‘Reverb From The Depths’ is more than just a historical document; it’s a necessary correction, making this key chapter of European shoegaze available again.
For six years, Micah Lopez sat on what he knew was his best work—not because of writer’s block, but because he couldn’t name it. The music was finished. The songs were ready. But after watching his earlier project vanish into the algorithmic swamps of streaming services (wallowing alongside a thousand other Micahs), he refused to release a note until he found a name that fit. When Hollow Star finally arrived, everything else followed.
Global blues-rock force Cam Cole releases his electrifying new single “Ur So Beautiful”, a romantic yet haunting track that captures the rush of early infatuation, blending grit, groove, and raw emotion in a way only Cam Cole can. The song marks the second release from his highly anticipated fourth album, Lost In Creation, due out in February 2026.
Los Angeles-based musician and creative technologist August Kamp returns with her extraordinary new album, ‘reconnecting.everything’, an 8-track odyssey that dissolves the boundary between human and machine, weaving together tenderness, technology, and transcendence. The record’s lead single, “Our Distinction Between Work and Play”, arrives as a shimmering entry point into Kamp’s ever-evolving sonic universe.
US Singer-songwriter Patrick Keller makes a powerful debut with his 11-track album Winded, an introspective, intimate journey through hurting, healing, and the quiet strength it takes to keep moving forward as life often moves between chaos and calm without warning.
Grand Nathaniel is a sonic storyteller weaving myth, memory, and melody into richly textured worlds. Equal parts time traveler and architect of feeling, his work drifts between analog warmth and digital shimmer, conjuring soundscapes that feel both deeply familiar and oddly futuristic.
The brainchild of Texan-born, Nashville-based8 singer/songwriter/producer *Danielle Moreland-Ochoa, her latest project as your friend juniper sets out to inspire people to dream and to sonder, a reminder that everyone around us lives a life as complex as our own. This is the foundation of ‘sonder,’ her forthcoming sophomore album that turns that feeling into a philosophical guidebook, exploring different outlooks, lives, and serving as a reminder to be kind and gentle as the world gets more and more chaotic.
Great Lakes Country from a front porch in Duluth, MN. Bringing foot-stomping hometown country jams and soulfully sentimental ballads, Breanne Marie & The Front Porch Sinners delivers high-energy Americana.
Songstress Jessie Kilguss, a name whispered with reverence in deep-cut New York songwriting circles, has released her new album They Have A Howard Johnson’s There. Never one to shy away from the cinematic or the deeply literary, on this sixth album, she drives her classic vintage automobile straight into the heart of American mythology, albeit with European art-house sensibility.
Inspired by author Carmen Maria Machado’s harrowing, imaginative memoir In the Dream House, Vandever pens a set of moody tunes massaged by the multi-talented ensemble she’s assembled in support.
Hailed as “the real deal” by Americana UK and celebrated as one of the last great romantics, JD Hinton’s career has always defied easy labels. A Texas native whose artistry bridges music, film, and television, Hinton has written songs for major motion pictures (Gloria, Tick-Tock, Children on Their Birthdays), acted in acclaimed series (Dynasty, The Morning Show, Jane the Virgin), and even performed for the Pope at the Vatican. His previous album earned Album of the Month honors from Americana UK, cementing his reputation as a storyteller steeped in emotional truth and cinematic flair.
Steel & Velvet is a folk-rock band born in 2021 from the friendship of Johann Le Roux (vocals) and Romuald Ballet-Baz (guitar), Breton musicians who both benefited from solid classical training. Soon joined by another guitarist friend (also Breton), Jean-Alain Larreur, more rooted in blues-rock, they offer a collection of songs recorded in a spirit similar to that of Johnny Cash’s American Recordings.
New York-based indie alt-folk singer-songwriter Amy Jay’s songs are like plastic knives — pliable, yet cutting. Throughout the 10 songs on her new album, Mnemonics, Jay proves she knows how to wield them tenaciously.
Verticoli has announced the upcoming release of their brand new album called Silverlinings out now. Over the years, the Verticoli lads have toured heavily across Australia, supporting the likes of Cog, Kingswood, British India and DZ Deathrays. They opened the Field Stage at Falls Festival in Marion Bay and were selected by Triple J Unearthed to play the highly coveted Party in the Paddock.
The West Country, 20-toed, garage-stronk, primitive, flamboyant, sleaze-machine.
