Laura Blewitt Delarosa fronts Wild Heaven, an incredibly fresh and fun take on Nineties alt-rock nostalgia. Songs like “Nicely,” off their summer debut, I Need You, ring reminiscent of mid-Aughts English act Art Brut’s hyperrealistic, minutiae-centric lyricism. The band’s support acts plug their own recent releases. Queer punk/grunge trio Prom Threat’s latest EP, Firewalker, doesn’t disappoint, while emo outfit Losers’ sonically buoyant debut Fear electrifies with its booming single, “Everyone Hates the NRA.” Snack Supper doesn’t “wanna work anymore” and asks life’s hardest questions on “The Machine.” Hooray Internet adds on to 2023’s punchy Jump Ship with smoother psych rock textures on last January’s Don’t Be Mad. – Kahron Spearman
