Freshly Squeezed, Vol. 109: Alex Krug Combo, Aubrie Sellers, Leon Else & more

Welcome to Freshly Squeezed, a weekly new music playlist: spanning country, pop, EDM and urban, mainstream and other.

It’s always inevitable that we’ll need a proper reset in our lives. Coming off a sensory-numbing trip in New York City, voices and static bouncing between blocks of concrete, alternative creator Beiju wraps her vocal tentacles around a cluttering, emotionally-textured new song. “Lost at the Beach” takes place amidst the sunset’s effervescent rays in the Rockaways, an escape from the city life for a puncturing moment of bliss with friends and family. Synths trickle ceremoniously upon keys, her voice cascades as prismatic light and an intoxicating constellation of production work. It’ll gently wash away the stresses of the week for the three-day break ahead. Dive right in!

In similar, gut-punching fashion, Asheville blues-rock troupe Alex Krug Combo steal way into the “Woodlands” for reflection. Front-woman Alex Krug turns over various natural trinkets, her fingertips raw and dirty from the world and her work, and as the creek gurgles and splashes beside her, mirrored in the guitar’s weepy groove, she cuts out a cloth on humanity and what it means to be an outsider in this world. It’s the kind of performance that burns through the skin right down to the bone. Let her dazzle you.

The roster includes new cuts from Aubrie Sellers, Stefan Alexander, Leon Else, Ashley McBryde, Whiskey Myers, Big Little Lions, Riley Clemmons, Paul Cauthen, Nina Nesbitt, Brian Lambert, Michael Medrano and countless more.

In all, we’ve got 30 new tracks to power your weekend ahead. Get to listening!

Each playlist will be refreshed every Friday morning/afternoon. We reserve the right to update anytime during the week, so make sure you bookmark this page.

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