MUST-HEAR NEW MUSIC: Tommy Bravos, Chong the Nomad & 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.

Everything is Growing, Am I by Tommy Bravos

The highly anticipated EP from Chicago’s Tommy Bravos has arrived with two new songs to go with the excellent singles already released.

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DO WE MAKE OF THIS? by Chong the Nomad

Seattle’s Chong the Nomad caps a run of exciting singles and years of making music with her debut album.

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HEATWAVE by Bronze Avery

The pop underground mainstay follows up his 2022 album SOFTMETAL with HEATWAVE, complete with an appropriately steamy title track and music video.

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“Freak” by Blacc Phoenix

The Houston artist returns with his first track of 2024 - a high-energy alternative dance/rap song just in time for summer.

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“Costume” by Kat and the Hurricane, K.I.L.O. aka SkitL’z

Madison, WI queer synth band Kat and the Hurricane drop one of their strongest tracks to date, a stomping anthem featuring a guest rap verse from K.I.L.O aka SkitL’z.

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by Steven Logan