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 SPEED, Spiritual Cramp, Lauren Auder, Machine Girl, Dazy, and more.
Read more: Spiritual Cramp: Growing up punk
Check out our picks below, and stay informed about everything coming out in October with our monthly album release calendar.
AP A-sides – October 24, 2025
- Bartees Strange – “Ain’t Nobody Making Me High”
- Dazy – “Half Truth”
- GUV – “Let Your Hands Go”
- Home Front – “Eulogy”
- Lauren Auder – “yes”
- Lecx Stacy – “Winter, A Wilted Flower”
- Machine Girl – “Ignore the Vore”
- SASAMI – “Just Be Friends” (Soccer Mommy Version)
- SPEED – “ALL MY ANGELS”
- Spiritual Cramp – “True Love (Is Hard To Find)”