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Emerging from the Fife region of Scotland, Jacob Alon brings a fresh perspective to the indie-folk scene with his debut album In Limerence , released on May 30, 2025. Produced by Dan Carey, the album weaves themes of longing, heartbreak, and melancholy through Alon’s delicate vocals and fingerpicked guitars. “Fairy in a Bottle” – A Fairytale Beginning Alon’s debut single, “Fairy in a Bottle,” invites the listener into a mystical journey. Combined with his otherworldly stage presence, the track sets the tone for the entire album’s atmosphere. “Liquid Gold 25” – Echoes of Soho This track is enriched with sounds recorded by Alon on the streets of Soho. It reflects the complex emotions of loneliness and love. “Don’t Fall Asleep” – In the Wake of Family Memories Dedicated to his late cousin, this song dances along the fine line between dreams and reality. Woven with family stories and personal memories, it deepens the emotional gravity of the album. “Sertraline” – The Melancholy...

Drawing from various veins of post-hardcore, the supergroup L.S. Dunes proves with their 2025 sophomore album Violet that their coming together was no accident. Featuring members from My Chemical Romance, Coheed and Cambria, Circa Survive, and Thursday, this album doesn’t just voice their shared past—it reveals their shared vulnerability. Harsh riffs, melodic transitions, emotional intensity... Violet hits like a punch, but holds you like an embrace. “Fatal Deluxe” – First Contact, First Collision The opening track strikes like a direct call, driven by Anthony Green’s piercing vocals and Frank Iero’s scorched guitar riffs. The song feels both familiar and new—like reopening an old wound in a different way. More mature, more polished, yet still painful. “Violet” – The Center That Bears the Name’s Weight Tackling themes of justice and inner closure, the title track expands through Green’s fragile yet clear vocals. Bassist Tim Payne’s lines and Tucker Rule’s intricate drumming gr...

When Raw Emotion Matures, But Refuses to Fade Led by the ever-magnetic Kristin Hersh, Throwing Muses returns in 2025 with Moonlight Concessions — a record that rouses ears already attuned to the dark. That raw, emotional chaos which took shape in the late ’80s is still here — only now, it's slower, deeper, and just as sharp. Old Wounds, New Echoes Moonlight Concessions nods to the band’s early years: lo-fi textures, warbly distortions, and Hersh’s ageless voice. But this is no mere throwback — it’s a sonic diary of today’s fragmented inner world. “Summer of Love,” with its ironic title, revisits the glamorized past with a knowing smirk. “Libretto” opens like a theatre curtain: first silence, then an intimate unraveling. Hersh’s Voice: Still Weary, Still Piercing Kristin Hersh doesn’t speak with her lyrics as much as she speaks through the tone of her voice. There's a fatigue behind every line — not defeat, but experience. That’s what makes the album feel so startlingl...

Pastoral Melancholy Rendered in Sound Cincinnati-based The Ophelias return with Spring Grove — their 2025 album that transforms soft sadness into something tangible, something almost breathable. With Julien Baker at the helm as producer, this record marks a new threshold for the band: technically richer, emotionally bolder, and wrapped in a sonic fabric that’s both intricate and inviting. Strings, Banjo, and Slowly Opening Wounds The album's texture is woven with strings, banjo, and occasional ambient flourishes, creating tracks that aren’t just heard — they’re inhabited. “Cumulonimbus” is the clearest embodiment of this mood. It feels like drifting through a cloud: slow, dense, and slightly wet. Echoed guitars and tender cellos wrap around the vocals, turning the song into not just a feeling, but a landscape. Spring Grove: A Place at the Edge of Memory Named after a historic cemetery in Ohio, the album isn’t about mourning. It's more about time passing, and the quiet e...

A Record That Gently Shakes Off the Dust of Time Born from the hazy corners of the internet and reborn into cult status, Nottingham-based Panchiko continues their unlikely resurrection with Ginkgo — their 2025 album that feels less like a comeback and more like a quiet, assured arrival. It’s not just a nostalgic nod to the past, but a still, brave statement of the present. “Honeycomb” – A Fragile Memory Box One of the album’s highlights, “Honeycomb” weaves together the pastoral charm of ’70s pop with the early-2000s haze of neo-psychedelia. It feels like something trapped on an old VHS tape: slightly blurred, yet emotionally sharp. Guitars swirl in reverb like memories dissolving in time, while the vocals blend into the sonic wallpaper — present, but hard to locate. The Album – A Walk Between Memory and Now Ginkgo isn’t just about looking back. It’s also the sound of not quite knowing what to do with the present. Panchiko flows like a slow-moving river: unpredictable in directi...

