“ Up Down ” feels less like a song and more like a loop you don’t realize you’re stuck in. In Milwaukee’s rising underground, that same feeling of constant movement is hard to avoid. Aesthetic trends and visual ideas are constantly emerging, then dissolving. Lightris , a central figure in the Run Along Forever collective, has spent the early months of 2026 not just keeping up with that pace, but shaping how it feels. His latest single doesn’t try to slow anything down or make sense of it....

Tommy Fleece doesn't do quiet. At 22, the Detroit artist is already carving out his own style in the electronic music scene. He operates at a level that suggests his music isn't just something he makes, but something he truly inhabits. He carries a unique energy that suggests music happens in motion. It lives between nights out with friends, between shows, and the adrenaline of late-night drives. In less than a year, Fleece has watched this motion accelerate, moving from small opening slots...

That specific internal buzz of having a crush can be all-consuming and drive you crazy in the best possible way. Fawn Burke perfectly captures that chaos in her latest single, “loud (right now).” Jagged, processed, and unapologetically loud, it’s a refreshing, unique departure from the traditional love song. When all your mind can do is process another being, the real world can begin to lose its natural edges. Similarly, in this song, there are no barriers. We are welcomed with digitally...