Atmospheric New Zealand trio Dreams are Like Water unveils its captivating debut EP via California specialty label Vesper Records.

Brooklyn’s Soft Fangs (AKA John Kutkevich) stirs up memories of school and being taught the rules on a haunting indie rock tune.

Nottingham, England-based shoegaze band When The Sun Hits takes flight with a single off its debut EP on Saint Marie Records.

Synth-pop/synthwave duo A Million Machines drop a smoothly futuristic track off upcoming self-titled debut album.

Reunited band The Sighs release a brisk and engaging power-pop number ahead of its upcoming album on OMAD Records.

The Dream Rebel delivers an engaging and dynamic performance video for his latest retro rock ‘n’ roller from his upcoming debut EP.

San Francisco’s Tino Drima merges raucous punk and Big Band doo-wop and upcoming debut album on Frendship Fever Records.

Prime solo material from British wordsmith/musician Luke Haines (The Auteurs, Black Box Recorder) slated for release as 4-disc box set.

Nerve pop band Small Reactions creates a big effect with a song/video that takes on and deflates the stereotype of the alpha male.

New York-based collaborative experimental music project Ω▽(OHMSLICE – get it?) unveils a video for a track off its upcoming exploratory album.

Eight-piece jam band ensemble The Dayz, led by Dax Callner, drops its forward-thinking, keyboards-heavy new single.

4AD-influenced atmospheric indie band The Blue Hour mesmerizes with the mysterious first single from its upcoming album.

Vicki Peterson (The Bangles), John Cowsill (The Cowsills), and Bill Mumy (Barnes & Barnes) join forces on upcoming self-described “Canyon Rock” album.

Renowned musician Cheetah Chrome of legendary punk rock band the Dead Boys (new album out soon!) picks his Top 6 Music Videos.

Chicano punk rock band The Brat stirred up conventions in the late ’70s to mid-‘80s with its meshing of musical and cultural styles.

Indie rock duo Underlined Passages traverses personal ups and downs on its upcoming dynamic, heavy, and melodically ethereal album.

Anna-Lynne Williams, formerly of Trespassers William, returns with a spare and haunting new album under the moniker Lotte Kestner.

Instrumentalist Dave Wesley drops a 2-track single that melds strong drum rhythms with ambient and chill sonic accompaniment.

Shoegaze band Auburn Lull returns with its textural and reflective first single from its upcoming sonically exploratory album.

Psych/space rock collective Pure Phase Ensemble 6, led by Anton Newcombe, launches its first performance video from Gdansk, Poland’s renowned SpaceFest!.

NYC-based (by way of the UK) Mark Crozer and his band the Rels have returned with a new indie power pop/retro-pop album.

Exclusive Ramones-focused extract from documentary directed by Chris Cassidy about legendary rock n’ roll super-fans Dennis and Lois.

Uruguayan shoegaze band Tropico Duclos unveils a black ‘n’ white video for its dreamy and expansive, yet rock-edged single.

Veteran musician Mike Flannery of Mr. Flannery and His Feelings drops a suspenseful video for his latest single off his new album.

Indie pop/rock band Tree Machines re-imagines the electronic pop genre with an inventive and hypnotic track off its upcoming album.

NYC’s outspoken antifolk outfit American Anymen tackles the fascism of Trump’s America in an angst-driven, protest-motivated single.

The members of Brooklyn indie rock band LAPêCHE unveil a new video and divulge details about their upcoming album in a quick Q&A.

Boston-based folk-influenced singer-songwriter Griffin Robillard drops the lyrically bittersweet titular track off his upcoming album.

Omnivore Recordings delivers a 2-CD/Digital set on renowned and influential power pop band Raspberries’ whose members reunited on stage 30 years after their prior live show.

Brookyn-based dark alternative outfit 68Creep delivers an ominous, slow-paced single with haunting vocals off its upcoming debut album.

Chicago-based electro-pop/rock duo Victorian Halls reveals an ominous to exhilarating video off its latest album out on Victory Records.

Brookyn’s own indie rock/post-punk band Castle Black unleashes a gritty and rousing lead track off its upcoming third EP.

Washington state indie alt-folk duo Planes on Paper takes off with a relevant single/video about conversation-stifling partisan politics.

DieAlps! changes its baroque-pop sound to ’90s-influenced indie rock on its upcoming debut album on New Grenada Records.

John Elderkin, Danielle Howle, and an all-star Carolina band take on an ambitious and playful tribute to Ziggy Stardust and his Spiders From Mars.

Singer-songwriter Dan Miraldi delivers a relevant and resonant message during these social-political troubled and divisive times.

Shoegaze/noise rock act Crash City Saints drops a dream-pop delight that features Cocteau Twins’ Simon Raymonde on bass.

Indie artist Coastal Clouds unveils a hazy, Venice Beach, CA-set video for his latest summertime-vibe single.

Darto drops a downtempo, synth-infused single off its upcoming album to be released via Aagoo Records.

Illustrious piano man and songwriter (and son of legend Jim Croce) A.J. Croce releases a resonant Americana/soul single.

San Francisco-based dream-pop/ambient collective Carta unveils a new album awash in slow-burning beauty and regret via Saint Marie Records.

LA-based post-punk band TV Heads slices off a slow-building psych burner and lead cut from its forthcoming full-length.

Swiss indie outfit Marylane unveils a turbulent video that tackles late adolescent emotions and acts as a mirror for our culturally unsettled climate.

Ambient/electronic act Parsons Rocket Project launches a blissfully dreamy instrumental with accompanying video off its upcoming album.

Alluring synth-pop crooner Joseph of Mercury details his current Top 5 Music Videos and reveals a film noir video for his single “Find You Inside.”

Founders Liam McKahey and Davey Ray Moor of long-running cinematic noir act Cousteau return, still in their prime, as CousteauX.

FM Collective, a collaboration of musicians (including Ken Stringfellow) led by Mike Lucero, reveals a relevant single with proceeds going to MusiCares.

Alpine Dub electronic specialist Dubokaj joins up with South African vocalists Fortune Shumba for a laid-back summer-vibed hybrid track.

Multi-talented musician Ashkan Malayeri and vocalist Alexis Nadeau drop a sweetly melancholic, yet rockin’ song off Discolor Blind’s new EP.

Dark pop act The Holy Circle (including Terence Hannum of Locrian) unveils a lyrical video for a haunting single off its recent self-titled album.