Costa Rican American singer/composer/writer/visual artist/performance artist Dorian Wood fits comfortably in no box.
Award-winning singer-songwriter Sabina Chantouria returns with a vulnerable pop single
Composer-songwriter-producer Paul Terry unites his three musical modes for the new compilation album ‘Alternative Piano Club’
LP4 features the Chicago legends’ most darkly confessional songs to date, doubling down on the intricate production and complimentary guest roster of LP3.
This release pulls together the first two years of Boilermen’s existence.
As one might infer from that song title, the themes of this project are centered on Native American history, culture, and, of course, sadly, the attempted eradication of both over hundreds of years.
Martyrs 7th in their current run of 10 EP releases, The Church Street EP, is out now.
Kevin Driscoll’s new single, “Someday Got Away” is a deeply felt meditation on regret, possibility, and the life decisions we leave unmade
Moran and Gilmore adroitly navigate the thin but sturdy line between composition and improvisation, while BlankFor.ms sprinkles his synthesized fairy dust across the score.
After a 3 year hiatus; BATBI are back with a new single, P.T.A.B.
The Shrubs are an Indie/Psych rock band from Houston, Texas, “Let Us In” is their latest single.
“Glass” is the lead single from Frank Joshua’s upcoming 5th album.
London-based indie duo Apple Eyes return with “Freaking Out,” a charged and kinetic single rooted in nearly two decades of shared history.
Rather than simply amplifying their previous approach, Tokyo Shoegazer refine it, tightening the relationship between noise and melody until each becomes inseparable from the other. ‘Remains’ stands as a work of compression and release, where intensity is not a constant but a variable, shaped and reshaped across its duration.
Even within the constraints of a broadcast environment, Xmal Deutschland assert a self-contained logic, shaping each performance with unwavering focus. Heard in sequence, ‘The Complete BBC Peel Sessions’ becomes more than a compilation; it is a narrative of artistic evolution, capturing a band testing its limits, refining its language, and ultimately arriving at a sound that balances immediacy with sophistication.
The Denisons present these songs not as milestones but as lived experiences, shaped by time and carried forward through continued engagement. The record captures a band that has learned to trust its own voice, finding meaning not in grand statements but in the subtle, persistent act of making music that reflects the complexities of everyday life.
What distinguishes the record is its disciplined approach to atmosphere. Saunar-Pedersen draws from traditions associated with dream-pop and minimalist guitar music, yet he resists the temptation to overindulge in texture. Each track is shaped with an awareness of proportion, ensuring that the album’s mood remains consistent without becoming static.
With only three tracks, ‘EXIT EP’ does not attempt to offer a comprehensive portrait. Instead, it functions as a concentrated statement, one that suggests a band already in motion rather than one still finding its footing.
What ultimately defines ‘While We’re Dead 3’ is its refusal to present itself as a definitive statement. Instead, it operates as an invitation; an entry point into a network of artists who are still in the process of becoming. The compilation does not attempt to predict where these musicians will go next, nor does it impose a narrative of progress.
Across ‘GLOW: Music for Trio…Add Voice’, the interplay between these four musicians reveals a shared commitment to listening as an active, creative force. The album does not seek to resolve the complexities it engages with; instead, it presents them with clarity and conviction, allowing the music itself to carry meaning.
Sugar Plant have created something that resists easy categorization. It is neither retrospective nor overtly forward-looking, but instead occupies a space of quiet certainty. The album’s strength lies in its ability to articulate a fully realized aesthetic without excess, offering a listening experience that is both immediate and enduring.
Brighton-based indie artist Fierce Friend returns with “Blood Red Hills,” the first single from the forthcoming album Blood Red Hills & The Uncanny Valley
After working with modern jazz stars like Mary Halvorson, Dave Douglas, Joel Ross, and Linda May Han Oh, trumpeter Dave Adewumi makes his debut as a leader.
Heddy Edwards returns with a slice of pop rock in the form of “Dreamcast”
Colorado-based modern rock outfit Dirty Snowman Society returns with their latest single, “Slow Water.”
