By SAVANNAH PETERS, Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A third-grade field trip to the Navajo Nation Council sparked Crystalyne Curley’s political ambition when she witnessed a fiery debate erupt between two tribal lawmakers. “I thought to myself at a very young age, that’s where I want to be,” Curley said. On Election Day, Curley surpassed that childhood dream and broke a barrier she says she never imagined as a nine-year-old: She was elected the first woman president of the Navajo Nation. This week’s elections brought a wave of milestone victories, from the nation’s first Black female governor to the first openly gay man and first Muslim elected to the U.S. Senate. It also marked a turning point for Native American women, whose leadership in their families and communities has rarely translated to formal political power. Peggy Flanagan became the first Native American woman elected to the Senate, Deb Haaland the first to win a state governorship, and Curley the first to lead one of the largest tribes. “This is a win for all Navajo women,” Curley told The Associated Press. Jordan James Harvill, a Cherokee Nation citizen and strategist with the advocacy group Advance Native Political Leadership, said decades of political organizing are bearing fruit as more Native women run for and win office. “This is a seismic shift that is happening in our communities,” he said. The Navajo Nation elects its first woman president Lene Bitsui supported Curley in the Navajo Nation election because she felt she was best positioned to restore order to the tribal government after what she sees as a period of dysfunction. But when Bitsui cast her ballot, she felt pessimistic. “I thought our people weren’t ready for a female president,” Bitsui said. “I was wrong, and I feel so happy to have been wrong.” The modern, centralized Navajo government has been led by men since its establishment under federal pressure over a century ago. Navajo has the largest land base of any federally recognized tribe, spanning 27,000 square miles (70,000 square kilometers) in Arizona, New Mexico and Utah, and is second in population to the Cherokee Nation in Oklahoma. Some Navajo people believe traditional teachings prohibit women from holding top government positions. Others say women’s absence from the presidency stands in contrast to the matrilineal structure of Diné society. “You see the language of tradition used to both deride the possibility of a woman being president and to say that women’s leadership is needed now,” said Jennifer Nez Denetdale, a professor of Diné studies at the University of New Mexico. Curley, who narrowly defeated attorney Justin Jones, according to unofficial results, told the AP she faced sexist rhetoric while campaigning and expects to be held to a higher standard as the first woman president. “As women, we have to work twice or triple as hard, especially within Navajo politics,” said Curley, who also was the first female to lead the tribe’s legislative branch as speaker of the tribal council. After Curley and her running mate Chris Deschene take office in January, they plan to transition the Navajo Nation away from coal development, historically a major economic engine for the tribe, and reassert its leading role in national discussions around federal Indian policy. The Seneca Nation of Indians in western New York also elected its first woman president, longtime council member Tina Abrams, on Tuesday. Native women make gains in U.S. Congress At her Senate victory celebration in St. Paul, Minnesota, Democrat Flanagan, a citizen of the White Earth Nation and the state’s outgoing lieutenant governor, credited supporters from her community. “I could not run for the U. S. Senate without Native women. I could not exist in the way that I do without Native women,” Flanagan said. More than 230 years after the U.S. Senate was established, only four Native people have served in the chamber, all men. “This is a win that shows we can break every single glass ceiling,” Harvill said. Flanagan will join Oklahoma Republican Sen. Tom Cole, a citizen of the Chickasaw Nation. A victory for Democrat Mary Peltola, a Yup’ik woman, in Alaska’s still unsettled Senate race, would mark the first time three Native people have served in the chamber simultaneously. In the House, Kansas Democrat Sharice Davids, Ho-Chunk, and Oklahoma Republican Josh Brecheen, Choctaw, won reelection. New York Democrat Claire Valdez, a citizen of Ysleta del Sur Pueblo, and Michigan Democrat Sean McCann, a citizen of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, became the first Native Americans elected to represent their states in Congress. Deb Haaland notches another first in New Mexico Haaland’s political career has been defined by historic milestones. She was one of the first two Native women elected to Congress in 2018 before becoming the first Native American to lead a U.S. Cabinet agency, the Interior Department. Now, in her home state of New Mexico, the Laguna Pueblo citizen, will break ground as the first female Native governor of a U.S. state. “I think it’s a long time coming,” said Haaland, who traces her ancestry in what is now New Mexico back 800 years. She is tasked with making good on campaign promises to make life more affordable for struggling New Mexicans and addressing persistently poor education outcomes in the state. Haaland, who is affectionately known as “Auntie Deb” in parts of Indian Country, was tearful reflecting on the support she has received from Native voters and other Native women in politics, including Davids and Flanagan. “It makes me very happy that we’re able to have a presence,” Haaland said. “It’s not just a slogan. It matters that people feel represented.” ___ This story is published through the Global Indigenous Reporting Network at The Associated Press.

