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Slumplife - Best music outside the mainstream @slumplife.bsky.social · 10d

My first official remix has been released. Thanks to the guys @bilgemusicproject.bsky.social for trusting me with their song.

Please watch, listen, like and comment on as many platforms as you can.

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Bilge Music Project - Sunrise (Slump's Café Del Shart Remix)

YouTube video by Bilge Music Project

Slumplife - Best music outside the mainstream @slumplife.bsky.social · 1h

Slump's Album Recommendations:
Daffo - Where The Earth Bends

I've been championing Daffo (AKA Gabi Gamberg) for ages, , having loved the raw energy of the 'Crisis Kit' EP. Now, dig into twelve brilliantly crafted songs delivered with a disarming honesty and passion.

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Slump's Album Recommendations: Daffo - Where The Earth Bends

YouTube video by Sophomore Slump's SlumpLife

Slumplife - Best music outside the mainstream @slumplife.bsky.social · 7h

Songs You Must Hear No.761
Nihilistic Easyrider - Weekend Fever

Narrow Head's Jacob Duarte revealed his solo project Nihilistic Easyrider and released the 'DELUXE EDITION' album. This song's late 90s / 00s vibe really gets under your skin after a few listens.

#newmusic
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Songs You Must Hear No.761 Nihilistic Easyrider - Weekend Fever

YouTube video by Sophomore Slump's SlumpLife

Slumplife - Best music outside the mainstream @slumplife.bsky.social · 12h

Slump's Album Recommendations:
Erotic Secrets of Pompeii - Pitchfork Libra

ESOP have crushed the difficult second album syndrome under their flamboyant heels and provided us with more dynamic eccentricity from the Twilight Zone. Huzzah!

#newmusic #newalbum
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Slump's Album Recommendations: Erotic Secrets of Pompeii - Pitchfork Libra

YouTube video by Sophomore Slump's SlumpLife

Slumplife - Best music outside the mainstream @slumplife.bsky.social · 1d

Songs You Must Hear No.760
Stoneside - Bad Seed

One of my most featured bands drops another epic story set to the most wonderfully arranged music you'll hear. This current era of Stoneside is possibly going to be their best yet.

#newmusic #recommended
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Songs You Must Hear No.760 Stoneside - Bad Seed

YouTube video by Sophomore Slump's SlumpLife

Slumplife - Best music outside the mainstream @slumplife.bsky.social · 2d

(SLUMP'S FIRST OFFICIAL REMIX)
Songs You Must Hear No 753 Redux
Bilge Music Project - Sunrise

Slump's first official remix release is Bilge Music Project's Sunrise. BMP are a mysterious Anglo-American duo of Eros and GlassTear.

#newmusic #remix
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(SLUMP'S FIRST OFFICIAL REMIX) Songs You Must Hear No 753 Redux Bilge Music Project - Sunrise

YouTube video by Sophomore Slump's SlumpLife

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Slumplife - Best music outside the mainstream @slumplife.bsky.social · 10d

My first official remix has been released. Thanks to the guys @bilgemusicproject.bsky.social for trusting me with their song.

Please watch, listen, like and comment on as many platforms as you can.

youtu.be/N7wt1rZkZ9A?...

Bilge Music Project - Sunrise (Slump's Café Del Shart Remix)

YouTube video by Bilge Music Project

Slumplife - Best music outside the mainstream @slumplife.bsky.social · 2d

Songs You Must Hear No .759
LucyVivor & n0trixx - Serpent Script

A blistering team-up of UK LGBTQ female metal artist and rapper, LucyVivor with UK-based Russian dissident, rapper and metal artist n0trixx.

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Songs You Must Hear No .759 LucyVivor & n0trixx - Serpent Script

YouTube video by Sophomore Slump's SlumpLife

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Slumplife - Best music outside the mainstream @slumplife.bsky.social · 3d

Songs You Must Hear No.758
Ally Nicholas - Right

Ally Nicholas has managed to achieve one of those timeless tunes with 'Right'. It's a song that is somehow fizzing with energy and passion and yet manages to also sound world -weary.

#newmusic
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Songs You Must Hear No.758 Ally Nicholas - Right

YouTube video by Sophomore Slump's SlumpLife

Slumplife - Best music outside the mainstream @slumplife.bsky.social · 3d

Songs You Must Hear No.757
Plantoid - Dozer

First teaser from the forthcoming album 'FLARE', which is due out in January 2026. I gave both their debut album and live shows glowing reviews so I'm looking forward to this.

#bewmusic
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Songs You Must Hear No.757 Plantoid - Dozer

YouTube video by Sophomore Slump's SlumpLife

Slumplife - Best music outside the mainstream @slumplife.bsky.social · 5d

Songs You Must Hear No.756
Chat Pile & Hayden Pedigo - Demon Eyes

Second preview from 'In the Earth Again' is spectacular in evoking both "the big sky" and big despair. This album is shaping up to be at worst, a fascinating experiment and at best inspired genius.

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Songs You Must Hear No.756 Chat Pile & Hayden Pedigo - Demon Eyes

YouTube video by Sophomore Slump's SlumpLife

Slumplife - Best music outside the mainstream @slumplife.bsky.social · 5d

Songs You Must Hear No.608 (REDUX)
Part Of The Theory - Famished Mammon

"A brilliant song that fuses the melodic brilliance of early Alanis Morrisette with Lowen's grasp of combining metal and World Music..... a strong contender for song of the year" - Slump in May.

