Across ‘Talking To The Dog’, the ensemble of musicians form a collaborative ecosystem rather than a backing cast. Their contributions shape a record that thrives on responsiveness, where arrangement and performance remain inseparable from intention.
Among Legends have produced a record that demonstrates how melodic punk can remain artistically vital when driven by intelligent songwriting and authentic performance.
The big dreams of a little Baltimore label.
Self-described as “Jason Mraz meets Harry Styles with acoustic poetry,” teo tala lingers on vulnerable truths, heritage, and growing pains
Jazz seems to have been undergoing a renaissance of independent labels in the last decade, including imprints owned and operated by the musicians themselves. Saxophonist Kevin Sun is one of those players who decided he knew as well as any executive how to run a record company.On the basis of three of his latest releases, that’s definitely true.
Following the momentum of their first three 2026 releases, genre-fluid project The Songs of Butler & Cupples return with “Better Off Lost.”
Award-winning songwriter Clarity Liao continues to showcase her emotional honesty and growing artistic range with her heartfelt new single, Pouring Rain
Mazmere is the music project of Jake Sinetos, a Peak District based artist and musician from San Francisco.
James White & The Wild Fire are a UK-based Americana band blending country, bluegrass, indie rock, and folk influences, known for their energetic live shows and chart-topping independent releases.
“Neverending Night” is Rough Grind’s third studio album, which defies genre boundaries and proves that heavy rock can be anything but predictable.
Zachary is a 28-year-old artist based in Guildford, UK.
While many people know carolesdaughter from her double-platinum breakout “Violent,” this record feels like the clearest portrait of who she is today
Adrielle Bow Belle is an independent singer‑songwriter whose work blends intimacy with indictment — soft, crystalline vocals carrying sharp, poetic truths.
Though the album doesn’t capture the distinctive flair that Tolliver would bring to his music starting with Music Inc., it doesn’t matter.
Hellkern Warriors is an international Darkwave / Gothic-Alternative Rock project founded in mid-2025 by musicians from Berlin (Germany), Pietrasanta (Italy), and Ibagué (Colombia).
Alternative rock songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist AudioGust returns with his new album, ‘This Time Or Any Other’, with lead single ‘Something in the Water’.
Leyla Romanova is a multi-genre composer whose work spans nearly the entire musical spectrum — from symphonic grandeur to cutting-edge electronic soundscapes.
Blending Americana, folk, and roots rock, her songs are grounded in vivid storytelling, memorable melodies, and a voice that effortlessly balances intimacy with strength.
Jerkazoid is a Portland-based skate punk trio channeling the restless energy of 90s DIY scenes into something fast, loud, and politically sharp.
While the saxist continues on his merry way as usual by spontaneously composing lines that veer between skronk and sleek, his bandmates look in directions other than jazz in support.
Beat:Cancer returns with Volume 4 charity compilation featuring exclusive tracks from across the industrial underground
Noir Addiction is a new industrial rock – alternative band electrifying its way into the scene by crafting a glamorously haunting atmosphere, emitting a sense of decadence, rebellion, and obsession.
Sun Atoms’ “Narco Polo Remixes” pull the Isaac Brock collaboration into a darker, rougher shape, with heavy low end, warped vocals, and a groove that feels deliberately unstable.
Jah Wobble and Tian Qiyi recast “Strawberry Fields Forever” as something heavier, stranger, and more physically disorienting, pulling The Beatles’ dream logic through dub bass, drums, guzheng, erhu, and a thick psychedelic haze.
Soft Science’s “Spinning” rides a bright dream pop rush, with chiming guitars, restless motion, and a chorus that turns emotional repetition into something built for a hot summer night drive.
XANIMAL’s “The Awakening” moves through glowing synths, hypnotic rhythm, and Nagavalli’s voice with a low-lit, cinematic calm that feels both meditative and club-adjacent.
17-year-old singer-songwriter Meli Foster-Turner, from Reading, UK, has released her debut EP, unfinished conversations, a deeply personal six-track collection that captures the emotional complexities of relationships, identity and growing up.
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’,