“The Hidden Warriors of America,” by military veteran and author C. B. Deane, pairs overlooked Black military history with a new, complementary educator curriculum covering all 19 chapters. Nationwide — […] The post Black Author Challenges the Erasure of Black Military History and Brings Its Stories into Classrooms first appeared on BlackNews.com.

Hi! I’m Kristin from EkkoKnits, and I’m looking for 12 crocheters to test my new pattern, the Brixie Zip Suit, before it launches on Fri Nov 27. Brixie starts from the hexi-cardi idea you may already know: two hexagon panels, folded and joined. I’ve added shaped shoulders and neckline, a brick-stitch texture and a full-length zipper, so it finishes as a colourful zip suit that fits a baby. Sizes: NB-3 (3-6, 6-12, 12-24) months, chest 17½ (20, 23, 25) in Yarn: DK, I used Hobbii Amigo (100% acrylic); about 130 g/ 500yds for NB-3 and 240 g/950 yds for the 12-24, in 5 to 7 colours Hooks: 4.5 mm (G-7) and 3.5 mm (E-4); Gauge: 3 blocks × 3 round pairs = 2 × 2 in Notions: a non-separating zipper Skill: intermediate; you’ve finished a garment and are happy to set a zipper by hand Timeline: starts the day you’re accepted, asking to finish by Tuesday Nov 24 (accelerated for Holiday launch). For reference, each of my 5 samples took only 3-5 days from start to finish, so please don’t be deterred by the shortened timeline! Interested in testing Brixie? Please DM me or reply to this thread with: Size: Which size would you like to test? NB–3, 3–6, 6–12, or 12–24 months. Experience: Have you tested crochet patterns before? Please link to your Ravelry projects so I can see your work. Availability: How do you feel about committing to Nov 24 deadline? Materials: Do you have DK-weight yarn available, or can you obtain it in time? Fit testing: Do you have access to a baby in the selected size range? (Helpful, but not required!) I’m especially looking for testers who can provide detailed feedback on stitch counts, construction, fit, and pattern clarity. You don’t need a social media following to participate! I will select testers as applications come in and send the pattern right away, so the sooner you apply, the more time you get. Final pattern will be gifted to all testers who complete the project. Thank you and happy crocheting!

