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Song Review: Echo & the Bunnymen – “The Light That Surrounds You”

In August 2026, Echo & the Bunnymen released “The Light That Surrounds You” as the second single from the forthcoming album, Apples For Isaac.

http://aeschtunes.com/2026/09/11/song-review-echo-the-bunnymen-the-light-that-surrounds-you/

#Music, #MusicReview, #EchoAndTheBunnymen, #2020s, #2020sMusic, #AlternativeMusic, #AeschTunes

Album Recommendations – July 2026

I’ve given up on trying to regularly write reviews of new albums, but I still want to share albums I enjoyed.  Below are several new (and new-ish) albums – no ratings, no criticism – just music I enjoy listening to and hope you will to.

Album: Wendy Eisenberg
Artist: Wendy Eisenberg
Genre: Folk Rock, Country Pop
Release Date: April 3, 2026
Label: Joyful Noise
Favorite Tracks:

• Take a Number
• Meaning Business
• Old Myth Dying
• Vanity Paradox
• The Walls

An avant-guarde approach to folk music combined with introspection and a sense of hopefulness shape this album by the Brooklyn-based singer/songwriter.

Album: Nine Inch Noize
Artist: Nine Inch Nails, Boys Noize
Genre: Industrial Techno
Release Date: April 17, 2026
Label: The Null Corporation, Interscope
Favorite Tracks:

• Heresy
• Parasite
• Came Back Haunted
• As Alive As You Need Me to Be

Nine Inch Nails (Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross) and Boys Noize (Alexander Ridha) collaborate on this compilation of live and remixed tracks from the Nine Inch Nails catalog. While I initially thought it was a mashup of boy bands with industrial techno, it’s still pretty cool if not legendary.

Album: Gongbu
Artist: Balming Tiger
Genre: Alternative K-Pop
Release Date: May 19, 2026
Label: Awal Recordings
Favorite Tracks:

• Janjan
• Home
• It’s the Night

Balming Tiger is classified as K-Pop which is kind of absurd, since K-Pop is a whole music industry not a genre. And as an experimental music collective, Balming Tiger doesn’t even fit a genre.

Album: Ultra
Artist: Six Sex
Genre: Perreo, Electroclash
Release Date: June 6, 2026
Label: Dale Play
Favorite Tracks:

• LOVE ME HATE ME
• CALIENTE
• BEAUTY privilege
• no more porn

Argentine Francisca Cuello electronic dance project Six Sex is kind of like if someone crossed reggaeton with Charli XCX.

Album: Olivia Rodrigo
Artist: you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love
Genre: Indie Rock, Dream Pop
Release Date: June 12, 2026
Label: Geffen
Favorite Tracks:

• drop dead
• stupid song
• maggots for brains
• the cure
• what’s wrong with me
• expectations

Olivia Rodrigo was born in 2003 but is keeping the sounds of the 80s & 90s alive with her mix of synthpop, power pop, pop punk, and thoughtfully-worded ballads.  She even features a guest appearance by Robert Smith of the Cure!

Album: Floyd Mercantile
Artist: Peter Mulvey & Jenna Nicholls 
Genre: Folk, Singer/Songwriter
Release Date: June 12, 2026
Label: Righteous Babe Records
Favorite Tracks:

• Some People
• Dreamers Awake
• Butterfly Kisses

Floyd Mercantile is the name of a store in rural Virginia where singer songwriters Peter Mulvey and Jenna Nicholls, and guitarist Ross Bellenoit recorded this album.  It includes original works by Mulvey (whom I’ve been following for a long time) and Nicholls (who is new to me but has a lovely voice) and classic pop songs from the Great American Songbook, all in a folk/jazz style.

Album: Public Luxury
Artist: Downtown Boys
Genre:  Punk Rock
Release Date: June 26. 2026
Label: Sup Pop
Favorite Tracks:

• No Me Jodas
• The City Begins
• Yellow Sun
• You’re A Ghost
• Public Works

The socialist punk rock band from Providence, RI return with their first album since 2017’s Cost of Living.

