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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
Updated every Friday
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SASKIA — ‘wearing all white’ turns untuned vocals into a statement
The Devon songwriter leaves her vocals completely untuned across a five-track EP — and makes it sound like courage.
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EBBB — ‘Public’ trades glitch for beauty
London’s left-field trio returns with their most overtly beautiful track — hallucinogenic dream-pop under an unearthly vocal.
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AWNING — ‘Little Green Book’ is grief with teeth
Auckland’s Awning sign to Winspear with a single that pairs Flying Nun minimalism with Husker Dü punch.
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STAR MOLES — ‘Born Again’ starts the Dead Oceans era right
Emily Moales signs to Dead Oceans and tops Stereogum’s best-of-the-week list with one warm, off-kilter single.
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Tuesday Hot Track: Olorunns — ‘Tie Your Laces’
Irish-Nigerian songwriter Olorunns follows her viral 2024 “Iris” cover with “Tie Your Laces,” a tender love letter to her parents about leaving home. Out October 8 via LAB Records.
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Weekend Hot Track: Skillet — ‘Lift Me Up’
Skillet’s ‘Lift Me Up’ is this weekend’s Hot Track — heavy, hopeful, and built for arenas. 4.5/5.
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MAISI AND THE DISCO — “Madonna” is a glitter-covered love letter to the queen of pop
A full-throttle pop tribute that bows to “Like a Virgin” and “Vogue” while declaring pop itself a religion — infectious, cheeky, and impossible to sit still through.
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PISS — “blocking a scene you can’t remember” is a slow burn that refuses to look away
The noise-punks’ intense, bruised slow burn from their Sub Pop debut “you made me / skin on linen” — raw, off-kilter, and heavy with intent.
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PARADE — “I Shot Him” fires the opening shot of a bold new chapter
The South London collective’s Robert Altman-inspired lead single previews their new mixtape “Catchphrase” — big, brassy, and built by eight restless minds at once.
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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.
