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Slumplife - Best music outside the mainstream @slumplife.bsky.social · 41m

Classic Songs You Must Hear No.31 | Fields of the Nephilim - Psychonaut It never appeared on a proper studio album, instead acting as a link between their progressive 1988 album, 'The Nephilim' and the deeply atmospheric 1990 release, 'Elizium'. #classicsongs #80sgoth youtube.com/shorts/if0Rs...

Classic Songs You Must Hear No.31 | Fields of the Nephilim - Psychonaut

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Slumplife - Best music outside the mainstream @slumplife.bsky.social · 7h

Artio - Bloodless (-1) | Songs You Must Hear No.1152 “Bloodless (-1)” moves between bruising post-hardcore intensity and haunting, atmospheric passages, delivering a gut-punch of a finale. #newmusic #recommended youtube.com/shorts/ZYMuF...

Artio - Bloodless (-1) | Songs You Must Hear No.1152

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Slumplife - Best music outside the mainstream @slumplife.bsky.social · 16/10/2026

Songs You Must Hear No.1151 | overgloom – sirens 'sirens' is the band's third single and is a fascinating clash of styles. It's like Massive Attack, Bjork and Iress were jamming after several hits on the bong. #newmusic #recommended youtube.com/shorts/FrOxl...

Songs You Must Hear No.1151 | overgloom – sirens

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Slumplife - Best music outside the mainstream @slumplife.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

Hillsboro – My God | Songs You Must Hear No.1150 When a relationship falls apart, sometimes you need to tear everything down before you can start again. Vancouver's Hillsboro turn that emotional fallout into a fantastic song. #newmusic #recommended youtube.com/shorts/4xeka...

Hillsboro – My God | Songs You Must Hear No.1150

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Slumplife - Best music outside the mainstream @slumplife.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

Black Spikes – APATIJA | Songs You Must Hear No.1149 Hailing from Lithuania, Black Spikes fuse crushing riffs, electronic textures and haunting melodies on 'Ydos, their cinematic exploration of humanity’s darker impulses. #newmusic #recommended youtube.com/shorts/P7S9S...

Black Spikes – APATIJA | Songs You Must Hear No.1149

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Slumplife - Best music outside the mainstream @slumplife.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

Midrift - if you have to go | Songs You Must Hear No.1148 San Francisco shoegazers Midrift bring together dreamy guitar textures, emo heartache and post-hardcore grit. 'if you have to go' closes their debut album 'Silhouette'. #newmusic #recommended youtube.com/shorts/rVVCJ...

Midrift - if you have to go | Songs You Must Hear No.1148

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Slumplife - Best music outside the mainstream @slumplife.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Songs You Must Hear No.1147 Heilung - Læknisgaldr Step into the ritualistic world of Heilung with 'Læknisgaldr' — a haunting invocation built around the ancient connection between language, ritual and healing. #newmusic #recommendation youtube.com/shorts/ypNma...

Songs You Must Hear No.1147 Heilung - Læknisgaldr

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Slumplife - Best music outside the mainstream @slumplife.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Kittridge - Root Rot | Songs You Must Hear No.1146 Meet Kittridge, the musical project of filmmaker, dancer and musician Katie Sadler. 'Root Rot', released on 9 October 2026, is the project's debut single. #newmusic #recommendation youtube.com/shorts/yxHFb...

Kittridge - Root Rot | Songs You Must Hear No.1146

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Slumplife - Best music outside the mainstream @slumplife.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Tooth & Dagger – MAYDAY | Songs You Must Hear No.1145 Birmingham's Tooth & Dagger fuse crushing alternative metal riffs with electronic textures and atmospheric twists. Five musicians, one genre-defying sound. #newmusic #recommended youtube.com/shorts/MtkTr...

Tooth & Dagger – MAYDAY | Songs You Must Hear No.1145

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Slumplife - Best music outside the mainstream @slumplife.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Mersiv - Drowning | Songs You Must Hear No.1144 Imagine Deftones' 'Minerva' being remixed by Nero, and you're in the right ballpark. It's a beautiful genre-smash that I didn't realise I needed. #newmusic #recommended youtube.com/shorts/Egv4E...