Bob Moses - Last Forever (Official Visualizer)
_
Love the rhythm of this one. Long, tho calming.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=BIJ_dgUCQo0

#Music #BobMoses #AlternativeMusic

#Música #Music #WeAreTheRadio #MastoMusic #Musictodon #MastoSongs #AlternativeMusic #IndieMusic #PopRock #ArcticMonkeys

🎂 19th anniversary of a smashing song’s great video 🎬 by Paul Fraser

And what a scummy man...🎶
"The misfortunes of a young prostitute (Lauren Socha) and her chaotic/violent pimp (Stephen Graham) dealing with her and some clients or friendly men are the premise of the most cinematic video by Arctic Monkeys."

Arctic Monkeys - When The Sun Goes Down
https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=EqkBRVukQmE

#MusicWomenWednesday #Music #Música #WomenInMusic #IndieMusic #AlternativeMusic #MaikaMakovski #Folk #SpanishMusic #MúsicaEspañola

From her new album “Bunker Rococo”
The lyrics 💔

Maika Makovski - The Brotherhood
https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=UpgPEB5AI8U

#Música #Music #Musique #Muzik #WeAreTheRadio #MastoMusic #Musictodon #MastoSongs #AlternativeMusic #PunkRock #Punk #PostPunk #AussieBands #AustralianRock #AusRock #AustralianBands #SplitSystem #MelbourneBands

🇦🇺 Split System – Alone again (2023)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PY_NMVu0RWg

#Música #Music #Musique #Muzik #WeAreTheRadio #MastoMusic #Musictodon #MastoSongs #AlternativeMusic #PunkRock #Punk #PostPunk #AussieBands #AustralianRock #AusRock #AustralianBands #SplitSystem #MelbourneBands

🇦🇺 Split System - The Drain (2024)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VefLXwBVeSY

#Música #Music #Musique #Muzik #WeAreTheRadio #MastoMusic #Musictodon #MastoSongs #AlternativeMusic #PunkRock #AussieBands #AustralianRock #AusRock #AustralianBands #TheCasanovas

Mejora tu martes con este pildorazo 🎸 🎸 🎸

Improve your Tuesday with this 🎸 🎸 🎸 outburst

🇦🇺 Melbourne
The Casanovas - Shake It
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9ePr7IvSrs

#Unrepeating #asymmetrical #rhythms.

Use the code loops for 95% discount on everything.
Valid this weekend

#Elijax #newmusic #EP #musicrelease #indiemusic #experimental #electronica #beat #jungle #aggressive #melancholic #modernclassical #musicrecommendation #bandcamp #musiclover #musicdiscovery #BandcampFriday #AlternativeMusic #ElectronicMusic #IndiePop #Synthpop #fedimusic #creativetoots #music #tunefriday #Fediverse #fedimusic #electronicmusic

https://elijax.bandcamp.com/album/loops

@electronicmusic

#ThusLove #LGBTQ+ #Música #Music #Musique #Muzik #WeAreTheRadio #MastoMusic #Musictodon #MastoSongs #AlternativeMusic #PostPunk #Queer

A beauty...

THUS LOVE – Repetitioner
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpo1RVwLz7Q

#ThusLove #LGBTQ+ #Música #Music #Musique #Muzik #WeAreTheRadio #MastoMusic #Musictodon #MastoSongs #AlternativeMusic #PostPunk #Queer

OMG :heart_fire: the riffs!!!

