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Forgotten Garden - Civilisation (self-released)

19 October 2026

Forgotten Garden is a Scottish-Portuguese Indie band (duo+guests). Their songs are generally sad, poignant and haunting.

Sheykh Forever - Fire in the Master's House (self-released)

17 October 2026

Fire in the Master’s House is a strange brew, unlabelable, unpigeonholeable, unsecond-guessable, and Sheykh Forever is one of the strangest, most brilliant and rewarding talents working under the radar today.

Catie Turner - Blue Alchemy (self-released)

17 October 2026

Catie Turner is a 26-year-old singer-songwriter, folk-pop powerhouse vocalist, chronic over-sharer, and stamp collector (not the mail kind, the ink kind.)

HISTORY is written by the winners: A chat with the band giving classic songs new life

17 October 2026

HISTORY has made a name for themselves by taking classic Swedish songs and reworking them in their own inimitable rock and roll style. I sat down with the band to find out how things started, their current single and what the future holds for them.

Todd Snider's last album, My Second Rodeo

16 October 2026

Todd Snider was a hippy provocateur, lackadaisical stoner, and clever AF songwriter that sort of epitomized, at least my idea of “quick with a joke or to light up your smoke” but there was never anyplace that he really needed to be. That’s part of why he didn’t carry a cellphone. This is his last recording.

Diver Through - It's The Sky (Subluna Records)

16 October 2026

There’s an appropriate lack of polish at the heart of Diver Through’s new EP, “I Want To Be Disrupted.” Recorded live at Vinegar Hill Sound in Brooklyn over two days in May 2026, the five-song collection was built around a simple idea: disrupt the process

August Benjamin - Rose Marie (County Road Records)

16 October 2026

Born and raised in Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom, music has been a part of August’s life since the beginning.

Waves Crashing - Stars (Audiomanic Records)

16 October 2026

Olympia shoegazers Waves Crashing announce a new single ahead of their first-ever UK tour this November.

It's Snakes/Goddamn Wolves - Viva El Monstro/Others (Goddamn Records)

16 October 2026

Two North Carolina bands – one killer collaboration. Charlotte’s It’s Snakes and Raleigh’s Goddamn Wolves have teamed up to release “Viva El Monstro” b/w “Others.

Eau the Music - Light in the Dark (self-released)

16 October 2026

Eau the Music, the Toronto-born, Montréal raised and now Ottawa-based indie rock and dream pop artist, arrives with her debut album ‘Light in the Dark.’

Beranger - Signal (self-released)

16 October 2026

Berlin-based band Beranger continue to carve out a distinctive space within contemporary rock with ‘Signal’, a dynamic new single that brings together classical piano, alt-rock, indie rock and pop-punk intensity.

Devra Hoff - Baile as Baile (AUM Fidelity)

16 October 2026

Made over a time of intense introspection and transformation and inspired by Celtic folk music, Hoff uses the bass as an expression of emotion, rather than an instrument with which to show off her skills.

Jonivan Jones - Ozark Moon (Buffalo Music/Jonivan Jones Music)

16 October 2026

Jonivan Jones is a performing songwriter from Arkansas with some roots in South Texas whose music blends folk, Delta blues, early Western sounds, and a touch of psychedelia

St. Divine - Midnight (to Track) (Reel to Reel Records)

16 October 2026

St. Divine is a critically acclaimed NYC based punk/Americana five piece band fronted by Will Croxton and Judy Ann Nock.

Talk In Code - What I've Been Missing (self-released)

16 October 2026

TALK IN CODE is a euphoric original indie pop powerhouse delivering retro-inspired, synth-driven festival anthems, high-octane live shows, and next-level fan engagement.

Molly Warburton - Eyes Wide Open (self-released)

15 October 2026

Molly Warburton releases her new EP, Eyes Wide Open, a high-energy alt-pop singer-songwriter with a Northern edge and hard-hitting vocals

Thousand Pieces - Hey Man. Amen. (self-released)

15 October 2026

Thousand Pieces is the solo project of Jamie Smith, a singer-songwriter from just north of London, writing gritty, melodic indie rock about real life and the people who shape it.

Grey & Purple Songbook - Fateful Ski Trip (Grey & Purple Inc.)

