As the first buds push through winter’s frost, our new playlist is going through a metamorphosis of its own to walk you into the change of season. In this musical garden in permanent bloom, we’re handing you a fresh, vibrant pick of 20 indie new releases, carefully cultivated to brighten up this season of renewal.
The musical sphere is waking up in splendor: established artists are reinventing their sound while younger talents confirm their budding promise — psychedelic troublemakers The Dandy Warhols, untouchable alternative queen Kim Gordon, and the long-overdue coronation of the gifted Bill Ryder-Jones.
It’s also with real emotion and admiration that we hand this season’s spotlight to New York shoegaze quartet DIIV. The band releases its fourth album, Frog in Boiling Water, at the end of May — and on the evidence of the first singles, it already sounds like another record worthy of their talent.
On our end, we genuinely hope this new playlist becomes the ideal companion for your coming moments of downtime and musical exploration. See you under the blazing rays of the summer ahead for more sun-drenched discoveries.