THUS LOVE - Put On Dog
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKKBSUb2eng

#DestroyBoys #LGBTQ+ #Música #Music #Musique #Muzik #WeAreTheRadio #MastoMusic #Musictodon #MastoSongs #AlternativeMusic #PunkRock

Louder…

Destroy Boys - Should've Been Me
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32UDVKpTk88

#DestroyBoys #LGBTQ+ #Música #Music #Musique #Muzik #WeAreTheRadio #MastoMusic #Musictodon #MastoSongs #AlternativeMusic #PunkRock

Softer…

Destroy Boys – Boyfeel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-zRXQBlkC8&list=LL&index=2

#DestroyBoys #LGBTQ+ #Música #Music #Musique #Muzik #WeAreTheRadio #MastoMusic #Musictodon #MastoSongs #AlternativeMusic #PunkRock

Mi último enamoramiento musical
💘
My last musical crush

Destroy Boys - Shadow (I'm Breaking Down)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2g-3M3CiHU

#Música #Music #Musique #Muzik #MastoMusic #Musictodon #MastoSongs #AlternativeMusic #PunkRock #Punk #Punks #AmylAndTheSniffers #AussieBands #AusRock #AustralianBands

Can’t wait for their new album 'Cartoon Darkness' OUT 25 October 🔥

🇦🇺 Amyl and The Sniffers - Chewing Gum
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DxOMGj8P2hY

#Friday #music

#Unrepeating #asymmetrical #rhythms.

Use the code loops for 95% discount on everything.
Valid this weekend

#Elijax #newmusic #EP #indiemusic #experimental #electronica #beat #jungle #aggressive #melancholic #modernclassical #musicrecommendation #bandcamp #musiclover #musicdiscovery #BandcampFriday #AlternativeMusic #ElectronicMusic #IndiePop #Synthpop #fedimusic #creativetoots #music #tunefriday #Fediverse #fedimusic #electronicmusic

https://elijax.bandcamp.com/album/loops

@electronicmusic

#LOOPS #Asymmetric #rhythms & #beats

Use the code

loops

At checkout for a 95% discount
All discography (27 releases) for 0.91 EUR

Love, Elijax

https://elijax.bandcamp.com/album/loops

#Elijax #newmusic #EP #musicrelease #experimental #electronica #beat #jungle #aggressive #melancholic #modernclassical #musicrecommendation #bandcamp #BandcampFriday #AlternativeMusic #ElectronicMusic #IndiePop #Synthpop #creativetoots #music #tunefriday #Fediverse #fedimusic #electronicmusic

@electronicmusic

#aquatic #stochastic #algorithmic #music

A #concept #album made by #chance #operations and #harmonic #series

#Elijax #newmusic #EP #musicrelease #BrianEno #indiemusic #experimental #electronica #beat #atmospheric #melancholic #bandcamp #spotify #musiclover #musicdiscovery #BandcampFriday #AlternativeMusic #ElectronicMusic #IndiePop #Synthpop #fedimusic #creativetoots #Fediverse #fedimusic #electronicmusic

https://elijax.bandcamp.com/album/coalescence

#aquatics #aqua #coalescence

#Ghosts & #Lizards

Laid back #random #disco #dub #rhythms
And some nice extra #percussions

#Elijax #newmusic #EP #musicrelease #indiemusic #experimental #electronica #beat #atmospheric #melancholic #modernclassical #bandcamp #spotify #musiclover #musicdiscovery #BandcampFriday #AlternativeMusic #ElectronicMusic #IndiePop #Synthpop #fedimusic #creativetoots #music #tunethursday #tunefriday #Fediverse #fedimusic #electronicmusic #mastodon #mastomusic

https://elijax.bandcamp.com/album/ghosts-and-lizards

@electronicmusic

#rhythms & #voice & #Dante

#Elijax #newmusic #EP #musicrelease #indiemusic #experimental #electronica #beat #atmospheric #jungle #aggressive #melancholic #modernclassical #musicreco #bandcamp #spotify #musiclover #musicdiscovery #BandcampFriday #AlternativeMusic #ElectronicMusic #IndiePop #Synthpop #fedimusic #creativetoots #music #tunethursday #Fediverse #fedimusic #electronicmusic #silentsunday

https://elijax.bandcamp.com/album/dante-reset

Use the code loops for 95% discount on everything

@electronicmusic

It is not #BandcampFriday but it is always time for good #music with a great #sale

