We couldn’t get enough of Packaging‘s newest single, Always Calling. The track hooks you in with a mesmerizing intro with bubbly electronic sounds, immediately setting the tone for this uplifting track. It’s instrumental is cohesive in the tones between the electric guitars, bass, and drums. We appreciate the creative utilization of complex time signatures and rhythms.
The vocals are fit with a distinct, unique tone, which balances both passion and unconcerned emotion, giving the track an unexpected expression. This group is based in Seattle and Denver and is bringing us their debut album, to be released in October of this year. Their innovative image and underrated production style has us excited for more music to come.
Lauren Spring‘s newest single, Dark On Me, gave us a breath of fresh air from its charming approach to indie-pop. The production of this track has perfectly created a deep atmosphere of sound, filling your eardrums with dreamy sounds from the acoustic guitar, electronic ambience, amplified with reverb and delay.
This track infects you, moving you to the beat, and infultrating your brain where you’ll never forget it. The vocals are full of passionate, poetic energy that inspires you. From Florida, Lauren works with Saint In The City Records. With her recent single release, we hope this leads to more music in the future from her.
Nowhere Land by Timmy Skelly impressed us greatly from the exciting energy that immediately radiates from his new single, Nowhere Land. With this track, He creates a feel-good energy about going through life joyfully, pushing this energy through his powerful vocals. The instrumental is especially radiant with vibrant fun, with exhilarating rhythms and melodies.
The instrumental composition is truly unique, utilizing a wide range of instruments, from banjo to saxophone. With doing so, the composition creates transcendent layers of folk, country, and pop music. This track is the perfect introduction to his new EP, Meet Me In Nowhere Land, soon to be released.
You can hear all of these incredible new singles by checking out and following our playlist on Spotify, Best New Indie 2025.
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