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 Nourished By Time, Fiona Apple, Alien Boy, Maruja, King Isis, 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 9, 2025
- Alien Boy – “I Broke My World”
- Fiona Apple – “Pretrial (Let Her Go Home)”
- King Isis – “PERMANENTLY BROKEN”
- Man/Woman/Chainsaw – “MadDog”
- Maruja – “Look Down On Us”
- Moses Sumney and Hayley Williams – “I Like It I Like It”
- Nourished By Time – “Max Potential”
- One Step Closer – “Jinx”
- Provoker – “Prisoner of Love”
- shower curtain – “tell u” (Crate Remix)