"Mamma Don't Cry" by Joan & the Giants

 

 

Missed this one back two weeks ago at the end of April.

I have listened to new releases before from this Melbourne based alt pop-rock band (whatever that means) only have never featured any of them.

Don't be fooled by the long intro that sounds sort folksy as it is really not what the song is about. 

It takes nearly a minute (around 0.52) to hit it's stride and become a really great rock song.

 

'Is This Real' by overpass

 

From the EP of the same name released on 29 April, 2026.

First came across this Birmingham band back in 2021 with the release of 'Otherside of Midnight' in February that year, one of my favourite songs from that time.

There have been been many more, with that clean, guitar Indie sound.

This is one of those.

End of April Songs - Still Busy.

 

 

 One Day by Future Island - A single released on April 21, 2026

 

Skipping Stones by The Burning Young - A single released April 24, 2026

   

Your Eyes by White Fence - from the Album Orange released on April 24, 2026

New Songs for April: 'Touch Grass' by Youth Killed it, 'Crown' by Lazy Haze and 'Fabulous People' by Joe Jackson.

I do not usually do this, only I am very busy working another web based project that is taking up most of my Internet time.

Here's a list for songs released in April.

 

  'Touch Grass' by Youth Killed it - a single relased 3 April 2026.

   

 'Crown' by Lazy Haze - a single relased 3 April 2026.

   

And he's back, after all those years 'Fabulous People' by Joe Jackson from his new album "Hope and Fury" released April 10, 2026

'Highwave' by Moon Taxi

 

From their new album of the same name, released March 6, 2026.

This is a very cool US indie rock song by this well established group that you probably have never heard of.

First came across these guys back in 2018 with the release of their album "Let The Record Play", where I see from Spotify I 'liked' "Two High", "Good As Gold" and "No More Worry", all from the same album.

Three songs from one album is usual for me, so I remember waiting in anticipation for Moon Taxi's next releases, only to find myself skipping the 'Silver Dream' album in 2021, and then liking 'Set Yourself Free', from the album of the same name, released in 2023 - still my favourite Moon Taxi.

Moon Taxi are an indie/alt‑rock band from Nashville, Tennessee, in the USA and actually have been active since 2006.

This is what used to be one of the joys of Spotify: discovering bands who are 'BIG' in the vast US market, for example, and that you have never heard of. 

A discovery process that has got so much harder as Spotify continues to relentlessly push it's 'Made for (you)' and 'Discover Weekly' algorithm (now read AI) generated play lists.

Bring back humans.

'Place I Hide' by Double Parked

 

 'Place I Hide' by Double Parked

From their EP "Rosary" released March 6, 2025.

I have came across their song "Faded Days", released way back on April 21, 2023 by this West Coast, Tamaki Makaurau band. 

Say where? That's Auckland, New Zealand for non Kiwi's.

For those accessing 'Place I Hide' via Spotify, it's still not showing any plays compared to 'Buttercup', Necklace' and 'Lighthouse' from this new "Rosary" EP.

Whatever. 

I like the sort of broken play of this song compared to the others, and the guitar work is great.

Not sure if that's pure listener laziness, only I always try to speed listen to most all tracks on album before deciding on one to feature here.

(Spotify will not start showing a song count before 1,000 listens - part of the whole Spotify evaluation nuttiness).