London-based singer-songwriter AMBER has released her debut EP, Just a Daydream

Defying the odds once again, seventies veterans the Hollywood Stars return with their second album in a very late career comeback.

Hailing from the Philadelphia area, Flight of Mavis is a power pop band formed in 1988.

Dubbed by American Songwriter as a “supergroup,” Los Angeles-based Sons of Silver are a neo-classic rock ‘n’ roll force fueled by cinematic melodies, soaring hooks, and apocalyptic post-punk energy.

Following the release of his debut single Always On My Mind, singer-songwriter Steve Stinson returns with Does Anybody Else, a thoughtful and deeply relatable new single taken from his forthcoming debut album Cocoon

Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter and producer Atticus Kane returns with his most collaborative and expansive work to date, News From Delphi, a twelve-track collection of alternative folk-pop and reflective singer-songwriter storytelling

Those willing to meet this album on its own terms will find a richly detailed debut that lingers long after its final notes have faded.

It’s a truly stellar debut from a band that delivers deeply compelling roots rock with patience, purpose and quiet conviction, and it contains the promise of even more amazing music in the future.

The Devil You Know is a fantastic and assured first full-length that clearly shows St. Divine have already found a distinctive voice while leaving plenty of room to grow.

Its finest moments arise not from dramatic gestures but from countless subtle interactions that reveal musicians listening as intently as they perform. That generosity of spirit gives ‘Jeans’ enduring resonance, marking it as a work of quiet originality whose confidence never depends on spectacle.

’Panamá 77’ stands as an extraordinary introduction to Daniel Villarreal as a solo artist while simultaneously celebrating the collective spirit that has defined his musical life.

As first statements go, ‘Sun Within’ is remarkably assured: a compact yet deeply resonant introduction that suggests the trio’s future work could prove every bit as thoughtful, adventurous, and quietly transformative as these opening chapters.

‘Spontaneous Music Live’ captures five exceptional musicians trusting one another completely, embracing uncertainty as an essential creative resource instead of an obstacle to overcome. It reveals a band confident enough to present its process without embellishment, discovering beauty not through perfection but through presence, curiosity and collective imagination.

‘Volume 1’ confirms that Stockwell belongs among the most compelling young voices currently emerging within contemporary folk-inspired songwriting. She writes with uncommon patience, sings with unaffected sincerity and demonstrates an impressive ability to transform ordinary experiences into thoughtful reflections on identity, love and belonging.

Many reunion albums seek validation from the past. ‘Set of All Sets’ seeks conversation with the future, constructing a monumental work whose contradictions, ambitions and emotional generosity continue resonating long after its final feedback dissipates.

Jak Lizard returns with ‘Vulnerable Forms’, an expansive new album that further cements his reputation as one of alternative music’s most compelling genre-defying voices.

Emerging from London’s thriving underground guitar scene, Form Affinity are rapidly establishing themselves as one of the capital’s most compelling new emo-punk and slowcore outfits.

Sparse arrangements that eschew a harmonic instrument draw attention to both the melody and the rhythm, keeping the tracks simple and direct.

Betty Moon’s “A Taxi Ride” is a fun alt-pop/rock track with ’90s vibes, late-night nostalgia, polished hooks, and the edge of an LA indie artist with major-label roots.

This Can’t Be Today provides a comprehensive and exceptionally enjoyable overview of the American psychedelic revival of the 1980’s.

Bay Area indie-rock project Everything But The Everything is entering a new era. What began as bassist, songwriter, and producer Izzy The Gent’s collaborative recording project has evolved into a full band,

Alongside a signature dynamic performance from her band, Lottie Gray’s third single brings out the heavier, rock-edged side of her songwriting and her most powerful and emotive vocals yet.

Writing about parenting, aging, faith and the peaks and troughs of life, Reading indie rock band The Race return with ‘D of E’,

DownTown Mystic is the alter ego of American Rocker, Robert Allen, whose passion for “old school” recording borders on obsession.

Watch Me Die Inside is the work of Aleph, an artistic universe that documents the modern human in a state of internal collapse.

Rusty Reid is an American indie-folk-pop-country-rock singer-songwriter, originally from Texas, now based in the Pacific Northwest.

Chris Murphy is a musician with a distinct talent, his ability to nurture and maintain a multitude of musical identities that includes being a singer songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, composer, arranger, and producer.

