If you’ve been feeling buried under everyday stress and mental noise, Bryan Chase and BIG Naughty are giving you a way out. Released May 28, Bryan Chase’s new single “OUTSIDE” featuring BIG Naughty is a breath of fresh air. The Korean American hip-hop and R&B artist, formerly stylized as Bryan Cha$e, unpacks the weight of tangled thoughts and burnout. Rather than sitting in the negativity, the song pushes outward towards clarity and relief.

It’s rare for an artist to pivot their sound and pull it off, but alan vuong makes it look effortless. Ahead of his upcoming EP, HEAVEN SENT ME, the independent Vietnamese-American artist released “SAUDADE,” a dreamy, nostalgia-laced ballad made for late-night driving. As his grandest sonic vision yet, the song blends ‘90s pop influences with post-punk beats that sound fresh, leaving us counting down the days until the full project arrives June 26.

We all have that one folder on our phones or a dusty journal filled with a version of ourselves from years ago, back when we were still figuring it all out. For LNGSHOT, they put that archive out for the world to hear rather than keeping it hidden away. Formed by Jay Park as the first self-produced boy group under MORE VISION, the four-member group—consisting of leader OHYUL and members RYUL, WOOJIN, and LOUIS—released their special EP, Training Day.

“To be cringe is to be free.” It’s a philosophy most idols might shy away from. Yet CORTIS lives by the phrase. For them, this mindset is the foundation of their raw and honest sound. Embracing cringe and weirdness is a huge part of their creative process and musical direction, as it allows them to be genuine, let go of external pressures, and choose to have fun rather than conforming to traditional expectations.