“Right Beside You (Acoustic)” - Sophie B. Hawkins
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“Right Beside You (Acoustic)” - Sophie B. Hawkins

“Right Beside You (Acoustic)” is Sophie B. Hawkins doing what only the greats can do: taking a song that was already iconic and reimagining it with such honesty and intimacy that it feels brand new. Three decades after Whaler first crashed into the world with its bold mix of vulnerability and pop bravado, Hawkins has returned to one of its crown jewels—not with nostalgia, but with reinvention.

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“Diss Qualification” - Antoin Gibson
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“Diss Qualification” - Antoin Gibson

“Diss Qualification” is Antoin Gibson at their most unfiltered — sharp, incendiary, and armed with bars that cut through hypocrisy like a hot knife. Dropped on October 1st, the track doesn’t just add to Gibson’s discography, it throws down a gauntlet.

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“Stardust Bear Bazaar, Pt. 1” - New Laconia
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“Stardust Bear Bazaar, Pt. 1” - New Laconia

With “Stardust Bear Bazaar,” Ukrainian project New Laconia doesn’t just drop a single — they throw open the door to an entire music-driven multiverse. Forget the usual “track + video” formula; this is a fully-fledged story world where the music is just as much narrative fuel as it is sonic pleasure.

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“Fall Behind” - The Shrubs  
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“Fall Behind” - The Shrubs  

The Shrubs — Houston’s sibling duo Josh and Miguel alongside their longtime friend Sophie — have always thrived on blending personality with craft, and their new single “Fall Behind” feels like the payoff of years spent chiseling away at a song until it shines.

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“Redevelop Our Souls” - Dryadic
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“Redevelop Our Souls” - Dryadic

Dryadic’s latest single, “Redevelop Our Souls,” is a folk-rock anthem that doesn’t just ask to be heard — it demands to be lived in. The track has been simmering in their live sets for almost a decade, a communal firestarter and rallying cry that has finally made its way into the studio.

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“In My Head” - Talkline
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“In My Head” - Talkline

Talkline, the Essex-and-London-based outfit led by vocalist Amy Hollingsworth and pianist Will Hobson, have been slowly building a sound that lives at the intersection of indie pop, jazz, and minimalism — a kind of thoughtful but playful blend that feels as conversational as it does musical. With their latest single In My Head, they’ve managed to bottle up the spiraling chaos of an inner monologue and turn it into something both relatable and sonically captivating.

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“Medicine” - Siren Section
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“Medicine” - Siren Section

After two decades of experimenting at the edges of sound, Los Angeles-based duo SIREN SECTION (James Cumberland and John Dowling) have distilled their craft into something both unsettling and strangely comforting. Their new single Medicine is a prime example of the genre-bending world they’ve built — a place they’ve dubbed glitchgaze, where shoegaze’s wall of sound collides with electronic abstraction and raw experimental rock.

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“Mary's Blessing” - Karen Salicath Jamali
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“Mary's Blessing” - Karen Salicath Jamali

Karen Salicath Jamali isn’t your typical pianist. In fact, her whole story reads like something out of a novel: a near-death experience in 2012, three years of recovery, and then suddenly — as if a door to another dimension had been cracked open — she began composing music in her dreams. Fast-forward to today, and she’s got eight albums, over 2,500 compositions, and multiple Carnegie Hall performances under her belt.

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“Just A Kiss” - K-Syran & Stonebridge
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“Just A Kiss” - K-Syran & Stonebridge

When StoneBridge links up with someone, you already know it’s going to be big. The legendary Swedish DJ and producer has been shaping house music for over three decades, but with Just A Kiss he proves once again that his sound is timeless. Add in powerhouse Norwegian artist K-Syran, and what you’ve got is a straight-up club anthem designed for both peak-time festival sets and your late-night headphone sessions.

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“Electric Eliminator” - A:M Club
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“Electric Eliminator” - A:M Club

If retro-futurism had a soundtrack, it would probably sound like this. A:M Club, the solo project out of Darwen, England, has dropped Electric Eliminator — a bold, self-produced EP that arrived on September 19, 2025 — and it’s as much a cinematic journey as it is a dance record. Imagine the pulse of a Berlin club colliding with the neon-soaked paranoia of a 1980s sci-fi thriller.

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“Together” - For Old Time's Sake
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“Together” - For Old Time's Sake

There’s something special about bands that grow, take detours, face life’s pauses, and then circle back with music that feels both nostalgic and brand new. Perth-based For Old Time’s Sake is exactly that kind of band. Born in 2007 from the friendship and songwriting chemistry of Darwin D. Dacanay and Whet Crisostomo, their sound has always been steeped in warm folk-pop, Beatles-esque melodies, and heartfelt storytelling.

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