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 ...

Chappell Roan originally debuted “The Giver” as the musical guest on Saturday Night Live while wearing hand-painted pink gingham and cowboy boots last November. Four months later, she’s officially ...

Spiritbox are easily one of the most exciting bands right now, in heavy music and otherwise, so of course they made this list ...

NYC post-hardcore band Common Sage released a new album, Closer To;, last year, and they’ve now followed it with their first new music of 2025. Frontman Julian Rosen says “Drown” is “about ...

The opening song on an album sets the tone for everything to follow. They can make you want to mosh, captivate with a pivot ...

But in reality, I was in the north end of Germany.” On the surface, Lambrini Girls are a nuclear duo whose songs swerve ...

Following several cryptic teasers, Sleep Token just announced Even In Arcadia, their fourth album and first for RCA Records. The follow-up to their 2023 breakthrough Take Me Back to Eden is out May 9 ...

While Provoker never lost their love of horror, they fixate on everyday hauntings (dread, regret, isolation, etc.) and lean ...

Ecca Vandal spent her early years as a jazz musician, but she quickly found a link between lawless improvisation and punk.

Beloved Tokyo quartet ONE OK ROCK released their 11th studio album, DETOX, in February via Fueled By Ramen, coinciding with ...

Following a hectic few years, Nova Twins returned with the fiery “ Monsters ” in January. That was only the first preview of ...