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When Andrew Voelsing was 8 years old, he decided he was going to MIT.He was fascinated by space and dreamed of building spaceships. The Institute, and its well-known aerospace engineering program, seemed like the obvious destination. Years later, as a senior studying climate system science and engineering, Voelsing is preparing for a different kind of career: serving as a Navy officer, using his technical training to help the armed forces understand the ocean and atmosphere. Even during childhood, military service was never far from his mind. His mother attended the U.S. Naval Academy, and his father participated in the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) at the University of Notre Dame. The two met while serving in the Navy in Japan. Growing up, Voelsing heard their stories about military life and saw how their experiences as naval officers shaped their lives.Voelsing was eventually accepted to the Naval Academy himself. But he chose MIT for the variety of faculty and activities he could pursue while also earning his commission as a Navy officer through the NROTC program. He will soon assume the highest-ranking student role of Battalion Commander, responsible for NROTC across Greater Boston.But the path from an 8-year-old’s dream to his senior year in Cambridge, Massachusetts, was not quite as straightforward as he had imagined. After arriving at MIT, Voelsing struggled to find his footing academically.“I thought I was smart in high school. I thought I was at the top of my class, and then I got here and I was failing midterms,” he says. “All my friends seemed to be getting things faster than I was, and I just felt really out of place.”During the winter break of his first year, he talked with his father about how he was feeling. His father encouraged him to find something that combined what he was good at, what fulfilled him, and what the world needed.The conversation helped Voelsing reconsider his academic path. He switched from aerospace engineering to climate system science and engineering (Course 1-12), a then-new major offered jointly by the departments of Civil and Environmental Engineering and of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, and returned to campus feeling energized by his studies. The change also helped him see how his education could serve a purpose beyond earning a degree. As he continued his ROTC training, he began to consider how technical knowledge about the environment could inform decisions with real-world significance.The change, he says, was like night and day.“I really figured out how to study,” he says. “Finding out my own vision of self and academic fulfillment helped me propel myself forward.”A course in environmental history with Professor Susan Solomon, an atmospheric chemist who helped discover the cause of the Antarctic ozone hole, further shaped his interests. Each week, the class examined a different environmental issue, encouraging students to investigate primary sources and identify questions that had received less attention.For his final paper, Voelsing researched an agroforestry project in Uganda. The project sparked a deeper interest in global agricultural and food systems, an area he hopes to explore in graduate school.“There’s not going to be this one technology that comes along, and suddenly climate change isn’t an issue,” he says. “It will be a combination of 100 things making it 1 percent better for us to get across that finish line.”Outside the classroom, one of Voelsing’s most formative experiences has come through Camp Kesem, a student-run nonprofit that provides free summer camps for children whose parents have been affected by cancer.He joined MIT’s chapter as a first-year student. The chapter serves more than 200 campers, ages 5 to 18, giving them a week of sleepaway camp filled with activities such as ziplining, swimming, and games.Over the years, he has taken on several leadership roles. He started as a counselor, then became operations coordinator, helping plan and run the camp. Later, he led alumni relations and organized a fundraising gala. As a senior, he returned to counseling, realizing that the part of the experience he valued most was spending time with the children.“The thing I enjoy most isn’t all the planning; it’s not all the coordinating,” he says. “The thing I enjoy most is just spending time with kids.”Camp Kesem also changed how he understands empathy. Before joining, he says, he was uncomfortable when other people cried. Through conversations with campers and fellow counselors, he learned the importance of sitting with someone through difficult emotions instead of trying to make those feelings go away.“Being able to sit with a person as they grieve and experience that grief with them really changes your views on empathy and changes your views on what is actually important,” he says.Voelsing has tried to bring that openness to his friendships on campus, too. He values conversations that allow people to understand how different experiences have shaped their perspectives, and he makes an effort to connect people who might not otherwise meet.“I would give up a good night’s sleep seven nights a week for a good conversation or staying up talking to a friend,” he says. “And I often do.”That same willingness to learn from others has informed his experience in ROTC. Through the program’s training and relationships with fellow midshipmen, Voelsing has gained a perspective on military service that extends beyond the family stories he grew up hearing.He recently received his service assignment as a meteorology and oceanography officer, a specialty that will allow him to draw on his scientific background. Before beginning his service, however, Voelsing hopes to attend graduate school. He wants to deepen his expertise before joining the Navy full time, believing that further study will allow him to contribute more once he begins his career.Balancing his academic work, ROTC commitments, and extracurricular activities requires him to be deliberate about how he spends his time. Rather than getting overwhelmed by everything on his plate, Voelsing tries to focus on the responsibility in front of him. “I’m trying to tackle it with enthusiasm, and trying to be where my feet are and do the thing well,” he says.Looking back on his four years at MIT, Voelsing says the most important influence on him has not been a particular class or professor, but the community he has found among his friends. He values the way MIT brings together people with different interests, backgrounds, and ways of thinking, and he hopes to be someone who helps those people connect.That sense of responsibility also informs how he thinks about the future. Whether in climate science or the military, he wants to approach difficult decisions with an awareness of their consequences and a willingness to take on challenges others might find daunting.“Somebody’s got to do it. Why not me?” he says. “I think that is really the through line of what I want to do academically and the kind of life I want to lead.”

