Houston-based psych-rock duo The Shrubs return with "Let Us In", a frantically catchy single that basically sugarcoats a societal breakdown in layers of infectious fuzz. https://open.spotify.com/album/4DHZnz49JHoaX6Ce0uAdd6?si=xvATg3GHRyS6lHn1pLjiNw Miguel and Sophie have a fascinating knack for dragging fifty-year-old analog reel-to-reels and gritty cassettes into modern digital landscapes. Here, they have engineered a massive, heavily distorted wall of sound that races forward with a sweaty, desperate urgency. You catch...

American pop artist Katie Belle has unleashed "People Pleaser", the standout single and title track of her latest 5-song EP, released on December 12, 2025. It sounds exactly like watching someone finally snap in the best possible way. The Atlanta and Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter, actor, and model uses this release to fiercely shed her own suffocating need for external validation. https://open.spotify.com/track/0XsIaVlnO8JwOJrKbzVuXp?si=2d6ec5a36729484c Lyrically, the track functions as...