MUST-HEAR NEW MUSIC: Ariel Zetina, Tama Gucci, Big Pharma & more

New Music Fridays have become so overwhelming, so we’re highlighting five new releases from the pop underground every week that we think you shouldn’t miss.

Doll Support by Ariel Zetina

The Chicago icon’s first release through the UK’s Love Child Records will send a portion of sales to JASMYN, a community center in Jacksonville, FL serving trans and non-binary people.

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“Runaway Pup” by Tama Gucci

The second single this year from the NYC artist is a guitar-heavy love-gone-wrong ballad, and comes ahead of the upcoming album Notes to Self, out this summer.

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One Little Pill by BIG PHARMA

The surprise album from Big Pharma is the experimental artist’s second major release this year, following the album OVER THE COUNTER in April.

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“boys <\3 girls” by Saint Taint feat. Censored Dialogue

On their fourth single in a month, the prolific noise pop artist Saint Taint is joined by Texas rapper Censored Dialogue for a freewheeling, extremely catchy track that calls back to early 2010s indie hip-hop.

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“Awakened” by Lassai

The Brooklyn-based artist’s latest in a series of monthly drops in 2024 is one of their strongest yet, just in time for a performance at Brooklyn Pride.

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“Bailando” by Rhett Rhapsody

The first song from Rhett Rhapsody in Spanish is a beach-ready, relentless EDM throwback complete with spoken word interludes.

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“Spoiled” by Adam Atrix feat. Indigo Heaven

The iconic Indigo Heaven joins Chicago’s Adam Atrix on a standout track from his new album ATRIXXX.

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“Hot Block” by Jamogi

The first new music from Kansas City’s Jamogi in 2024 is a welcome swerve into a lush soul sound.

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“Rodeo” by Teyana Royal

Teyana Royal’s personality explodes through on every track, and the Houston rapper’s first single in 2024 is no exception.

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Delivery Photo by Tobre

This five-track EP from the UK’s Tobre offers some new shading to his established hyperpop sound.

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by Steven Logan