Use the code

loops

At checkout for a 95% discount
All discography (27 releases) for 0.91 EUR

Love, Elijax

https://elijax.bandcamp.com/

@electronicmusic

#Elijax #newmusic #EP #musicrelease #experimental #electronica #beat #jungle #aggressive #melancholic #modernclassical #musicrecommendation #bandcamp #BandcampFriday #AlternativeMusic #IndiePop #Synthpop #creativetoots #tunefriday #Fediverse #electronicmusic

#LOOPS #Asymmetric #rhythms & #beats

Use the code

loops

At checkout for a 95% discount
All discography (27 releases) for 0.91 EUR

Love, Elijax

https://elijax.bandcamp.com/album/loops

#Elijax #newmusic #EP #musicrelease #experimental #electronica #beat #jungle #aggressive #melancholic #modernclassical #musicrecommendation #bandcamp #BandcampFriday #AlternativeMusic #ElectronicMusic #IndiePop #Synthpop #creativetoots #music #tunefriday #Fediverse #fedimusic #electronicmusic

@electronicmusic

#Música #Music #Musique #Muzik #WeAreTheRadio #MastoMusic #Musictodon #MastoSongs #AlternativeMusic #AlternativePopRock
#GruposEspañoles #SpanishBands #CalaVento #CasaLinda #JukeboxFriday

Me gustó mucho cómo tocaron y la que liaron ellos dos solitos el año pasado en el (aparentemente extinto) festival de Cala Mijas.

Cala Vento – Ferrari
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FG5_ZuE3PZo

#Música #Music #Musique #Muzik #WeAreTheRadio #MastoMusic #Musictodon #MastoSongs #AlternativeMusic #AlternativePopRock #PunkRock #PsychPunk #Osees #TheeOhSees

I needed this song today, you might need it too. 🎸 🥁 🔥

OSEES - The Dream (LEVITATION Sessions)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93dIua0qg5A

#Música #Music #Musique #Muzik #WeAreTheRadio #MastoMusic #Musictodon #MastoSongs #AlternativeMusic #AlternativePopRock #PostPunk
#GruposBritánicos #BritishBands #FemaleRock #FemaleBands #RiotGirrrl #WomenInMusic

Goat Girl - Country Sleaze
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlnkyZnqIZg

#Música #Music #Musique #Muzik #WeAreTheRadio #MastoMusic #Musictodon #MastoSongs #AlternativeMusic #AlternativePopRock #IndieMusic #GruposEspañoles #SpanishBands

🏃 🏃‍♀️ 🏃‍♂️ 🏃 🏃‍♀️ 🏃‍♂️

Egon Soda - Corre, hijo de puta, corre
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5Ztsy5l7Bk

#Música #Music #Musique #Muzik #WeAreTheRadio #MastoMusic #Musictodon #MastoSongs #AlternativeMusic #AlternativePopRock #IndiePopRock #CarSeatHeadrest #BenGibbard

Del tributo a Ben Gibbard en forma de 7" por los 20 años de 'Give Up' y 'Transatlanticism' que saldrá el 12 de enero.

Car Seat Headrest - We Looked Like Giants (Death Cab for Cutie cover)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkSewZhqXG8

#Música #Music #Musique #Muzik #WeAreTheRadio #MastoMusic #Musictodon #MastoSongs #AlternativeMusic #AlternativePopRock #IndiePopRock #DeathCabForCutie #BenGibbard

I've become what I always hated
When I was with you then
We looked like giants in the back of my gray sub-compact

Death Cab for Cutie - We Looked Like Giants
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5tIVVEIdu2g

#Cine #Cinema #Movies #Films #Películas #Cinemastodon #MastoFilms #Música #Music #Musique #WeAreTheRadio #MastoMusic #Musictodon #AlternativeMusic #AlternativePopRock #PunkRock #MusicalMovies

🎬 Hedwig and the Angry Inch (John Cameron Mitchell, 2001)

Anoche lo pasé genial viendo esta gozada de película musical
Last night I had a blast watching this great musical film