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Hello everyone ! This is me again hihi This is my second time so I am still excited and shy. I am actually looking for testers for my second design, Émilie mini scarf ! About the pattern: Émilie mini scarf is a tiny reversible scarf with all-over texture and icord edges. It is Émilie scarf’s little sister. I think it is a difficulty level 2/5 and could be accessible to adventurous begginers (if my explanations are clear…). It is knitted flat from one tip to the other. Gauge: 25 m x 30 sts in stockinette stitch = 10 x 10 cm / 4 x 4 ‘’ Size: 106 x 9 cm / 42 x 3.5 ‘’ but the length is customizable Yarn: the sample is knitted in Classic cashmere from Cardiff Cashmere. I used 144 m / 158 yds. You can use any equivalent sport yarn, or even any other weight yarn, but keep in mind that you might need a different amount than recommended. Needles: 3,5 mm (US 4) needles, or the size needed to meet gauge Other material: stitch marker, tapestry needle Techniques used: knit, purl, yarn over, icord, provisional cast-on (optional), pick-up sts (optional), icord bind-off (optional), increases (M1L, M1R), decreases (k2tog, ssk, p2tog,) About the test: The test will begin as soon as I have enough testers. The deadline for this test will be Sunday 13th of December and the pattern will be released in the following days. I am looking for 3 or 4 testers, amongst which ideally at least one native or very fluent English-speaker. As English is not my mother tongue, I would like to have a feedback on the language and release a pattern that is as clear as possible. The pattern will be available in English and French. You can chose which language you wish to test. For the test, I use google docs and also an Instagram group. If you don’t want to use google and/or instagram, you can still apply and we will find another way. I will also give you a code to add your project on ravelry (I found out how to do it !) Pictures: I would really appreciate it if you could post pictures of your finished object on instagram and ravelry but it is not compulsory. Feedback: At the end of the test, I will send you a google form to complete. Compensation: You will of course get the final PDF version of the pattern. As this is my first pattern, I don’t have anything else to offer, but you will later be able to get a free copy of another pattern I release. How to apply: If you are interested, simply leave a reply in this thread or send me a private message. Please tell me whether you wish to test the English or French version. You can also give me your instagram so I can add you to the test group. Thank you very much for your support, and have a great day !

Minnesota Vikings home fans got every bit of their money’s worth out of Monday night's football festivities, with U.S. Bank Stadium putting on a show to complement the primetime showdown against the Buffalo Bills.During an early break in play, the NFL presented its signature "Salute to Service" moment at midfield. Standing on the turf were the two daughters and parents of Master Sergeant Kelsey McLeod, who was in attendance to surprise her family.McLeod walked out from behind them as the stadium cameras caught her daughters turning around. The girls were in disbelief before sprinting into their mother's arms.THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW!Her parents joined seconds later, embracing the returning service member for the first time in an astounding 473 days following her overseas tour in Korea.An ovation grew from the roughly 66,000 fans in attendance, with players and coaches on both sidelines pausing to watch the heartwarming scene.The energy carried into halftime as Minnesota officially inducted legendary running back Adrian Peterson into the Vikings Ring of Honor as its 29th member. Peterson, the franchise's all-time leading rusher, came out, and it was a shot of adrenaline for the Vikings faithful.WNBA star Olivia Miles was also spotted on the turf in an unexpected cameo, patrolling the sidelines as a guest celebrity photographer with her camera in hand.Send us your thoughts: alejandro.avila@outkick.com / Follow along on X: @alejandroaveelaSIGN UP FOR THE DAILY OUTKICK NEWSLETTER

