{"id":7074609,"date":"2026-10-03T17:41:23","date_gmt":"2026-10-03T17:41:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=7074609"},"modified":"2026-10-03T17:41:23","modified_gmt":"2026-10-03T17:41:23","slug":"ap-a-sides-10-songs-you-need-to-hear-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=7074609","title":{"rendered":"AP A-sides: 10 songs you need to hear"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.altpress.com\/fkdgxpscnt\/uploads\/2026\/10\/02\/APASIDES_1200x628-70.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Welcome to <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/altpress.com\/tags\/ap-asides\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AP A-sides<\/a><\/strong>, where we\u2019re 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 \u2014 just tracks we\u2019re obsessively talking about and listening to on repeat. This week\u2019s playlist features artists diverse in genre but singular in sound, including <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/altpress.com\/tags\/smush\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">smush<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.altpress.com\/tags\/greg-freeman\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Greg Freeman<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.altpress.com\/tags\/victoryland\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Victoryland<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.altpress.com\/tags\/fontaines-dc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fontaines D.C.<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.altpress.com\/tags\/lustr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lustr<\/a><\/strong>, and more.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Read more:<\/strong> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.altpress.com\/fontaines-dc-romance-interview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fontaines D.C.: New theories of romance<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Check out our picks below, and stay informed about everything coming out in October with our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.altpress.com\/2026-album-releases\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">monthly album release calendar<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>AP A-sides \u2013 Oct. 2, 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Dazy \u2013 \u201cUgly\u201d<\/li>\n<li>DIIV \u2013 \u201cTrillions\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Fontaines D.C. \u2013 \u201cTongue\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Greg Freeman \u2013 \u201cLoser\u2019s Prize\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Honeycrush \u2013 \u201cSpine\u201d<\/li>\n<li>kaeto \u2013 \u201cpropane\u201d<\/li>\n<li>lustr \u2013 \u201cyou bet\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Prodigal \u2013 \u201cOpium-12\u201d<\/li>\n<li>smush \u2013 \u201cmilkweed butterfly\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Victoryland \u2013 \u201cThe Ugliest Girl on the Beach\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-spotify wp-block-embed-spotify wp-embed-aspect-21-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"responsive-generic\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to AP A-sides, where we\u2019re highlighting the very best songs from the past week. 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