As part of New Music Friday, Fresh Sounds at Harmonize spotlights recent releases from both emerging and established artists.
Each edition showcases a handful of releases that are fresh and impossible to ignore. We offer listeners a glimpse into the sounds that are defining the moment and bringing a spark to today’s sonic landscape. Listen to our full Fresh Sounds playlist HERE and find a new song to add to your rotation.
Here are our picks for September 11, 2026:
Bad Lovers – Sawyer Hill
Shaped by his Southern roots and unconventional path into music, Sawyer Hill went from growing up the grandchild of a traveling preacher (snakes and all), playing dive bars in Arkansas, and even working in a morgue to get by – to a No. 1 hit on Spotify’s Viral 50 chart, more than 50 million streams and 120 million video views, a support slot on YUNGBLUD’s recent U.S. tour, and the recent announcement of his own headline tour. His debut album Everybody’s Home, Nobody’s Happy is out now, featuring the track “Bad Lovers.” Sawyer delivers smoky, alt-rock anthems packed with grit, swagger, and just the right amount of holler. Listen HERE.
how about you – dee holt
Montreal indie-pop artist dee holt proudly announces her forthcoming EP, makes me wonder, out December 12th, alongside her latest single “how about you” (co-written with Chris James). The track spirals through quiet anxiety and self-comparison, delivering a cathartic look at keeping it together when everything feels on the verge of falling apart. Pre-save makes me wonder HERE.
Marionette – In Color
Nashville-based alternative band In Color confronts the past on gritty new track “Marionette.” About the track, In Color shared, “’Marionette’ encapsulates the feeling of remaining tied to a person after you’ve called it quits and tried to live life on your own. The way that your body remembers and stores experience even when you’ve done all the work to block it out of your brain. Sonically, it toes the line between 90’s hard-hitting trip-hop/sample-based loops, modern electropop, and ’80s rock.” Listen HERE.