15 October 2026

Grey & Purple Songbook, hailing from Oslo, Norway, is a musical project under the label Grey & Purple Inc., known for producing harmonious and thought-provoking text-based music stories across various genres.

French Inhaler - Haunt You (Toe -Tapper Records)

15 October 2026

French Inhaler is a Chicago-based trio drawing on the restrained intensity of Joy Division, the melodic melancholy of The Cure, and the electronic minimalism of Kraftwerk,

Spinors - You loved the cage (self-released)

14 October 2026

Spinors is a steampunk aesthetic Alternative Rock band based in London, United Kingdom, founded by singer and guitarist Sergie Code.

Enrico Rava/Fearless Five with Joe Lovano - Corners (ECM)

14 October 2026

For his latest album Corners, trumpeter Enrico Rava combines two of his recent partnerships: with his ongoing semi-regular collaboration with saxophonist Joe Lovano, and with his latest band Fearless Five.

Rebecca Aadland - Fix This Mess (Rebecca Aadland Music)

14 October 2026

Rebecca Aadland is a Minneapolis singer-songwriter, bridging styles of folk, rock and blues. She has recently sold out large venues in the Twin Cities with her 8-piece Band.

MUTE TV - Broken Drum (Medical Grade Music)

14 October 2026

Formed in 2025, MUTE TV are a raw blend of post-punk, noise pop, shoegaze and alternative rock from the South West, creating noisy love songs about joy, despair and desperation.

Franc Cinelli - Folk Kitchen (self-released)

14 October 2026

Franc Cinelli is a London based singer songwriter, composer and producer originally from Rome. His music draws on folk, blues and acoustic songwriting, alongside ambient and contemporary classical influences.

Chris Connelly - House of 70's / Bye Bye Johnny Viola (Shipwrecked Industries)

13 October 2026

Across “House of 70’s” and “Bye Bye Johnny Viola,” Chris Connelly moves through two charged moments in Lou Reed’s history, first inhabiting the grease and nervous glamour of 1970s New York, then tracing the colder aftermath of John Cale’s departure from The Velvet Underground.

Hunter Watts - I'm Lost Without You (Valentine Recording Studios)

13 October 2026

Twelve-inch, forty-five rpm extended play records aren’t dead! And Hunter Watts should know, cuz he has produced one doozy of an example of one.

Deadlight Dance - Glass Walls (self-released)

13 October 2026

Deadlight Dance are a Wiltshire, UK-based ’80s alternative/goth duo comprised of Nick Fletcher and Tim Emery.

The Crystal Teardrop - Love You More (RISE ABOVE RECORDS)

13 October 2026

Inspired by a shared passion for the sights, sounds, and creative experimentation of the mid-to-late 1960s, The Crystal Teardrop brings you a unique blend of garage rock, psychedelia, and acid folk.

Euplasia - Forever Remember (self-released)

13 October 2026

“Forever Remember” feels like the song Oasis forgot to release. A guitar-led indie rock anthem with Britpop swagger, atmospheric synths, warm acoustic textures and a huge, uplifting chorus built for the open road.

DEATĦ B¥ LØVE - In Unity (WIELORYB vs. PSYCHOTRIBE Tribute Remix) (Distortion Productions)

12 October 2026

DEATĦ B¥ LØVE turn “In Unity” into a dark industrial tribute shaped by Wieloryb’s final work, with Inga Habiba’s voice cutting through distortion, repetition, and mechanical weight.

Soft Science - Fade (Shelflife Records / Spinout Nuggets)

12 October 2026

Soft Science keep “Fade” gentle and guitar heavy, pairing shimmering guitars with Katie Haley’s soft vocal to turn a song about fading memory into something warm, intimate, and quietly propulsive.

Nowhere Flower – Peace Channel (Soft Abuse)

12 October 2026

Nowhere Flower’s homemade music becomes a quiet form of resistance, a reminder that even in huge destruction, one person can still arrange fragments into something like hope.

The Room - Temptation Harbour (9x9 Records)

12 October 2026

The Room let “Temptation Harbour” unfold slowly, with smooth, repeated vocals moving through a story while Darren Brown’s guitar supplies the song’s clearest sense of beauty and movement.

Sir Richard Bishop – Hillbilly Erotica (Drag City Records)

12 October 2026

Bishop has made an acoustic-guitar record that sits somewhere between folklore and hallucination. The eight pieces don’t rebuild a vanished America. They invent one, out of the leftovers of family history and the stubborn mystery of place.