Mersiv - Drowning | Songs You Must Hear No.1144

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Slumplife - Best music outside the mainstream @slumplife.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Minor Citizen - Still See You | Songs You Must Hear No.1143 This time, we're checking out Minor Citizen and their track “Still See You”, the title track from their latest four-song EP, released on 25 September 2026. #newmusic #recommended youtube.com/shorts/QEG2F...

Minor Citizen - Still See You | Songs You Must Hear No.1143

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Slumplife - Best music outside the mainstream @slumplife.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

TYLER BATES x HEALTH – OUTER DARK | Songs You Must Hear No.1142 Tyler Bates, the composer behind film scores like John Wick and Guardians of the Galaxy, joins forces with industrial rock disruptors HEALTH. #newmusic #recommended youtube.com/shorts/0obMx...

TYLER BATES x HEALTH – OUTER DARK | Songs You Must Hear No.1142

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Slumplife - Best music outside the mainstream @slumplife.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Zeal & Ardor – Devil Is Fine x Carpenter Brut | Songs You Must Hear No.1141 Carpenter Brut reimagines Zeal & Ardor's iconic 2016 track, injecting its fusion of spirituals and extreme metal with a fresh dose of sinister electronic intensity. #newmusic #recommended youtube.com/shorts/J3_C3...

Zeal & Ardor – Devil Is Fine x Carpenter Brut | Songs You Must Hear No.1141

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Slumplife - Best music outside the mainstream @slumplife.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

God Alone & Tayne – I End | Songs You Must Hear No.1140 God Alone's dance-infused math/noise rock meets Tayne's industrial noise-pop sensibilities on “I End”, released via Prosthetic Records. #newmusic #recommended youtube.com/shorts/c9zSu...

God Alone & Tayne – I End | Songs You Must Hear No.1140

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Slumplife - Best music outside the mainstream @slumplife.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Shedfromthebody – Lilac | Songs You Must Hear No.1139 Finnish artist Shedfromthebody delivers a dark, atmospheric blend of doom metal, shoegaze and alternative metal. “Lilac” is from the forthcoming album 'We Fly into Windows', out on 22 October. #newmusic #recommended youtube.com/shorts/aewQP...

Shedfromthebody – Lilac | Songs You Must Hear No.1139

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Slumplife - Best music outside the mainstream @slumplife.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Greg Freeman – Loser's Prize | Songs You Must Hear No.1138 Loser's Prize turns self-doubt, vulnerability and emotional self-sabotage into something darkly compelling. #newmusic #recommended youtube.com/shorts/KL5d1...

Greg Freeman – Loser's Prize | Songs You Must Hear No.1138

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Slumplife - Best music outside the mainstream @slumplife.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Mother Soki – The Rot | Songs You Must Hear No.1137 This brilliantly strange new track from Minneapolis artist Mother Soki, comes from her upcoming 'Act 2' EP, due to drop on 20 November 2026. #newmusic #recommended youtube.com/shorts/n5MDn...

Mother Soki – The Rot | Songs You Must Hear No.1137

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Slumplife - Best music outside the mainstream @slumplife.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

CLUB BRAT - Funny | Songs You Must Hear No.1136 Things get gloriously chaotic with CLUB BRAT, whose jagged blend of punk, noise-pop, post-punk and electronic rhythms refuses to sit neatly in any box. #newmusic #recommended youtube.com/shorts/jTF0b...

CLUB BRAT - Funny | Songs You Must Hear No.1136

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Slumplife - Best music outside the mainstream @slumplife.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

FYRS | The Villain | Song You Must Hear No.1135 French artist FYRS returns with “The Villain”, a dark and atmospheric new single that finds Tristan Gouret pushing his indie-pop/folk roots into more shadowy alternative territory. #newmusic #recommended youtube.com/shorts/dI7Z-...

FYRS | The Villain | Song You Must Hear No.1135

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Slumplife - Best music outside the mainstream @slumplife.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

BODEGA – Slow Train | Songs You Must Hear No.1134 A brilliant reworking of Bob Dylan’s 1979 song. It's got an excellent classic Jane's Addiction vibe. BODEGA's new album, 'All Inside Aquarium', is out on 9 October 2026. #newmusic #recommended youtube.com/shorts/fz9Af...

