Mike Katzif

The stars of Seattle's underground rock renaissance have never felt this vulnerable, or as relatable.

Known for hopscotching between an array of bands, Jen Goma embodies numerous roles in the video for her empowering new dance-pop gem.

Guppy is one of those ecstatically empowering records you'll return to again and again.

Ellen Kempner documents grief on a buzzing new song and collaborates with the Boston League of Women Wrestlers for the video.

The pop-punk duo's debut album will give those weathering tough times the confidence to pick themselves up and dance.

Hiccup's members first met while playing in the house band on a public-access comedy show. Its new song captures that same frenzied and fun dynamic, but with more space to stretch out.

Oakland-based indie-rock musician Melina Duterte plays every instrument and produced nearly every sound on her new record.

It's rare for a band to make a comeback album like Last Place that stands up alongside its best work.

With a woozy hook that's as dissonant as it is catchy, the Philadelphia band's new song mixes the pretty with the messy.

Beloved psych act The Flaming Lips delivers its newest brainteaser with the conceptual Oczy Mlody. Relishing in serious shenanigans, The Lips reach backwards in time with ceaseless self-reinvention.

Melina Duterte's new song as Jay Som starts with a gentle strum and hushed whisper, but swells to a romantic, orchestral peak.

Sadie Dupuis' new solo songs are brimming with taut hooks, layers of flittering keyboards and electronic beats that'll get everyone bobbing and moving on the dance floor instead of in the mosh pit.

The band's 13th album feels like a tonal sequel to 2014's terrific Fuego, thanks to a balanced ear for Phish's on-stage exuberance and sonic cohesion.

"Breath And Burning" is a breezy rocker punctuated by some classic soul horn lines and a joyful key-change in the chorus that hints at future jams.

The English singer-songwriter's new album is a collection of stark, beautiful chamber-pop ballads that run him through the emotional wringer.

The English duo took to a Virginia studio for mining the complexities of a dissolving relationship. From folk to rock to country, the music is rich and nuanced.

The cheerful, buoyant instrumental track, titled "Olympic Village, 6AM," is tailor-made for a heroic sports montage.

Beach Slang offers a glimpse into what it's like to be young, misunderstood and out of place. The video is "a gritty, cinematic collage of Americana, debauchery and youth," frontman James Alex says.

Messy and fun, the Australian duo's pop-punk bursts with chunky guitars and big riffs. It's a perfect sun-streaked soundtrack for skinned-knee skate videos and beach bonfires at dusk.

Playing with an unhurried improvisational spirit, the Swedish band unspools melodies that don't grab you so much as slowly burrow under your skin.