17 songs you need to hear this week
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You’re welcome: We’ve made finding new songs by rising bands easy. Each week, we’re gathering the best from the underground and offering it to you in one, concise list. Scroll to the end and check out our Spotify Discover playlist, featuring these tracks and more!
In response, we want to hear your favorite. Let us know what track you’ll be spinning for the rest of the weekend in the comments!
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Kayak Jones – “Matter”
Iowa act Kayak Jones debuted their important new song “Matter,” serving as a reminder that you're not alone. Plus, proceeds from their Bandcamp downloads are going to help Peurto Rico recover from Hurricane Maria.
Looming – “Queen”
Illinois indie rockers Looming released their new album Seed, featuring the track “Queen.”
LAYNE – “The Fog”
LA-based pop-rock duo LAYNE debuted their new EP Wednesday, featuring their song “The Fog.”
A Bird – “The Sun And The Moon”
NJ-based A Bird debuted his new song “The Sun And The Moon,” a song about “being plucked from a place where you are nearly certain that you've lost the ability to feel love at all and placed into a state where your feelings of love and compassion pour out of you like a river from a broken levee.”
The Young Hearts – “Smoke”
AP 12 Bands pick the Young Hearts debuted their new EP, Honestly, I’m Just Thinking, featuring the lead single, “Smoke.”
The Soft White Sixties – “Brick By Brick”
Retro rock band the Soft White Sixties debuted their new song “Brick By Brick,” a song demanding political honesty and transparency. As frontman Octavio Genera, a first generation Mexican-American, sings: “If you build a wall / we’re going to tear it down / brick by brick.”
HAWAI – “Alive”
So-Cal rock band HAWAI released their new song “Alive,” taken from their new EP set to be released in early 2018.
Dan Luke And The Raid – “Golden Age”
Five-piece psych pop band Dan Luke And The Raid released their second single, “Golden Age.”
Year Of October – “Lost”
Rock band Year Of October released their new single “Lost,” from their forthcoming LP Trouble Comes, due out next month.
The Fluids – “Sign N’ Drive”
The Fluids released their frenetic second single “Sign N’ Drive” from their forthcoming debut album, No Kidding!.
Charming Liars – “Insomnia”
Alternative act Charming Liars debuted their indie-laden new song “Insomnia.”
VISTA – “Allegiance”
VISTA released their sophomore EP, Long Live, featuring the track “Allegiance.”
Super Unison – “Orchid”
Post-hardcore trio Super Unison released their new single “Orchid,” the first track from their forthcoming debut album Auto.
Black Adidas – “Free Shit”
LA punks Black Adidas released their new song “Free Shit.”
Ashes of Existence – “Perils”
Deathcore artists Ashes Of Existence released the title track of their new EP, “Perils,” due out this November.
The Dig – “People Take Pictures of Each Other” (The Kinks cover)
Rock ‘n’ roll act the Dig covered the Kinks’ classic “People Take Pictures Of Each Other,” a reworking of the original with a video meant to take on narcissistic “selfie culture.”
From Hollow Veins – “Self-Doubt”
Long Island metalcore outfit From Hollow Veins dropped a lyric video for their new song “Self-Doubt.”
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