The rock sound that opens Mister Chorister’s “You’re Not Listening” is the sort that sets an anxious mood right away.

“Lost Literature” by The House Flies has that slightly gloomy quality you expect from post-punk, but the song is much more immediate than the genre can sometimes be.

"THE END" by PROJECT: Beyond is an alternative rock track that has a lot going on without becoming difficult to follow.

“Daydreamer” by Marion Sophia Dyrvik has a soft, dreamy sound that feels easy to settle into.

“You’ll Talk About It!” feels like the kind of EP that doesn’t need to spend too much time convincing you that it’s having fun.

“The Love of Strangers" has something that is quietly relatable to all. It starts off with this quiet, slightly lonely feeling, and for a while, it feels like a song about being misunderstood.

She writes it like someone who has already walked through the worst part and finally realized she has nothing left to lose.

There's something almost defiant about naming a song "Cyberstalking" and then admitting that it's meant to be lighthearted.

It’s a song that turns isolation into liberation. The song starts with an electrical, rhythmic thumping that almost takes you into a trance.

A rough-edged alternative rock cut brought up by fuzzy guitars, bluesy swagger, and an addictive groove.

The Venus Children delve into the grey area where love, lust, and mourning collide, as evidenced on the very contemplative "Pack It Up".

Evil Jake is a group of five rock musicians from New York, fronted by guitarist-songwriter Mike Jacobs.

Michellar (Michelle Bond) is a singer-songwriter and visual artist based in San Francisco who brings out the performances with musical vulnerability and visual sensitivity.

Fading Signals is an alternative rock band based in Portland, Oregon that combines the pure chemistry of a five-piece band with the dense atmospheres of dark electronic music.

The House Flies are a post-punk, dark alternative band based out of Moline, Illinois, whose aesthetic is influenced by shoegaze, goth rock, and grunge.

DownTown Mystic is the musical brainchild of Robert Allen, a multi-faceted performer from America.

Emerging from the thriving Teesside music scene in 2023, MOSS have quickly established the name through the kind of live performances bringing the emotional energy and saturation all together.

Velour On Tap is the bookish indie-rock project of Halifax singer-songwriter Ian D. Brimacombe.

Internationally acclaimed singer-songwriter Kelsie Kimberlin combines emotional vulnerability with humanitarian purpose in her music.

Fierce Friend is the solo name of Brighton singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Alan Grice.