Tiny Magnetic Pets - Astralux EP (Self-Released)

12 October 2026

Tiny Magnetic Pets move from airy trance and bright synth textures into two increasingly physical “Low Places” remixes, giving Astralux the rush and colour of classic electronic club music without losing the band’s melodic core.

Prolapse - Mary Anne Hobbs sessions 1997-98 (Precious Recordings of London)

12 October 2026

Prolapse understood that live music is at its best when control and risk share the stage, and these recordings make that the whole point. ‘Mary Anne Hobbs sessions 17.12.97-24.03.98’ is a vivid portrait of a remarkable band that wouldn’t let its own identity harden into a cage.

SICKY - Bubblegum Party (Self-Released)

12 October 2026

SICKY turns repetition into character on “Bubblegum Party,” stacking bright hooks over a low guitar pulse while a playful revenge story gives its sweetness a sharper edge.

Then Comes Silence - Judgement Day (Metropolis Records)

12 October 2026

Then Comes Silence give “Judgement Day” a loose, wiry pulse, pairing sharp post punk hooks with a theatrical gothic video and a strangely celebratory approach to consequence.

Caulbearers - Brothers At The Wheel (Single Cell Recordings)

12 October 2026

Caulbearers’ “Brothers At The Wheel” begins in a deep, easy groove before violin, guitar, and Ruth Blake’s soaring vocal pull the track into something larger and more defiant.

Susanne Lewis - Susanne Lewis (Concentric Circles)

12 October 2026

This LP reissue of Lewis’ classic album from 2000 sounds every bit as good (and as modern/relevant) as one would hope!

Sonar with David Torn and J. Peter Schwalm - Movements and Interludes (RareNoise)

12 October 2026

Bandleader Stephan Thelen blends the two main strains of his work here, adding the classical sweep from his string quartet compositions to the drive of his rock songs so the movements gain a symphonic grandeur.

Wishy - Nature’s Pill (Winspear)

11 October 2026

The band treats their influences as raw material, shaped by their vocal interplay and by letting the group’s playing decide how the songs are arranged. Chaos here isn’t something that throws the record off balance. It’s what the songs grow out of, with melody, rhythm and voice constantly trading places inside the same frame.

Cashier - The Weight (Julia’s War Recordings)

11 October 2026

What makes ‘The Weight’ stick is that it doesn’t treat sadness as a style choice. The heaviness here comes from somewhere human. Under the guitars and pounding drums is the knowledge that some burdens become part of you even after you’ve learned their names.

Winyah - Right Here, Right Now (Cloverdale Records)

11 October 2026

‘Right Here, Right Now’ is about being present without being sure of anything. Winyah get that being fully alive in the moment is thrilling and disorienting at the same time, and their best songs don’t try to separate the two.

Trabants - Mirage (International Fuzz Society)

11 October 2026

Trabants aren’t trying to prove psychedelia is still relevant. They’re having too much fun bending it into new shapes. ‘Mirage’ is colorful, playful, strange and now and then beautiful, with enough personality to make nostalgia beside the point.

Tallulah Rendall - Only Human (self-released)

11 October 2026

Only Human is Tallulah Rendall’s seventh album: an intimate, cinematic exploration of mental health, fear, shame, belonging and resilience.

DownTown Mystic - Maybe Love's A Crime (Sha-La Music Inc.)

11 October 2026

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

Lowsunday - Call Silence Remixed (Projekt Records)

10 October 2026

Lowsunday’s “Call Silence” is pulled in two distinct directions, with Psychotribe turning its tension into dark electronic motion while Sam Rosenthal strips it back to something colder, quieter, and more exposed.

Laurent Moitrot - The High Life (Magic Door Record Label)

10 October 2026

Laurent Moitrot’s “The High Life” pairs gritty blues rock swagger with an unexpectedly poignant portrait of communal life, loneliness, humour, and the possibility of starting again.

The Goods - Goodbye Summertime (Dandy Boy Records)

10 October 2026

The album is about getting through, and about finding you can mourn one thing and celebrate another on the same afternoon. Breakup albums tend to curdle into self-pity and new-love albums into syrup. This one keeps both feelings going at once, which is harder than it sounds.