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Tim Camrose brings decades of life experience into his latest single, and you can hear every bit of it. After spending forty years in medicine, he’s channeling those real-world encounters into music that actually means something, this track tackles homelessness with genuine compassion, born from his time treating young people who’d been assaulted on the …

LaCosta Tucker brings her decades of Nashville experience to this new single that celebrates the unsung heroes keeping families running, the track speaks directly to anyone who’s ever watched their mother, sister, or partner juggle a thousand responsibilities while making it look easy. LaCosta Tucker’s vocal delivery carries the authenticity you’d expect from someone who …

Edie Yvonne’s latest single is wonderful, and I love it. The 16-year-old Los Angeles songwriter strips away the gloss to reveal a track built on confrontation and vulnerability. Her vocals cut sharp, refusing to soften the edges as she tackles self-examination head-on. The comparison to Alanis Morissette isn’t accidental—there’s that same refusal to perform niceness, …

The Philadelphia artist crafts a direct appeal for an end to violence that never gets preachy or heavy-handed. The repeated refrain works like an honest conversation with God rather than a polished performance, and that’s exactly why it connects. At 4:09, Eddy gives the message room to breathe without dragging it out. This is worship …

Bob Augustine turns unrequited love into something you can actually feel in this stripped back acoustic number. His voice has real hurt in it, and the guitar stays out of the way so the story can breathe. The metaphor he’s working with here is straightforward but effective, it gets under your skin and stays there. …

The Shrubs shake things up with this one, and it’s a good move. The Houston trio puts together guitar lines that weave around each other while Miguel sings about relationships coming apart. It’s upbeat on the surface but darker underneath, which is a cool trick to pull off. Josh, Miguel, and Sophie took years getting …

Mary Strand comes back with a title track from her second album that hits hard, exactly like you’d hope from someone who nearly died twice and decided to stop holding back. Mary’s voice is direct and tough, saying what needs to be said about taking control of your own life in 2025. The anger here …

Anjalts puts together a dance-pop track that doesn’t sacrifice emotion for danceability. Released in September, the song runs on heavy kick drums and bass lines that lock in with her airy vocals. She mixes acoustic sounds into the electronic production, which keeps things from sounding too sterile or manufactured. The song deals with wanting authentic …

Violet Whimsey is a skillful artist who captures the weird aftermath of dealing with a manipulative ex, that space where you’re hurt but also kind of over it. This alternative pop track has a hazy, late-night vibe that matches the emotional confusion of realizing someone was playing you the whole time. The vocals are very …

Big O made this album in his London home studio and didn’t announce it to the world beforehand, which is kind of nice for a change. He handled all the production himself, pulling inspiration from people like Madlib and J Dilla, but the end result sounds like him figuring out his own voice rather than …

Jonny Swift’s new single hits on that weird sad feeling when you realize you haven’t talked to your best mate from school in years. But before you think this is going to be a total downer, the song actually bounces along with jangly guitars and tambourines that’ll have you tapping your foot. The whole thing …

Rage Unfold out of Sofia just put out a single that’s a lot more fun than you’d expect from something this technical. “My Division” is about fighting yourself, basically, and it works without being preachy. Bozhidar Popov wrote and plays guitar on it, and Siegfried Schüßler sings with the kind of power you need for …

Paul Dunne’s Acid Smoothie has put together a fuzz-drenched monster that sounds best when your speakers are on the verge of blowing out. “Bending” packs heavy guitars with honest introspection, and somehow makes you want to thrash around while thinking about your own baggage. The album moves between symbolic storytelling and straight up bluntness, never …

Martin Howard’s solo classical guitar piece does exactly what it sets out to do. It sounds like winter light coming through colored glass. His fingerpicking is clean and deliberate, and you can tell he knows his way around the instrument from years of proper training. What works here is how Howard mixes his classical foundation …

Seán R. McLaughlin and his band have put together a track that came from getting punched on an Aberdeen street but grew into a bigger reflection on leaving places and trying to figure out where you fit. The song starts small and builds up over its three and a half minutes, Andy Monaghan from Frightened …

Eddie Cohn’s new single “Get Back My Way” starts quiet and ends loud, which is exactly how he wanted it. The Los Angeles musician spent the early part of 2025 getting his real estate license, and this song is basically him admitting that was a mistake, not the license itself, but trying to ignore the …

“Plastic Bits” runs on three chords and some surf guitar sparkle, and honestly, that’s all it needs. The whole thing started when they were hanging out by the Merri, looking at all the junk floating around, and somehow that turned into this. You can hear the frustration about pollution in there, but they’re not getting …

At 14, this Australian kid isn’t trying to sound older than he is, which makes “Speaker” work better than it probably should. He raps about believing in yourself and speaking up, but he does it without sounding like he’s reading from a motivational poster. The beat lets him breathe between bars, and JNZI uses that …