Since its inception in 2020, à La Carte Records has quietly—and sometimes thunderously—charted a distinct path through the modern underground. Straddling coasts between Los Angeles and Washington, DC, the label has become a trusted conduit for those chasing the more shadowed, glimmering edges of indie pop, post-punk, and synth-drenched experimentalism.

That future arrives with Second Gen Dream: a seven-track EP that feels like stumbling into a parallel 1999 where pirate radio, dream pop, and jungle all shared a common pulse. It’s club music for the emotionally jetlagged, guitar music for the rave-curious—a sound that evokes both speeding down a city overpass at night and the comedown moments just before dawn.

Available on 12" vinyl

The True Faith and Sculpture Club fuse their post-punk pedigrees into a shimmering, melancholic anthem. Channeling the brooding grandeur of The Chameleons with the jangled urgency of Cactus World News, the track glows with wistful guitars and aching vocals.

Available on flexi 7"

Brooklyn’s Observation Room unveil their self-titled debut EP, a four-track descent into the stark, shimmering world of moody synth-pop. Drawing on the crystalline melodies of Book of Love, the industrial melancholia of Depeche Mode, and the stark minimalism of early Human League, the duo crafts a sound that is both deeply nostalgic and eerily contemporary.

Available on 12" vinyl