By Maddox Lowe, Sophia Sciulli, Piper Turri, and Jonathan Sackett

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:: Coincidences are miraculous because they are so unexpected, like this week’s recap falling on november ninth. What isn’t unexpected and yet still miraculous? WDCE’s Music Director team cooking up another informative and satisfying weekly recap… enjoy #9.

:: November 16, 2025

:: Matt Hitt – You’ll Be Lucky

Genre: Indie Rock

Release: EP

Recommended Tracks: “Carried Away,” “I’m Sorry, New York,” “Ladies of Lucille Avenue”

There is something refreshing about Matt Hitt’s voice and lyrics. While simultaneously holding a classy element, within the Indie Rock genre, he sings in a timeless manner as if the song could have been written ten years ago— but also ten years from now. Hitt, a native of South Wales, is emblematic of the evolving genre: British Rock Invasion. From The Beatles to The Smiths to Oasis to Arctic Monkeys, the genre has remained relevant in the dominant music scene. The lyrics, tempo, and sound may have changed with time. However, the crowds consist of the same archetype: Brooklyn natives, Pub crawlers, teenagers full of angst, and quintessential fan girls. 

— Sophia Sciulli

Carences – Violences

Genre: Post-Punk

Release: Album

Recommended Tracks: “Urbanisme,” “Lazare,” “Adieux,” “Vases Clos,” “Monologue”

Brutalist and brooding, Violences is the debut album of recently debuted band Carences. It feels like the recesses of 80s post-punk clawed their way into modernity and chose to stay in Montreal, somehow landing somewhere between Fugazi and Molchat Doma. This album is crunchy, yet bouncy: like tightly-wound, fresh percussive bass strings. Melodies are tight and the vocal disillusionment is fierce. If that at all interests you, lend the underground your ear. 

— Jonathan Sackett

runo plum – patching

Genre: Indie/Alternative

Release: Album

Recommended Tracks: “Lemon Garland,” “Alley Cat,” “Pond,” “Darkness”

Runo Plum’s patching feels like a quiet rebellion against the polished predictability of modern indie-folk. There’s something disarmingly confident about the way she delivers these songs in soft, almost monotone vocals—like she refuses to dress her feelings up for anyone’s benefit. Instead, she lets the lyrics do the real work, sketching scenes with such clarity that the minimalism becomes its own kind of flex. “Sickness” nails the bizarre rituals of keeping yourself upright, while “Lemon Garland” offers a vision of softness so specific you can almost smell the citrus. Recorded in a creaky Vermont cabin with the people who mattered most, the album carries the unvarnished texture of real life rather than curated heartbreak aesthetics. 

— Piper Turri

Tiberius – Troubadour

Genre: Indie-Rock

Release: Album

Recommended Tracks: “Moab,” “Redwood,” “Painting of a Tree,” “Sag”

New England Folk? Psychedelia? Farm Emo? Alt Country? Indie Punk? There’s no single buzzword that can encapsulate the sound of Tiberius. Whenever the sound of most recent album Troubadour dips into one genre, traces of another worm their way in. The album feels like a genuine conversation between distinctly Autumn indie sounds. I must admit, I wasn’t drawn in initially, but the longer I listened the more I felt pulled back in time. I could picture myself in the gray of Central, NY. I was invited back, and maybe you will be too. 

— Jonathan Sackett

Young Couple – yc

Genre: Alt punk

Release: Album

Recommended Tracks: “as the leaves unfold,” “dawn,”

This is an emo one. It feels like the lead is singing in slow motion the entire album, and the instrumentals tend to abuse distortion and lo-fi. The ending of “a light was moving!” goes for that cacophony phase-out vibe, but it just ends up sounding like shit for the last 20 seconds. The only thing moving was my finger over the skip button. “Dawn” actually has a really cool sound, just wish they stuck to this style through the rest of the album. With that said, the strange lo-fi parts are the worst parts of an otherwise really strong track. This album feels SLOW and long for only 30 minutes.

— Maddox Lowe

Searows – Photograph of a Cyclone

Genre: Indie/Alternative

Release: Single

Recommended Tracks: “Photograph of a Cyclone”

Searows’ “Photograph of a Cyclone” feels like watching the aftermath settle—quiet, bright, and unsettling in its honesty. Where “Dearly Missed” tore itself open in six minutes of devastation, this track steps into the debris with a kind of wary calm, letting breezy guitars and his unmistakably soft delivery hold the weight he refuses to dramatize. The beauty of the song is its contradiction: it sounds sunlit, almost nostalgic, yet its lyrics pick through the wreckage of inherited habits and chaotic cycles with startling precision. Even the Hi8-shot, Halloween-themed video leans into that tension between innocence and unease. It’s Searows at his sharpest—gentle on the surface, quietly brutal underneath—and it makes waiting for Death in the Business of Whaling in January feel like bracing for another emotional collapse, the kind you willingly return to.

— Piper Turri

The Slackers – Money is king

Genre: Ska

Release: EP

Recommended Tracks: “money is king,” “the whole world was in on it,” “hold on,” “no one likes the truth,”

For those who may not know, ska is actually the coolest genre ever. In simplest terms, it’s like reggae and jazz had a baby, but there are trumpets, saxophones, and trombones grooving in the mix. This is an AWESOME EP from the Slackers. It’s also only 15 minutes, so no excuses for skipping this one. The instrumentals are tight, and the vocals are on point. Try not to bust a move while listening, difficulty impossible. Recommend to fans of the Aggrolites, Pietasters, and good music in general. 

— Maddox Lowe

Hudson Freeman – If You Know Me/Wild Horses

Genre: Indie Folk 

Release: Single 

Recommended Tracks: “If You Know Me,” “Wild Horses”

Hudson Freeman’s single appeals to the many. Composed of an eclectic mix of instruments, accompanied by a wide vocal range, the two songs are a fusion of indie folk, bluegrass, and the blues, “If You Know Me” initially sounds like a traditional blue grass tune— with the strum of a banjo. However, the tone quickly shifts to a contemporary sound, as the lyrics nod to a state of perpetual melancholy. Additionally, Freeman’s cover of “Wild Horses” pulls a similar party trick. At first, the cover holds no resemblance to the original The Rolling Stones song— I thought he used the same title for an original— nonetheless, by the ten second mark, the beat is the same as the original version. Moreover, during the first verse, Freeman sounds like the Walmart yodeling kid from back in the day (also known as: 2018), when he sings, “Graceless lady, you know who I am.” All in all, “If You Know Me” was worth listening to, while “Wild Horses” was alright. However, the song does not compare to the other covers I have listened to, including The Sundays and The Indigo Girls respective versions.         

— Sophia Sciulli

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