Cleveland’s poverty rate fell to its lowest level in more than four decades in 2025, but not all racial and ethnic groups benefitted according to a report by the Center for Community Solutions. Cleveland’s poverty rate was 24.1% in 2025, according to the center’s analysis, published Monday, of recently released U.S. Census data. The year before, it was 28.3%. “This is the first time since the 1980s that fewer than one-quarter of Cleveland residents are living in poverty,” said Emily Campbell, the center’s president and CEO. “It is an indication that our community is trending in the right direction,” she said. “There are more people who are able to earn a family-sustaining wage or earn a wage that takes them above poverty.” The increase wasn’t enough to change Cleveland’s second-place ranking for poverty rates among large U.S. cities. Detroit was first. The U.S. poverty rate was 11.8% in 2025. https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/30857133/visualisation.json?ref=embed-script White Clevelanders, by far, saw the largest decline in the poverty rate and Black residents saw a smaller decline. The poverty rates for the city’s Hispanic/Latino residents stayed about the same, but they rose for Asian residents. These trends placed Cleveland on two top 10 worst big cities lists, one for the Asian poverty rate and the other for the Hispanic/Latino poverty rate. “Racism is certainly a piece of it,” Campbell said of the disparity in poverty rates when white Clevelanders are compared to Asian, Black and Hispanic residents. “Lack of opportunity, challenges in education and employment, transportation and all kinds of things can work together to make it more difficult for our neighbors who are people of color to take advantage of the opportunities that may be available in our community.” Decades of disinvestment in minority neighborhoods has played a role in Cleveland’s high poverty rates, which will take time and a multifaceted approach to reverse, wrote Tyler Sinclair, a spokesman for Mayor Justin Bibb’s administration, in an email to Signal Cleveland. Sinclair wrote that Bibb’s administration has been “laser-focused on tackling generational poverty through a combination of initiatives focused on affordable housing, workforce development, and neighborhood-level investments, as well as creating economic opportunities, improved access to education and better healthcare for low-income families.” The Site Readiness for Good Jobs Fund, which aims to bring 25,000 good-paying jobs to Cleveland by revitalizing vacant or underutilized industrial land, is among the ways the city is hoping to lower the poverty rate, he said. Much of the land is in mostly Black neighborhoods on the city’s East Side. Is gentrification fueling Cleveland’s declining poverty rate? A little more than 85,000 of Cleveland’s 353,400 residents had household incomes below the poverty threshold, which is $32,649 for a family of four, Campbell said. White residents, who already had the city’s lowest poverty rate, also had the steepest drop in poverty. Their 10.5% poverty rate was down 32.6% between 2024 and 2025. Cleveland’s overall poverty rate fell by about 14% during the period. In recent years, a lot of high-end and market-rate housing has been built or is planned for downtown and in other Cleveland neighborhoods. The new downtown housing, for example, has tended to draw a higher percentage of white residents than exists in the city as whole, according to a 2023 report done by the Downtown Cleveland Alliance and the Greater Cleveland Partnership. That report found that more than 56% of downtown residents were white. About 35% of the city’s population is white, according to census data. Could these newer and more affluent residents account for the decrease in white and overall poverty rates? Campbell said it is unlikely. “It doesn’t appear that there’s this influx of