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RIYL: Slowdive, Cigarettes After Sex, Beach House Chicago shoegaze band flowersatherfeet has done it again. I’ve been listening to their new single, “Name,” on repeat since it was released and sending it to everyone I know. I don’t know what they put into everything they release, but it must be addicting. Beware when you listen, because you won’t be able to stop. “NAME” is a beautiful depiction of relying on someone else for emotional support and stability, only for that p

Holly Humberstone released her sophomore album, Cruel World, speaking powerfully to the experiences a young woman faces while coming of age.

RIYL: Slowdive, Cigarettes After Sex, Beach House

The James Clark Institute drops their newest single, Reluctantly In Love.

One Outta Ten released their new album and just in time for valentines day!

MARIS releases new single "Body Is On Fire" and fans can't stop listening!

Hailing from Nickelodeon, Nat and Alex Wolff got an early taste of stardom. The brothers produced hits such as “Crazy Car” and “If That’s Not Love” on their show The Naked Brothers Band , but they didn’t stop there. Nat and Alex have continued releasing music alongside their prolific acting careers ever since and their latest album is the best yet. Album Artwork from "Nat & Alex Wolff" I always get so excited when a band releases a self-titled album, because you know it’s go

Check out Distant Stars (Withstand), One Outta Ten's incredible new single.

Piper Toohey, a self produced artist, released their newest EP on November 24th, 2025. Let's talk about it, because it's the perfect soundtrack to your slow and cozy afternoons in the peak of winter. The EP, everybody loved me and then i died, follows the themes of simple living and what that means to Toohey, that being self discovery, letting inner peace lead the way, or even something as easy as watching animals on a walk around a pond. The title song recounts the things

Cover art for Giant! If you’re a fan of Two Door Cinema Club, Del Water Gap, Hippo Campus, Wallows, or honestly any indie rock at all, this is your sign to jump on the Noah Sties wagon. Right now. Immediately. Noah Sties, an independent artist from Indiana, is making waves in the indie scene. His music blends pop, rock, and punk in a way that feels so refreshing, like someone finally remembered indie rock can be fun and emotionally vulnerable at the same time. His new EP,

We're back with this week's The Drop ™ showing you all of the best new music that released within the past 7 days! Flip The Record - Greyson Chance First on my radar is Greyson Chance. Greyson has been featured in my drop almost every week of September and for good reason! His newest single, Flip the Record , is one of my favorites that dropped this week. If you've followed Greyson for a while, you're aware of his struggle in the industry, being dropped by management several

We're back this week with a new version of the Drop, featuring the best new songs from this new music Friday! Waiting Outside the Lines '25 - Greyson Chance First up on the list, we have another single by Greyson Chance. I'm really loving this week over week drop he's been doing (and is suspected to continue throughout the month of September). This week we have another rerecord of a song from his debut album, this time, the title track. "There's a whole world around us, jus

Welcome back to The Barricade Collective for another week of The Drop! We're here to bring you a playlist of our favorite songs that dropped this week, as well as highlighting a few songs or artists that really stood out to us this week. - - - - - Summertrain '25 - Greyson Chance Greyson Chance holds a special place in my heart and I'm incredibly excited to share his music on the collective today. Chance brings us a blast into the past with a rerecord of his song, Summertrai

It's no secret to AJR fans that the band speaks their mind unapologetically in their music (see: "If you're fucking racist, then don't come to my show" from Three O'Clock Things , OK Orchestra ). But with their new five-song EP, What No One’s Thinking , the brothers go even further, delivering less of a casual listen and more of a lyrical punch to the heart. -- The Plane That Never Lands The opening track for this EP offers a nostalgic melody to listeners alongside themes o

Coming to you live from the Drop with all of the best new songs this week! We've added them to a playlist for your listening pleasure. We have a few songs we want to highlight. These are some highly anticipated songs that we think stand out from the rest, as well as from some smaller artists that deserve lots of love! The Big Goodbye - AJR If you know me, you know that AJR is one of my all time top favorite bands. They find the most expressive and real ways to say the thin

Welcome back to another week of The Drop! We're excited to share all of the music we've been waiting to drop this Friday. Unlike last week's version of this segment, we're only rating albums based on how excited we are for each album based on all of the promotion the artists have done. We want to be able to give each album its fair listen after it releases to do an album review over the weekends. Without further ado, here are the albums we're most excited for this week! Porta

Meet The Drop! Our new weekly segment displaying our favorite album drops for the week. With the volume of new music that drops weekly, it can be difficult to keep up. Keep your playlists up to date with the hottest new drops! Did we miss your favorite album release? Comment below and let us know! Top New Albums I Barely Know Her - Sombr Dumb - Emma Louise & Flume Garden State - Jeremy Zucker A Matter of Time - Laufey The Clearing - Wolf Alice Honorable Singles: Everybod