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The House Flies break their year-long quiet with a song that sounds like a late-night walk through empty streets. “Sweet Foxhound” moves on a steady bass pulse and a low, restless guitar line, while the drums keep everything quietly urgent. The vocal comes in almost like a secret, direct and measured, drawing you closer with each phrase.

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Rage Unfold don’t make songs that sit quietly in the background. "My Division" comes at you head-on, full of sharp turns and restless energy. It’s about an inner fight, the kind that doesn’t really end, and the music captures that instability better than clean words ever could.

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Some songs feel like they’re written in the middle of a conversation you might have with a friend over coffee. Fiona Amaka’s "Cowards and Shadows" lands in that space. It’s not dressed up in metaphor or overproduction—it speaks plainly about ghosting, a habit that’s slipped from dating into work, friendships, even casual exchanges. Everyone’s brushed up against it by now, which might explain why the song clicks the moment you hear it.

Shani Weiss brings something gentle with “Feel Alright.” At first, it feels like a simple acoustic track, almost casual, but it grows on you the longer you sit with it. The guitar has a warm, almost vintage tone, and it doesn’t get buried in effects. Just straight, clear playing that keeps the focus on the words.

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We'll be honest—when we first played Bill Barlow’s “When He Speaks,” we expected a straightforward electronic pop track. But it doesn’t really sit still in that lane. The beat is steady, the synths are layered, yet the message behind the words pulls your ear more than the production does at first. It feels like eavesdropping on a broadcast where every word is under a microscope.

Royel Otis’s “who’s your boyfriend” feels like it wasn’t written to be clever—it just spills out. The song circles a question that isn’t really meant to have an answer, only the weight of being asked again and again. The lyrics sound almost accidental, the kind of things you’d admit to a friend when you’re too tired to filter: he missed your birthday, you keep calling, and you don’t even say his name out loud. It’s messy, but it rings true.

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Blunt Blade’s “Justified” comes across like a warning shot wrapped in indie rock grit. The track wastes no time setting the scene—“The time has come, the stage is set, the race is on, time to place bets.” It feels less like a lyric and more like someone pulling you into the moment, daring you to keep up.

Twodahh Bugg’s “Lost in Yesterday” is one of those tracks that hits late at night when the past feels closer than it should. From the jump—“I got five pretty girls around me, but they ain’t feeling like you no”—he sets the mood: surrounded by people, but still haunted by the one he can’t shake.

BABY T comes in swinging with “THINGS ABOUT TO CHANGE,” a track that doesn’t just play—it announces itself. From the opening challenge—“When was the last time you heard it like this?”—you know this isn’t background music. It’s a statement.

At first, "Ratbag Joy" comes off like your standard feel-good dance tune. The beat’s tight, the synths are bright, and it moves in a way that makes you want to follow. You could stop there and just let it play, but if you actually listen — really listen — you start to hear the cracks.

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Ali Lamb’s "Miss Independent" is a three-minute pep talk wrapped in alt-pop shimmer — part farewell, part victory lap. Inspired by her best friend’s strength after walking away from a toxic relationship, Lamb turns personal tribute into universal anthem.

Some songs feel like diary entries you weren’t meant to read, and Buttercups is one of them. At just 15, Ava Valianti already writes with the kind of candor you expect from someone who’s lived twice her years. The track lands in the pop-rock pocket, but its heartbeat is pure confession.

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Some breakup songs take their time to ache. Others flare up in one hot burst and leave tire marks. Wattmore’s "I Don’t Miss That Woman" belongs to the latter camp — a grit-spattered, open-road anthem that trades heartbreak for horsepower.