white residents, who are not in poverty, that is driving those numbers down,” she said. Cleveland’s poverty rate has been falling for a couple of years, which is similar to trends in other big cities, Campbell said. For example, Cleveland’s poverty rate in 2015 was more than 36%, according to U.S. Census figures. “Something in our economy is helping more families be above that poverty threshold,” she said. But the data on which the poverty rates are based doesn’t measure such things, she said. For example, it doesn’t show if more residents are getting jobs that pay “family-sustaining wages,” Campbell said. The center’s analysis is based on the latest available U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey data, which was released a few weeks ago, she said. The survey collects economic, housing and other data from a sample of households across the 50 states, Washington, D.C. and Puerto Rico. https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/30856972/visualisation.json?ref=embed-script The Black poverty rate was 28.2%, the analysis found. That represents about a 17% decrease between 2024 and 2025. Cleveland had the second highest Black poverty rate among large U.S. cities. Detroit was first. “That is an indicator that I would say is trending in the right direction, but we still have a long distance to go,” Campbell said of the decrease in Cleveland’s Black poverty rate. Asian and Hispanic Clevelanders have the highest poverty rates of major U.S. cities The Hispanic/Latino poverty rate at 32.6% basically remained unchanged between 2024 and 2025. The Asian poverty rate at 44.7%, increased about 10%. About 13% of Cleveland’s population is Hispanic and under 3% is Asian, according to the census. Among smaller populations, sometimes relatively small shifts can make a statistical difference. Still, there is reason for concern, Campbell said. “The gap between white residents and Hispanic, Black and Asian residents is large,” she said. “It’s going to take sustained improvement over the course of several years to undo decades and decades of challenge,” Campbell said. For example, Cleveland has had the worst Asian poverty rate of any large city since at least 2021, she said. Harry Kamdar, CEO of Asian Service in Action, whose service area includes Cleveland and Akron, is concerned that two Ohio cities – Cleveland and Cincinnati – are on the top 10 list for big cities with the worst Asian poverty rates. ”Ohio’s Asian population faces barriers to socioeconomic stability such as language barriers and lack of state investment that limits the opportunities for community members to leave poverty,” he wrote in an email to Signal Cleveland. “Reducing the poverty rate for all communities in Ohio requires strategy and intention that address each community’s unique struggles and history.” He said Ohio needs to form a statewide commission to help tackle the issue. José C. Feliciano Sr., chair of the Hispanic Roundtable, found the study’s findings alarming. “The poverty rate among Cleveland’s Hispanic community is deeply troubling and should be a wake-up call for all of us,” he wrote in an email to Signal Cleveland. He said the reasons for the disparities in poverty rates are complex. “We recognize that language barriers can play a significant role, limiting access to educational opportunities, employment, essential services, and the information necessary for families to improve their economic circumstances,” he wrote. “But the challenges go well beyond language. He said the Hispanic Roundtable is “doubling down on our commitment to addressing these disparities.” They’re doing it for the Hispanic community, but also for Cleveland. “We cannot be satisfied with Cleveland’s overall economic progress if Hispanic families are being left behind,” he wrote. “Our community deserves not simply a better poverty statistic, but a genuine opportunity to participate in and benefit from Cleveland’s economic growth.” The post Cleveland’s poverty lowest since 1980s, but gains are uneven appeared first on Signal Cleveland.

