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 crushed, Avery Tucker (formerly of Girlpool), Ganser, Frost Children, quannnic, and more.
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Check out our picks below, and stay informed about everything coming out in August with our monthly album release calendar.
AP A-sides – Aug. 1, 2025
- Avery Tucker – “Like I’m Young”
- crushed – “cwtch”
- End It – “Optical Delusions”
- Frost Children – “WHAT IS FOREVER FOR”
- Ganser – “stripe”
- Golden Apples – “Mind”
- Joyer – “Cure”
- Nuclear Daisies – “Fangs”
- quannnic – “Aviator”
- Volk Soup – “Reptilian Brain”