Billie Eilish - "CHIHIRO"

Billie Eilish's third album Hit Me Hard And Soft is a striking collection of ballads and dance tracks that fully displays her amazing talents. I don't think there is a misstep on the entire record and by far my favorite track is the mid-tempo song "CHIHIRO," named after the main character of Hayao Miyazaki’s Spirited Away. There are so many facets to the music that get increasingly complex as it unfolds.

Ride - "Essaouira"

From Ride's solid new record Interplay, "Essaouira" is an epic 7-minute atmospheric journey featuring a slow build of echoing guitars and trip-hop beats that unleashes into a heady shoegaze storm.

Bleached Cross - "Grief's Eternal Wound"

Chicago post-punk/darkwave band Bleached Cross shares a split EP called Columns of Impenetrable Light with The Truth Faith. "Grief's Eternal Wound" is a propulsive rocker with commanding vocals, roaring guitars, and squealing synths.

Gesaffelstein - "The Urge"

"The Urge" is a thrashing electroclash track that is the lovechild of Suicide and The Jesus and the Mary Chain, full of louche swagger.

Pretty Sick - "Streetwise"

Title track from Sabrina Fuentes' (aka Pretty Sick) upcoming EP. It's a bratty, dark-humored experimental pop song with squelchy beats, buzzing bass, and sardonic lyrics like "Light as feather/Stiff as a board/You might look like Madonna/But I know you're just a whore."

Helsloot ft. Beacon - "Never Tried"

Dutch producer Helsloot joins forces with Beacon for this epic progressive house track. 

Blushing - "Sugarcoat"

The title track off the Austin, TX shoegaze/dream pop quartet Blushing's new record gives serious Lush/Warpaint vibes with its reverb-drenched guitars, oceanic bassline, and ethereal harmonies. The entire album is like a blast from the 90s-alt rock realm. I dig it.