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 Die Spitz, Wombo, Sophia Stel, Voyeur, Siichaq, 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 – August 8, 2025
- Dear Boy – “After All” (feat. Rocket)
- Die Spitz – “Pop Punk Anthem (Sorry for the Delay)”
- Gab Ferreira – “Law of Nature”
- Grumpy – “Bird Parts” (feat. Harmony)
- Ritual Howls – “Follow the Sun”
- Siichaq – “Cannibal”
- Sophia Stel – “All My Friends Are Models”
- Total Wife – “make it last”
- Voyeur – “Anti-Ugly”
- Wombo – “S.T. Tilted”