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 mary in the junkyard, Bloc Party, Winter, Queen of Jeans, Westside Cowboy, 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 3, 2026
- Adult DVD – “Cowboy on Aisle Three”
- Bloc Party – “Love Bombs”
- Fat Dog – “Cancel Me (I’m Tired)”
- Liim – “Is Loving Really Bad”
- mary in the junkyard – “Blood”
- Queen of Jeans – “Still Learning”
- The Smashing Times – “Come Along With Me”
- Stab – “Irish Goodbye”
- Westside Cowboy – “Pin Up Boys”
- Winter – “hollow – mixtape version”