Despite the ease of access that streaming has brought to the distribution of music, the volume that's released can make it a daunting task to find unique new stuff every week. In this recurring weekly feature we put together a short list of new songs that stand out amongst all the noise and deserve a spot in your rotation.

All songs featured in this recurring series can be found in our scrmbl selection 2025 playlist on Spotify or Apple Music.

aran - be on your mind

A long time member of the HARDCORE TANO*C and Otographic Music crews, aran has a massively varied catalog on electronic music ranging from UK Hardcore to Trance. His latest track is a chilled out house tune that's perfect for winding down at the end of a long day or just vibing out to anytime. It's a simple track sonically but one of those "greater for the sum of its parts" kind of situations with strong composition really fleshing the whole thing out.

moka & canon - ILJK

After nearly a year moka & canon, the duo of singer-songwriters Sato Moka and kiwano, follow up their debut single seemingly out of nowhere. With a simple guitar riff and a playful synthline dancing throughout, the song is a bouncy little indie-pop affair made all the better by the contrasting vocals of each member. As a duo they're still just starting their journey but its fair to say that they have a ton of potential if they can keep delivering numbers like "ILJK".

persicaria - Migite

Upon first listen it wouldn't be a surprise to learn that the members of persicaria are all in their early 20s. As a rock outfit, their music has the kind of youthful energy that makes it instantly appealing to listeners of all ages. Their latest single, "Migite", demonstrates this perfectly as each member shines individually without drowning out the others. A solid rock-meets-pop sound without feeling too mainstream. It's a great lead into their 5th anniversary, which is coming up in just a few weeks.

peterparker69 Featuring Yojiro Noda — "Hey phone"

There's a vulnerability lurking beneath the silly exterior of peterparker69. The Tokyo-based duo's mutant take on pop always conceals a longing adding emotional depth. Bringing in the lead singer of RADWIMPS really underlines that part on new number "Hey phone." Despite a grizzly and goofy music video, the draw of the track is the near-vapor state their singing takes, all of it tinged with a melancholy enhanced by their sonic trickery. Then enters peterparker69 fan and J-rock force Yojiro Noda to add a stadium-ready verse for it, helping lift them up while underlining the tricky feelings at "Hey phone's" center.

sakanaction — "Kaiju"

Man, I can already see the hands up in the air and voices singing along with "Kaiju" come summer festival season. Long-running rockers sakanaction should be a staple of said events come the warmer months, and this one reminds of the outfit's ability to take ideas that shouldn't work at such a big level — guitars intersecting with electronic elements, lyrics riddled with anxiety about the world — and turning them into shout-a-long numbers come the hook.

Tsukino Mito — "Hyaku Candela Yukaiten"

Virtual YouTuber Tsukino Mito's latest album 310PHz runs from bubbly idol fare to heavier rock body checks, showing the musical range she and the entire VTuber music community has branched out to in recent times. The best cut, though, finds her getting weird. This one's built around a fidgety beat, an ominous piano melody and assorted samples. It's like a sonic island of misfit instruments. Over the odd rumble, she delivers singing both sweet and unsettling, resulting in one of pricklier pop experiments out of this space to date.