The list this week is heavily representing Hit List veterans, and I couldn’t be happier to feature these artists again. Some of these albums and EP’s have been on almost permanent repeat for the last few months for me, and I’m only becoming more and more obsessed with them. But that doesn’t mean there isn’t some great new stuff to check out; there are still some new artists on the list today, many of whom released albums just in the last couple of weeks. This is a list for a sunny spring day, so if you’re looking for some energy-inducing music, have at it. As always, albums are in no particular order, so show all these incredible people some love!

1. Break Down The Walls – Break Down The Walls – 2016

2. White Lotus – Single – It’s Butter – 2015

3. The Parts We Save – Heel – 2016

4. Eugenia EP – Darla and the Blonde – 2016

5. Hardly Loaded EP – PhantomHead – 2016

6. Welcome to the Whist Coast (EP) – Whist – 2015

7. Alchemy – Alchemy – 2013

8. Free Recovery – Free Recovery – 2015

9. Screech Bats – Screech Bats – 2016

10. Good Hangs – Lauren Patti – 2016

11. Muster Point – Jeeps – 2016

12. Omens – The Furies – 2015

13. Relentless – The Nixon Rodeo – 2015

14. The Eternal Sea – The Eternal Sea – 2016

15. Five Kites – Five Kites – 2016

16. Gaining Perspective – Glory Days – 2016

17. I Talk to Strangers – I Talk to Strangers – 2016

18. The Dowsers Society – The Dowsers Society – 2016

19. Mystic Woman – Pins & Needles – 2015

20. Red Bricks Factory – Red Bricks Factory – 2016

A lot of new releases on the Hit List this week! Many of these albums dropped just in the last week, and showcase just how hard these artists have been working. The list this week is a healthy mix of newcomers and veterans alike, and with strong representations from Canada, the U.S., U.K., and Australia among others, the community of artists and material just continues to grow exponentially. The collective artwork on this week’s list is also some of the coolest stuff I’ve seen lately, so props to the great graphic artists whose work is represented here. As always, albums are in no particular order, enjoy!

1. The Parts We Save – Heel – 2016

2. Blue Room Revival – MooseKick – 2014

3. Alterhood – Alterhood – 2016

4. Us Kids – Single – Chelsea Shag – 2016

5. Muster Point – Jeeps – 2016

6. Softspoken Woman – Single – Utena – 2016

7. Black – Suan – 2016

8. Departure from Venus – ROMP – 2016

9. Mystic Woman – Pins & Needles – 2015

10. RE:saudade – .gif – 2015

11. EDGES – Jocelyn & Chris Arndt – 2016

12. Live Session – Icarus Dive – 2016

13. Fall In Love And Fall Apart – The Drive Home – 2015

14. Day One – From Ashes to New – 2016

15. Europe – Single – Mulligrub – 2016

16. Gaining Perspective – Glory Days – 2016

17. Psychosoul EP – Shadow Culture – 2016

18. Nothing Remains – Still Phantoms – 2016

 19. Show Me How to Live – WOES – 2016

20. The Lippies EP – The Lippies – 2016

I love the new list today because it crosses a variety of genres. There’s a ton of synthe and electronic material on here today, and I’m loving all of it. Some of these tracks have a lofty, ethereal feel while other songs have that down and dirty alternative-punk sneer I dig so much. Spanning a plethora of geographies, the Hit List this week especially underscores the fact that area and Facebook-like count don’t matter; the only thing that matters is a sick riff and a great beat. ;D As always, albums are in no particular order, so hit these people up for a great set of music to start your week off!

1. Hit the Air – Basic Land – 2016

2. In Requiem EP – In Requiem – 2016

3. Good Days – Skyline – 2016

4. Five Kites – Five Kites – 2016

5. Vectors – Yeah Sure Whatever – 2016

6. Muster Point – Jeeps – 2016

7. Black – Suan – 2016

8. Press Release – The King’s Aces – 2016

9. Stones – Cherry Water – 2016

10. Alterhood – Alterhood – 2016

11. Hound the World – Single – Mobley – 2016

12. DeVoll EP – DeVoll – 2015

13. Mild Blood EP – Mild Blood – 2016

14. SweetMeat – The BlackLava – 2016

15. Abandoned Homes – The Aesthetic – 2016

16. RE:saudade – .gif – 2015

17. Stargaze – Hiki – 2016

18. The World Never Dropped (EP) – Ocean Jet – 2016

19. It’s Too Bright Inside – Lush Vibes – 2016

20. Jakarta EP – November Kings – 2016

It’s a leap year, so here’s a great Hit List today to rock out to! There are a bunch of awesome tunes this week to celebrate this super sunny day in Atlanta (for those of you still dealing with snow, you have my sympathies lol), so take a listen through the whole Hit List. We’ve got artists here from a ton of countries, including the U.S., Canada, U.K., Mexico, Japan, and the Philippines. I’m really digging a lot on the crunchy guitar riffs that the list is heavy with this week, so if you’re looking for something with a little edge, some of these artists might have exactly what you’re craving. As always, albums are in no particular order, so hit ’em all up!

