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
Apple Eyes – Freaking Out
Apple Eyes are back from the brink, and “Freaking Out” is the sound of two people who’ve been through the wringer, stared into the void, and
Mattock – Lil’ Busted Fox
Pull up a barstool. Mattock is a two-piece wrecking crew from Southern Maryland, and they just dropped “Lil’ Busted Fox” on April 27th, 2026. This cut is
Daffers – Space Craft Landing
Put down the distortion pedal for one second. I know, I know—you’re here for riffs that peel paint. But sometimes the rock-est thing you can
The Shrubs – Let Us In
Listen up, you lo-fi lunatics and psych-rock freaks. The Shrubs just crawled out of Houston, Texas with a track called “Let Us In” that sounds like it