Las Vegas–based rapper, singer, and producer Deepwise returns with “Slow Down,” an upcoming single that neatly captures his genre-fluid identity while doubling down on conscious, feel-good intent. Blending golden-era hip-hop sensibilities with futuristic, video game–inspired synth palettes, Deepwise continues to carve out a nostalgic and forward-facing lane. With roots in…

Los Angeles-based electro-industrial artist Staytus returns with “The God, The Artist, & The Creator,” a darkly provocative single that prays reverently to a very carnal god, while confessing sins in the same breath. Released December 12, 2025, the track continues her reputation for cinematic intensity, pushing deeper into the uneasy…

Riffindots return with “Everytime,” a feral, joy-soaked EP that feels less like a polite listen and more like being strapped into a rusted carnival ride that’s already in motion. Split between Boston and the Basque Country in France, the project is the work of Britta Pejic, musician, songwriter, artist, and…

Blakk Dogg leans fully into shadow and groove on “Coffin Pop,” a standout cut from his album Graveyard Lofi Vol. 1, and it’s easily one of the most immediately gripping moments in his growing “graveyard lofi” universe. Born from a friendly sample-based challenge between Blakk Dogg and two close friends,…

Released on November 30, 2025, via G80Records, “Pixel Throne” sees giovimo80 firing on all cylinders, blending throwback 90s Eurodance rush with contemporary R&B warmth and socially conscious rap. It’s a high-energy single with something on its mind, tackling digital addiction and online illusion without killing the party vibe. Right out…

Pittsburgh-based pop-rock collective Erro return with Shadowland, a confident sophomore album that builds on the tactile warmth and emotional honesty that made their debut, Strawberry Moon, such a quiet standout. After earning praise for its organic feel and dreamy melodies, Erro double down here, sharpening their songwriting while keeping things…

Montreal artist Chris Quesnel steps into a new era with “Dance in the Bar,” an original single released November 7, 2025, born from real-life serendipity and shaped by a team that knows how to bottle nostalgia without sounding dated. Co-produced with Fushi Agato and mixed by Jean-François Vézina, the song…

Karen Salicath Jamali’s newest offering, Wings of Gabriel, arrives November 21, 2025, as another luminous chapter in her angelic catalogue, with a dream-born, spiritually attuned piano album guided, as she describes it, by the presence of Archangel Gabriel. Composed entirely through visions received in sleep and recorded in the early…

Still Ruins’ Our Penance arrives as a shimmering slice of modern sophistipop that reaches back toward the elegance of Tears for Fears and Prefab Sprout while confidently sketching its own contemporary emotional terrain. The band leans into lush guitars, breathy aching vocals, and atmospheric synth textures, crafting a sound that…

Brisbane’s Massy, freshly 18 and fresh out of high school, arrives with a debut album that feels anything but beginner. Jet 5, his 14-track introduction to the wider rap world, builds on the SoundCloud buzz he’s been nurturing since 2023 and stamps him as one of the sharpest young voices…

LUISA’s new EP RISE arrives as a compact but richly layered three-track journey through geography, memory, protest, and rebirth. Released on December 5th, the project pulls together influences from Georgia, Belarus, and Ukraine, as emotional landscapes shaped by history and personal experience. Each track is a place and a moment…

The Idiot Kids return with Instants, a blistering indie-punk document of urgency, anxiety, and self-reckoning shaped entirely by frontperson Jon-Mikal, who performs every instrument for the first time in the band’s history. With rehearsal time shrinking and life stretching everyone thin, the project naturally evolved into a solo-recording endeavor, while…

Amurrayz returns with “This Time of Year,” a reflective holiday release that steps far beyond the glitter and glow we usually associate with the season. Built around the emotional contradictions of Christmas and New Year, as joy braided with ache, celebration shadowed by memory, the song pulls together everything we…

Toronto duo June The Destroyer return with “Find Me In The Morning,” the fourth single leading into their debut album Hurry! arriving in early 2026, hits uncomfortably close to home in our screen-soaked era. Written in lockdown and reshaped in the world that came after, the song captures the daily…

Latchkey’s Where We Come From feels like someone dusted off the warm glow of 70s AM radio, stirred in country-soul harmonies, and ran it all through a punk-tinted filter until it snapped with attitude and tenderness at the same time. The Northern California five-piece — led by Jen Martell’s smoky…

Head Bitch Music returns with a louder, prouder, and far-more-sparkly sequel: Sleigh the Holidays, Volume II, released November 4th, 2025. Following the success of last year’s inaugural compilation, this edition doubles down on what made the first so special, with a lineup of women, non-binary, and queer artists who reshape…

With “Alicante”, SHASAU transforms a pixelated micro-film into a dreamy emotional voyage. Released via OMNINORM Records, the single continues the namesake EP’s theme of nostalgia and delicate surrealism, turning a retro-game aesthetic into a touching, emotional cinematic piece. The track opens in a haze as ambient textures slowly materialize while…

Canberra’s own Ben Rankin marks a major milestone with “Save Your Tears,” the lead single from his forthcoming fifth studio album In Memoriam (arriving February 27, 2026). Dropping December 5th, the track introduces audiences to a heavier, sharper edge of Rankin’s evolving sound, powered by DIY independence and a determination…

Winston Man steps into deeply personal territory with “Isolation,” a song born from some of the darkest corners of his lived experience. Written and produced entirely by himself, no AI, no samples, this track confesses with a bare-handed attempt to turn a moment of emotional collapse into something listeners can…

New Laconia is back louder, heavier, and more cinematic than ever, with “Captain Daredevil,” the newest chapter in their sprawling sci-fi saga that has become one of the most creatively ambitious music storylines in today’s metal underground. Following the jazz-fusion world-building of New Laconia, this single slams the narrative into…

Jamie Alimorad, the award-winning vocalist behind hits like Brighter Days and Fade Into You, kicks off the holiday season with a riotous twist on Christmas cheer in his brand-new single “Santa Sucks.” Released November 7th, this track marks his first-ever holiday song, and instead of mistletoe dreams or cozy fireplace…

Los Angeles singer-songwriter VANNGO keeps the momentum sky-high in 2025 with his eighth single of the year, “Avenue of Shattered Dreams,” a folk-rock confessional that walks straight into the bruised corners of life. Known for narrativizing vulnerability without sugar-coating it, he once again leans into grit over gloss, telling the…

The New Citizen Kane’s Psychedelika Pt. 1 is the opening of a whole universe. Part one of a two-part project arriving first via his own Citizen Records before streaming, it folds music, visual art, mindfulness, games, and a companion app into a direct-to-fan ecosystem. Across 17 tracks he maps love,…

San Diego’s rising alt-pop torchbearer Matthew Phillips steps confidently into the spotlight with his latest full-length album Till It’s Over, released August 9, 2025. Following viral success — including 500K+ views on the House of Blues-shot music video for the title track and a Best Pop Artist win at the…