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The Alternative @getalternative.bsky.social · Nov 12
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New ⭐️❤️🎉 Music 🤩❤️‍🔥🎊 Friday 💖🎊🎉 www.getalternative.com/new-music-fr...
New Music Friday Playlist - 11/21/25
The Alternative's New Music Friday Playlist. All our staff's favorite new music from this week! Now on Spotify and Apple Music.
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November 21, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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New ⭐️❤️🎉 Music 🤩❤️‍🔥🎊 Friday 💖🎊🎉 www.getalternative.com/new-music-fr...
New Music Friday Playlist - 11/21/25
The Alternative's New Music Friday Playlist. All our staff's favorite new music from this week! Now on Spotify and Apple Music.
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November 21, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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We went TRACK BY TRACK with alt-rockers Tiberius on their latest release “Troubadour” 🎺 the deep dive you’ve always wanted ⭐️ www.getalternative.com/track-by-tra...
Track by Track: Tiberius – 'Troubadour' - The Alternative
Tiberius' Brendan Wright stops by to break down all ten tracks on the band's fifth album 'Troubadour,' out now
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November 20, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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🗣️Interview🗣️ with Bel on their synthy new masterpiece “Licorice” 🖤 www.getalternative.com/interview-be...
Interview: Bel's 'Licorice' Is a Treat (And a Concept Album About Grief, Understanding, and Absolution) - The Alternative
Mol profiled Isabel Furman of Bel about the band's new LP 'Licorice,' an album about grief, rage, and healing.
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November 20, 2025 at 6:13 PM
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it’s so sad to me that Shakespeare never got to read REJECTION (2024) by Tony Tulathimutte
November 20, 2025 at 10:42 PM
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Gonna have to start calling these guys The Y’allternative 🤠
November 20, 2025 at 8:22 PM
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We went TRACK BY TRACK with alt-rockers Tiberius on their latest release “Troubadour” 🎺 the deep dive you’ve always wanted ⭐️ www.getalternative.com/track-by-tra...
Track by Track: Tiberius – 'Troubadour' - The Alternative
Tiberius' Brendan Wright stops by to break down all ten tracks on the band's fifth album 'Troubadour,' out now
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November 20, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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🗣️Interview🗣️ with Bel on their synthy new masterpiece “Licorice” 🖤 www.getalternative.com/interview-be...
Interview: Bel's 'Licorice' Is a Treat (And a Concept Album About Grief, Understanding, and Absolution) - The Alternative
Mol profiled Isabel Furman of Bel about the band's new LP 'Licorice,' an album about grief, rage, and healing.
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November 20, 2025 at 6:13 PM
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OUT NOW: @leilanijpatao.bsky.social - "Red Hair Dye" with remixes and a new music video!

Thanks again to @getalternative.bsky.social for premiering!

Out now on @bandcamp.com!

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November 19, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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Today we bring you an exclusive premiere of the latest music video from Leilani Patao, “Red Hair Dye” ❤️ Check it out: www.getalternative.com/video-premie... @leilanijpatao.bsky.social
Video Premiere: Leilani Patao – "Red Hair Dye" - The Alternative
We're excited to premiere the video for "Red Hair Dye," a highlight from Leilani Patao's new EP 'daisy,' out now video Audio Antihero
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November 18, 2025 at 7:17 PM
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We give you an inside look at the scene of the latest This House is Creaking show in Chicago, the most mysterious shoegaze band in the Windy City 🌀 www.getalternative.com/this-house-i...
This House Is Creaking Live in Chicago - The Alternative
Dilpreet caught up-and-coming shoegazers This House Is Creaking live at Chicago's Subterranean. Check out his photos from the gig!
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November 19, 2025 at 1:06 AM
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We reviewed “Everyone’s A Star!” the latest from the pop-rock boy band 5 Seconds of Summer: www.getalternative.com/album-review...
Album Review: 5 Seconds of Summer – 'Everyone's a Star!' - The Alternative
Hope reviews the latest from 5 Seconds of Summer, which perfectly balances their boyband pop with more adult themes
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November 18, 2025 at 11:26 PM
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surprise!! i made a video for “red hair dye”!! stay tuned for tomorrow, there’s more surprises ;)) @getalternative.bsky.social helped me spill the beans :))
November 18, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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Today we bring you an exclusive premiere of the latest music video from Leilani Patao, “Red Hair Dye” ❤️ Check it out: www.getalternative.com/video-premie... @leilanijpatao.bsky.social
Video Premiere: Leilani Patao – "Red Hair Dye" - The Alternative
We're excited to premiere the video for "Red Hair Dye," a highlight from Leilani Patao's new EP 'daisy,' out now video Audio Antihero
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November 18, 2025 at 7:17 PM
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Coincidentally, welcome to Bluesky @leilanijpatao.bsky.social!

