10) Caleb Landry Jones – “Hey Gary, Hey Dawn” (2024)

Caleb Landry Jones began releasing music in 2020 with his debut album, “The Mother Stone”. Before this, he was mostly known for his acting. You may recognize Jones from his roles in “Breaking Bad”, “X-Men: First Class”, or “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, MIssouri”.
Despite a successful acting career, Jones couldn’t resist stepping into the world of music where he provides his take on experimental rock, while drawing inspiration from some of the giants of the past, including The Beatles.
Our highlighted track, “The Bonzo Bargain” has swelling orchestral moments creating a full sound.

9) Mount Kimbie – “The Sunset Violent” (2024)

In the late 2000s, Dominic Maker and Kai Campos formed Mount Kimbie and gained popularity as an electronic duo, making dubstep in the London underground scene. The group is also known for collaboration with electronic producer James Blake, and for remixing artists such as The xx. In the 2020s, the group became more widely known for making beats for hip-hop artists such as Slowthai for the album “Tyron”.
With the release of “The Sunset Violet” (2024), the group officially came together as a four-piece with the addition of Marc Pell and Andrea Balency-Béarn. This album features King Kruel to give a unique set of electronic songs to their fans.
The highlighted track, “Shipwreck” contrasts melancholy feelings with upbeat soft rock.

8) CURSIVE – “Devourer” (2024)

Hailing from Omaha, CURSIVE has been making music together for 3 decades. Fans have come to know them for singing about challenging topics that face society, the desire for a nuclear family and the constant pressure to be perfect and never slip up.
With a vibe similar to punk bands of the 2000s, this album draws on a time when anger was pervasive in pop rock. As the years have gone by, their message has remained consistent, which makes this new album interesting to compare against what the new problems facing our society may be.
The highlighted track this week, “Dark Star” is a contemplative and expansive moment on the record.

7) The Greeting Committee – “Everyone’s Gone and I Know I’m The Cause” (2024)

The Greeting Committee’s latest project comes after a tumultuous year. Founding members Addie Sartino and Pierce Turcotte had to rebuild after two other original members chose to leave the group. This led to Noah Spencer joining the group for this latest album.
The group’s aim for this new set of songs was to create a feeling of community and a world where people can simply live in the moment rather than being burdened by life. A lot of this album draws on some staple features of indie rock with the soft bass and tambourine peppered throughout the album. What sets this group apart is the sentimental lyrics and tenderness throughout the tracks.
Our highlighted track this week, “Where’d All My Friends Go?”, features flipturn and has sweet vocal and guitar melodies.

6) Mildlife – “Chorus” 2024

This Australian psychedelic rock group takes influence from jazz to create their unique sound. The group has been making music together since 2013, with their first album, “Phase” coming out in 2017.
In their earlier work, they lean into being nonsensical while retaining elements of their musicality that were later fleshed out to create a richer sound. The band takes inspiration from acts like Tame Impala, upbeat and dancey with a bit of a rock twist.
The highlighted track, “Sunrise” is smooth and warm, every feeling an actual sunrise gives you.

5) Charli xcx – “BRAT” (2024)

This summer, neon green and Arial font were inescapable due to hyperpop sensation Charli XCX’s latest full-length album, “brat”. The UK singer teamed up with many of her longtime collaborators to produce one of the freshest batches of dance tracks in recent memory.
The singles for this album, “Von dutch”, “B2b”, “Club classics”, and “360” garnered lots of hype for the album to be full of upbeat party tracks. The song “Von dutch” even had a remix with TikToker Addison Rae released before the album was dropped. Despite all of the party girl energy exuded, there are also some tracks that offer introspection. One such song is “So I”, in which Charli reflects on her friendship with late hyperpop pioneer SOPHIE. Another is “Girl, so confusing” where she details her sometimes fraught relationship with fellow singer, Lorde. This track gave rise to a remix with Lorde herself. The latest notable remix was for a song from the deluxe edition of the album “Guess”, which was produced by The Dare and featured Billie Eilish as a guest verse.
The highlighted track this week is “B2b”, and its heavy bass and catchy lyrics are sure to get stuck in your head.

4)  Clairo – “Charm” (2024)

Clairo got her start by posting her bedroom pop tracks to the internet back in 2017. Songs like “Pretty Girl” and “Flaming Hot Cheetos” garnered the singer/songwriter swarms of fans, eager to hear what she could do on a record. In 2019, she released her first full-length project, “Immunity” which kept all the soft qualities fans had come to love with some higher quality production and clarity. Tracks “Bags” and “Sofia” from this project remain popular among fans and casual listeners alike.
After no album release for 3 years, fans were enthralled when Clairo announced “Charm”. The lead single, “Sexy to Someone”, showed a new side of Clairo. The artist-led into a new style of instrumentation with piano and woodwinds heavy in the mix. The release cycle also saw the artist’s first music video in 6 years, for the track “Juna”.
The highlighted track this week, “Add Up My Love”, mixes elements of soul and pop to deliver its sentimental message.

3) Childish Gambino – “Bando Stone & The New World” (2024)

Childish Gambino, aka Donald Glover, started his musical career in 2011 with his album “Camp”. He was known widely as a comedian who got his start as a writer for “30 Rock” before becoming an actor. Both of us on the music team were big fans of his work in the show “Community” as Troy Barnes.
His comedy background and musical inclination explain the silly nature of his earlier work. When Gambino shifted into a more serious tone while maintaining his whimsy, he really began to shine as a musician. This album came shortly after the release of “Atavista”, allowing Childish Gambino to solidify his spot as a staple summer artist. Glover has also stated that this album will serve as the soundtrack to an upcoming movie of the same title.
The highlighted track this week is “A Place Where Love Goes” is a dark dance track. With intense vocals from Gambino, and a looping sample this is one of the most memorable songs on the album.

2) Khal!l – “HEART: Melodies of the Eternal Flame” (2024)

R&B artist Khal!l hails from Milwaukee, where he found his love of singing by participating in his church’s choir. This led to his passion for music inspiring him to learn how to play instruments and produce music.
Khal!l takes inspiration from artists like Blood Orange, Bon Iver, and Toro y Moi. These artists are known for different things like disting melodies, omnipresent vocals, and electronic production. Khal!l fuses all of these elements together to create this latest album.
The highlighted track this week is called “She’s, Too Far Gone” is upbeat with its glimmering synths and the return of persona DJ Lovey Dovey.

1) beabadoobee – “This Is How Tomorrow Moves” (2024)

British singer/songwriter beabadoobee comes from the Philippines and takes inspiration from Pinoy vocalists as well as indie rock artists like the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Alex G. The singer first gained notoriety when placed on a list with other rising acts, like Billie Eilish, and led to beabadoobee touring with Clairo to support her Immunity tour.
Her song, “Coffee” was sampled for a TikTok song, “Death Bed” by Powfu, which is when the singer really made her way into the public spotlight. This last fall she performed at Tyler, the Creator’s music festival, Camp Flog Gnaw, at the event’s biggest stage drawing an audience excited to hear the musician’s live vocals as well as her bass skills. The highlighted track this week, “One Time” will have you singing along with bea’s sweet vocal stylings.