BODEGA – Slow Train | Songs You Must Hear No.1134

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Slumplife - Best music outside the mainstream @slumplife.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

A-Tota-So | Death Rattle | Live at 1 in 12 Club, Bradford | 3rd October 2026 Nottingham-based alt-rock / post-hardcore / math rockers A-Tota-So recently released their album, 'I Told You So'. This song is the opening song on the album. #newmusic #recommended youtu.be/UCz_5wmqrag

A-Tota-So | Death Rattle | Live at 1 in 12 Club, Bradford | 3rd October 2026

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Slumplife - Best music outside the mainstream @slumplife.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Dead Poet Society – Hollywood On Fire | Song You Must Hear No.1133 Taken from the new album, 'Monarch'. It kicks things off in a darkly epic way, evoking memories of Muse and Queen's operatic pomp, whilst delivering something all of their own. #newmusic #recommended youtube.com/shorts/RB-CM...

Dead Poet Society – Hollywood On Fire | Song You Must Hear No.1133

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Slumplife - Best music outside the mainstream @slumplife.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

A-Tota-So | Masks | Live at 1 in 12 Club, Bradford | 3rd October 2026 Alt-rock / post-hardcore / math rockers A-Tota-So have been doing shows in support of their brilliant new album, 'I Told You So', which made it onto the 'Slump's Album Recommendations' playlist. #livemusic youtu.be/vrKuo8mt0MU

A-Tota-So | Masks | Live at 1 in 12 Club, Bradford | 3rd October 2026

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Slumplife - Best music outside the mainstream @slumplife.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

smush — milkweed butterfly | Songs You Must Hear No.1132 'milkweed butterfly' is the first taste of 'i’ll always wish....', the (now) Brooklyn-based band’s second album, arriving 22 January 2027. #newmusic #recommended youtube.com/shorts/AUvwq...

smush — milkweed butterfly | Songs You Must Hear No.1132

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Slumplife - Best music outside the mainstream @slumplife.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Madra Salach – Ribbon Factory | Songs You Must Hear No.1131 The Dublin six-piece returns with their first new music since their debut EP. 'Ribbon Factory' pushes them towards something darker, more urgent and punk-inflected. #newmusic #recommended youtube.com/shorts/eytf5...

Madra Salach – Ribbon Factory | Songs You Must Hear No.1131

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Slumplife - Best music outside the mainstream @slumplife.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Domi Hawken – BABADABA | Songs You Must Hear No.1130 London-based indie/alternative artist Domi Hawken has been releasing a new song every month in 2026, building an increasingly diverse catalogue of dark, guitar-driven music along the way. #newmusic #recommended youtube.com/shorts/EucQ-...

Domi Hawken – BABADABA | Songs You Must Hear No.1130

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Slumplife - Best music outside the mainstream @slumplife.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

KNIVES – VERMILLION | Slump’s Songs You Must Hear No. 1129 Bristol’s KNIVES bring together post-punk, hardcore, noise, rap and electronic influences, with their saxophone-driven sound giving the band an extra edge. #newmusic #recommended youtube.com/shorts/p4a2c...

KNIVES – VERMILLION | Slump’s Songs You Must Hear No. 1129

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Slumplife - Best music outside the mainstream @slumplife.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

mercury – Roar Of The Heliac Goat | Slump’s Songs You Must Hear No. 1128 mercury returns with her first new music of 2026, and “Roar Of The Heliac Goat” is a seriously atmospheric blast of indie rock, grunge and distorted guitars. #newmusic #recommended youtube.com/shorts/AMnCU...

mercury – Roar Of The Heliac Goat | Slump’s Songs You Must Hear No. 1128

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Slumplife - Best music outside the mainstream @slumplife.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

SlumpLife’s Top 5 Most Viewed Videos – September 2026 #SlumpLife #Top5 #MostViewed #NewMusic #AlternativeMusic #RockMusic #IndieMusic #MusicDiscovery #YouTubeShorts #Shorts youtube.com/shorts/nPdFD...

