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The Weekly Ten cuts through the noise to spotlight the best emerging artists, breakout releases, and hidden gems from across the independent music scene.
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THIS WEEK’S TEN
The latest Friday Edition, updated every Friday. Each title links to the post, where you will find the listening link and why it made the Ten.
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Weekend Hot Track: Enter Shikari — ‘Lightyears’
Enter Shikari surprise-released “Lightyears” on October 28 — an upbeat anthem that looks back at old home videos and still searches for light. Our Weekend Hot Track.
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Florence Rose Broomfield — “When You’re Here” Is a Debut About the Loneliest Modern Feeling
Florence Rose Broomfield’s debut ‘When You’re Here’ is folk about the loneliest modern feeling — being beside someone whose attention is elsewhere.
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Female Gaze — “Bury You” Finds the Pop Song Inside the Desert
‘Bury You’ finds the pop song inside Female Gaze’s desert-psych Linea Nigra — the doorway into a remarkable second album.
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Pet Fox — “Holding On” Is the Spike in a Patient, Beautiful Record
‘Holding On’ is the sparkling post-punk spike in Pet Fox’s patient, beautiful Balance — their first album in four years.
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UCHAYE — “Live Wire” Is the Moment the War Actually Ends
‘Live Wire’ closes UCHAYE’s debut EP WAR IS OV3R with full electric rebirth — the moment the war actually ends.
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Fine — “Everything in the Shade” Is the Warm Heart of a Dream-Logic Masterpiece
‘Everything in the Shade’ is the warm heart of Fine’s self-made Jazz Dreams — a slow-burning love song with a melty guitar solo.
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Saba Lou — “Nothing But Love” Is Shattered and Glued Back Together, Beautifully
Berlin artist Saba Lou’s ‘Nothing But Love’ is indie-folk shattered and glued back together — title track of her third album, out November 20.
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My Wonderful Boyfriend — “Chip City” Is a Love Song From a Guy Who’s Had One Too Many
A scraggly, creaky jam from Brooklyn’s My Wonderful Boyfriend — a love song from a guy who is a little drunker than he thinks he is.
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Bassvictim — “White Flag” Turns Surrender Into a War Cry
‘White Flag’ opens hushed and detonates into a dancefloor tantrum — surrender as a war cry, ahead of PEACE + WAR on November 6.
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sadie — “Little Things” Lets the Light Back In
After Better Angels, sadie’s ‘Little Things’ lets the light in — warm strings, synths and a chord progression that actually resolves.
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Friday Featured Artist: Radio Free Alice — What’s In Between Is the Debut That Makes the Hype Look Cautious
Radio Free Alice’s debut album What’s In Between, out today on Atlantic, is eleven tracks of wry, restless guitar pop — Clash gave it 9/10, and the hype looks cautious.
