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Our favorite releases from the ALT RECESS submissions list.


Mike Maimone Faces the Universe Head-On With “Waiting in the Light”
Some songs punch you in the chest. This one goes straight for the soul and doesn’t apologize for it. “ Waiting in the Light ,” the final track on Mike Maimone’ s upcoming album Guess What? I Love You , isn’t just another grief song; it’s a cosmic gut-check on what love really means when life gets ripped out from under you. Mike isn’t chasing pretty metaphors or staging a Hallmark moment. He’s telling the truth the way grief actually feels: weird, holy, disorienting, magical
7 days ago


Rhaina Yasmin’s Magician EP Feels Like Holding Someone’s Heart in Your Hands
Every once in a while, an artist comes along with music that doesn’t try to impress you, it just finds you. Like a friend who sits beside you on a bad day and doesn’t say much, but somehow says everything. That’s exactly the energy of Rhaina Yasmin , the Las Vegas indie-rock/alt-folk storyteller whose new EP, Magician , feels like stumbling into a private diary you weren’t supposed to read… but now you’re quietly grateful you did. Rhaina has always carried emotion like a sec
Dec 2


Fur Trapper Bends Reality With a Wild, Surreal Visualizer for “Never Enough (Modern Human)”
Every once in a while, a music video drops that feels less like a promo piece and more like someone cracked open a brain and let the dreams spill out. That’s exactly what Fur Trapper (the shadowy, synth-soaked alter ego of Lisa Rieffel)... just pulled off with her new visualizer for “Never Enough (Modern Human).” It’s weird. It’s beautiful. It’s cinematic in that “I definitely need to rewatch this to make sure I caught everything” way. And honestly? It might be her best work
Nov 25


“Used to Love”: A Modern R&B Flip Only Maithili Raelle Could Deliver
Every so often, a new artist shows up with a record that feels like a memory you’ve lived before, and that’s exactly what New Jersey–born, NYC-raised singer Maithili Raelle delivers with her latest single, Used to Love . It’s a nostalgic, bittersweet reflection on a relationship that was golden until it wasn’t, sung with the kind of buttery Pop-R&B warmth that makes it feel painfully personal. Maithili’s connection to music started early. She grew up surrounded by Bollywood
Nov 25


Lara Villani Is Done With Second Chances - And She’s Never Sounded More Alive
There’s something magnetic about an artist who can turn heartbreak into confidence, who can take the messiest moments of love and turn them into something that feels empowering, cinematic, and a little bit dangerous. Melbourne singer-songwriter Lara Villani does exactly that with her new single Second Chances , a standout track from her upcoming visual EP, and the music video might be her most captivating moment yet. If you’ve ever sat somewhere public replaying a breakup in
Nov 25


Marcus Alland Sets the Bar High With His New Album "EYES ON YOU"
Introducing Marcus Alland, someone that didn’t just set out to make another Christian hip-hop record, he made something that feels like a testimony you can turn all the way up. Marcus Alland’s new project, EYES ON YOU , lands exactly in that space. It’s one of those records that has you nodding your head while also quietly checking your heart. It’s hip-hop built for real life, rooted in faith, wrapped in modern cadence, and overflowing with the kind of honesty people pretend
Nov 25


Jack Rush Brings Duchamp’s Alter Ego to Life in His Wild New Rock Track “Rrose Sélavy”
Now and then a rock artist swings so hard into an idea that you just have to sit back and go, “Oh damn… he really went for it.” Jack Rush’s new single “Rrose Sélavy” is exactly that kind of moment. It’s loud, clever, oddly glamorous, and packed with more art-world mischief than a grad-school thesis wrapped in guitar feedback. And honestly? It rules. If you’re not familiar, Rrose Sélavy was Marcel Duchamp’s female alter ego, part performance, part satire, part middle finger
Nov 23


Klaye Creation Bends Sound, Spirit, and Swagger on “GRAVITY”
Klaye Creation has built a reputation for blending genres with ease, and his new single “GRAVITY” might be his most polished example yet. Mixing hip-hop bravado with spiritual references and experimental production, the San Diego-born, Atlanta-based artist delivers a track that feels both powerful and deeply personal. Klaye’s always had a knack for blurring lines where hip-hop melts into R&B and spiritual reflection tangled with raw storytelling, psychedelic textures smudged
Nov 20


New Constellations Shine Brighter Than Ever with “Believe Again” - the First Glimpse of Their Transformative Debut Album
Portland-based duo New Constellations , made up of vocalist Harlee Case and multi-instrumentalist/producer Josh Smith , return with “Believe Again,” a deeply emotional new single that introduces the next chapter of their highly anticipated debut album, It Comes In Waves . The track arrived October 17th, marking the band’s first release in a powerful new cycle of music dropping every six weeks through May. Childhood best friends, Harlee and Josh began creating music together
Nov 20


World News 808909 Are Rewiring Electronic Music With Their Debut Album ON STEROIDS
Photo by : 35mm by Desiree Das Gupta If you spend enough time in Toronto’s music scene, you eventually hear whispers about a duo doing things “the hard way”, in the best sense. No laptops. No safety nets. Just two people, six tiers of gear, and whatever chaos those blinking machines decide to spit out on any given night. That duo is World News (aka World News 808909) , and their debut album ON STEROIDS finally captures the strange, hypnotic world fans have been watching them
Nov 20


Asmi Aderay Is Bringing Back Movie-Style Romance in Pop
Asmi Aderay isn’t just another emerging pop artist, she’s the kind of singer who makes you stop what you’re doing and actually feel something. With a voice wrapped in warmth, ache, and a touch of old-school elegance, she gives modern pop the romance it’s been missing. Her songs feel like the emotional climax of a movie you never want to end, and listeners are clearly catching on: her latest track “Someone Real” made waves on Breaking Sound Radio and hit over 1.2K streams in
Nov 20


M∆CKEN & MACKINLEY TURN CHAOS INTO CATCHINESS WITH THEIR NEW SINGLE “UGLY”
Every so often a pop record drops that feels like someone cracked open the group chat, scooped out all the messy relationship drama, and turned it into something you can scream-sing in the car at 1AM. “UGLY,” the new single from M∆CKEN featuring rising firecracker vocalist MACKINLEY BOURNE, arrives with exactly that kind of energy, raw, relatable, and way too easy to replay. Most people first met M∆CKEN through the EDM world. He’s the powerful voice behind Afrojack & Dyro’s
Nov 14
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