The Alt’s Bookshelf is a series where our staff highlights some of their favorite books and zines related to music. For our seventh volume, Bineet shares her thoughts on My Thoughts Exactly by Lily Allen, I Would Leave Me If I Could by Halsey, and Mellow Zine.

Luciano spoke with New Jersey-based post-rock band A Boy Named John about influences for their latest EP, the creativity that went into it and more.

Tennessee songwriter Stove Johnson shares the debut EP for their new project, Geography Joke.

November was a STRESSFUL month, luckily there was plenty of great new music to keep us standing. Take a listen to all of our favorite tracks of the month!

Hope spoke with Nova Scotia-based artist Gianna Lauren about her latest EP, why she chose the term “vanity metrics” as its title, and if the phrase “sell-out” is still relevant in the age of streaming.

Aaron spoke with Rochester, NY-based emo group Carpool on their latest album, confronting uneasiness in a fun way through their music and more.

A tense little rock song from Pet Bug, a new video for a classic Audio Karate song, and the picturesque new EP from Diving Station were among our staff's favorites from last week. Check out all ten new releases that we deem 'must-hear':

ManDancing have made the leap, the leap from “I’ll throw this on” to “I can’t turn this off.” To put it bluntly, The Good Sweat is a masterpiece.

These albums are likely to be remembered as quiet titans, drawing little attention because they know they don't need to. Eric details why in this review.

The tracks on ALIAS would feel apt if played during a party scene in a film. Bineet writes about what makes this release exciting.