Indie/Rock/Alternative Compilation • May 2026 ???? (new discoveries | 2-hour playlist)

Here’s your May 2026 soundtrack, handpicked by us - discover the finest indie, rock & alt music all made by real artists, no AI ????
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???? Tracklist:
0:00 Born Runner - ‘Live It Up’
https://spti.fi/cG5RMzX
2:55 Hotel Fiction - ‘Man on the Moon’
https://www.instagram.com/hotelfiction/
6:23 Calm Canopy - ‘Leap of Faith’
https://www.instagram.com/calmcanopy
9:36 Bon Jour - ‘How Long Is Forever’
https://www.instagram.com/bon_jour.io
12:59 TENDER - ‘Do That’
https://www.instagram.com/tenderofficialmusic
15:49 Coral Moons - ‘Breakfast in Bed’
https://www.instagram.com/coralmoonsband
19:16 Bevverly - ‘Can’t Go Back’
https://www.instagram.com/bevverlymusic/
23:12 Mini Trees - ‘Sludge’
https://www.instagram.com/minitreesband
27:28 Red Langur - ‘Crawl’
https://spti.fi/PFWkwjI
30:22 Coupe Marra - ‘Nothing Said’
https://www.instagram.com/coupemarra/
34:16 Eauclaire - ‘Heaven on Earth’
https://www.instagram.com/eauclairesounds
37:12 Oliver Pinder - ‘Such An Angel’
https://www.instagram.com/oliverpinder
40:34 Dreaming of Citra - ‘Never Looked At Me That Way’
https://www.instagram.com/DreamingofCitra
44:36 Yumi Zouma - ‘Did You See Her?’
https://www.instagram.com/yumizouma
48:51 Meltt - ‘Never Let Go’
https://www.instagram.com/melttmusic
54:00 ARK IDENTITY - ‘Fading Light’
https://www.instagram.com/arkidentitymusic
58:19 Zaadi Phillips - ‘Colors’
https://www.instagram.com/zaadiphillips
1:02:18 Buttermello - ‘Fade Away’
https://www.instagram.com/buttermellomusic/
1:06:14 Lucille Two - ‘What's In My Mind?’
https://www.instagram.com/lucilletwolucilletwo
1:10:38 Music By KOTA - ‘Chickasaw Slide’
https://www.instagram.com/musicbykota/
1:13:59 Dav Blues - ‘Die4UrLuv’
https://www.instagram.com/davblues/
1:17:30 Joe Hicks - ‘Rollercoaster’
https://www.instagram.com/joehicksmusic
1:21:20 Junaco - ‘Find You’
https://www.instagram.com/junaco.junaco
1:24:02 Jillian Lake - ‘Human’
https://www.instagram.com/jillianlake/
1:28:07 Honey I'm Home - ‘Pretty’
https://www.instagram.com/honeyimhomesweethome
1:30:26 The Quiet North - ‘Northbound’
https://www.instagram.com/the.quietnorthmusic
1:34:57 Raney - ‘Healing’
https://www.instagram.com/raneyband
1:38:59 Nick Prato - ‘Bottle It Up’
https://www.instagram.com/nick_prato
1:42:42 Oscar Blue - ‘Luck Of The Draw’
https://www.instagram.com/oscarblue
1:46:59 Green Gardens - ‘Greeting’
https://www.instagram.com/greengardensmusic
1:49:28 fen. - ‘Middle Name’
https://www.instagram.com/fen.why/
1:52:59 Zack Colello - ‘Storm Chaser’
https://www.instagram.com/_zackcol/
1:56:20 Palo Sopraño - ‘THAT GIRL’
https://www.instagram.com/palosoprano
1:58:48 Omar Velasco - ‘Over the Hill’
https://www.instagram.com/omarvelus



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