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It’s easy to be weird for the sake of being weird when you’re making music. What’s harder, however, is being weird with a purpose. Fortunately for these three artists with new songs, their ability to experiment comes from a need to test their productivity, reinvent the wheel that is their sound, or simply let fans in on the creative process between formal releases. Here are this week’s best new songs from Dominic Fike, Pixel Grip, and Saya Gray, plus our best new songs of November playlist at the end with 20+ more favorites to hear. Photo Credit: Nathan Nguyen Dominic Fike “CABBY” After announcing his newest album about two months ago and pledging to finish it in real time, Dominic Fike has delivered on that promise with songs like “CABBY” featuring Emma Ogier and Love Spells. It’s been an interesting year for Fike, whose third studio album, HOW TO QUIT SMOKING (out now), comes as the singer-songwriter and Euphoria actor’s popularity continues to skyrocket thanks to songs like “WHITE KEYS” and 2018’s “Babydoll,” which finally became his first top 10 hit this year. Alongside other tracks with big-name features like Tay-K, “CABBY” featuring Emma Ogier and Love Spells leans into Fike’s strengths as a melody-first songwriter who finds rhythm in unconventional production. The actual production on “CABBY” isn’t new material, but the jittery and unpredictable shifts reflect the colorful personality that Fike is known for. At the same time, it’s a confident, perhaps even radio-ready track that smartly incorporates the two features as bridges between Fike’s contributions. When you have a song like “Babydoll” on the radio, it’s a welcome surprise that “CABBY” is Fike operating at his most creative, innovating pop in the process. Listen to “CABBY” from Dominic Fike’s new album HOW TO QUIT SMOKING. Pixel Grip at Just Like Heaven by Lilly Duran Pixel Grip “The Beat is Coming for You” A year after dropping their third album, Percepticide: The Death of Reality, Chicago electronic trio Pixel Grip are keeping true to their inspired dance sound with the in-your-face single, “The Beat is Coming for You.” Grimy Goods just covered Pixel Grip at Just Like Heaven and their performance left of us craving more new music. Now, the band has delivered. Pixel Grip might be riding the wave of Percepticide, their album from last year, but that hasn’t stopped the Chicago band from trying out new things. Whether it’s remixing Nine Inch Nails’ “As Alive as You Need Me to Be” for the Tron: Ares companion album or remixing the entirety of Percepticide, they know how to keep busy. But “The Beat is Coming for You” is a bouncy track with a catwalk rhythm that takes the best parts of electronic music from the past few years. The initial beat takes a methodical techno approach before launching into bloghouse-era synths and punk vocals that scream at you to get off your feet. From there, it’s a balancing act between those two vibes, and Pixel Grip flourishes on both sides. That’s most apparent during the climax, where the aforementioned synths launch into a frantic house beat. If “The Beat is Coming for You” was meant to be taken literally, then Pixel Grip achieved tenfold by the end. Listen to “The Beat is Coming for You,” the new single from Pixel Grip. ARTISTS YOU SHOULD KNOW RECENT BEST NEW MUSIC BEST CONCERTS IN LOS ANGELES THIS MONTH Photo Credit: Jennifer Cheng Saya Gray “SPOOO0OOOOF” Japanese-Canadian singer-songwriter and producer Saya Gray is continuing an experimental EP series that began in 2023 with the third installment, QWERTY III, out Nov. 3 via Dirty Hit. Among the tracks on the EP is “SPOOO0OOOOF,” a lo-fi rock anthem unafraid of its unbridled creativity. While the previous two EPs were released back-to-back, QWERTY III comes after her 2025 album SAYA, a Polaris Music Prize-nominated, streamlined alt-pop take on her adventurous sound that can go from R&B to rock. In between, she’s warmed up crowds as an opener for Turnstile and appeared on the Wildwood soundtrack. “Q EPs are experiments between projects,” Gray said in a statement about the EP. “The throwaways. The cathartic moments that don’t fit between eras of change. Like the follicular phase. The fertile void. Or that Slim Jim between mystic and mad.” “I feel weird because we’re living in a weird world,” she added, “and these lil mixtapes are my documentation of that feeling.” In case it wasn’t clear, “SPOOO0OOOOF” and other tracks off the EP are experimental with a capital E. Including but not limited to sudden drum rolls, high-pitched vocals, and unprompted guitar solos, the song is Gray throwing everything at the wall and somehow making sense of it all before turning it into a jam session you don’t want to end. It’s a testament to Gray’s talent that after her debut album, she continues to experiment and push herself in ways that keep listeners on their toes. Listen to “SPOOO0OOOOF” from Saya Gray’s new EP QWERTY III. Current Best New Songs of the Month Want more new music in your life? Stream our best new songs of the month playlist, featuring our hand-picked selections of the best new indie and alternative music. Always curated, never cluttered, only the goods. Thanks for reading, check out Grimy Goods — discover new music, concerts, culture for more awesome stuff.The post 3 New Songs To Hear This Week From Dominic Fike, Pixel Grip, and Saya Gray appeared first on Grimy Goods — discover new music, concerts, culture.