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โญ The Avalanches
โ Together
electronic
Featuring Nikki Nair, Jessy Lanza, and Prentiss, this track arrives as part of the Australian duo's long-awaited followup to 2020's We Will Always Love You.
Consequence of Sound, Stereogum
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โญ Loraine James
โ A Long Distance Call
Loraine James layers granular synthesis and pitched percussion into a piece that feels both weightless and anchored, her May release suspended between abstraction and melody.
Bandcamp Daily, The Quietus
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The Field
โ In Our Dreams
The Field's ambient techno unfolds with patient arpeggios and subdued pads, creating the kind of hypnotic space where time softens and dissolves.
Inverted Audio
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Kevin Morby
โ Badlands
Kevin Morby's Badlands rides a lean, country-rock arrangement across sparse storytelling, released mid-May as a portrait of American desolation.
Aquarium Drunkard
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GREYLINE
โ Outside
nu-metal
A new single from the German alternative and nu-metal band marking their signing to Epictronic.
Line of Best Fit
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LEMFRECK
โ Post Luck Clarity
alternative R&B
A single from the Newport artist announcing his forthcoming mixtape Cyrogenics.
Line of Best Fit
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Kenny Mason
โ BULLKILLER
Kenny Mason's trap banger BULLKILLER hits with metallic hi-hats and a bassline that tracks like a heavy pendulum, released early May.
The FADER
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Parent Teacher
โ Narcissists
indie
Richard Spitzer's NYC project shares a new track from the upcoming album Tricks For Meds.
Stereogum
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Black Milk
โ THE FAZES
Black Milk's THE FAZES binds sample-heavy production to boom-bap drums, each layer adding weight to an instrumental that breathes deliberately.
Bandcamp Daily
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Dumama
โ Layer After Layer
Dumama's May track builds from minimal sine tones into something almost meditative, each layer adding texture without clutter.
Bandcamp Daily
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A Plague of Lighthouse Keepers
โ The Massacre of Flour
A Plague of Lighthouse Keepers' prog-metal sprawl unfolds with operatic vocals and riffing that doubles back on itself, a May release that refuses to resolve.
Invisible Oranges
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proun
โ Coloring Pages
emo-folk
Austin indie rock band's collaborative track from debut album Maybe Luck leans into a sweeping emo-folk sound.
Stereogum
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aza
โ The Black Groove
electronic
First release on Queer Future Club, a new label platform for queer artists.
Inverted Audio
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Marsy
โ Magic
Marsy's Magic carries a fractured, hyperpop sensibility with vocal chops that stutter across minimal synth beds, released mid-May.
Line of Best Fit
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Fimbul Winter
โ Crowned In Ash
metal
Features ex-Amon Amarth members delivering their latest release.
Decibel Magazine
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Gloorp
โ Jeggings
experimental electronic
Lead single from the third album Gloorp Life, described as somehow jagged and inventive.
Stereogum
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Alex Cameron
โ Red Hook Rain
indie rock
From the upcoming album 'Late to Set', arriving July 24.
Brooklyn Vegan
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Julieta Venegas
โ Tiempos Dorados
Julieta Venegas' Tiempos Dorados merges Latin percussion with synth-pop production on this May 14 release, her voice landing with warmth and restraint.
NPR Music
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Festering Hag
โ Invocation Under the Blood Worm Moon
Festering Hag's black metal invocation arrives drenched in lo-fi murk and tremolo guitars that blur into white noise, released May 15.
Decibel Magazine
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Soft Curse
โ Ghost Prism
gloom metal
Straddles stoner doom, prog, classic metal, and melodic emo in one dark package.
Brooklyn Vegan
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Hovvdy
โ Try Try Try
indie folk
New single from their upcoming LP 'Big World'.
Brooklyn Vegan
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Sam Hoyek
โ init
Sam Hoyek's init opens with glitchy clicks and digital breathing, May's entry into abstract, almost rhythmless electronic territories.
The Quietus
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The Strokes
โ Falling Out of Love
indie rock
Second single from their seventh album 'Reality Awaits', out June 26.
Brooklyn Vegan
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Sergeant
โ Shopping for an Avant-Garde Identity in the Bazaar of Life
Sergeant's track titles sprawl as long as its composition does: off-kilter art rock that veers between manic drums and sparse guitar.
The Quietus
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Gracie Abrams
โ Hit The Wall
folk-pop
From the new album Daughter From Hell, continuing Abrams' collaborative work in the vein of her Aaron Dessner-produced 2024 record.
Stereogum
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Gozu
โ Corinthian Leatherface
Gozu's Corinthian Leatherface drones and throbs with funeral doom patience, each note held until the room itself seems to vibrate.
Decibel Magazine
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Darkthrone
โ They Found One Of My Graves
Darkthrone's May single pairs their raw black metal rawness with a title that reads like grim autobiography, no production softening the edges.
The Quietus
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Rostam
โ Like a Spark
Rostam's Like a Spark builds from fingerpicked guitar into a track that feels both intimate and engineered, released mid-May with restraint.
Pitchfork Best New Albums
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Speedy J
โ Arp ฮmp Chasm
Speedy J's acid techno experiment warbles and pitches through modulated synth sequences that keep folding in on themselves.
The Quietus
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Eartheater
โ Paradise Rains
experimental electronic
From 'Heavenly Body: If I'm The Bottle You're The Message', produced by Dave Sitek and inspired by the birth of her daughter.
Brooklyn Vegan
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Madball
โ Rebel Kids
hardcore
New York hardcore act unleash a single from their upcoming 10th studio LP.
Consequence of Sound
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Sideshow
โ Experimental Rap (Black Cross+)
experimental rap
Sideshow takes aim at JPEGMAFIA with sharp wordplay and confrontational lyrics.
The FADER
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Split Chain
โ Scatterbrain
shoegaze
From Bristol's heavy shoegaze outfit, bringing vigor and excitement with a sound reminiscent of the Deftones.
Stereogum
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Salem
โ Lucy Fur
Salem's Lucy Fur pairs high-register vocals with dark, lo-fi R&B production, the May release feeling both claustrophobic and seductive.
Stereogum
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The Pines Of Rome
โ Kali's Tongue
indie rock
Reunited Providence trio returns with a new album When You Are As Full As The Moon after breaking up in the early 2000s.
Stereogum
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Soltera & Sonido Sex
โ Forget What You Know
Soltera and Sonido Sex blur Spanish-language dancehall with electronic production that feels lived-in and warm, a mid-May collaboration rooted in Caribbean rhythms.
Bandcamp Daily
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Trim
โ Coconut Water
grime
A standout track from the collection of songs The FADER is currently loving.
The FADER
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Underworld
โ Arp12
techno-trance
A collaboration with Dutch artist KI/KI, released alongside a livestream from EDC Las Vegas.
Line of Best Fit
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Chloe Slater
โ UGLY
pop
A track tackling consumer culture, out now on Stolen Juice.
Line of Best Fit
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Gorepig
โ Guillotine Gate
deathcore
Arkansas deathcore deviants bringing all the squeals.
Decibel Magazine
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Telehealth
โ Yassify Me
post-punk
Seattle post-punks deliver B-52s-style party new wave with neon punk-funk grooves and topical lyrics about modern culture, influenced by Devo.
Stereogum
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