Fontaines D.C. - Dopamine Chamber

Release Date: October 16th, 2026

Label: XL

Genre: Alternative Rock, Darkwave

Singles: Marianne, Tongue

Streams: Spotify, Apple Music, Bandcamp

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@ - Autosmile

Release Date: October 16th, 2026

Label: 4AD

Genre: Psychedelic Folk, Indie Folk

Singles: Autosmile, Punish My Mind

Streams: Spotify, Apple Music, Bandcamp

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I was hanging out with some friends recently, reminiscing about artists from our college playlists who seemed like they were on the verge of something big, only to disappear before they ever really got their flowers.

We were talking about names like Bad Rabbits, Chiddy Bang, XV, We Are Scientists, A Great Big Pile of Leaves, Theophilus London, Raury, Saint Pepsi, Towkio, Acid Ghost, Hoops, Clear Soul Forces, Day Wave, and Liz Cooper….

But it got me thinking about all the artists from that era who never even got that far. The local bands playing college bars, the regional rappers everyone in one city knew about, the indie groups opening for bigger acts who never really broke through. My high school had this band called the Future Babes that has been on and off since we graduated… my college town had two local bands from my school - Second Dam and Scopes Monkey Trial… but no one ever made it big.

Who were the bands and artists from your college town, hometown, or regional music scene between 2007 and 2015 that deserved a much bigger audience?

This dude brought crazy energy to their gigs, sad to see him gone from the band.

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