1. Good Days – Skyline – 2016

2. Alchemy – Alchemy – 2013

3. Hit the Air – Basic Land – 2016

4. Breaking Free – A Truth Divides – 2016

5. Five Kites – Five Kites – 2016

6. The Monday Specials – The Monday Specials – 2016

7. Inburn – Inburn – 2016

8. Ropes End – Ropes End – 2016

9. FRIENDZ – An Oddity – 2016

10. Debut Album – Revote – 2016

11. The Whisper Game – The Whisper Game – 2016

12. I Talk to Strangers – I Talk to Strangers – 2016

13. Talk with Transparency – The Radiographers – 2016

14. Vectors – Yeah Sure Whatever – 2016

15. Stones – Cherry Water – 2016

16. Breathe – Iridesce – 2016

17. Angel – Heroes – 2016

18. The Last Year EP – The Last Year – 2013

19. Motion – EP – Toyosea – 2016

20. The Underground – City Limits – 2016

I’m really kind of amazed at the number of Canadian artists on the list this week. There’s been a large influx of Canadian material coming out recently, and I’m super excited to see that it ranges in influence and sound. This week’s list if heavy on grunge and alternative-rock to reflect the rainy weather we’ve been getting here in Atlanta, but I I’m not complaining at all. ;D As always, albums are in no particular order, so hit every one of these people up!

1. Hardly Loaded EP – PhantomHead – 2016

2. Calling for the Crazy – The Ballistics – 2016

3. Shadowbox – Vivienne the Witch – 2016

4. Blanks – Rock Eupora – 2016

5. Consequences – Dream State – 2015

6. FRIENDZ – An Oddity – 2016

7. I Talk to Strangers – I Talk to Strangers – 2016

8. Green – Single – Frown – 2016

9. Ants – Ants – 2016

10. Ropes End – Ropes End – 2016

11. Get Fünke – Dr. Beardface and the Spaceman – 2015

12. Bareknuckle Love – Freya Wilcox & The Howl – 2015

13. Cairos – Cairos – 2014

14. Trapped Inside EP – Faith in Casinos – 2016

15. Red Calling – Red Calling – 2015

16. Crawl EP – The Science of Letting On – 2016

17. The Whisper Game – The Whisper Game – 2016

18. Inburn – Inburn – 2016

19. Sand in the Sun – The Soles – 2016

20. Flourish – Hanover – 2016

I’ll call the list this week a revisiting, because I’m just killin it to a bunch of artists who have made an appearance here before. I love listening to new music, and sometimes these albums stay fresh for a while, and you can just find yourself listening to them over the course of a month. Featuring artists from around the U.S., Europe, Asia, and more, I’m excited that the geography of the Hit List keeps expanding. Some of these artists I’ve seen play shows over the last few weeks and they rocked it ;D. As always, albums are in no particular order, so give them all a listen, and hit these great creators up for some more!

1. Yellow & Bliss – Single – Heel – 2016

2. Blue Room Revival – MooseKick – 2014

3. Blanks – Rock Eupora – 2016

4. Double A-Side – The Mis-Made – 2016

5. Millipedes – The Head – 2015

6. March in the Dark: Chapter Two – Anyone’s Guess – 2015

7. Do You Feel Electric? EP – Miss – 2015

8. The Black Album (EP) – AggronumpH – 2015

9. Colourblind – Videoman – 2015

10. Half Measures – Cross – 2015

11. Stages – Kopacetic – 2016

12. O – Mermaidens – 2014

13. Bear Essentials EP – One Trick Grizzly – 2015

14. Welcome to Vanillaville – Redbloom – 2015

15. E.P. – Neverhood – 2015

16. Cosmophonie EP – Cosmophone – 2016

17. MUTT – MUTT – 2015

18. Art Capital – Art Capital – 2015

19. Torn Up – Such Great Heights – 2015

20. Forgotten Battles – A Thousand Shades of Cold – 2015

I’m super excited for the new list this week because it’s such a great mix of material from newbies and Hit List veterans, underscoring just how massive the growing independent world is. I actually had a chance to go see 3 of these bands play on the same bill two nights ago (check my Twitter feed to see which ones!), and they just killed it on stage. It’s so easy to get sucked into the music that these artists create that sometimes it’s easy to forget just how much stage presence and presentation really add to the overall effect of an artist’s brand. It’s a wide, wide world of expansive music and showmanship, and the artists on this week’s like really highlight that fact! As always, albums are in no particular order, so have a sick Monday trying them all out. ;D It’s gonna be a good week!

