Welcome to AP A-sides, where we’re highlighting the very best songs from the past week. Every Friday, the AP editors will wade through the daunting number of tracks released daily, narrow down their favorites, and give them to you in one playlist. Because the definition of alternative is constantly in flux, there are no rigid parameters to our selections — just tracks we’re obsessively talking about and listening to on repeat. This week’s playlist features artists diverse in genre but singular in sound, including KennyHoopla, Balance and Composure, Greet Death, Dani Miller of Surfbort, Together Pangea, and more.
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Check out our picks below, and stay informed about everything coming out in April with our monthly album release calendar.
AP A-sides – April 18, 2025
- Balance and Composure – “Alive & Well”
- chicarica – “Parará”
- Dani Miller – “FUCK YOU I’M HOT”
- Greet Death – “Country Girl”
- The Hellp – “Hazel”
- KennyHoopla – “NORTHERN LIGHTS//”
- Militarie Gun and Dazy – “Tall People Don’t Live Long”
- Photographic Memory – “I Heard You”
- Together Pangea – “Little Demon”
- Zzz. – “1”