Minneapolis-based psych-/shoegaze duo The Cult of Lip unveil a dreamy video for a driving, distorted post-punk track off their latest EP.
Brooklyn (by-way-of-Vermont) indie pop/rock band Little Slugger hit it out of the park with their dynamic and engaging debut album.
Virginia-based Americana singer-songwriter Michael Paul Lawson drops a heartfelt and vibrant debut album that deals with real life relationships.
International shoegaze/dream-pop-band Mercvrial drop videos for two dreamy and melodic tracks from their upcoming EP.
Renowned and influential ’90s indie rock band Versus returns with a vibrant and spacey stunner from their upcoming full-length album.
Tasty supergroup Salt (Ken Stringfellow, Anton Barbeau, and Stéphane Schück) stirs up an enjoyable performance video for a track off their latest album.
Stalwart British electronic band Nature of Wires returns with their forthcoming double album that includes remixes by a variety of artists.
Brooklyn-based slacker-pop/rock band Le Big Zero release an engagingly shambling track from their upcoming long-awaited debut album.
Reno, Nevada-based shoegaze/noise pop band BLUNDERBUSST return after a hiatus with a vibrant track ahead of their double 7” release.
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El Paso, TX-based indie rock band Sleepspent double the interest with the release of two dynamic and tunefully crafted tracks.
Renowned artist Steve Kilbey (The Church) and guitarist/composer Gareth Koch collaborate on a dreamily wistful and beguiling single.
Ryan Weitzel (Mystery of Two, owner of Exit Stencil Recordings) jumps into the fray with a restlessly kinetic classic post-punk track.
Austin-by-way-of-Seattle duo Origami Ghosts reveal a brisk and sparkling jangle pop/rock number from their upcoming album.
Songwriter Adam Hirsch explores his Jewish roots on a contemplative and engaging debut album that delves into folk and orch-pop genres.
Seattle-based retro-vibed alt-folk-rock band Temple Canyon release a lyrically and emotively potent track from their upcoming LP.
Baltimore-based indie pop/rock band Super City spark it up on a slyly strutting to dreamy and rhythmic one-off mash-up single.
New Orleans-based indie rock/electro-pop band Royal Teeth find the joy and vibrancy in creating music on their invigorating and scintillating 2nd album.
Detroit-based traditional rock ‘n’ roll band The Lows drop the first catchy and dynamic single off their upcoming two-song EP.
Boston-based art-rock collective The Pull of Autumn drop a new collaborative track ahead of the release of their 2nd LP via RBM Records.
Wayne Hussey has also been collaborating with collective Beauty in Chaos (led by Michael Ciravolo) and will release his autobiography soon.
Philadelphia/Brooklyn-based post-punk band Heatmap unveil a stark, but vibrant track from their upcoming second EP.
Italian shoegaze band We Melt Chocolate unveil gauzy, expansive, and propulsive dreamscapes on their transporting self-titled LP.
Oakland-located self-described outer space punk/psych-hardcore band Dots unleash a rambunctiously rampaging debut LP via Dirt Cult Records.
Pittsburgh-based indie grunge duo Hearken unveil an introspective, yet powerful, lyrically potent song about addiction from their debut LP.
Brooklyn-based A. harlana release a long-form video directed by their frontman for a recent beguiling track off their latest EP.
Norwegian pop-punk band The Needs delivers a catchy, anthemic alt-‘90s-inspired alt-rock/power pop single from their new album.
Canadian indie rock duo Figure Walking get remixed by Philadelphia’s experimental music band Tulipomania and producer Richard Hartline.
Alexander Leonard Donat, the man behind the mask of Vlimmer, reveals another atmospheric darkwave cut from his upcoming EP.
The Karyn Kuhl Band (led by Karyn Kuhl of Gut Bank and Sexpod) kick up some righteous, uplifting rock during these turbulent times.
San Francisco-located indie pop/rock band The Bobbleheads deliver a tuneful performance video for a catchy track off their recent LP.
London-based alt-rock/shoegaze hybrid band The Microdance release a dreamily abrasive single with a gentle reverie B-side via Somewherecold Records.
Long-running experimental art-rock band Pere Ubu take on pop music and unveil a disorienting video that mirrors their off-kilter music.
Canadian post-punk/indie rock band The Black Fever release an entrancing, lyrically resonant, darkly shining and dynamic EP.
L.A.-based indie pop artist Caroline Kingsbury unleashes her latest spirited, catchy, and thoughtful track.
NYC-based anti-folk/punk band American Anymen returns with founder Brett Sullivan front and center in an intriguing video.
British indie rock band The Velvet Hands unleash a kicky and melodic, high-energy single from their upcoming second LP.
Kentuckian shoegaze/melodic rock band Daydream Deathray unleash a spacey and radiant single from their upcoming EP.
Acclaimed NYC-based melodic pop singer-songwriter Richard X. Heyman delivers his 13th album, a love letter to the Baby Boom generation.
St. Petersburg, Russia-located dream-pop/synthwave artist Lexi Freider unveils his sparkling to driving debut album.
Brooklyn-based space-rock/ambient act Dead Heart Bloom unveil an atmospherically foreboding and nocturnal single via Ephemeral Arts.
Washington, D.C. indie rock band The 5:55 release a stylistically diverse debut EP that moves through indie, alt-, and pop-rock.
Parisian shoegaze band Nebula Glow radiates exquisitely shimmering and powerfully eruptive sonics on their thrilling debut EP.
NYC-based prog-rock/art-pop singer-songwriter Alan Chapell, as Chapell, delivers a vibrant and melodic classic-‘70s-style folk-pop song.
Fresh off a world tour with Peter Murphy, David J Haskins (Bauhaus, Love & Rockets) teams up with Rose McGowan on a lyrically relevant track.
NYC-born-and-raised Oliver Kennan delivers a heartfelt, soulful single-shot live performance video featuring him in full band mode.
L.A. indie pop/rock band Rat Fancy adds punk spirit/lyrics to the melodic and dynamic mix on their debut LP, as well as a track-by-track rundown.
Paul Taylor and David Hancox, under the moniker Def Robot (their 4th act together), release an eclectic and exciting album.
Post-punk legend Jowe Head (Swell Maps, Television Personalities) joins fantastic and foreboding forces with Jasmine Pender (AKA Rotten Bliss) as Eleventh Day Adventists.
Indie rock stalwart Stewart Anderson revs up the new line-up of beloved Boyracer, with Christina Riley (Burnt Palms, Art Sick) and others along for the ride.