SlumpLife’s Top 5 Most Viewed Videos – September 2026 🎵

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Slumplife - Best music outside the mainstream @slumplife.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Hudson Freeman – Fell Ass Backwards | Songs You Must Hear No.1127 Fell Ass Backwards' has already made an impression in Freeman’s live sets, and it's successfully transitioned to a recorded version without losing any of its fire and soul. #newmusic #recommended youtube.com/shorts/vu_NB...

Hudson Freeman – Fell Ass Backwards | Songs You Must Hear No.1127

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Slumplife - Best music outside the mainstream @slumplife.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

GANS – MY GOD IS A STRANGER | Songs You Must Hear No.1126 Their self-titled second album is out 26 February 2027. Martin 'Youth' Glover (Killing Joke) produced it, working with Dan Crook. They're touring the UK in October, with many dates already sold out. #recommended youtube.com/shorts/dIPHY...

GANS – MY GOD IS A STRANGER | Songs You Must Hear No.1126

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Slumplife - Best music outside the mainstream @slumplife.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

A Perfect Circle – To Whom It May Concern | Songs You Must Hear No.1125 If you’re into alternative rock, progressive rock and music that sits somewhere between beautiful and unsettling, this one deserves your attention. #newmusic #recommended youtube.com/shorts/_slQv...

A Perfect Circle – To Whom It May Concern | Songs You Must Hear No.1125

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Slumplife - Best music outside the mainstream @slumplife.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Archive – Not In My Name | Songs You Must Hear No.1124 This is the title track from their forthcoming new album, 'Not In My Name', due out on 19th March 2027. It's a lengthy track with some lovely twists and turns. It's also lyrically brilliant. #newmusic #recommended youtube.com/shorts/2CE2U...

Archive – Not In My Name | Songs You Must Hear No.1124

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Slumplife - Best music outside the mainstream @slumplife.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Cursive - Wounded Animal | Songs You Must Hear No.1123 Written for Tim Kasher’s psychological horror film 'Who’s Watching', the track transforms an instrumental theme from the film into a full-band Cursive song that plays at the end credits. #newmusic #recommended youtube.com/shorts/MgLfs...

Cursive - Wounded Animal | Songs You Must Hear No.1123

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Slumplife - Best music outside the mainstream @slumplife.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Keo – Be Happy | Songs You Must Hear No.1122 Taken from Keo’s debut album 'Put A Smile On For Me', released September 25, 2026. The London-based four-piece blends ’90s alternative rock, grunge and melodic guitar-driven songwriting. #newmusic #recommended youtube.com/shorts/M0stR...

Keo – Be Happy | Songs You Must Hear No.1122

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Slumplife - Best music outside the mainstream @slumplife.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

De Staat – DE STAAT || Weird Wonderful Dystopian Groove Thang De Staat's DE STAAT is a gloriously strange collision of heavy guitars, electronic textures, infectious grooves and huge theatrical swagger. #newmusic #recommended youtube.com/shorts/8qbgf...

De Staat – DE STAAT || Weird Wonderful Dystopian Groove Thang

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Slumplife - Best music outside the mainstream @slumplife.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Tender Youth – Turning Torso | Post-punk album replaces guitar with violin Tender Youth’s Turning Torso is a dark, restless collision of post-punk tension, art-rock experimentation and atmospheric textures. #newmusic #recommended youtube.com/shorts/BCOHi...

Tender Youth – Turning Torso | Post-punk album replaces guitar with violin

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Slumplife - Best music outside the mainstream @slumplife.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

The Ocean – Solaris | An Essential Post-Metal Album 🎧 It’s huge, atmospheric, heavy and surprisingly adventurous. If you’re into progressive metal, post-metal, post-rock or music that refuses to stay in one lane, 'Solaris' deserves your attention. #newmusic #recommended youtube.com/shorts/bsjOi...

The Ocean – Solaris | An Essential Post-Metal Album 🎧

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Slumplife - Best music outside the mainstream @slumplife.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Swell - What I Always Wanted | Classic Songs You Must Hear #30 Released on 1997's album 'Too Many Days Without Thinking', “What I Always Wanted” captures the distinctive, understated sound of San Francisco alternative/indie rock band Swell. #classicsong #recommended youtube.com/shorts/_RYtU...

