Our recurring Songs of the Week column highlights the best new tracks from the last seven days. Find our new favorites on our Top Songs playlist, and for more great songs from emerging artists, listen to our New Sounds playlist. This week, we’ve listening to tunes from Geese, Die Spitz, crushed, and others.

If Hilary Duff’s 2003 album Metamorphosis was a sacred text, indie pop duo After have been on quite the mission trip. It’s impossible not to feel transported to the early aughts listening to their dreamy pop-rock cuts, and even their music videos double down with of-the-era transitions and slo-mo close-ups. “Outbound” is more wistful than their usual fare, but it brings an irresistible sweetness and a main character energy. One listen and you might find yourself thinking,

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