Kaneb Andrews has released his new EP False Prophets, a collection of songs that captures the push-and-pull between faith and self-questioning, between the people we choose to believe in and the ones who let us down. Across five sincere and candid tracks, Andrews draws listeners into times where vulnerability, confusion, and faith intertwine. False Prophets is now available to stream on digital music platforms worldwide.
Flo Crowe & The Dilemmas is a voice-focused five-piece who deal in folk-tinged layered harmonies over electro pop beats with a smattering of gritty guitar motifs. At an average age of just 19, they are Flo Crowe (lead vocals and keys), Cerys Wilcox (soprano vocals), Paige Mullin (alto vocals) Grace C.G. (guitar and backing vocals) and Moses Seaber (E drums).
How Jimi avoided the sophomore slump.
Blake’s latest original album, Flamingo Road, is set to captivate listeners with its diverse range of influences and heartfelt storytelling. Drawing inspiration from personal experiences and current events, Blake’s music weaves together elements of nostalgia and modern relevance. With a knack for crafting confessional lyrics and catchy melodies, Blake’s blend of influences ranging from The Beatles to Elliott Smith produces a unique musical world that will resonate across many audiences.
Young Couple is a Danish art-rock band operating at the experimental intersection of post-rock, dream pop, and neo-psychedelia – woven into an abstract lyrical universe of fleeting, elusive images where love, dreams, and friendships intertwine in songs that are both intimate and unpredictable.
Nathaniel Earl is an Austin-based composer, artist, and producer creating cinematic indie art-pop rooted in emotional rupture and renewal. His upcoming debut album as a solo artist, What Follows What Remains, reflects a period of personal unraveling through a weave of synthetic and organic
textures, intimate melodies, and conceptual arcs, pulling the listener into a vivid, otherworldly realm.
The first single (from his upcoming album set to 2026) is called “Separate Ways”, and will be released on October 31. A straight-up pop song building into a dense, heavy shoegaze-inspired bridge. About making quiet emotions and big thoughts come alive — before it all slips away.
Gathering a band of his peers, including drummer Kenneth Salters, saxophonist Tivon Pennicott, and rising vibraphone star Sasha Berliner, Dreyer eschews high concepts and furrowed brows by simply composing some cool tunes and getting them down on disk.
“Pure Blood” is the not-too-often-seen (nor heard) dark side of Barking Poets. Four and a half minutes of brooding, anxiety driven indie rock with the chorus crescendo of the year! Pure Blood sees Barking Poets venturing into the darkness, briefcase in hand, stumbling into the territory of bands like Brand New, Alkaline Trio and The Stranglers
Colorado songwriter and community builder Anthony Ruptak returns this fall with Tourist, his most sweeping and emotionally charged album to date, out November 7, 2025. Spanning ten tracks that move between introspection and catharsis, Tourist captures the sound of an artist confronting a fractured world with both clarity and compassion. It’s a record written from the front lines of daily life — part personal excavation, part social mirror — and it feels both timely and timeless.
Gunn unveils Daylight Daylight, which downplays the rock, upticks the folk, and signals a new step in his ever-evolving journey.
Like Byrd sings, you’re in for a good time if you “raise up the volume ‘til the speakers rumble!”
This collection is a terrific introduction to the music of veteran singer-songwriter Labi Siffre, an influential artist at home in Britain whose career was often overlooked in North America.
Reduction in Force announces the release of their latest single, “World Full of Echoes,” a bold alt-rock reckoning with tech and its design to erase human expression — by removing humans from the equation. The track will release on November 6th.
Atlanta’s Blackfox returns with their fourth album, Blackfox4 — a bold, guitar-driven collection that moves seamlessly from alternative rock and alt-pop to punk, new wave, and even prog. With soaring vocals, muscular guitars, and atmospheric keyboards, the record delivers high-energy tracks alongside cinematic depth.
Shadow Person, the musical alter ego of Will Chatham, delves into the realms of the shadow self, drawing inspiration from Jungian psychology to the occult. Through thought-provoking songs, Shadow Person explores the depths of hidden emotions, from confronting inner demons to finding peace.
UK-based alt-folk band Dryadic release their deeply personal and emotionally charged new single, “Ghosts,” on Oct 31st. Fronted by singer-songwriter Zora McDonald, the track is a stirring piano-led exploration of shame, generational trauma, and the hard-won journey toward self-acceptance and inner strength.
Love Descends is the new album from Oxford based indie-pop band Jody and the Jerms, fronted by singer Jody Jeger. Love Descends is due for release on 4th November 2025 via the PinDrop label and features singles from the last two years alongside brand new, as yet unreleased material. Album closer “Winter Heart” features guest violin by Erica Nockalls of Wonder Stuff*/*Proclaimers fame and “Seen It All Before” and “Liberation” were produced by Oxford producer and Ride guitarist Mark Gardener.