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Songs You Must Hear No.608 Part Of The Theory - Famished Mammon (REDUX - Live)

YouTube video by Sophomore Slump's SlumpLife

Slumplife - Best music outside the mainstream @slumplife.bsky.social · 5d

Songs You Must Hear No.755
Dylan Thom - Vaseline

Dylan Thom has just issued his 7-track EP called 't'. It's a wonderful experience from start to finish, combining chilled alt-folk with some delicious sonic experimentation with occasional heavier sections

#newmusic
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Songs You Must Hear No.755 Dylan Thom - Vaseline

YouTube video by Sophomore Slump's SlumpLife

Slumplife - Best music outside the mainstream @slumplife.bsky.social · 6d

Songs You Must Hear No.754
Post Heaven - Hesitation Lover

Aussie alternative rockers Post Heaven have just released their latest EP, 'The Space That’s In Between’ via Greyscale Records. They mix together post-hardcore sounds with some gazey alternative rock.

#newmusic
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Songs You Must Hear No.754 Post Heaven - Hesitation Lover

YouTube video by Sophomore Slump's SlumpLife

Slumplife - Best music outside the mainstream @slumplife.bsky.social · 8d

Songs You Must Hear No.753
Bilge Music Project - Sunrise

Bilge Music Project are a mysterious Anglo-American duo of Eros and GlassTear. Of their music Eros says "The musical ethos is "go where the song takes you" and "is this something new to us?".

#newmusic
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Songs You Must Hear No.753 Bilge Music Project - Sunrise

YouTube video by Sophomore Slump's SlumpLife

Slumplife - Best music outside the mainstream @slumplife.bsky.social · 9d

Songs You Must Hear No.752
Tooth & Dagger - Survive

Birmingham band Tooth & Dagger impressed me when I saw them last year, but I wondered if they could stand out from the metal crowd. Their singles since then have been epic with big choruses, so definitely ones to watch

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Songs You Must Hear No.752 Tooth & Dagger - Survive

YouTube video by Sophomore Slump's SlumpLife

Slumplife - Best music outside the mainstream @slumplife.bsky.social · 10d

My first official remix has been released. Thanks to the guys @bilgemusicproject.bsky.social for trusting me with their song.

Please watch, listen, like and comment on as many platforms as you can.

youtu.be/N7wt1rZkZ9A?...

Bilge Music Project - Sunrise (Slump's Café Del Shart Remix)

YouTube video by Bilge Music Project

Slumplife - Best music outside the mainstream @slumplife.bsky.social · 13d

Songs You Must Hear No.751
Milly Strange - The Last Time

Milly Strange masterfully blends folk storytelling with the raw energy of alt-rock and grunge. The self-titled debut album is an emotional, evocative journey.

#newmusic
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Songs You Must Hear No.751 Milly Strange - The Last Time

YouTube video by Sophomore Slump's SlumpLife

Slumplife - Best music outside the mainstream @slumplife.bsky.social · 14d

Songs You Must Hear No.750
Second Cities - Sacred

The two singles from upcoming album 'Secrets' are pointing towards a band that have now found the chemistry in the music and message they want to send.

follow them @secondcities.bsky.social

#newmusic #recommendations
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Songs You Must Hear No.750 Second Cities - Sacred

YouTube video by Sophomore Slump's SlumpLife

Slumplife - Best music outside the mainstream @slumplife.bsky.social · 15d

Songs You Must Hear No.749
FERAL THE WOLF - Send the Dogs

I've previously described FERAL THE WOLF as "mean, moody and magnificent songs, merging electronic sounds with alternative rock melodies to create something epic" and "A beautiful symbiosis of man and machine".

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Songs You Must Hear No.749 FERAL THE WOLF - Send the Dogs

YouTube video by Sophomore Slump's SlumpLife

Slumplife - Best music outside the mainstream @slumplife.bsky.social · 15d

Top 5 most watched vids on SlumpLife YouTube channel 19th to 25th Sep 2025

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Top 5 most watched vids on SlumpLife YouTube channel 19th to 25th Sep 2025

YouTube video by Sophomore Slump's SlumpLife

Slumplife - Best music outside the mainstream @slumplife.bsky.social · 16d

Songs You Must Hear No 748
Shedfromthebody - Spine

This unexpected but totally brilliant song is the lead single from the wonderful surprise announcement of a second album from Shedfromthebody in 2025. 'Everything Out There Has Teeth' is out on October 23rd.

#newmusic
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Songs You Must Hear No 748 Shedfromthebody - Spine

YouTube video by Sophomore Slump's SlumpLife

Slumplife - Best music outside the mainstream @slumplife.bsky.social · 17d

Songs You Must Hear No.747
SOFIA ISELLA - Out in the Garden

SOFIA ISELLA is again putting more power, meaning and emotion into a whisper than most lung-busting throat-shredding singers ever manage. Get invested before the Grammies start rolling in.

#newmusic
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Songs You Must Hear No.747 SOFIA ISELLA - Out in the Garden

YouTube video by Sophomore Slump's SlumpLife

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Slumplife - Best music outside the mainstream @slumplife.bsky.social · 18d

It’s sad that being Anti-fascist can be interpreted as a bad thing in America now. Not long until Gilead is unveiled as the new name.

Slumplife - Best music outside the mainstream @slumplife.bsky.social · 18d

FuKimmel!

Slumplife - Best music outside the mainstream @slumplife.bsky.social · 18d

Songs You Must Hear No.746
Daffo - Sideways

Gabi is a songwriter with a knack of crafting timeless songs that resonate with a brutal honesty and self-reflection that is unusual for one so young.

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Songs You Must Hear No.746 Daffo - Sideways

YouTube video by Sophomore Slump's SlumpLife