My favs from last year include:

• Cheap Grills by Sincere Engineer (a great energetic, alt rock garage band vibe)

• The Garden Dream by gglum (a moody alt rock album that would’ve fit perfectly on the Juno soundtrack)

• Spiritual Cramps by Spiritual Cramps (a sound that feels simultaneously The Cure-ish, The Clash-ish, and The Ramones-ish)

• Unicorn by Gunship (not an “unknown” band, but this album slaps if you enjoy synthwave at all)