Rising UK funk and soul outfit Molly Gone Mad return with their latest single, “Got To Go.”
Rising pop-rock artist Maryann Connolly continues to define her own lane with her fearless storytelling and uniquely expressive sound.
The Danphes, hailing from Norwich, England, brings a fresh indie sound to the scene.
Hope in Hell is the second album from Seattle music maker Hot Hail!
Los Angeles–based violinist, composer, and looping artist Chris Murphy here as Seven Crows releases his second instrumental album, Powers of Observation.
Sawtooth Witch is a genre bending band that blends fiddle, fingerstyle guitar, and electronic inspired dance beats
Second album from Minneapolis-based pop-rock favorites The Long Honeymoon
Second single from the upcoming The Pebble EP (2026), following the release of ‘Rapture and Rupture’ in December 2025.
George Collins Band returns with “My Island Life,” an uplifting, reggae-inflected single that captures the carefree spirit of tropical living
Alla Igityan Releases New Single, “Another Monday”
Delivering a mix of rock, soul, melody, punk, and a dash of classic psychedelic sensibilities, The Flavor That Kills released their edgy, genre-fluid album Thunderbird Lodge
Punk-funk band Def Nettle release kinetic new single ‘The Party’ on Friday April 24th 2026, alongside a remix version by GLOK – aka Andy Bell (Ride, Oasis).
While Gifts paid tribute to Duke Ellington’s co-composer Billy Strayhorn, Transcend salutes the man himself, with a similar blend of challenging originals and Ellington classics.
The unique intensities of OOIOO and Lightning Bolt make for a well-paired split LP from two of Thrill Jockey’s most enduring acts.
What emerges is not a conventional city portrait but a layered acoustic map of San Antonio as it is remembered, mythologized, and continuously reinterpreted. Capps does not attempt to simplify this complexity; he amplifies it, allowing contradiction, humor, devotion, and noise to coexist without resolution.
‘Under My Umbrella’ succeeds because it treats emotional complexity as a landscape worth mapping in detail. Miss Grit does not present clarity as a destination but as a fleeting state, one that must be continually renegotiated. In doing so, the album becomes a quiet act of defiance against the pressure to appear resolved.
‘Making Colors’ does not present improvisation as a display of virtuosity, but as a method of inquiry. It asks how sound can be organized without predetermined structure; how three distinct voices can converge without losing their individuality.
‘Dawn Club’ operates as a study in subtle transformation, where shifts in tone and texture carry as much significance as melody or rhythm. Rather than presenting a series of discrete compositions, Osmium House offers a continuous environment, one that invites immersion without demanding resolution.
By revisiting these neglected seeds, David J has cultivated a bloom that is both striking and profound. ‘Tracks From the Attic Revisited’ is a rare instance where the dialogue between an artist and their past results in a future that feels both inevitable and essential.
Rather than resolving the album’s thematic threads, it holds them in suspension, allowing ecological and temporal motifs to coexist without closure.
‘Shop Talk’ does not seek to overwhelm; it persuades through focus, leaving an impression that lingers not because it demands it, but because it earns it.
Hailing from Olympia, Washington, Storm Boy is a post-hardcore collective born where punk urgency collides with sweat-soaked joy. The project combines guitarist/vocalist Chas Roberts, drummer Jeremy Anderson, guitarist/vocalist Charli Beaumont, and bassist Kuba Bednarek — each one bringing their own momentum, muscle, and push to the room. The result is a Pixies meets Fucked Up at a Chuck Ragan hosted birthday party for Ian MacKaye…basically — it’s big.
Paula Boggs Band blends Americana and jazz. With a “Seattle-Brewed Soulgrass” sound, the band has performed across the US and British Columbia since 2008 and released its first album, “Buddha State of Mind” in 2010. 2022’s studio album “Janus.” The band released “Live at Sweetwater Music Hall” in 2024 and just released their 5th studio album, “Sumatra,”in March 2026. Paula Boggs Band is sponsored by Deering Banjo Company, Breedlove Guitars, Radial Engineering, and is an Ear Trumpet Labs Ambassador.
