2+ day, 6+ hour ago   (162+ words) A handful of new tracks we’ve had on repeat this week, from hazy shoegaze and understated folk to soulful R&B, hip-hop and loud guitars. Dreamy electro-shoegaze from Minneapolis with a nice pop instinct underneath the haze. Scottish emo with…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago   (335+ words) There’s a bit of everything in today’s Radar: fuzzy guitars, synth-pop, country twang, heavy rock and a few songs that just absolutely know what they’re doing. We’ve got scrappy indie, big vocals, dusty country, dark beats and a little jazzy…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (342+ words) From psychedelic blues and indie-pop to drum and bass and dreamy shoegaze, here are 11 tracks we’ve been digging lately. This is a sad bop, plain and simple. Theo Williams pairs indie-pop production with a slightly heartbreaking story, making ‘I Could…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (845+ words) Another week, another stack of songs worth interrupting your scrolling for. From dreamy indie folk and moody post-punk to grime, soul and proper dancefloor bait, here are the tracks we’ve had on repeat lately. Sometimes you just need a song…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (578+ words) Decision paralysis is becoming so much more of an issue as more new music keeps hitting the airwaves. It can be tough and debilitating. Thankfully, Happy Mag has done the hard work of checking out tracks that will get you…...

6+ day, 2+ hour ago   (621+ words) Tons of great music gets released every single day, so it’s easy to miss out on those that fly under your radar. Thankfully, they’ve flown into ours. So here’s 14 tracks straight from the Happy Mag Radar that are must spins…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (578+ words) This week’s Radar jumps between indie, rock, pop, R&B, folk and a few strange corners in between. Here are 14 artists and tracks we think are worth having on your radar. West Aucklander B. Manic delivers ‘Anywhere’, alongside the Bandcamp…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (502+ words) No filler, no fluff, just the tracks that stopped us mid-scroll and demanded a second listen. Across genres, across scenes, across every corner of the inbox, we’ve rounded up the ones that hit different. Some are loud, some are quiet,…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (607+ words) This week’s Radar runs all over the place, from indie and rock to electronic, soul and some harder-to-pin-down stuff. Here are 13 artists we reckon are worth a listen. DearQuinton is a Florida-born, NYC-based artist working in the R&B and…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (574+ words) This week’s Radar moves from Naarm indie and Adelaide hardcore through to left-field pop, R&B and some very good guitar music. As always, there’s plenty to dig into, so here’s what’s been getting some love at Happy. There’s been…...