Swell - What I Always Wanted | Classic Songs You Must Hear #30

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Slumplife - Best music outside the mainstream @slumplife.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Shedfromthebody – Dawn Lungs | Songs You Must Hear #1121 A haunting blend of doomgaze, alternative metal, heavy guitars and ethereal atmosphere. If you’re into dark, atmospheric and heavy music, Shedfromthebody deserves your attention. #newmusic #recommended youtube.com/shorts/5MzpJ...

Shedfromthebody – Dawn Lungs | Songs You Must Hear #1121

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Slumplife - Best music outside the mainstream @slumplife.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Tankerlow – Slagroom | Noise Rock’s Beautifully Ugly New Album 'Slagroom' is a harsh, unsettling collision of noise rock, industrial textures and strange electronic details — but beneath the ugliness lies something unexpectedly beautiful. #newmusic #recommended youtube.com/shorts/zcE2r...

Tankerlow – Slagroom | Noise Rock’s Beautifully Ugly New Album

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Anon Opin @anonopin.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

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Slumplife - Best music outside the mainstream @slumplife.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Songs You Must Hear No.1120 Mira Disconnect - Wires UK alternative rock / post-hardcore quartet Mira Disconnect are releasing their new EP, 'Entangled', on 4 November 2026. #newmusic #recommended youtube.com/shorts/XoChz...

Songs You Must Hear No.1120 Mira Disconnect - Wires

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Slumplife - Best music outside the mainstream @slumplife.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Songs You Must Hear No.1119 tankerlow - FORMULA BABY tankerlow released a final single prior to the launch of their new album, 'SLAGROOM', which drops on 25 September on Danger Collective Records. #newmusic #recommended youtube.com/shorts/lj0m4...

Songs You Must Hear No.1119 tankerlow - FORMULA BABY

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Slumplife - Best music outside the mainstream @slumplife.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Songs You Must Hear No.1118 The Fierce & The Dead - Loungeside Loungeside' is the opening track of their latest (and brilliant) album, 'Regional Theatre'. #newmusic #recommended youtube.com/shorts/1zJtG...

Songs You Must Hear No.1118 The Fierce & The Dead - Loungeside

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Slumplife - Best music outside the mainstream @slumplife.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Zvilnik - We're Joining A Cult (live at The Ferret, Preston, 17th September 2026) Zvilnik opening for Erotic Secrets of Pompeii. They brought together art, humour, and memorable tunes in a 30-minute set that turned me into a fan. @zvilnik.bsky.social youtu.be/ymUS6pM5iOw

Zvilnik - We're Joining A Cult (live at The Ferret, Preston, 17th September 2026)

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Slumplife - Best music outside the mainstream @slumplife.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Songs You Must Hear No.1117 Oxymorrons - Bombs Over Gaza Their new single is inspired by OutKast’s 2000 hit 'B.O.B. (Bombs Over Baghdad)' and also gives a big nod to the early 00s classic 'Bodies' by Drowning Pool. #newmusic #recommended www.youtube.com/shorts/Q72Fb...

Songs You Must Hear No.1117 Oxymorrons - Bombs Over Gaza

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Slumplife - Best music outside the mainstream @slumplife.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Songs You Must Hear No.1116 The Number Twelve Looks Like You - Glow In The Dark Skin Taken from their upcoming album, 'Howls From The Holographic Heart', which drops on 16 October 2026. #newmusic #recommended youtube.com/shorts/XxyNo...

Songs You Must Hear No.1116 The Number Twelve Looks Like You - Glow In The Dark Skin

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Slumplife - Best music outside the mainstream @slumplife.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Songs You Must Hear No.1115 Claud - I Owe You This is taken from the new LP 'Me and the Music', which drops 23 October 2026. Claud co-produced it with John Congleton (Alvvays, St. Vincent). #newmusic #recommended youtube.com/shorts/uQjqi...

Songs You Must Hear No.1115 Claud - I Owe You

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Slumplife - Best music outside the mainstream @slumplife.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Slump's Album Recommendations: Playgrounded - A Flower To Water Mixing post-rock, electronic music and prog-metal. A brooding atmospheric record to lose yourself in. #newmusic #recommended youtube.com/shorts/2QCZo...

Slump's Album Recommendations: Playgrounded - A Flower To Water

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