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For Daisy Grenade, Activism Is Essential to Artistry
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Interview: PONY
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Seahaven Live in Philly
It’s been a long winter, snowy and icy, but at least we have some killer live shows to look forward to. The Seahaven, Flycatcher, and Continue Reading
Interview: Sara Schmidt
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Album Review: Ratboys – Singin’ to an Empty Chair
Posted: 7th February, 2026 by The Alt Editing Staff 2023 was a huge year for Chicago’s Ratboys, marked by the release of The Window, an Continue Reading
The Top 20 Best Emo Album Openers of All Time
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Kris Kolls Breaks Down the Emotional Core of “Inside”
“Inside” finds Kris Kolls sitting with the kind of emotional tension that doesn’t disappear just because life moves forward. It’s a song about what remains Continue Reading
Premiere: midmajor – “Same Page”
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The Alt Weekly Roundup (2/2/26)
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Kelly Monrow Chooses Ease and Movement on “Tryna Dance”
With her latest single Tryna Dance, Kelly Monrow strips things back to something refreshingly simple. The song isn’t about chasing highs or dramatizing lows. It’s Continue Reading
Review: The Format – ‘Boycott Heaven’
Posted: 30th January, 2026 by The Alt Editing Staff In contrast to the breezier first songs on their classic prior albums, the first song on Continue Reading
Karen Salicath Jamali Opens the Year With “Angel Sandalphon”
Karen Salicath Jamali released her new solo piano composition, “Angel Sandalphon (The Angel of New Beginnings),” on January 29 as her first single of the Continue Reading
The Alt’s Most Anticipated Albums of 2026
Posted: 28th January, 2026 by The Alt Editing Staff It’s 2026 and that means another year of new music is headed our way. To be Continue Reading
Album Review: Melody’s Echo Chamber – ‘Unclouded’
Posted: 21st January, 2026 by The Alt Editing Staff It took seven years for Melody’s Echo Chamber to hit the road again. After Melody Prochet’s Continue Reading
Review: Shearling – ‘Motherfucker, I Am Both: “Amen” and “Hallelujah”…’
Posted: 21st January, 2026 by The Alt Editing Staff In 1832, Edgar Allen Poe had his short story “Metzengerstein: A Tale in Imitation of the Continue Reading
Rapidfire Reviews: Athletics, The Young Hearts, ness lake
Posted: 20th January, 2026 by The Alt Editing Staff Athletics – What Makes You Think This Is How It All Ends? There were hints that Continue Reading
Interview: Scarlet Street Wants You to Want More
Posted: 19th January, 2026 by The Alt Editing Staff Scarlet Street isn’t a pop-punk band anymore. That’s by design. The Cincinnati four-piece wanted to push Continue Reading
The Alt Weekly Roundup (1/19/26)
Posted: 18th January, 2026 by The Alt Editing Staff The Alternative Weekly Roundup is a column where our staff plugs a variety of new releases Continue Reading
Premiere: Valley of Doves – “Hangman”
Posted: 14th January, 2026 by The Alt Editing Staff Photo provided by Fever Ltd. Two years ago, Valley of Doves made their debut with the Continue Reading