Thursday’s New Music Radar is just what you need to get through the day.
From surf-rock to unskippable club beats and indie-pop, this collection has everything you’re going to want to tune in on to seem cool to your mates.
Here are our top picks, coming from Vv Pete, Dllfces, Distress Call, and heaps more.
Vv Pete – ‘Back Into It’
Hook-filled rap and club beats from the next big thing Vv Pete, and producer UTILITY… get onto this artist soon if you aren’t already.
Dllfces – ‘Seven Minutes’
This is one to watch, with its infectious bedroom pop lyricism and indie-rock instrumentation and clear grungy inspiration.
Iamaband – ‘eclipse’
Self-described as “The Taylor Swift of Avantgarde Elevator Music” this innovative, intricate instrumental track is one to tune in to.
Distress Call – ‘Wither’
Grungy, with some raw and gloomy vocals and some stand-out mathrock-ish guitar. A definite top pick of this bunch.
Bath Fire – ‘Don’t look down’
Alternative indie fresh from Wellington, infectious, passionate, and very listenable.
Town Ace – ‘How’s Work’
Some deeply relatable and recognisable lyrics on this great indie-rock/ post-punk track out of Melbourne.
Mallory Chipman – ‘Lawless’
Some warm, foot-tapping acoustic folk never goes astray from the Canadian singer-songwriter.
Charismatics – ‘Either Way’
Indie/ surf rock with happy vibes and an awesome guitar riff for when you want to feel like you’re on a road trip.
The Resinators – ‘COME HOME SOBER’
Classic alt surf-rockish punk with an addictive and powerful group vocal from the high energy SoCal trio.
Ariane Campbell – ‘Shot to the Heart’
Absolutely classic Rock ‘n’ Roll with commanding vocals and rhythm guitar reminiscent of acts like PJ Harvey.
slow bones – ‘billow’
Very chill, downtempo, lo-fi house music that could probably make its way into any one of your playlists. Super funky, very listenable.
KILN – ‘bunny’
Devious and unique alternative pop out of Sydney… hop on this one.
Jackson Christie – ‘Painkillers’
Catchy, raw, and careless indie rock coming out of Western Australia.
Echo Parker – ‘Pretty Fairies’
A bit disco, with some dance-pop and alternative electro-pop from the emerging Los Angeles based artist.
Chuck New Indie Music: Happy’s Mixtape a follow. Updated every week with emerging indie, rock and alt artists picked by Happy Mag.