🎶 Angry Inch by Hedwig & the Angry Inch

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWI6E8gdBzk

#Música #Music #Musique #Muzik #WeAreTheRadio #MastoMusic #Musictodon #MastoSongs #AlternativeMusic #AlternativePopRock
#FrenchBands #GroupesFrançais #LaFemme

… Y este que aún no había visto ¡cantando en español! (2/2) ⛱️ 🍹

La Femme - ¡SÁCATELA!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAXIOJSp_2g

#Música #Music #Musique #Muzik #WeAreTheRadio #MastoMusic #Musictodon #MastoSongs #AlternativeMusic #AlternativePopRock
#FrenchBands #GroupesFrançais #Cortometraje #ShortFilm #LaFemme

Me había olvidado de lo divertidos que son La Femme y sus vídeos: este cortometraje musical…(1/2)

La Femme – La femme + Hypsoline (court-métrage, 2 chansons) 🧛 🦇 👻

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-iYq7CYKJw

#Music #Musik #Musique #Música #PopRock #Rock #FrenchBands #IndieMusic #Psyché #BanditBandit #GroupesFrançais #WeAreTheRadio #MastoMusic #Musictodon #AlternativeMusic

𝘔𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘶𝘹
𝘥𝘦𝘴 𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘴 𝘲𝘶𝘪 𝘮𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘯𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘭 🎶

Bandit Bandit – Maux
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84Ty9Lhyudk

Twenty years ago today, I wrote this review on my blog of what remains one of my favourite ever albums:

https://bzangygroink.co.uk/archives/2003/01/17/plans-and-apologies-torn-out-pages-from-the-middle-agez/

#PlansAndApologies #TornOutPagesFromTheMiddleAgez #Derby #DerbyUK #IndieMusic #Noughties #AlternativeMusic

I'm currently prepping NEW MUSIC for my DJing on Thursday night (at Dubrek, Derby if you're in the area) so I'll also be posting up faves from 2022.

#Fleshwater are def in there with this pearler:

https://songwhip.com/fleshwater/were-not-here-to-be-loved

It's a fucking bop which I suspect you'll love if you've loved any rock music made in the last 50 years.

#DJing #AlternativeMusic #Shoegaze #Hardcore #Rock #VeinFM

I'm currently prepping NEW MUSIC for my DJing on Thursday night (at Dubrek, Derby if you're in the area) so I'll also be posting up faves from 2022.

#Fleshwater are def in there with this pearler:

https://songwhip.com/fleshwater/were-not-here-to-be-loved

It's a fucking bop which I suspect you'll love if you've loved any rock music made in the last 50 years.

#DJing #AlternativeMusic #Shoegaze #Hardcore #Rock #VeinFM

I'm currently prepping NEW MUSIC for my DJing on Thursday night (at Dubrek, Derby if you're in the area) so I'll also be posting up faves from 2022.

#Fleshwater are def in there with this pearler:

https://songwhip.com/fleshwater/were-not-here-to-be-loved

It's a fucking bop which I suspect you'll love if you've loved any rock music made in the last 50 years.

#DJing #AlternativeMusic #Shoegaze #Hardcore #Rock #VeinFM

I'm currently prepping NEW MUSIC for my DJing on Thursday night (at Dubrek, Derby if you're in the area) so I'll also be posting up faves from 2022.

#Fleshwater are def in there with this pearler:

https://songwhip.com/fleshwater/were-not-here-to-be-loved

It's a fucking bop which I suspect you'll love if you've loved any rock music made in the last 50 years.

#DJing #AlternativeMusic #Shoegaze #Hardcore #Rock #VeinFM

I'm currently prepping NEW MUSIC for my DJing on Thursday night (at Dubrek, Derby if you're in the area) so I'll also be posting up faves from 2022.

#Fleshwater are def in there with this pearler:

https://songwhip.com/fleshwater/were-not-here-to-be-loved

It's a fucking bop which I suspect you'll love if you've loved any rock music made in the last 50 years.

#DJing #AlternativeMusic #Shoegaze #Hardcore #Rock #VeinFM