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Photo by Milan Zrnic Indie pop legends Imperial Teen continue to celebrate their thirtieth year with new music. Their latest single, "All Over You," is a fun song that stops short of being twee by grooving just a little too hard. It's a fun song with a sense of humor, which is what Imperial Teen have always done best. The song sounds like 1996, but an updated version of music released that year. That was the year that grunge had faded further into the background, and the airwaves had been taken over by alternative rock even more infused with pop... although we never would have admitted that back than. "All Over You" is filled with fantastic nostalgic sounds that push themselves forward into 2026. Roddy Bottom says of his band's latest single: “In 'All Over You' we used a glass jar and other items lying around the studio for percussion. We also use some vocal techniques like breaths for percussion. We got to use some cool Moogs and vintage keyboards f...

Photo by Sabra Binder Khatumu is a first generation American, Sierra-Leonean-German artist, and she just released a new single. "Clothes On" is a mix of folk and pop music that lives in both the mainstream and the world of music snobs. It's the kind of song that is undeniably great. It kind of sounds like if the members of boygenius went a little more country, but stopping just short of being actual country. "Clothes On" is an intensely intimate song, and as slick as the production is, it still has the feel of a confessional bedroom DIY song. Khatumu is the kind of artist that could end up being huge, and you're going to want to hop on her bandwagon as early as possible. Khatumu says of her latest single: "I wrote 'Clothes On' with my then-boyfriend right after our first explosive fight in his car. As luck would have it, he was also one of my producers at the time, and we had a session scheduled immediately after — no time to cool off, no real c...

Willi Carlisle has become one of our favorite Americana artists, and his latest single will show everyone why. "Marlboro Vinyasa" is a modern country/folk song, with plenty of twang and electric guitars. Plus, as any great Carlisle song, it has a great sense of humor to it. If anything, this might be the most rockin' he's ever sounded, and the track sounds like a cross between The Band and Drive-By Truckers. (If that doesn't make you want to press play on the track...) "Marlboro Vinyasa" is also overflowing with soul throughout, but Carlisle really lets it fly towards the end of the song. As always, here's another killer track from Willi Carlisle. Willi Carlisle says of his latest single: “There’s a great bar in the Quad Cities called the Raccoon Motel. After a few gigs there, I got to talking to somebody who hosts yoga, and said they do their breathing exercises on the sticky floor and do sun salutations facing the Marlboro advertisements. I couldn’...

Photo by Jaxon Whittington The latest band to perfectly merge alternative rock and pop are Sour Widows, the duo of Maia Sinaiko and Susanna Thomson. The Bay Area band have released a new single, "Lucky Star." The song is a monster, leaning more heavily into rock than pop, but with just enough harmony in it to stay at least a little pop. The song has a darkness and foreboding, with guitar chords that will keep you coming back for more. If you're discovering them now like we are, "Lucky Star" is a fantastic introduction. It's strangely hypnotic and bludgeons you at times while still keeping a certain amount of beauty held together. Sour Widows could very easily become a favorite around here very soon. Maia Sinaiko says of her band's latest single: “‘Lucky Star’ is a spell for achieving your dream. Sing the chorus to yourself before bed and maybe it’ll come true." You can watch the video for "Lucky Star" below. Sigil is due out October 23 on ...

Photo by Sergio Pontier Ezra Collective have done a great thing to help elevate jazz for people who may find it boring: They have released a jazz party banger. "Jubilee Feeling" turns a century old art form into a modern day blast, without adding much else to it. The song is easily recognizable as jazz, and makes modern listeners understand why the crowds are going insane in all of those old photographs from the fifties. This is a fun song, and sometimes you just want a fun song. "Jubilee Feeling" was made to dance to, and will certainly have you scrolling to the bottom of this post to see if Ezra Collective are playing anywhere near you.  Bandleader Femi Koleoso says of the band's latest single: “Something we love deeply in the EZ is the feeling of raving and partying like you’re listening to classic British electronic music, but hearing Bebop and Jazz language. That juxtaposition is so EZ, so UK Jazz, so precious. The video is meant to demonstrate that juxtapo...

Photo by Jonie Babb Angela Autumn wasn't on our radar until this year's Green River Festival, and we're now obsessed with the Nashville based artist. Her latest single, "I Don't Think About You at All," fits right into what we've come to love about her music. It mixes a more traditional style of folk with a more mainstream, almost folk pop sound. This latest single is more traditional than the previous ones from her upcoming album, but there is still plenty of folk pop elements in the song. The song starts off fairly lighthearted, but heaviness and an odd sense of foreboding slowly comes in throughout the song. For a song as straightforward and simple as "I Don't Think About You at All," this one contains some interesting elements. Angela Autumn says about her new single: “Very similar to Mountain Stream, this song was me integrating some deeper traumas and writing about them. I truly feel that we see ourselves most clearly through our creati...

Photo by Izzie Austin I've been a huge fan of Julia Jacklin's since I first heard "Pool Party" in 2016 (It's been ten years!!?!?!?), and her latest single is one of her absolute finest. "The Hardest Thing" is a swoon worthy song that stands out in a catalog of swoon worthy songs. It also could be Jacklin's most mainstream single yet while also being her strangest. Something about the song swirls between being accessible and being artsy, but this is a prime example of a modern singer-songwriter goes alt-rock and folk at the same time. Depending on your mood, "The Hardest Thing" can come across as either uplifting and positive or deeply sad, and that's one of my personal favorite things that music can do. You can watch the video for "The Hardest Thing" below. The Gem is due out September 25 on 4AD, and is available for pre-order here . For more on Julia Jacklin, check out the artist's website . Upcoming tour dates are below ...