Welcome to Sound Station, the place we’re highlighting the perfect new tracks that got here out this week. Head into the weekend with songs from Carlie Hanson, Pom Pom Squad and extra.
Carlie Hanson shares wistful ode to her hometown with “608”
In her first single since her debut album, Powerful Boy, in February, Carlie Hanson has returned with a nostalgic ode to the difficult feelings surrounding her Wisconsin hometown. “Inexperienced eyes match the hillside, snow falls when your tears dry,” she sings over plucked guitars. The result’s a Clairo-meets-Billie Eilish monitor that blends delicate, hazy vocals with an eerieness that provides “608” its edge. —Ilana Kaplan
Pom Pom Squad’s “River” is a melancholy departure from their signature grunge
It has been almost a year-and-a-half since Pom Pom Squad‘s Mia Berrin launched her triumphant grunge document Demise of a Cheerleader. However she’s again with one thing a bit of totally different because of “River,” a monitor conceived from the Tune Confessional venture, the place individuals’s private tales and confessions are became songs by musicians. The melancholy monitor, which was impressed by the ending of a person’s marriage following his father’s dying, is a departure from Berrin’s different work however lovely nonetheless. —Ilana Kaplan
Underdogs INDIGHXST get groovy metalcore jam “GLITCH”
With releases overflowing streaming floodgates, your consideration could stray from rising artists INDIGHXST, however don’t be fooled — this can be a monitor you can’t miss. A heavier transfer from their “LACE“ single earlier this 12 months, “GLITCH” flaunts the trio’s love for all issues heavy and is an ode to the place metalcore is heading. Preserve this band in your radar if you recognize something about good music. —Yasmine Summan
Ganser make incisive post-punk for the top of the world
The world is commonly bleak, however Ganser handle to chronicle their apathy and discover pleasure of their craft. Their new track “What Me Fear?” possesses digital thrives that bloom right into a devilish swagger that persists till the ultimate be aware. What’s extra, its accompanying video references their earlier single “Folks Watching,” with Alicia Gaines clawing her method out of the grave quite than Nadia Garofalo (FYI, the visible was directed by each members). Fall head over heels with their glorious new EP, Nothing You Do Issues, out now. —Neville Hardman
Gracie Abrams’ new single “Troublesome” is a daring step ahead
Gracie Abrams has steadily carved a spot for herself as one of many main voices of unhappy lady autumn. Produced by her collaborator Aaron Dessner, her newest single “Troublesome” sounds prefer it may very well be an outtake of Taylor Swift‘s folklore or evermore. The introspective monitor explodes right into a high-energy refrain that seems like new territory for the pop newcomer and her crystalline vocals. —Ilana Kaplan
Bury Tomorrow carry British heavy-metal fury with “Abandon Us”
British metalcore titans Bury Tomorrow unleash fury and hearth with “Abandon Us.” No strangers to ruthless riffs, this rage-fueled anthem may have you itching to open up a pit in your bed room. The echoing “I’m telling you now, we had been left for useless” ringing in your head earlier than that climactic roar of vocals from Dan Winter-Bates is strictly why this band stay a staple in British heavy steel. —Yasmine Summan
ailing peach’s “BRIGHT LIGHTS” reaches towards optimism
LA duo ailing peach have been collaborators of SZA, Rico Nasty and Hayley Kiyoko (to call a couple of), however they’re at their finest once they create bleary alt-pop heaters. Their songs typically carry an experimental tint with a improbable sense of melody, and “BRIGHT LIGHTS” finds the band reaching towards optimism. As a result of when issues really feel this golden, it’s solely pure to really feel a bit of guarded, however the band are studying to let that go. —Neville Hardman