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Pick of the Week: Arlo Parks “Beams”
This week for our Pick of the Week, we have an amazingly powerful and raw song by Arlo Parks, “Beams.” On “Beams,” Parks becomes more vulnerable than perhaps she has ever been on one of her songs, as she takes us through years of her navigating her own mental health and the people around her.
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New Discoveries: Air Traffic Controller “Going, Going, Gone”
Boston’s own Air Traffic Controller are back with the perfect summer anthem. Quietly making catchy indie pop for over a decade, the band is no stranger to creating the kind of songs you can’t help but keep coming back to. Their latest single proves they haven’t lost that magic.
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Pick of the Week: Bleachers “we should talk”
Jack Antonoff and his band, Bleachers returned to us this year with their new album, Everyone for Ten Minutes. Out of all the standout songs on the album, “ we should talk,” checks all the right boxes for us. It is emotional, catchy, and you’re able to listen to it any time with ease, why wouldn’t you love it?
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8 Questions Plus 1 – Tank and the Bangas
What is your name?We’re Tank and the Bangas. Describe your music in three words or less.I’m going to say. Energetic.Inspirational.Organic. Name a favorite song off…
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New Discoveries: Interpol “See Out Loud”
Something that I have anticipated for what feels like years at this point is another album from one of my favorite bands of all time, Interpol. The New York-based band has one of my favorite sounds in the modern post-punk/alternative scene. On “See Out Loud,” and leading into their album, The Mirror Weighs A Ton, Interpol have refound the sound that made them one of rock’s best bands.
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Pick of the Week: Jesse Welles “Won’t You Come Out Tonight”
One of the most interesting things in folk music over the past couple of years has been the development of social media and musical sensation Jesse Welles. On “Won’t You Come Out Tonight,” Welles exchanges his traditional protest style of music to become more of a traditional love song with modern motifs embedded throughout.
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Pick of the Week: Weezer “We Might As Well Be Strangers (ft. Wednesday)”
Who would have thought that in the middle of 2026, seemingly out of nowhere Weezer would announce not only a new tour, but a new album as well. On “We Might As Well Be Strangers,” somehow Weezer, in their 20+ year career, breaks new ground and discovers a fresh, modern indie sound with Wednesday.
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Queer Artists We Love in 2026
As Pride Month comes to a close, ERS’ wants to take the opportunity to introduce you to, or remind you of queer artists that we can’t stop listening to! Across all genres, queer artists have always been some of the leading voices in the music industry.
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WERS Members Got a Special Show With ERS’ Favorite Kashus Culpepper
We recently did a Membership event with new artist Kashus Culpepper at Roundhead Brewing Company in Hyde Park. Roundhead Brewing Company is the first Latino-owned brewery in Massachusetts. Our members enjoyed live music, food, beer, and hanging with their fellow music lovers!
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Pick of the Week: Olivia Rodrigo “the cure”
To release one album and it be great, to shifting completely and establishing yourself as no easy feat. With her most recent studio album, You Seem Pretty Sad For a Girl So In Love, megastar Olivia Rodrigo has continued to reach new heights in her music, through songs such as “the cure.”
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Vault of Soul: Whitney Houston
Each week of June, we open the 88.9 Vault of Soul with profiles of iconic soul pioneers. To continue 2026’s June coverage, WERS recognizes the iconic, the Voice, Whitney Houston!