Multi-platinum songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist Michael Bradford (Ringo Starr, Anita Baker, Eurythmics) transforms legendary film composer Bernard Herrmann’s iconic scores into noir-esque downtempo beats on his new album, The Man Behind The Curtain, available today on all major streaming services via StarVista Music. Bradford crafts cinematic downtempo with all the suspense of the original compositions until they feel like a late‑night corridor: minimal notes with maximum tension.
On By All Means, Park joins saxophonist Ben Solomon, bassist Ben Street, and legendary drummer Billy Hart for an expansive view into what the traditional set-up can accomplish.
New York City’s electronic lo-fi funk visionary Nick Vivid returns with his boldest work yet, Volatile, out October 24, 2025 via MegaPlatinum Records. Known for fusing glam rock swagger, underground grit, and experimental electronic textures, Vivid once again bends genres into his own sonic universe.
La Need Machine is the latest Rock and Roll band from Seattle making noise with a melodic Indie Rock sound, well-crafted lyrics, and a powerful message. La Need Machine make strategic use of the band’s talents, including female and male vocal harmonizing, memorable guitar hooks, and prominent use of Strings, Keyboards, and Saxophone.
In a release timed to coincide with her back-to-back shows with the Grammy-winning Minnesota Orchestra, Dessa drops a two-song 7” that flexes her skills as both lyricist and producer. The project features additional production from Lazerbeak (Lizzo, Doja Cat) and Andy Thompson (Taylor Swift, Celine Dion). “Camelot” delivers a brutal cultural critique, a catchy hook, and gut-punching one-liners. “Tough Call” is both badass and bittersweet, with a guitar line from Sakhe Maputo, recorded into Dessa’s iPhone in Cape Town, South Africa.
Thirteen songs about many types of relationships we have with ourselves and with others – they can be complicated, loving, fun and introspective. TMPP’s mission is to keep indie rock’s home fires burning while trying to make sense of it all, especially the little things. Like streaming revenue Musically, the album nearly falls into the indie rock column but straddles Americana and folk rock and ok, maybe a touch of alt-country… and a little pop. Hey, it’s hard to stay in a single lane with so many influences!
Morgan invited some of his friends and colleagues to duet with WOODS, an algorithmic virtual stringed instrument of his own design – a project literally years in the making.
Brooklyn’s newest band with the longest history, Hand Gestures, have announced their debut self-titled album, due out October 31, 2025 on Campers’ Rule Records. Today, they share its first single, “Label the Labelmaker”, along with an official lyric video
Singer songwriter *George Collins8 returns with “Houston,” a darkly atmospheric new single dropping October 31, 2025. The track has a real emotional gravity and cinematic flair. “Houston” explores the space between two people drifting apart – a haunting metaphor wrapped in cosmic imagery and melodic precision
Do Not Be Afraid is the debut album from Oxford band bedd, a musical project led by singer, songwriter, composer and producer Jamie Hyatt. Jamie is a longstanding Oxford musician known for his previous bands The Family Machine, The Daisies and Medal as well as his scores for films Elstree 1976 and _The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee-, which features lead single “Party on dude (Endless)” on its soundtrack. Do Not Be Afraid is out now.
Samuel Wilbur is a Minneapolis-based singer-songwriter, producer, high school teacher, and composer known for collaborating internationally with instrumentalists of all backgrounds. By day, he teaches social studies and journalism; by night, he crafts indie folk-pop anthems packed with lush harmonies, sharp hooks, and powerful messages about climate change, capitalism, and hope.
After a decade exploring the seventies blues rock of his youth with Datura4, Australian legend Dom Mariani returns to the guitar pop that made him famous.
Iyla Elise is an Americana, country and blues music singer-songwriter. Her relatable lyrics and powerful melodies bring an authentic flare to her music. From a small town on the east coast of Virginia, her work has been noted as having “a way of making vulnerability feel like strength” (Pitch Perfect Music blog, 2025). In 2023, she was named a finalist in the 25th Great American Song Contest for her debut EP title track, “Outlier”.
Los Angeles–based violinist, composer, and looping artist Chris Murphy — known by his moniker Seven Crows — is set to release his second instrumental album, Powers of Observation (Teahouse Records, February 2026), a striking exploration of ambient, post-rock, and experimental soundscapes built entirely from the dynamic voice of the electric violin.
