Artists to Watch
Up-and-coming artists we are keeping an eye on.
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Bo Staloch: Alt-Folk Coming-of-Age on 'Too Big, Too Big'
Nashville singer-songwriter Bo Staloch releases his eight-track EP Too Big, Too Big on November 6 via Capitol Records, recorded with Brad Cook and a band of indie ringers.
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Deux Visages: Philly Dreamgaze Says Goodbye on the Debut LP
Philadelphia dream-pop trio Deux Visages release their debut LP Call It Goodbye on November 6 via Pure Noise Records, a coming-of-age record about leaving youth behind, previewed by Always You, Automatic, and Pixelate.
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Bad Waitress: Toronto Art-Punk's Dark Return
Toronto art-punk quartet Bad Waitress return after five years with In The Hollow, out October 30 via Stomp Records. Two singles in, the new record turns their famous confrontation inward.
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daine: From Hyperpop Maximalism to Raw Alt-Pop on the Debut Album
Melbourne-forged daine strips back the hyperpop maximalism for a raw, guitar-driven debut album, In Endless Awe and Agony, out November 6 via Pack. Records.
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Lake Eats Grass Brings Fingerpicked Folk and Journal-True Lyrics on 'Rights For Mayflies'
Lake Eats Grass is the San Luis Obispo songwriting project of Lake, a classically trained viola player turned fingerpicking guitarist. The nine-track album Rights For Mayflies is out now, and the submitted song 'The Band' is the way in.
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Drag Talk: LA Dream-Pop With a Ghost in Its Past
Los Angeles five-piece Drag Talk release their debut album Drink The Ocean on October 30 via MNRK Heavy: '90s indie rock nostalgia, shoegaze haze, and Britpop melodicism from two former Ghost members and a War Tapes rhythm section. Start here with 'Pony Up' and 'Would It Kill You.'
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Kick Back and Get Lifted to Some Sin Knight
Underground rapper Sin Knight is pushing her single 'BOW'. Ten tight tracks, collaborators CED and 1luvv, and a DIY campaign on Threads.
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Blackhaine: Noise Rap to Industrial Folk on the XL Debut
Manchester artist Blackhaine announces his debut album Saints In The Wethouse, out November 13, 2026 via XL Recordings: 12 tracks of noise rap, industrial folk and balladry with Wraith9, Rainy Miller, Space Afrika and more.
