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 Julia Wolf, Blood Orange, Quadeca, Gilla Band, Chanel Beads, and more.
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Check out our picks below, and stay informed about everything coming out in May with our monthly album release calendar.
AP A-sides – May 29, 2026
- Blood Orange – “Essex_Honey.mp3”
- Chanel Beads – “Dust in the Wind”
- ear – “Will”
- feeble little horse – “Dior”
- Gilla Band – “Giraffe”
- Julia Wolf – “Deep End”
- Man/Woman/Chainsaw – “Goddamn, Lizard Man!”
- Melaina Kol – “Lifeheart”
- Quadeca – “Dark Magic”
- Reclus.É – “A Muted TV”