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Now, onto this week’s picks! Here’s what’s caught our ears:

Mother Soki – “Rivet Gun” (from Sliver EP)

Minneapolis singer-songwriter Mother Soki has been buzzing all over TikTok with “Rivet Gun,” a darkly entrancing track that’s already earned co-signs from Ellie Goulding and inspired countless fan edits featuring everything from Purple Rain to Severance. The single anchors her new Sliver EP, which feels like a fever dream between Ethel Cain and Tumblr-era soft grunge à la Whirr and Wolf Alice. It’s moody, cinematic, and tailor-made for fall nights.

SHY FRiEND – “Freaky Nightmare” (from upcoming album SNAGGLETOOTH)

Calgary’s queer alt-pop misfits SHY FRiEND return with “Freaky Nightmare,” a track that’s pure camp catharsis: cheeky riffs, operatic flourishes, and over-the-top chants (“ugh ugh get freaky”) that dare you not to smile. Frontperson Julie describes it as a pivot away from angsty self-excavation and into pure fun: “It’s called playing music for a reason.” With SNAGGLETOOTH due October 10, the band is fully leaning into their mantra—to be cringe is to be free—and delivering the kind of joyful weirdness the world desperately needs.

Summerbruise – “VAN” (feat. Carpool)

Indianapolis “fake emo” collective Summerbruise just signed to SideOneDummy Records and announced their new LP Infinity Guise (out September 19). The lead single “VAN” captures the quiet chaos of social burnout, toggling between isolation and ironic self-awareness. Featuring Carpool’s Stoph Colasanto, the track feels like an anthem for anyone who’s ever bailed on a party to stew in their own head. Equal parts raw vulnerability and self-deprecating humour, it’s a reminder why Summerbruise is one of emo’s most refreshingly honest voices. The band also went on tour with label-mates Kerosene Heights lately, who we’ve also had in constant rotation.

Joyce Manor – “All My Friends Are So Depressed”

After three years of silence, SoCal punk staples Joyce Manor are back with “All My Friends Are So Depressed,” a Brett Gurewitz-produced single that threads the needle between Smiths melancholy and 100 Gecs absurdity. Vocalist Barry Johnson pulls from freeway musings, bong rips, and Peter Frampton to spin an anthem that’s both nihilistic and weirdly catchy. It’s the band’s first taste of new music since 40 oz. to Fresno and proof that Joyce Manor remains one of punk’s most consistent—and strangest—songwriting forces.

The Boojums – “Wings of Fire”

From Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia, The Boojums crash onto the scene with “Wings of Fire,” the first single from their self-titled debut (out October 31 via Having Fun Records). Fuzzed-out VHS uploads and small-town grit collide in a track that channels Wavves-style surf rock with a ’70s stadium punch. With snarling guitars and lyrics about chasing something bigger before its gone, The Boojums prove themselves one of Atlantic Canada’s loudest new voices.

Tei Shi – “Best Be Leaving” (from Make believe I make believe)

Colombian-Canadian visionary Tei Shi returns August 29 with her fourth LP Make believe I make believe, recorded on Vancouver Island with longtime collaborators Noah Beresin and Tommy English. Lead single “Best Be Leaving” is both melancholy and liberating, capturing the bittersweet act of letting go. True to form, Tei Shi fluidly moves between English and Spanish, weaving intimate pop with her cross-cultural roots. If her past work hinted at reinvention, this record feels like full arrival: confident, cinematic, and beautifully unconfined.

That’s this week’s roundup. Which track are you claiming for your end-of-summer soundtrack?

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