I don’t know if it’s just me, but it seems like alternative styles of music are having a moment. Maybe I’m appreciating musicianship a little more with how generic and AI-like most commercial music is sounding these days. But I’ve always liked trip hop, so this was an easy listen for me.
indie/alternative pop
Jorja Smith – “The Way It Was”
Mackeeper – “Holy Moses”
This is the first indie rock track I’ve posted here, because it’s the first one in a long time that caught my ear and caused me to repeat it. I did like some of the big melodic emo hits from the mid-2000s. This reminds me of that.
SAINt JHN – “Dennis Rodman”
Baby Rose – “Let Me Go”
Catchy timeless soulful indie pop gem.
Tove Lo, Stromae – “des fleurs x stromae”
Jenevieve, Tkay Maidza – “Bellafonte”
One of the best R&B/Pop tracks this year.
Natanya – “CANDYLAND!”
Micah Dailey-White – “Stacy”
What a pleasant surprise. Nice modern 80’s style synth-pop vibe that’s actually one of the more impressive new songs of the year so far.
