A bumper edition looking at the best singles of the past two weeks.

Radio Free Alice – ‘Lunch Money’

Radio Free Alice turn nostalgia into something more complicated on ‘Lunch Money’, where faded details of adolescence are tinged with longing, distance, and the people left behind. A driving bassline anchors the track as shimmering guitar melodies weave between bittersweet lingering and emotional unrest. Radio Free Alice thrive in the space between dissonance and melody, letting jagged textures brush against moments of pure euphoria. When the chorus arrives, it does so with effortless clarity, carried by steady drums and an undeniable sense of momentum. Beneath it all, Noah Learmonth’s restrained vocals lend weight to lyrics that feel both intimate and quietly confrontational, culminating in the repeated plea: “Why would you bring me down?” With their most recent single, the Melbourne/Naarm-based four-piece continue to trace the sharp ascent through the indie rock scene with a blend of urgency, melody and tension. (Isabel Kilevold)

The Healing Power of Horses – ‘In Yr Right Hand Revel Heaven’

Fresh signees to Partisan’s underground imprint section1 – a label also responsible for releases from the likes of RIP Magic, Sword II and King Princess – The Healing Power of Horses have emerged as the latest set of hyper-aloof, enigmatic scenesters to grace our ears with a delicious, seductive trip-hop grit. Like a trail of breadcrumbs leading a mob of young urban hotties to wherever the ‘cool venue’ is right now (Club Cheek *cough*), the threat of being eaten by a wicked witch in the forest à la Hansel and Gretel feels like a risk worth taking when the beats are this god damn tasty. Taken from their upcoming EP ‘Summer Indoors (or outside wearing black)’, latest single ‘In Yr Right Hand Revel Heaven’ crackles and creaks with rusted trip-hop grooves, stolid vocals draped over murky instrumentation and cut with rolling strings. HPOH explain, “IYRH is music from the castle of heaven, cool and warm. there was a first half written – ground floor tenement glasgow, end of winter – during a riper year of understanding. then the saddest thing ever happened to us and we wrote the second half and glued it together in East Anglian Attic sticky dawn skies big angel”. (Hazel Blacher)

she’s green – ‘close your eyes’

she’s green release seven-minute track ‘close your eyes’ ahead of their upcoming EP, ‘swallowtail’, set for release on 10th July via Photo Finish Records. In a digital age defined by immediacy, the band embrace the patience it takes for music to unfold, letting the compositions breathe, twist and expand like something slowly taking shape in shifting light. The track brims with atmospheric post-punk textures, drifting beneath a shoegaze haze where delicate details surface through reverb-soaked guitars and ethereal vocals. The Minneapolis five-piece weave nuanced compositions with moments of quiet vulnerability, leaning into something tactile and grounded, building a sound that feels intimate yet insistent. Intricate guitar lines and pulsing drums steer the track between weightlessness and grit, as space opens through voice, texture and restraint. Like a dream dissolving on waking, ‘close your eyes’ lingers at the edge of consciousness, caught between shadow and light. (Isabel Kilevold)

Big World – ‘England Dan’

It’s that time again folks. It’s World Cup time. One of the most confusing, exciting, politically dubious, gross, and engrossing entertainment events going. If anyone needed to get in the mood for beer gardens, not really watching a quite dull group-stage game, and screaming loudly when Harry Kane scores (come on, Harry!); if anyone needed to relive some iconic goals; or even just see if Shame bassist Josh Finerty can execute a rainbow flick in a retro Netherlands journey (no spoilers), ‘England Dan’, and it’s lovingly curated music video, has you covered in under four minutes. And for this south-east London supergroup formed from members of Tapir!, Dog, Mabel Clarke, and other close acquaintances, it’s a testament to the foundationally playful spirit of Big World that their actual debut single would be a World Cup song. Named in honour of American soft rock duo England Dan & John Ford Coley and serving as a tongue-in-cheek DIY-ode to New Order’s ‘World In Motion’, the track tells the highly plausible tale of our protagonist ‘England Dan’ invading the pitch and scoring the winning goal in the World Cup final. Fans of Match Attax and Fifa 12 need look no further. Bring it home, lads, for Big World, at least. (Elvis Thirlwell)

MM’99 – ‘Glitter’

Move over New York – a new cohort of noughties electro revivalists have been quietly brewing across London’s motley of grassroots haunts, and MM’99 is the glistering, unsung cherry on top of the Rio De Janeiro-filter-tinted cake. A thrilling prospect both live and on record, the rising Polish artist has been dazzling audiences via the dingy, divey embrace of Brixton Windmill (and beyond) over the last year, and her gorgeous new single ‘Glitter’ bottles up a glassy-eyed brew of vivacious, ethereal dance incantations for an on-the-go manic-pixie bedroom rave through your wired headphones. Channelling a floor-filling, anthemic eurodance spirit via spectral, glitchy hyperpop production, ‘Glitter’ is a shimmering, infectious introduction to one of the most criminally undiscovered emerging artists in 2026. (Hazel Blacher)

Myer U Clark – ‘Simple Sailing’

Ahead of the release of his new full-length album, ‘Tinderbox’ – due for release on the 26th June via Broadside Hacks – Bristol-based indie folk artist Myer U Clark has unveiled the final teaser ‘Simple Sailing’. The tune is calm and understated in the best way, with stylistic hints of artists like Pinegrove coming through. Recorded in one 12-hour studio session with producer Jack Ogborne (The New Eves, The Cindys), Myer U Clark refers to the style of the track as “musical jank”. Stylistically, ‘Simple Sailing’, in Myer’s own words, “pays homage as much to Skip James or Nick Drake as it does to Carl Jung, The ET Soundtrack or A.G Cook,”. Overall, ‘Simple Sailing’ is a thoughtful indie-folk piece that is well worth a listen. (Seth White)

Oral Habit -–‘Thin Trippin’

Taken from their debut album, ‘A Broken Chord’ – out today via Falmouth independent Krautpop! Records – the raucous Oral Habit trio recently shared new single ‘Thin Trippin’. A heady dose of fuzz-fuelled, gnarled garage-rock, ‘Thin Trippin’ sees the Brightonians channel the early years of Californian titans Ty Segall and Mikal Cronin, along with sonic hints of psychedelic gods 13th Floor Elevators, making for a psychotropic, retro riot. Like a delightfully distorted and delirious time warp spiralling from the 2010s all the way back to the 60s, ‘Thin Trippin’ is a glorious offering from one of the most exciting garage-psych outfits around. Oral Habit will be taking their snot-filled garage-rock to a host of cities soon, heading along the south coast to Portsmouth on the 23rd June at Kola. The trio will also be stopping off in the capital on the 6th July, supporting O.R.B at The Shacklewell Arms. (Brad Sked)

The Nightclubs – ‘Clairaudient’

Dubbing themselves “electro cuties on electro duty”, the new single from rising Berlin electro duo The Nightclubs is a fitting introduction to their sound. A pulsating and expansive dance track adorned with varying melodic synth breaks, ‘Clairaudient’ is built on the foundations of a solid electronic beat and overhauled with a cacophony of synth keyboards, with the lyrics almost fading into the background of the song. Coupled with a music video depicting the duo jamming out on synth keyboards in a field at night, ‘Clairaudient’ is a thrilling introduction to The Nightclubs, making them ones to watch for fans of the noughties electro revival sound that has been taking the new music world by storm of late. (Seth White)