Contrary to her bedroom pop musical style, Soccer Mommy’s new music video is all outdoors, featuring different shots of lead singer, Sophie Allison, strolling out near the water, woods, and her car over the delightful single, “Allison”. This is one of two songs released off their upcoming album, Collection, set to release on August 4th. “Allison” and “Out Worn” both share similar aspects, an introductory reverbed guitar riff, accompanied then by echo-y, dreamy layers, but the directions of both songs evolve differently, "Allison" bringing forth blissful yet melancholic aspects, and “Out Worn” sounding more upbeat, drum-driven. Soccer Mommy will be touring this summer, which will include a show at Terminal 5 with The Districts–the Philly quartet featured on the Cover of the Deli Magazine’s SXSW issue a few years back, who are also set to release their album, Popular Manipulations, the following week. Come celebrate with both bands at their show on August 16th in NYC. – Pearse Devlin

Big Huge have been joining the grit and DIY mentality of punk with infectiously catchy tunes since 2012, and their 2015 self-released EP Orama featured some ultra-fun, unstoppable tunes drenched in vintage influences. In that record, front-man Dan Reg’s twitchy vocals often evoked the sugary sweet melodies of 50’s pop with a layer of fuzzy distorted garage rock, while singing about love and enjoying the company of friends during the late night hours. The five-piece is about to release their debut full length "Cruel World" on Don Giovanni Records on August 11th, and, judging from the two preview singles, there is good reason to keep those good old ripped jeans handy, because the reference decade seems to be closer to 1977. The first opportunity to wear them comes on August 16th, when they will be celebrating the record’s release party at Brooklyn Bazaar. – John Honan 

There is a raucous type of energy that comes through the moody indie rock of Brooklyn natives Darling Din. Their songs are loud, provocative, and dynamic—in one track, Darling Din is able to convey the calm before the storm, and then the storm itself. The video for their track “Beast” (streaming below), the first single off upcoming album Batty Fang, showcases their infectious, rowdy spirit (despite the fact that they hardly ever leave the ground.) They will be playing an album release show at C’mon Everybody on August 11th. – Lilly Miman 

"Standard Final Candle," the title of the most recent release by Bronze Float, makes as much sense as the nonsensical band name. Amusingly, similar random lines are recurrent in all the music released by this Brooklyn-based group. Frontman and songwriter David Brant writes in a way that is both simple and startingly sad, but with a lyrical undertone that’s borderline Dada. On his two track 2012 EP "Drink the Rain" he sings: "I’m thinking of an icicle, because it melts, it will only melt and fall onto the ground," accompanied by rough, distant guitars, with a voice that’s as sweet as Fraternal Twin and as honest as Arthur Russell, which furtherly complicates the mix of triggered emotions. "Standard Final Candle" is a strange, lonely listening experience, in the best way possible. See them live with Yours Are The Only Ears and Amy O at Sunnyvale tonight (August 2nd). -Allie Miller

On August 9th, Mae Capozzi will bring her melancholic indie folk  to Pianos in NYC. On her new EP, “Waited For”, a four-song project released on July 7th, the Brooklyn artist shares a sound that’s candid, stripped down and somewhat desolate. Mae’s songwriting is well structured, and her lyrics touch upon the pains and complications of living in NYC, all over the patterned riffs of her electric guitar. “Waited for your sadness to swallow me up, Waited for my loneliness to wash it down, Waited for NYC to murder me, Took the next train that came around” she sings on “Waited For”, a vulnerable and perceptive track about getting sucked in and constrained by the Big Apple, without being able to break free from its unrelenting momentum. – Pearse Devlin

We Can All Be Sorry is a band made just for you. For a Boston-based group that fails to escape the usual math-rock tag, they thrive on simplicity and utilize a hodge-podge of things you’ve heard and like. In the best way, We Can All Be Sorry brings you bits and pieces of bands you’ve seen in another basement or even in another city. They channel bands like Philadelphia’s fuzz-rockers like Blue Smiley, Brooklyn’s Celestial Shore (featuring members of WCABS), or other Boston boybands like Krill or Peaer. While these comparisons place We Can All Be Sorry among their peers in the Northeast, it doesn’t account for a certain purity that comes from the band’s sound. Whether its the genuinely sweet vocals of their frontman or the the angsty, yet polite quality to their power pop sound, their music is a unique brand of punk. Listening to tracks like "Vision Quest" from their 2017 EP Down the Hall, its like meeting the first pissed-off bedroom-popper. See them in their hometown at the Lilypad Inman on August 3rd or at Deep Thoughts August 22nd. -Allie Miller