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Defining music as alternative is often difficult because of two conflicting applications of the word. Alternative can describe music that challenges the status quo and that is “fiercely iconoclastic, anticommercial, and antimainstream”, but the term is also used in the music industry to denote “the choices available to consumers via record stores, radio, cable television, and the Internet.” However alternative music has paradoxically become just as commercial and marketable as the mainstream rock, with record companies using the term “alternative” to market music to an audience that mainstream rock does not reach.

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Cloud Droppings – #Drenched

Cloud Droppings returns with four fresh obsessions — tender indie pop, neon-lit electronica and disco-charged daydreams. Your playlist just got emotionally complicated (in a good way).
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Arlo Parks – Ambiguous Desire

Arlo Parks returns with two striking new tracks, “Heaven” and “2SIDED,” pairing gentle introspection with emotional bite. A delicate yet revealing double release that showcases her gift for turning inner conflict into beautifully understated soul-pop.
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FAUZIA – The Way

FAUZIA returns with a subtle, shape-shifting double single on Local Action — her first solo release in four years, blending downtempo pop, compositional finesse and quiet emotional weight.

Best New Music • 2025

Dive into a meticulously Sodwee curated playlist of 400 standout tracks released over the past year — a hand-picked treasure trove of fresh sounds, hidden gems, and pure musical gold.