Song Pick of the Day Shaina Hayes - Tempest [Video] A gently plucked guitar, a patient two minutes, and then — quietly — a storm
Song Pick of the Day Maripool - Alone Tonight Maripool circles something she won't quite name — and the not-knowing is the point
Song Pick of the Day Lois Sedgwick - Look What You’ve Done Falling hard enough to feel like a stranger to yourself — Lois Sedgwick's new one wraps that in disco shimmer
Newsletter Signs of Life From Britain’s grassroots venues to a shoegaze favorite revisited, this week’s newsletter looks for signs of life—in live music, old songs, new discoveries, and an August walk through New York
Song Pick of the Day Freyja Elsy - Another Life A quiet what-if, until the last minute changes everything
Song Pick of the Day Lowly - Softy The Danish band is back with their fourth album and a beautiful "ode to our emotional core"
Song Pick of the Day effe - Tears Always Burn Nostalgic synths, a trip-hop pulse, and an outro that won't let you go
Newsletter Joy Is in the Air What if we spent less time on what disappoints us and more on what brings us joy? This week, we question the value of negative reviews—and rediscover the art of play at Manhattan’s new Balloon Museum
Song Pick of the Day Empress Of - SYW (ft. Cecile Believe) [Video] A song that doesn't ask nicely — it wants you to just do it already
Song Pick of the Day O Slow - NO BODY [Video] O Slow's new single turns a lonely refrain into something that floats
Song Pick of the Day MERCE - My Guy MERCE's new single sits right on the edge between falling apart and holding it together
Newsletter Music is Life At 83, Mick Jagger is still writing songs, touring the world, and finding freedom in music. Maybe it’s time we reconsidered the Rolling Stones
Song Pick of the Day Graceborn - Jujubee Dreamlike textures meet the thrilling chaos of two people moving on the same wavelength
Song Pick of the Day V.V. Lightbody - Practice Smiling [Video] V.V. Lightbody turns an awkward return to the world into lighter-than-air, jazzy indie pop
Song Pick of the Day Catie Turner - California [Video] Catie Turner pairs sparkling pop with a refreshingly candid look at ambition
Newsletter It’s Right There As streaming services fill with AI-generated music, the industry wants new labels. But the best way to recognize human-made music may already be right in front of us
Song Pick of the Day Eva McBel - Consider Me A tender, cinematic love song about what distance cannot erase
Song Pick of the Day IAN SWEET - Wild Heart [Video] IAN SWEET finds the defiant pulse beneath a bruised heart
Song Pick of the Day Gloria de Oliveira - Fading Faces Gloria de Oliveira turns a long goodbye into a dreamlike passage between memory and myth
Newsletter Back to Music, Then The World Cup is over, so it’s back to music—with Arny Margret’s quiet magic at Union Pool, a Bossa Nova classic, and seven fresh Song Picks for the week.
Song Pick of the Day Mallory Hawk - Four O’Clocks Mallory Hawk lets a vivid childhood memory bloom again
Song Pick of the Day Kiara Skyler - Seven Seas A quiet, moving reflection on the fears that can hold us back.
Song Pick of the Day Tessa Rae - Lovers Always Lose [Video] Tessa Rae makes surrendering to love sound irresistible
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