An Album That Shimmers from Within the Shadows Under the direction of Michelle Zauner, Japanese Breakfast reemerges in 2025 with For Melancholy Brunettes (& Sad Women ) — a record that refracts light from a different angle. Gone are the sunny synth-pop textures; in their place, gothic hues, sharper guitars, and a time-defying melancholy. Zauner’s voice here is more of a whisper than a declaration: distant yet familiar, cold yet compassionate. “Orlando in Love” – A Synth Ballad Where Virginia Woolf Comes Alive One of the album’s standouts, “Orlando in Love,” evokes a kind of queer, time-traveling romance, just as the title suggests. Frosted synth layers mingle with minimalist drum patterns, while Zauner’s vocals recall a dream long forgotten: hazy, indistinct, but echoing. The lyrics aren’t raw — they’re polished — and in that polish lies a quiet intimacy. “Mega Circuit” – The Melancholy of the Digital In this track, Japanese Breakfast lays down an electronic foundation like...

Austin-born, now Los Angeles-based Mamalarky carves a new notch into the indie rock scene with Hex Key, their 2025 release. While the album borrows its title from a toolbox, nothing about it feels mechanical — each track is alive, restless, tangled in emotion. Balancing the chaotic blur of noise pop with the ease of soft rock, the band weaves together the elasticity of alt-R&B with indie rock’s sharp instinct. “Anhedonia” – A Melody Flowing from Numbness “Anhedonia” — that strange state of emotional flatline — is turned inside out here. Mamalarky narrates this paralysis with melodic rebellion, making you feel what it means to be both present and distant at the same time. Guitars slice yet slump, while vocals echo like your own interior monologue, circling back on itself. “Nothing Lasts Forever” – A Fleeting Note Scribbled to Infinity One of the album’s centerpiece tracks, “Nothing Lasts Forever” is rhythmically light but emotionally weighty. The vocal melodies avoid easy pat...

Emerging once more from the weary streets of New York, Sunflower Bean returns in 2025 with Mortal Primetime — but this time, there’s less glitter, more gravity. The album weaves together the introspective pulse of alternative rock, the storytelling bones of folk, and the hazy textures of dream pop. The result: not quite a nostalgia album, but a time album. “Champagne Taste” – After the Fizz of Desire One of the album’s standout singles, “ Champagne Taste ”, sounds fancy in name but bites harder in content. It plays like a melodic manifesto for a generation seduced by “too much,” yet forced to reckon with its own “not enough.” Julia Cumming’s vocals straddle cool detachment and quiet fracture — like a breakup line spoken without ever making eye contact. “Nothing Romantic” – Aftermath of a Feeling As its title suggests, “ Nothing Romantic ” offers no illusion. It neither glamorizes love nor tears it down — it simply lays it bare. The track’s echo-laced guitars and subtle synth und...

As fragile and resilient as its name: Oyster . Chloe Moriondo’s 2025 album is like an unexpected pearl emerging from a seashell — both delicate and dazzling. It’s a narrative that moves from the turbulent waves of love to the salt of heartbreak, before finding its own shores. “Hate It” – The Rhythm of Rebellion One of the album’s opening tracks, “ Hate It ” stands as one of Moriondo’s sharpest edges. The explosion of hyperpop beats merges with anger, transforming into a punk spirit through the riffs. It’s not just a rebellion, it’s also a confrontation. Here, there’s a voice unafraid of losing itself. “Shoreline” – Leaning into a Quiet Wave In stark contrast, “ Shoreline ” resonates on a different frequency — like a melancholy beach walk in the late afternoon. Simple vocals blend with delicate synth layers, delivering the emotion without exaggeration or omission. Chloe doesn’t shout here; she simply speaks. And sometimes, that resonates even louder. “Abyss” – An Echo from the D...

Like a morning painted in Los Angeles pastels… The Marías return with “ Back to Me ”, their new single released on April 4, 2025. But this time, they sound a little more alone, a little more bare. Following Submarine , this track drifts through the cooled ashes of a relationship like a melody tiptoeing across pages long turned. Back to Me – The Last Breath in a Cooling Room " Back to Me " captures that strange quiet after a breakup — not quite pain, not quite peace. Just… the beginning of getting used to it. María Zardoya’s voice hovers just above a whisper here: restrained, direct, and unexpectedly fragile. According to Zardoya, the song came together quickly, but its presence lingers — like the final line of a dream, still echoing into morning. An Echo from the Depths of Submarine Their previous album Submarine dove deep, with lush production and emotional gravity. Back to Me , by contrast, isn’t a continuation — it feels more like a shadow left behind. The instrument...