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 Racing Mount Pleasant, Been Stellar, Geese, Jay Som, Zac Farro, and more.
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Check out our picks below, and stay informed about everything coming out in July with our monthly album release calendar.
AP A-sides – July 11, 2025
- Allegory – “Slow Pony”
- Been Stellar – “Adored”
- Big Special – “GOD SAVE THE PONY.”
- Indigo De Souza – “Be Like The Water”
- Geese – “Taxes”
- Geezer (Kevin Abstract and Dominic Fike) – “Doggy” (feat. Truly Young and Love Spells)
- Jay Som – “Float” (feat. Jimmy Eat World’s Jim Adkins)
- Lip Critic – “Second Life”
- Racing Mount Pleasant – “Your New Place”
- Zac Farro – “1”