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Logic1000
— The Only One
dance
Logic1000 teams up with Christine and the Queens for the title track of their September album, layering intricate rhythmic patterns with glittering synth work.
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Mastodon
— Barbarians Blood
Mastodon's August single pairs their signature progressive metal density with lyrics that cut through the instrumental chaos.
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Lecherous Nocturne
— Metempsychosis
blackened death metal
South Carolina veterans return with their first new music since 2018, channeling blackened death metal fury.
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Sin Clair
— Affirmations #2
experimental club
Heady, deconstructed club music from Glasgow's Amelia Kidd introducing her solo project.
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Rubber Band Gun
— Sic 'Em
Rubber Band Gun's September release channels raw energy through abrasive guitar work and urgent vocal delivery.
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Cosign
— Too Far For What
electronic
Belfast producer Martha Greer abandons folk conventions for strange, electronic territory under the Cosign moniker.
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Ryan Hemsworth
— I Missed You More
electronic
Ryan Hemsworth's album opener sets a contemplative tone with atmospheric production and restrained instrumentation.
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Living Hour
— Magnet
Living Hour's September track builds tension through hypnotic repetition and textured ambient layers.
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RAP
— Butterfly
experimental
A surreal and sublime track from the perplexing duo RAP.
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Marci
— Stars Are Fake
Marci's late August release pairs nocturnal electronic production with deadpan vocal delivery.
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Cyst
— Knackered
Cyst's September track delivers harsh noise textures and distorted vocals with relentless momentum.
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Gabriella Cilmi
— Pieces
pop
Latest preview from her first full-length album in thirteen years.
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Emma Ruth Rundle
— God's Picture
dark ambient
Opens with a lyric about God holding a picture of the world burning down to white ash. Heavy, bleak mood music exploring apocalyptic fantasy.
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DIIV
— Kid
fuzz rock
DIIV opens their September album 'Kid' with shimmering shoegaze textures and melodic restraint.
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Blind Yeo
— Today / Tomorrow
Blind Yeo's August single spans two contrasting movements: drone-based meditation and rhythmic urgency.
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Thief
— Moon and Kill
experimental metal
A hard-to-market single from Dylan Neal's solo project.
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Arab Strap
— I Get Noise
Arab Strap's September track pairs lo-fi production with intimate vocal storytelling and subtle electronic arrangements.
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The Linda Lindas
— Gotta Get Out
The Linda Lindas' August single explodes with punk urgency, propelled by tight drums and defiant hooks.
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Crying Laughing
— Geese Six
jazz post-rock
Album closer balancing rumbling bass, pounding rhythm, celestial keyboards, and honking sax over experimental instrumentation.
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Miley Cyrus
— Bass Persuades
pop
Miley Cyrus opens her September album with funk-inflected grooves and breathy vocal phrasing over interpolated samples.
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Veilcaste
— Embedded
Veilcaste's September release wraps murky ambient textures and distorted synths in an unsettling, layered production.
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Armlock
— Half Time
indie rock
Armlock's September album opens with rhythmic precision and underlying melodic hooks buried beneath minimalist percussion.
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Korrupt
— Waiting for the Sun
black metal hardcore
Norwegian black metal-informed hardcore with a defiant take on waiting.
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Nails
— Dollar Bin Generation
hardcore
Nails kicks off their September album 'Fear Based Life' with crushing industrial metal and guttural vocal presence.
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Brutalismus 3000
— Drop Your Spirit
industrial electronic
Brutalismus 3000's September album opener merges spoken word passages with ambient soundscape building into dense electronic walls.
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Chat Pile
— Creature
Chat Pile's September single combines abrasive guitar textures and tortured vocal delivery into a three-minute assault.
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Grumpy
— The Whale
indie rock
Alex G-esque earworm featuring D.A. Crimson.
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