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The UK collective return with a track that finds joy without pretending the exhaustion was not real, and turns it into the kind of song that gets people through long weeks.
On “State Of Mind,” the UK collective trade exhaustion for momentum, and pull it off with the chemistry of a band that has actually earned the joy.
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On “Ten Days To Lose A Guy,” Lana Crow proves heartbreak and humor are not opposites. They are roommates, and they make better songs together.
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On “Bullet To Heart,” Ultra Funkular Sound prove that the dance floor is sometimes the most honest place to take a heartbreak.
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Lauren Mandel has spent years writing songs that take small moments and play them at full volume. On her sophomore LP and Fearless Records debut, she stops shrinking the feeling and lets the whole thing through.
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Caroline Cecil has spent more than a decade producing for other people, jumping between genres, and proving she belongs in the room. Her debut album finally lets her sit in the middle of it and sing.
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With the launch of CyberFetish Records and her boldest alias to date, the Mexican-born electronic artist turns Spanish-language reclamation, electroclash grit, and queer nightlife into a single dance-floor statement.
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The North West London producer turns a piano sketch into a marching-band pop anthem about agency, and she does it without softening the ask.
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On her new single, the Swedish-Georgian songwriter stops trying to write her way out of indecision and just stays in it. It is her most cinematic and most assured release so far.
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Andy Bell’s GLOK remix takes Def Nettle’s groove-heavy original somewhere darker and smokier. It’s the kind of collab that makes you want to replay both versions back to back.
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On “Everything You Hate,” the Nashville alt-pop artist trades introspection for confrontation. The result is the most assured thing she has put her name on yet.
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On "Exit Wound," the LA duo turn the moment a lie becomes a truth into something you can actually move through - and they do it with anthemic, warm-hearted grace.
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On “Wild In The Uplands,” Gently Tender bottle the rush of leaving the city behind and finding mischief, breath, and perspective in open space.
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London quartet Dogviolet turn emotional burnout into a cinematic alt-rock release that feels intimate, brave, and built for collective release.
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