Twisted Teens have crafted a record that rewards careful attention not through complexity alone but through sincerity, imagination, and disciplined songwriting. By embracing collaboration, broadening their instrumental palette, and allowing atmosphere to become as expressive as melody, Hollywell and Santos have produced their most ambitious and emotionally resonant work to date.

Some artists create alter egos. Dull Fantastique arrives with an entire mythology. Purporting to be a mutant artist from the distant planet Raygonia, mysteriously transported to Earth after a cosmic exchange of existence, the project exists somewhere between science fiction, performance art and deeply personal songwriting.

Sonnen Blume is a UK based artist making intimate, reflective songs that sit in between folk, indie and quiet pop.

Residual Heat is a UK indie rock proiect creating emotionally honest, quitar-driver music that blends cinematic production, memorable melodies and thoughtfu songwriting.

The Silverteens, a Minneapolis-based garage/powerpop band, will release a four-song EP, “TV on Fire,” on July 10.

Omni – the sixth album from tenor saxophonist James Brandon Lewis’s award-winning Quartet – pays tribute to the power of the church in Black lives.

They reflect a deeper fascination with alternate forms of perception, with the possibility that ordinary reality contains overlooked emotional and spiritual dimensions beneath its surface. ‘Shallowtail’ invites listeners into precisely that kind of hidden interior terrain. By the EP’s conclusion, She’s Green sound less like a young band discovering its identity than one already refining a distinct artistic language.

More than three decades after its original appearance, ‘Ask Me Tomorrow’ remains an extraordinary example of artistic conviction prevailing over fashion. Its songs continue to resonate because they are built upon emotional honesty rather than stylistic trends, and because Mojave 3 understood that quiet voices can leave the deepest impressions.

‘Out of Tune’ captures a band discovering the full extent of its artistic identity. It neither rejects the intimate aesthetic established on its predecessor nor simply repeats it. Instead, Mojave 3 expands their emotional and musical language with quiet assurance, creating songs that speak through nuance rather than spectacle.

‘Excuses For Travellers’ represents a pivotal moment in Mojave 3’s evolution, capturing a band expanding its artistic language while remaining faithful to its essential character. The record embraces larger canvases, richer arrangements and deeper emotional inquiry without surrendering the modesty that has always made the group’s music so persuasive.

‘Spoon And Rafter’ captures Mojave 3 at a fascinating stage in their artistic evolution. It honors the introspective qualities that defined their earlier work while embracing broader musical possibilities with imagination and assurance

Viewed across Mojave 3’s complete catalog, ‘Puzzles Like You’ stands not as an unexpected detour but as the logical culmination of years spent expanding their artistic language. The introspective folk of their beginnings gradually embraced broader melodic horizons until arriving at an album overflowing with warmth and understated optimism.

At only six tracks, ‘My Dreams Are Changing’ demonstrates remarkable artistic economy. Every composition contributes something distinctive while reinforcing a unified aesthetic vision. Velveteen have not simply returned from hiatus with another collection of songs; they have refined their identity into something more expansive, emotionally nuanced and sonically adventurous.

Despite overlapping tracks, both albums are essential, two sides of an ambient rock coin.

The Snow Ponies is the first NZ-based musical project by Phil Dean, an experienced songwriter with 12 albums and 500+ shows under his belt from previous bands in London & Melbourne, including The Debutantes, The Gathering Tide and Zeptepi.

Rorksha builds sonic landscapes blending electronic, rock and folk, where calm and fury merge in a music where instrumental pieces and French lyrics intertwine.

Viarosa frontman Richard Neuberg returns in 2026 with ‘The Vine’, a stormy yet delicate solo album.

Though he’d been active for a good decade-plus with Gary Burton, Woody Herman, and others, Mick Goodrick didn’t put out his first album as a leader until 1979.

Roots & Byways gives a fresh shine to an American art form.

DC-based duo Wytold & Tolk announce the release of their debut album, Voltage, featuring the emotive and vibrant lead single, “Or Will You.”

Country singer-songwriter Rebekah Snyder is bringing the heart of small-town America to country radio with her new single, “Small Town,”

Cable Street Riot’s new single, Everything We Didn’t, is a song about memory, growing older, and the moments that quietly shape our lives.