Mei Semones, “Dumb Feeling” (2025)
Two songs into her upcoming album and it’s the frontrunner for album of the year.
Stereolab, “Golden Atoms” (1995)
You listen to Stereolab’s studio albums and think “how can one band have so much awesomeness” and then you hear all of their EP/rarities tracks and then the scope of said awesomeness is truly difficult to fully comprehend, like the goddamn universe.
Liz Phair, “6'1”“ (1993)
I will be 97 years old and barely able to move and this song will come on and I’ll still jump up and yell "AND I HATED YOU!!”
Horsegirl, “I Can’t Stand To See You” (2025)
Oh, hell yeah. I wasn’t sure what to expect from this second album from Horsegirl, but this perfectly hits an indie rock sweet spot.
Les McCann, “Burnin’ Coal” (1969)
I couldn’t totally decide if this worked or not in the scene in Severance, but it turned me on to the song, so I can’t fault it either way.