Genre: Indie rock
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Apacalda — Dead Weight / She’s Not Coming
As Apacalda, Montreal’s Cassandra Angheluta uses music to address and process dark and difficult subjects. The outstanding music videos complement the moody and intense arrangements
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Girl Scout – Headache EP
Girl Scout’s third EP is an indie rock barnburner. Anxiety and depression rarely sound this much fun.
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Dutch Mustard – Loser / Beauty EP
Despite my initial condiment confusion, I’m a fan of Dutch Mustard’s alt-rock sound. Her latest single and 2023 EP Beauty are both winners
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Aluminum – Fully Beat
Aluminum’s first full-length record is stylistically diverse and surprising. A couple of instant classics make it into a modern Mass Romantic.
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Bleach Lab – Studio Session / Lost in a Rush of Emptiness
I’ve had Bleach Lab’s Studio Sessions EP on my playlists for months. This week I dug into the rest of their catalog, and it’s excellent
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Moondoggy — Changing Seasons, Breaking Even
On their second album, Toronto’s Moondoggy finds new confidence in a classic sound. It’s the retroactive soundtrack to my 20s.
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Kid Tigrrr — Stoned + Animald
The new record from blog fave Kid Tigrrr sounds soothing and atmospheric on first listen, but Jenna Fournier’s lyrics have teeth
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Golda May – Say it Back
Golda May’s gorgeous voice and inventive, surpising lyrics make for a fantastic and varied indie record.
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Red Ivory – No. 7 / Answers / Live
Red Ivory has two great songs on streaming platforms and a new live recording of some killer new material.
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Half Happy – Well Done Honey / Slow Down
Half Happy has a couple of great indie rock songs out ahead of their debut EP Conversation Killer, and a thing about sunflowers I want to know more about