Last Updated on October 5, 2026
In the past few years, no other era has been as influential as the 2000s, and these newly released songs take us back to the golden age of indietronica. For one reason or another, artists and bands keep pulling from the frenetic bloghouse scene to the alt-rock paradise that once was. And whether it’s Pretty Sick staying consistent, Marina Herlop teaming up with Adri GOOR, or a group collaboration spearheaded by THAO, there’s something for everyone in this influenced yet singular roundup of songs.
THAO, Tune-Yards & The Linda Lindas “Sick of the Times”
To say “Sick of the Times” from THAO, Tune-Yards, and The Linda Lindas is cathartic would be an understatement. The single comes off her first album in six years, Show Me, due Oct. 30 via Kill Rock Stars, and finds the singer-songwriter taking that comeback spirit for a protest anthem.
“I wanted it to be an anthem that will be used at political rallies, grassroots organizing and mutual aid events, anything that can help us emotionally prepare to activate and to stay politically engaged at all levels, but especially at the local level,” said THAO.
So, it’s only fitting that The Linda Lindas joined THAO for a pulsating catwalk that turns into a dance around eclectic electronic production. In addition to frequent collaborator Tune-Yards, all of the artists on the track come together for the grand finale, where the instrumental booms like a crashing computer and the “sick of the times” melody gets stuck in your head.
Considering the rest of the album is expected to address what happened to THAO in those six years, it’s telling that her lead single speaks to the present moment before looking inward.
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Listen to “Sick of the Times” the new single from THAO, Tune-Yards, and The Linda Lindas.
Marina Herlop & Adri GOOR “Vas volant”
For a pianist-singer as prolific as Marina Herlop, it speaks volumes that her newest single with producer Adri GOOR, “Vas volant” finds her pushing the envelope. An avant-garde artist through and through, Herlop works with idiosyncratic arrangements centered around familiar piano-playing, flute-like sounds, and electronic bleeps and bloops for that extra edge.
Even with the jittery pace at which the instruments move, “Vas volant,” or “go flying,” is best described as a meditation of a song. By the second half, Herlop has mostly let the music speak for itself, save for a few vocal chops that are used like another instrument. The single for the rest of the runtime operates more like an ecosystem than your traditional verse-chorus-verse-chorus structure.
Between Herlop and Adri GOOR, their collaboration is at its best when they’re adding more and more color to the production. True to the title, they let the song glide as the listener comes along for the ride.
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Listen to “Vas volant” the new single from Marina Herlop and Adri GOOR.
Pretty Sick “City Kid”
True to her roots as a NYC native, Sabrina Fuentes of the band Pretty Sick is exploring what it means to grow up as a “City Kid” on her new single from her sophomore album, Anarchy, out Sept. 11 via Dirty Hit. While no stranger to the sentimental and nostalgic, Fuentes drew on her upbringing to speak to the good and bad of NYC.
“Obviously a pretty unique experience, growing up somewhere so big and fast-paced, and being out on your own from a really young age has its benefits and setbacks,” said Fuentes. “I reflect on my own life and look around at the kids I grew up with and try to make sense of the past hectic 25 years and figure out how we got here.”
“City Kid” takes buzzing synths that ought to soundtrack an alien invasion and pairs them with lyrics about losing your innocence in chaotic surroundings. From there, the bumping bass transforms the track into a half-reverie, half-club hit, capturing NYC’s kinetic energy with ease. For an album called Anarchy, Fuentes clearly knows how to channel it into her music if “City Kid” is anything to go off of.
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Listen to “City Kid” the new single from Pretty Sick.
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