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Recommended Album: Suitor – ‘Saw You Out with the Weeds’
On their sophomore LP, the Cleveland post-punks not only expand the body count in the room, but the capacity within their sound to coexist as a shimmering prism as well one that smears glitter across the dark.
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Secret World – “It Hurts”
On their latest single, the Sydney melodic hardcore band is just doing their best to better themselves, even if the world around them isn’t.
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Carla dal Forno – “Going Out”
What you thought was the end is promised to be just the beginning in the dreamy Australian songwriter’s first spell off her new album, ‘Confession’.
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Haywire – “Hang Up The Telephone”
You can’t help but cheer on the fast-rising Boston hardcore punk band, especially when they’re in late ’90s rom-com mode with their new music video.
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Fire-Toolz – “Balam =^..^= Says IPv09082024 Strawberry Head”
Like its title, the lead single from the Chicago experimental electronic producer’s new album, ‘Lavender Networks’, resolves the madness that has come to normalize itself on our senses, albeit as a banger.
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Greg Mendez – “I Wanna Feel Pretty”
The way the Philly songwriter sets the scene of a cold reality against the warmth in his wordsmith bristle is a pleasantry, even if it’s the last place you’d want to be.
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Avalon Emerson & The Charm – “Country Mouse”
Channeling panic attacks and love in the fast lane, Avalon Emerson & The Charm have got a grip on the guitar-pop form in this highlight off her new album, ‘Written Into Changes’.
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Snail Mail – “My Maker”
The view from above puts everything fleeting into perspective on the ‘Ricochet’ highlight.
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Friko – “Choo Choo”
There’s no stops on this track and they’re a long way from home, but the Chicago rockers are at least in good company in the whirlwind feeling on the second single off ‘Something Worth Waiting For’.
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Recommended Album: Various Artists – ‘RED XEROX: Chicago Youth Beat 2020 – 2025’
This comprehensive compilation of the modern Chicago underground rock scene documents how it may have begun with Horsegirl, Lifeguard, and Friko, but doesn’t sound like it’s going to end with them either.