Matthew Spreen – Cheer Up
Matthew Spreen doesn’t give a damn about your fancy studios. This
Ethan Gold – When the Evening Comes
Alright, you beautiful train-riding romantics, gather ’round. Ethan Gold just dropped a

Matthew Spreen – Cheer Up
Matthew Spreen doesn’t give a damn about your fancy studios. This Montreal madman built “Cheer Up” from his living room floor using nothing but a two-channel Tascam, a

Ethan Gold – When the Evening Comes
Alright, you beautiful train-riding romantics, gather ’round. Ethan Gold just dropped a track that’ll make you wanna punch the clock, rip off your tie, and sprint home

Agnes Fred – After Death
You think dream pop is all gentle whispers and floating through clouds? Think again. Agnes Fred just dropped their debut single “After Death” — and this thing HITS like

Mortal Prophets – NOT HERE NOT THERE
John Beckmann has pulled a power move. The guy behind Mortal Prophets spent years building a sound that crawled through dark alleys, psychedelic fog, and broken-down romance.

Sound Waves # 50
• Weekly Song Recommendations • “Shadow in Your Hands” pulls you into a hazy push-and-pull of desire, where every note feels like a step deeper

Hullore – Keepsake
You want rock? You want something that crawls under your skin like a bad hangover and then screams in your face? Then crank “Keepsake” by Hullore—because

art pop – housecAt
You think you know what indie rock sounds like in 2026? You don’t. Not until you’ve had art pop punch you square in the jaw with “housecAt”. This

MAJORS – Bullet On A String
Ottawa’s self-proclaimed #1 Band in Golf—MAJORS—just ripped the tape off their latest banger “Bullet On A String,” and holy hell, this thing SLAPS harder than your

Wesley David – Stop Sign
You know that feeling when you’re staring at the ceiling at 2 AM, pissed off at yourself because you still haven’t got your act together? Yeah. Wesley

Don’t Look Now – Second Time Around
Don’t Look Now just kicked the door down with a saxophone—yes, a SAXOPHONE—that hits harder than a shot of cheap whiskey on a Saturday night.

Blush. – Wrong Answers Only
You want rock? You got rock. Victoria’s own Blush. just raised the amp to eleven and spit out “Wrong Answers Only,” and holy hell, did they turn the amps

Wotts – ALOHA!
Ottawa, Canada. Indie pop? Sure, slap a label on it if you want. But this track—”ALOHA!“—has got more guts than half the “rock” bands out

The Wheel Workers – Live From The Attic
Too many “live” records these days are polished within an inch of their lives. Autotune this, overdub that—might as well be studio sessions with fake

Rock Berg – Let Go!
Forget everything you think you know about indie pop for a second, ’cause Rock Berg just dropped a track called “Let Go!” that hits like a shot of tequila

Rivermind – Nightlight
You think you’ve heard modern rock? You haven’t heard Rivermind. Not yet. These cats from Thun, Switzerland—two brothers, old friendships, basements full of loud guitars and

LED – Your Perfect
You think teen pop punk is just bubblegum fluff? LED just proved you dead wrong. This Angeleno trio—Edie Yvonne on vocals and bass, Layne Olivia on vocals


