Welcome to AP A-sides, where we’re highlighting the very best songs from the past week. Every Friday, the AP editors will wade through the daunting number of tracks released daily, narrow down their favorites, and give them to you in one playlist. Because the definition of alternative is constantly in flux, there are no rigid parameters to our selections — just tracks we’re obsessively talking about and listening to on repeat. This week’s playlist features artists diverse in genre but singular in sound, including venturing (aka Jane Remover), Blonde Redhead, Purest Form, Kid Bookie, Wargasm, and more.
Read more: The intimate and indefinite world of Jane Remover
Check out our picks below, and stay informed about everything coming out in July with our monthly album release calendar.
AP A-sides – July 31, 2026
- Black Ends – “Nothin’ Sticks”
- Blonde Redhead – “Blood Spilled”
- Darcy Baylis – “With the Stereo On”
- Ellis (Ethel Cain guitarist) – “all that i’ve got”
- Kid Bookie – “H.A.T.E”
- Prodigal – “The Door”
- Purest Form – “ANIMAL”
- venturing – “Songs about leaving”
- Wargasm – “Get Down”
- 16 Underground – “Angel (On the Run)”
