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We love the new single My Friends from the band Heatwavers. It’s an uplifting, anthemic track reminiscent of artists like Rex Orange County and Clairo. The bright guitar mixed with unique drumming and synth sounds signify some bedroom pop influences, along with an versatility and knack for innovation.  A neon, fresh song for your ears, Read more

Sun Scene has dropped an adapted cover of The Beach Boys classic In My Room, and it’s an updated version you absoletely need to hear. In contrast of the original dreamy chill classic, this upbeat adaptation is held up by its incredible instrumental. It features an electronic landscape of sounds mixed with a catchy drum Read more

We love what we’re hearing in “See More,” the second single off of Kiss the Tiger’s upcoming new album Infinite Love. This performative alt-rock banger has it all: punchy drums, a deep thudding bass, fuzzy guitars, limber piano runs, and a powerful vocal arrangement. That’s not even to mention the elegant sax interlude. We definitely Read more

“Mr. Babylon” by L’ESPIRAL is the intuitive, new, alt-pop single we can’t stop listening to. Music is often praised for its tightness. Less often is a song praised for its ability to embrace looseness and imperfection. We praise “Mr. Babylon” for the latter. It is a song made up of jubilant instrumental tracks that travel Read more

“getting bad again,” is the cozy new indie-pop single from Sydney-based singer-songwriter St. South. Lyrically, the song walks a line between assurance and anxiety. It’s affirming in one moment and critical in the next, and these neurotic shifts make us feel as if the music serves as a form of tonic for the speaker. The Read more

Naarm-based alt-R&B artist Molly Jane creates from a place of awareness and attention. Her newest single, “Cough,” captures a single, fleeting moment and stretches it into something both beautiful and meaningful. Lyrically, the song is rather spare. Musically, the opposite. “Cough” is a guitar maximalist’s dream with its collection of licks, arpeggios, and fuzzy chords. Read more