🎸 Rock & Alternative Revival (31–50)
Guitars are back—and they’re angrier, dreamier, and queerer than ever: 31. “Velvet Guillotine” – Wet Leg
Deadpan wit meets post-punk snarl. 32. “Hologram” – Snail Mail
A lush, slow-burn ballad about digital loneliness. 33. “Static Bloom (Reprise)” – Ethel Cain
Not a duplicate! This 12-minute ambient remix recontextualizes trauma as transcendence. 34. “Glass Cathedral” – Bartees Strange
Math-rock, country, and hardcore in one breathtaking suite. 35. “Fever Dream No. 7” – Japanese Breakfast
Michigander’s return—ethereal, synth-laden, and subtly political.
(…featuring IDLES, U.S. Girls, Yard Act, and breakout acts like Pom Pom Squad and Wednesday.)
🎧 Underground & Experimental Gems (51–70)
For headphones and dimmed lights: 51. “Liminal” – Eartheater
A cappella processing and fractured ASMR textures. 52. “Data Garden” – Klein
Industrial field recordings from decommissioned server farms. 53. “Silica” – Kelly Moran
Prepared piano meets modular synthesis—calm, crystalline, complex. 54. “Oblivion Protocol” – Machine Girl
Digital hardcore for the climate-anxiety generation. 55. “Woven” – Laraaji & Sun Araw
Zither drones and tape-loop improvisation—meditative and transportive.