Alternative's restless spirit pulses: Quizboy reimagines past releases with fresh mixes and masters on Un-Greatest Hits, while Stress Dolls delivers a surprise bonus cover of the Patti Smith/Bruce Springsteen classic. Brian Jin crafts hazy midnight Americana with lo-fi psychedelic folk across Missouri and Texas, and som som transforms existential dread into hypnagogic pop euphoria on the alt-dance banger Rapture. pathetique creates an emotional PhD diary through wide-ranging electronic sounds, while SLEEP CLUB builds from gentle beginnings to pummeling walls of distortion inspired by Hurricane Helene's devastation.