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Eliza Edens Death Drive One of my triggers in alt-rock is a sense of texture, and the first time I heard Death Drive, the latest single from Eliza Edens, I was blown away by the detail.

Christian Medice No Hands The latest single by NYC-based and Grammy-nominated songwriter and producer Christian Medice, No Hands sees the artist weave a nostalgic course through layered instrumentation.

Dreaming of Citra BMW Having emerged out of the Manchester music scene in late-2021, five-piece Dreaming of Citra combine pop melodies with a kind of clear-eyed shoegaze influenced indie rock.

Sonic Anonymous Be Good Tonight Sonic Anonymous is positioned as ‘weird, existential, late-night synth pop for the burnt-out generation’.

Tone Ranger Horse With No Name Tone Ranger is the musical project of Alex Simon, who resides in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

This is a cross-post from my Sound Club music club, where I regularly share an album for listening and discussion.

Antony Szmierek Flight Simulator Following on from his distinctive and cinematic piece, Chalk, featured on BlackPlastic in March, British electronic producer Antony Szmierek is back with new single Flight Simulator.

Nice Boat Sick With a propulsive beat and grungy bass guitar, Nice Boat’s new single subverts typical genre categorisation.

Following on from my recent post about the BlackPlastic hosted club on Sound Club, I wanted to share the write-up that accompanies the current album I'm featuring there.

About 18-months ago I made a commitment to myself to spend more time listening to full albums — both new, and old.

Carolina Chase On My Mind Somewhat unbelievably, On My Mind, is the product of an artist who is just 15-years-old.

Atmos Bloom It’s Enough Opening with low slung bass and bright guitars, the latest song from duo Atmos Bloom sits somewhere between post punk and shoegaze.

Banyan Ether Having appeared on BlackPlastic with their 2023 song, More to Say, Banyan are back with a new slice of blissed-out electronic music in the form of new single Ether.

Tricky FM Sugar in my Drink Opening with a dialling tone, one-sided snapshots of a phone call and warm, widescreen synths, Trick FM’s new single evokes a kind of late ‘90s / early ‘00s electronica.

Adrobski IDWTC Pulling together elements of electronic production, with heavy synths and fractured distortion, with traces of alternative rock, Adrobski creates a kind of beautiful noise on IDWTC.

Steve Stout Waitin on Mine Steve Stout’s Waitin on Mine opens with a simple instruction, a disembodied voice calls ‘Hit it!’

Tears Before Bedtime I Can’t Stand the Silence The new single from Tears Before Bedtime makes its intentions clear from the moment you hear its haunted, dark vocals and the thumping drum track that punctuates them… This is a track that is done lying down.

Judah & the Lion Miracle Describing their new single, Judah & the Lion band member Judah Akers says Miracle embodies the concept that ‘life doesn’t happen to you, it happens for you’.

Olive Wreath Cold Warm Green Blue Opening with layered instrumentation, Cold Warm Green Blue unfolds like a collage.

Penny Lover, You Should’ve Come Over UK artist Penny blends indie influences and alt pop to create a distinctive and emotional sound.