Video and remixes premiering on @getalternative.bsky.social today!

Everything out on @bandcamp.com tomorrow.
November 18, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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happy 💖 monday 💖 treat yourself to a perusal of our latest Weekly Roundup 💖 www.getalternative.com/the-alt-week...
The Alt Weekly Roundup (11/17/25) - The Alternative
The ominous new LP from Accidents Never Happen, a sprightly single from Holidays in United States, and more on this week's roundup!
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November 17, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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Our latest NMF playlist, perfect for your weekend jams: www.getalternative.com/new-music-fr...
New Music Friday Playlist - 11/14/25
The Alternative's New Music Friday Playlist. All our staff's favorite new music from this week! Now on Spotify and Apple Music.
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November 15, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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okay sweet freaks what are we listening to on this Wednesday
November 12, 2025 at 11:26 PM
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💿Album Review💿 We take on the latest from the iconic Tame Impala: www.getalternative.com/album-review...
Album Review: Tame Impala – 'Deadbeat' - The Alternative
On 'Deadbeat,' Kevin Parker's slacker act has stopped being an act and become a crutch. Connor reviews Tame Impala's fourth LP.
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November 11, 2025 at 12:19 AM
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💿Album Review💿 We take on the latest from the iconic Tame Impala: www.getalternative.com/album-review...
Album Review: Tame Impala – 'Deadbeat' - The Alternative
On 'Deadbeat,' Kevin Parker's slacker act has stopped being an act and become a crutch. Connor reviews Tame Impala's fourth LP.
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November 11, 2025 at 12:19 AM
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Two CYLS bands played Best Friends Forever this year and @getalternative.bsky.social wrote about both as part of a festival review.

Read their thoughts on @eeiwale.bsky.social and @snowingtheband.bsky.social: www.getalternative.com/review-best-...

BFF is easily our favorite festival of all time 🥰
Review: Best Friends Forever - The Alternative
We caught the emo lover's dream festival, Best Friends Forever, in early October. Read our review of the festival!
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November 10, 2025 at 8:09 PM
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🎥 Video Premiere🎥 Check out “Needed to Stay” by The Weak Days! www.getalternative.com/video-premie...
Video Premiere: The Weak Days – "Needed to Stay" - The Alternative
We're excited to bring you an exclusive premiere of the video for "Needed to Stay," the new single from The Weak Days
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November 7, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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Happy New Music Friday check out our latest garden of delights www.getalternative.com/new-music-fr...
New Music Friday Playlist - 11/7/25
The Alternative's New Music Friday Playlist. All our staff's favorite new music from this week! Now on Spotify and Apple Music.
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November 7, 2025 at 8:34 PM
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Howdy!
We released a new song today, “Needed To Stay”!
You can watch the video / visualizer here via @getalternative.bsky.social

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Video Premiere: The Weak Days – "Needed to Stay" - The Alternative
We're excited to bring you an exclusive premiere of the video for "Needed to Stay," the new single from The Weak Days
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November 7, 2025 at 11:01 PM
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Happy New Music Friday check out our latest garden of delights www.getalternative.com/new-music-fr...
New Music Friday Playlist - 11/7/25
The Alternative's New Music Friday Playlist. All our staff's favorite new music from this week! Now on Spotify and Apple Music.
www.getalternative.com
November 7, 2025 at 8:34 PM