton
— I Still Know You Are Calling My Name
Alison Cotton's voice carries longing across I Still Know You Are Calling My Name, set against fingerpicked guitar that feels both intimate and distant.
The Quietus
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Lauren Dillen
— Deepest Part of Love
ambient folk
Toronto songwriter's new single from her debut EP Blue Star.
Line of Best Fit
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Chanel Beads
— Silver Cup
experimental pop
Co-vocalist Maya McGrory commands with urgent declarations while Zachary Paul's violin shimmers with anachronistic quiver, making melodrama land with life-or-death seriousness.
Pitchfork Best New Albums
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1300
— Clear Out the Room
hip-hop
A confident, experimental track that makes you move instinctively with its infectious energy.
Earmilk
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Apogean
— Waste Where Life Begins
technical death metal
Canadian tech death outfit shares the title track from their second album.
Decibel Magazine
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Muse
— The Dark Forest
The Dark Forest darkens Muse's sound with minor-key synths and narrative tension, the track moving through sections rather than repeating its core idea.
The Quietus
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EsDeeKid
— RockWave
hip-hop
A single the Liverpool rapper debuted at Rolling Loud, showcasing his solo sound.
Stereogum
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Truent
— Vilemaker
death metal
Canadian death metalers deliver a crushing new single with a music video.
Decibel Magazine
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Django Django
— Cameos
art rock
J.G. Ballard-inspired single from their forthcoming sixth album, produced by Nick McCarthy of Franz Ferdinand.
Line of Best Fit
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Bodywash
— Come And Go
dream-pop
Jangly, pretty one-off from the Montreal duo, a return after their 2024 Wham! cover.
Stereogum
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Lau Ro
— Mito do Fim
Lau Ro weaves Portuguese lyrics into layered strings and subtle electronic detail on Mito do Fim, balancing folk instrumentation with studio arrangement.
Aquarium Drunkard
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Beth Orton
— The Ground Above
Beth Orton pairs fingerpicked guitar with nature sounds and her voice at its most direct on The Ground Above, letting arrangement breathe around each element.
Aquarium Drunkard
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Born At Midnite
— 12 Bells & A Baby Crying
Born At Midnite opens with metallic percussion and distant wails on 12 Bells & A Baby Crying, creating unease through scale and spacing rather than speed.
Bandcamp Daily
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deBasement
— CUT THE LINE
electro
Queer/trans LA duo's new single from their upcoming EP HARDBODY.
Line of Best Fit
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