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Piper Connolly’s beautiful life is a bright, hook-heavy pop-rock anthem that captures the rush of youth with an appealing sense of freedom and abandon. The …

Toronto rock band Soft Drive make an energetic debut with Been a Long Time, a fiery indie-rock track that balances muscular guitars with unexpected bossa …

Casshan’s Bionic / Who’s Gonna Love Ya? delivers a powerful collision of cyber-soul, Afrofuturist boom-bap and alternative hip-hop. Built around a forceful vocal performance, raw …

Heavy in Pocket’s Itchy Boo is a raw, cassette-born piece of alternative songwriting with a distinctly handmade character. Built around the uneasy realization that our …

Safety Blanket’s Footprints is a high-energy indie rock track that hits with a sharp punk edge and a solid alternative rock backbone. Loud, fast and …

Franco-Venezuelan producer and composer Amílcar presents Dança Das Estrelas, an instrumental piece that brings together nu-jazz, jazztronica and world-music influences with a warm, atmospheric character. …

Irish psychedelic pop band Flywheel bring a hazy, atmospheric quality to CryBaby, blending their shoegaze roots with a darker, more expansive alternative sound. The track …

Appalachian singer-songwriter Jim Vest, the creative force behind contraceptives., turns differentlight. into a dark and introspective meditation on mortality and the complicated nature of love. …

At just 13 years old, Iris Danbury shows remarkable maturity on Clown, her third single and a clear step into a more introspective indie-pop direction. …

Lewis Taylor’s In My House is a groove-driven house cut built squarely for the dancefloor. The track combines classic club euphoria with contemporary UK garage …