For fans of Guerilla Toss, Cardiacs, Magma, hyperpop, and extreme anxiety which manifests as a sense of manic whimsy, Making a Rubber Band Ball in the Brain of the Mind by Drive45 redirects our high-strung inner hell into a creative explosion.

For fans of Rage Against the Machine, Fugazi, Gang of Four, youth crew hardcore, and the rude awakening to a world seemingly designed to perpetuate suffering above all else, Hostile Design by Black Eyes gives us cause to dance in spite of and in response to the abundant pain of crumbling institutions.

For fans of Dazzling Killmen, Swans, Shearling, post rock, and emotional explosion that detonates as shock turns to grief, You Left Us in the Spring by Vangas speaks in a breathtakingly subtle, relentlessly tense aesthetic voice to shout tales of deep, dark, empty loss.

For fans of Natural Snow Buildings, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, bands that use homemade instruments, and the impossible aim of translating the animating spirit of nature into man-made sound, In the Wind of Night, Hard-Fallen Incantations Whisper by Širom uses bold folk experiments to distance us from a sociopathic society.

For fans of the brave little abacus, The Orchestra (For Now), Soft Machine, the internet diy scene, and the sort of dramatization of everyday life that feels equal parts vibrant and realistic, Deseo, Carne y Voluntad by Candelabro sends us on a narrative roller coaster that only a progressive rock album could provide.

For fans of Shallowater, Slowdive, contemporary post rock, and the molding of kitchy Americana into shapes beautiful and tragic, Motocrossed by Motocrossed marks a peak in the emotional strength of the current wave of shoegaze with their cozy environments and dark undertones.

What does “The South” mean to you? This corner of the United States inspires so much passion for so many people in so many directions, and Diamond Grove by Weirs captures that ambiguity perfectly with its experimental take on old time music.

For fans of Drive like Jehu, Black Midi, Glenn Branca, progressive rock, and the type of deep, dark beauty which rewards diligent, detailed attention, Taking Umbrage by Yowie carefully orchestrates our path through a maximalist funhouse of some of the most extreme possible fringes of rock music.

For fans of Liturgy, Deafheaven, Sigur Ros, post metal, and the persistence of the human spirit in spite of the encroaching artificial intelligence armageddon, The Spiritual Sound by Agriculture implores us to remain present in the world around us, staring the blossoming horrors of the future directly in the eyes and boldly marching on.

For fans of Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Maruja, contemporary experimental jazz, and the processing of childhood trauma into something stunningly beautiful, [angry noises] by Ciśnienie unleashes an explosive onslaught of post rock magic to rival the greatness of any traditional symphony.

For fans of Sufjan Stevens, Olivia Tremor Control, Asher White, experimental Americana, and the romanticization of the little victories that we achieve when we take the off ramp from the great rat race, Overpass by Scott Hardware soothes our deepest social anxieties with a varied singer-songwriter approach.

For fans of Bark Psychosis, Tara Jane O’Neil, King Crimson, and the refusal to let our humanity go gentle into that good night, Songs and Bodies by Piotr Kurek uses a kraut-influenced post rock form to subvert the conventions of canned music.

For fans of The Last Dinner Party, Big Thief, trip hop, and that feeling in the back of your mind that everything you’re doing right now will come back to bite you, Veilfall by Emily Yacina tells the story of a romantic collapse with all the twee joy of classic indie folk.

For fans of Mogwai, Explosions in the Sky, Yoo Doo Right, and that feeling of sublime, awestruck romance when we witness a natural wonder of the world, Souvenir by Sueño Púrpura brings back a vintage flavor of guitar-driven post rock with a modern shoegaze twist.

For fans of Radiohead, Modest Mouse, The Catcher in the Rye, and screaming your way through a brick wall, Getting Killed by Geese delivers yet another left hook in what has become one of the most impressive catalogues in rock music of this century.

For fans of Gorillaz, Talk Talk, industrial rock, and the refusal to dismiss any conversation as mundane, Everything Is Being Recorded All the Time by Troubadours immortalizes slices of life into free musical improvisation.

For fans of Gingerbee, Cime, a folk-punk fusion that avoids easy categorization into the folk punk genre, and the ghosts that haunt our culture from every century, que você grite até não sobrar mais nada by cactø aligns our moment in time with a uniquely gothic take on folk traditions.

Continuing this British prog legend’s tradition of psychedelic, maximalist rock with a punk energy, LSD takes a baby step back in raw intensity while dialing up the theatrics.

For fans of My Bloody Valentine, Belle and Sebastian, Squarepusher, internet emo, and that moment when you first wake up and trick yourself into thinking everything will be ok, Come Back Down by Total Wife offers their ethereal shoegaze experiments as a companion for the bleakest form of loneliness.

For fans of Molchat Doma, Lingua Ignota, krautrock, and that knot that forms in your throat when you realize an insane headline isn’t a hoax, Sametou Sawtan by SANAM examines our paradoxical detachment from the world using a perspective found at the core of the region most impacted by colonialism.