For fans of Lingua Ignota, Uboa, Julie Christmas, darkwave, and the realization that we all ultimately grieve alone, Love Is in the Shit by otay:onii puts all the presence and personality of a singer-songwriter tape into the form of a deeply experimental post-industrial labyrinth.

For fans of Editrix, Black Country, New Road, Björk, baroque pop, and the ambiguity of brand new acquaintances, Are we friends yet? by 1000 Rabbits subtly vents scalding emotional anguish through a veneer of tightly orchestrated, aesthetically beautiful neoclassical alternative rock.

For fans of Skin Tension, Melt-Banana, Napalm Death, experimental noise rock, and catharsis which achieves the opposite of the desired effect, Extinction Burst! by Guttersnipe rides an emotional snowball through a journey of absolutely pummeling noise rock.

For fans of New Order, The Smiths, The Cure, outsider alternative rock, and eating plenty of fruits and vegetables, Dirt by Jim E. Brown serves up a dazzling view into the life of an up-and-coming pop sensation.

For fans of The New Eves, Björk, Lingua Ignota, contemporary dark pop, and the irresistible power of the mythical siren song, Oceanine by Janda Moletta molds the human voice into a full atmospheric symphony, holding up the divine feminine as the key to preventing humanity’s self-destruction.

For fans of Coil, Einstürzende Neubauten, Throbbing Gristle, traditional Chinese folk music, and the human soul’s continuous struggle against the systems of industrial production, 好奇 Curiosity by Zaliva-D molds the cyclical psychedelia of folk traditions into the mechanical shapes of modern life, leaving us with a work that inspires historical continuity while refusing to live in denial of the present.

For fans of Duster, Nirvana, Sonic Youth, early dissonant post rock, and the silent futility of snow falling into the ocean, Chamber Music by Goldenstar relishes in dimly lit melancholy through a brief collection of grungy slowcore performances.

For fans of Steve Reich, Atomiste, Current 93, abstract hip hop, and the snippets of meaning we overhear in conversations every day, Oblivion Seekers by Ben Vida presents a linguistic experiment set to music, it’s spoken word vocals blending seamlessly into a backdrop of minimal slowcore.

For fans of Squid, Yowie, Asia Menor, garage rock, and that stage of a panic attack when you’re trying to convince yourself that no such panic attack is happening, Party Trick by Assembly whips old-school post punk aesthetics into an experimental frenzy, creating a fast-paced, frantic sound fantasizing about escape while remaining uncomfortably caged in the present.

Coming from a similar perspective, we find the new album This Dismal Village by Urq, which discards the trappings of conventional music theory in pursuit of a completely unique artistic vision.

For fans of Los Thuthanaka, DJ Rashad, Machine Girl, the entire wonderful world of plunderphonics, and that kind of weird and unsettling feeling you get when you see the y2k aesthetic coming back, Computaria Sound System by Marcelinho Metebala brings all the digital grit of the experimental collage scene to a style which would work flawlessly in a dance club.

For fans of Black Country, New Road, Yes, Squarepusher, hard bop, and those months when you seemingly get the best and worst news of your life all at once, Epiblast by Naná Rizinni explores the creation and loss of life through a maximalist and heavily electronic jazz fusion style.

For fans of The Jesus Lizard, Shellac, Black Flag, contemporary noise rock, and watching everyone else in the room laugh off something you said with complete sincerity, Keep Honking I’m about to Fucking Kill Myself by My Wife’s an Angel sets an ashen world on fire with a sound that unites hardcore intensity with post rock tones and jazz structures.

For fans of Deftones, At the Drive In, Polvo, slowcore, and having a little fun in your local warehouse, Pave Desire by Stalled fights back against upper management in all its forms with a varied post hardcore sound, contextualizing our anger into something nuanced, measured, and entirely justified.

For fans of Amiture Music, Slint, My Bloody Valentine, classic grunge, and taking a long, lonely drive to clear your head, Carve by Kathryn Mohr meditates on the connection between love and grief by embodying the ghost of accessible alternative rock.

For fans of Sean McCann, Uboa, Lingua Ignota, classic soul music, and the type of nightmare that sets you on edge for the entire day, MR COBRA by Lucy Liyou takes an experimental approach to the recognition of trauma, drawing connections between self-conception and abuse through a horrifying, intimate sound.

For fans of Still House Plants, Caroline, Morgan Garrett, free jazz, and watching the events of your life from an A Clockwork Orange style contraption, Rad Berms by Abigail Snail invites us to cozy up with the absurd using their unique style of post rock which breathes organically and crescendos relatably.

For fans of Duster, Wiring, Unwound, indie folk, and the impenetrable armor of dissociation, Fate Again by Strumbrush unite post hardcore sounds, folk aesthetics, and indie rock songwriting to frantically resist the intrusion of reality onto our tranquil dreams.

For fans of Me Lost Me, Jockstrap, Kero Kero Bonito, bedroom everything, and kicking back on your couch after a long day of standing at work, Crystal Rabbit Moon by gobbinjr settles into an experimental yet easygoing atmosphere of indietronica, using exceptionally strong songwriting to pull us into catharsis.

For fans of Björk, Me Lost Me, Lingua Ignota, trip hop, and coming down off who knows what in the pews of a cathedral, Wide Awake Open by Mathilde Nobel brings the oversaturated aesthetics of rave culture to an unlikely application of deep spiritual practice.