1. Alchemy – Alchemy – 2013

2. Yellow & Bliss Single – Heel – 2016

3. Imminent for Your Interests – People Like Us. – 2015

4. Blue Room Revival – MooseKick – 2014

5. The Steppin Stones – The Steppin Stones – 2015

6. Hardly Loaded EP – PhantomHead – 2016

7.Otra Vez I – Sidewatcher – 2016

8. Shadowbox – Vivienne the Witch – 2016

9. Consequences – Dream State – 2015

10. Welcome to the Whist Coast (EP) – Whist – 2015

11. Gone to Perdition – Hype Lights – 2016

12. Trapped Inside EP – Faith in Casinos – 2016

13. Hear You Out EP – Different Pulse – 2015

14. Get Weird! – The Newports – 2016

15. Asleep/Repeat/Awake EP – Moira – 2015

16. Origin – Rille Ataka – 2016

17. The Best Is Yet to Come – Fader Hill – 2016

18. Get Fünke – Dr. Beardface and the Spaceman – 2015

19. Growing Pains EP – Going Nowhere – 2016

20. Marvelous Funkshun – Marvelous Funkshun – 2013

One of the things I’m most excited about with this week’s list is the release of new material from some artists whom I love and have been following for a while. It’s always great when you see an artist you love take the time to hunker down and write some new material that really shows an element of growth and evolution in their sound. In addition to triumphant returns for those artists, there are some people new to the Hit List who I’m super stoked to share! These albums really underscore what a wide world of music exists out there beyond the mainstream, and I love that it’s a never-ending journey of exploration. As always, albums are in no particular order, so you don’t wanna miss a moment of any of them!

1. Tied Down – Forever Still – 2016

2. The ReIntroduction – Almost Kings – 2016

3. Refuse to Shine – Single – Mr.Mountain – 2016

4. The Steppin Stones – The Steppin Stones – 2015

5. Alchemy – Alchemy – 2013

6. Please Welcome Imperial Jade – Imperial Jade – 2016

7. Imminent for Your Interests – People Like Us. – 2015

8. Hardly Loaded EP – PhantomHead – 2016

9. Baltimore – Single – Original Mindset – 2015

10. She-Devils EP – She-Devils – 2016

11. Otra Vez I – Sidewatcher – 2016

12. Calling for the Crazy – The Ballistics – 2016

 13. Ants – Ants – 2016

14. Shadowbox – Vivienne the Witch – 2016

15. Demo – OceanWaves – 2015

16. Swan Valley Heights – Swan Valley Heights – 2016

17. Tectonic Plates EP – Audioclub – 2015

18. Intacepta – Bandita – 2015

 19. The Black Crayon EP – Strut Vamoose – 2016

20. Heart Like a Home – Better Half – 2016

It’s been a kinda dreary day here in Atlanta, but everything is always better with amazing new music. A lot of these artists ar making their second, third, or even fourth appearance because I simply can’t stop listening to these albums. But they’re joined by some great fresh blood, and I’m more than confident that this list will help you get through the Monday, and cap off a great holiday weekend. Check these people out! As always, albums are in no particular order. ;D

1. Sexsmith – Sexsmith – 2015

2. White Knives – Modern Capitals – 2016

3.  I Want – The Buns – 2016

4. Theories of the Universe – Haunted Ghost Town – 2016

5. Metadonna – Metadonna – 2016

6. Bear Essentials EP – One Trick Grizzly – 2015

7. Bored Up! – Bumsy and The Moochers – 2015

8. Been Five Years EP – PaperWolf – 2015

9. Colourblind – Videoman – 2015

10. Dirty Lyxx – Dirty Lyxx – 2016

11. Volume 1 – Lilli & Chris – 2016

12. Revival – Lullwater – 2015

13. Cosmophonie EP – Cosmophone – 2016

14. Between the Roses – Sway – 2016

15. Neat Neat – Neat Neat – 2016

16. Vagabond – A Reluctant Arrow – 2015

17. Stages – Kopacetic – 2016

18. The Journey (EP) – Rusty Joe – 2016

19. Tagabouts – Tagabouts – 2016

20. Over Thousands of Miles EP – Souland – 2016