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Balimaya

There will come a time when the “world music” genre marker will die its rightful death. But if it helps us find music like the Balimaya Project in the meantime, no complaints.

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Naked (a showing of scars)

We’re bringing the accordion back, baby!

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The Ballad of Howie Bling

Film soundtracks can be hit or miss, but with an artist of the caliber of Oneohtrix Point Never you trust in talent.

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Burning World

Smash your head on the art-punk rock with “Burning World” from Black Beach.

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Brazil

You could be fairly forgiven for buying Felipe Gordon’s LP Onomatopeya on the basis of gorgeous gatefold design alone.

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Surbajo

The Nigerian trio Les Filles de Illighadad comes from a remote village in Africa and now tours the world sharing their pastoral sound, choral chants, and hypnotic guitar.

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Daylight Savings

Chicago-based trio ZRL makes music that hovers just along the edges of chaos.

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Nu Legs

With their new album My Name Is Hell just released, it’s the perfect time to lose the plot and spotlight a track off an older album. Right?

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Fifth Grade Orchiectomy

South Windsor’s Space Camp is a two-piece electro-hardcore outfit that barely comes up for air.

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Fall Apart

At least once per album Daniel Knox will pen a song that cuts you to your core. An absolutely devastating haunter that will lodge in your soul – never mind your ear – from here to eternity.

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Dream Another

A more orchestral side of Makaya McCraven is taking flight on the forthcoming album In These Times.

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Beach

It’s the dog days of summer, so let’s lean into it with music made for the weather. Stream “Beach” by The Jacklights.

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Baby Pink

Maybe it’s just the power of visual suggestion (check out the album cover of charm and mirror), but our highlighted track “Baby Pink” sounds downright tropical.

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Bikini BDRK

Massachusetts’ Sapling craft bouncy, danceable punk with solid hooks and uptempo attack. It’s no surprise that they connected the dots to Kathleen Hanna of Bikini Kill fame on our highlighted track “Bikini BDRK,” off No Sequoia.

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No Bra

Boston’s Linnea’s Garden fashions dance punk with glam overtones on their recent full-length Fashion Show.

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Upside Down

Boston’s blindspot crafts electropop dance bangers with enough buzz and churn to please the alternative rock crowd as well.

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Beneath

Boston’s Happy Little Clouds drip psych rock in our highlighted track “Beneath,” off Shift.

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She’s Outside

Boston’s Gene Dante & The Future Starlets is glampop with a full-barrelled rock n roll attack.

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Chains

Somerville’s Julie Rhodes puts a little pepper in her lyrical twang, serving up spicy takes on modern Americana.

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Every Single Time

In our highlighted track “Every Single Time” Black Rose Burning leans on a catchy synth motif to launch a love song that would make Robert Smith swoon.

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