The Alt Weekly Roundup

One of the year's best hardcore records from Method of Doubt, a hypnotic new Cloakroom track, and a lush indie-folk single from String Machine are among our staff's favorites this week. Check out all seven releases we deem 'must-hear:'

A trippy, dancey track from Bug Love, a soulful single from Redveil, and a fuzzy and aggressive Louser song were among our staff's favorites this week. Check out all seven releases we deem 'must-hear:'

An absolute ripper from Guitar Fight from Fooly Cooly, an eclectic single from Thank You Thank You, and the final EP of Crash the Calm's blistering series are among our staff's favorites this week. Check out all seven releases we deem 'must-hear:'

A pop banger from Bellows, some alluring R&B from Fielded, and the otherworldly new album from Blankenberge were among our staff's favorites this week. Dig into all nine releases we deem 'must-hear':

A fresh take on beatdown from MH Chaos, maybe the best Black Country New Road song yet, and the return of screamo legends Gospel stood out to our staff this week. Check out all six releases we deem 'must-hear':

A dark and fuzzy Scratchy Blanket song, an excellent emo-pop track from Anxious, and a genre-defying split from Parannoul, Asian Glow, and sonhos tomam conta are among our staff's favorites this week. Check out all eight releases we deem 'must-hear:'

A gripping slowburner from Palomino Blond, a dark and moody alt rocker from Nonfiction, and a raw, bite-sized taste of the upcoming Rookie Card debut are among our staff's favorites this week. Check out all five songs we deem 'must-hear':

A gorgeous and splashy Oka Sun track, a mesmerizing single from shoegazer Catbells, and a taste of rough-around-the-edges powerpop from Pollyanna were among our staff's favorites this week. Check out all nine releases we deem 'must-hear':

The long-awaited Mt. Oriander debut, an eerie new Cathedral Bells track, and All Get Out's fresh acoustic take on 'The Season' were among our staff's favorites this week. Be sure to check out all seven releases we deem 'must-hear':

A bright but melancholic Broken Hearts Are Blue single, an EP of emocore delight from Oscar Bait, and a new Kicksie song that flirts with post-punk are among our staff’s favorites this week. Check all five releases we deem ‘must-hear’:

The new LP by Flower Crown, some ambient indie pop from Mini Trees, and a super catchy riot from Guppy are some of our staff's favorites this week. Check out all seven releases we deem 'must-hear':

A visceral ripper from Church Girls, a dark and atmospheric new Owel song, and a haunting pop ballad from TOMI were some of our staff's favorites this week. Check out the twelve releases we couldn’t stop playing:

The calmest Greet Death song yet, an ode to optimism from Charlotte Cornfield, and a layered new dreampop track from Midnight Satire were among our staff's favorites this week. Check out all six songs we deem 'must hear':

A soaring new single from Shy, Low, a blistering, noisy track courtesy of Common Sage, and a rollicking one-off from Gulfer are among our staff's favorites this week. Check out all six releases we deem 'must-hear':

A tight grunge-hardcore track from Soul Blind, a near-perfect pop-punk song from Jail Socks, and a poppy new Chastity single are among our staff's favorites this week. Check out all five songs we deem 'must-hear':