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Each month, we’re rounding up the latest local music that’s been on repeat. Follow our Spotify playlist<\/a> to keep up with new music releases from Minnesota.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cBitch\u201d by Lizzo<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n The queen of self-empowerment pop anthems is back. Check out the music video<\/a> for the\u00a0single\u2014the title track of her new\u00a0album, out now\u2014interpolating the chorus of the Meredith Brooks song and sampling Missy Elliott.\u00a0Bitch<\/em>\u00a0summer? If you’ve been following, the press run has been a journey, from Lizzo criticizing<\/a> the music streaming business to\u00a0putting up her own promo posters to\u00a0rating things like,”eating in bed” via flute on\u00a0The Drew Barrymore Show<\/em><\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cRollin\u2019 Down the Line\u201d by Benjamin Miller<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Benjamin Miller digs into the messy reality of being a Grateful Dead fan in a world without Jerry Garcia on his track \u201cRollin\u2019 Down the Line,\u201d the latest single from his upcoming album out next month. Instead of delivering a standard, glossy tribute, he blends country warmth and bluesy psychedelia to make the song feel like an intimate diary entry from deep within the Deadhead community. Miller zeroes in on how faith, identity, and a shared bond stick around long after a scene’s anchor is gone. It is a sharp, authentic bit of storytelling that connects with anyone trying to hold onto a subculture or a memory after a major loss. Ultimately, the track lands as a moving, grounded look at what it actually means to stay loyal to a movement.<\/p>\n \u201cBlur\u201d by Matcha Fever<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n On \u201cBlur,\u201d Matcha Fever proves they know exactly how to layer bright, retro-pop melodies over bittersweet lyrics. The track zeroes in on the exhausting friction of a dying relationship, sketching out messy late-night drives, half-written songs, and unresolved what-ifs. When they sing, \u201cWe make up and we break up \/ Like it\u2019s just some cheap old storyline,\u201d the frustration feels entirely real. By mixing ’80s funk grooves and vintage pop textures with a heavy dose of melancholy, the band creates a sound that triggers nostalgia while staying anchored in the present. It is an infectious, memorable track that sneaks up on you with a quiet emotional punch.<\/p>\n \u201cCrystalline\u201d by Alexander Natalie<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Alexander Natalie\u2019s \u201cCrystalline\u201d taps into the quiet weight of isolation, using an alt-rock backdrop to ground a massive, echoing sound. Driven by moody, atmospheric guitars and a steady heartbeat rhythm, the track zeroes in on what it feels like to stay lonely even in a crowded room. Natalie keeps his vocals steady and restrained, letting the emotional tension build on its own terms instead of forcing it. That patience gives the songwriting a lasting grit that hangs around well after the final note fades. Ultimately, the song avoids easy cliches, finding a strange kind of beauty in being alone without ever sugarcoating the actual sting of it.<\/p>\n