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London Trio Deary Debuts Dream-Pop Album ‘Birding’
London-based trio Deary has released their debut album ‘Birding’ on Bella Union, blending 1980s and 1990s dream-pop wit…
Bandcamp's Best Music Releases for March 2026
Bandcamp has released its curated guide to the essential music releases across multiple genres for March 2026. The coll…
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That’s How We Make It Our Home: Will Oldham Selects 13 Valiant Records from Louisville, Kentucky | The Quietus
Will Oldham, born in Louisville, Kentucky in 1970, curates a selection of 13 records from the local…
Nothing: a short history of decay
Nothing are natural leaders in a revitalized shoegaze scene, but their new album is more reminiscen…
Lana Leone: Paper Cranes
Lana Leone's ‘Paper Cranes’ explores underground music and pop culture through themes of existentia…
Bringers of Disease: Sacred Heart of the Abyss
Bringers of Disease presents their album ‘Sacred Heart of the Abyss,’ exploring underground music a…
Upupayāma are back with psychedelic wonder ‘Mystic Chords of Memory’.
Upupayāma returns with their new track ‘Mystic Chords of Memory’, a psychedelic and funky compositi…
Alimba - The Universe - The Universe is a Space Ambient album inspired by real celestial objects.
Alimba's album ‘The Universe’ is a Space Ambient release inspired by real celestial objects, with i…
Antoin Gibson returns with her huge new single, “Venom-laced Tears”
Antoin Gibson, a London-based artist, has released her new single ‘Venom-laced Tears,’ a cinematic …
Mortlach - Another Death at the Castle - 22-minute track that blends a Morricone soundtrack with hypnotic dungeon synth
Chicago-based dungeon synth artist Mortlach releases ‘Another Death at the Castle,’ a 22-minute sin…
Gregory Scheckler - Trailheads - Jazz and funk-infused experimental synth jams with luxurious grooves, rich improvisations.
Gregory Scheckler's album ‘Trailheads’ features experimental synthesizer music that blends jazz and…
Gregory Scheckler - Sky Stories - slow, beautiful, pensive music relying on semi-modular and modular synthesizers, electric and acoustic percussion, and field recordings of birds and wind, all set to quick or gradual, expansive changes.
Gregory Scheckler's ‘Sky Stories’ is an ambient album featuring modular synthesizers, acoustic and …
The Black Crowes Deliver a Ton of Swagger » PopMatters
The Black Crowes continue their signature sound of hard, bluesy rock complemented by acoustic eleme…
Modeselektor Invent a New Kind of Greatest Hits » PopMatters
German electronic duo Modeselektor releases a new LP that reimagines their greatest hits with an in…
The Ambient Events Moment Is Real
A new wave of ambient music events is emerging that moves beyond traditional club settings and chil…
Straight Hedge! Noel Gardner Reviews Punk & HC for March
Noel Gardner's March punk and hardcore music column reviews new releases including the album Draüma…
Okkyung Lee + Explore Ensemble – Signals | The Quietus
South Korean cellist, improviser, and composer Okkyung Lee collaborates with London's Explore Ensem…
IOWA
The composer and producer casts a bleary eye upon the American Midwest on a chilling, starkly beaut…
Snowcuffs are back with new EP and latest single ‘Sunless’.
Snowcuffs has returned with a new EP featuring their latest single ‘Sunless’. The track showcases a…
Mike Lotito delivers his exciting new single, “Cut Loose”
Austin-based indie/alternative artist Mike Lotito releases his new single ‘Cut Loose,’ an upbeat in…
Single: Lozenge – For Lack Of Trying
Leeds-based alt-rock and shoegaze trio Lozenge releases their second single of the year titled ‘For…
‘Slow Stories’ Combines Brian Eno's Music with Bette A.'s Ambient Fiction » PopMatters
Slow Stories is a collaborative project between musician Brian Eno and writer Bette A., combining E…
Beck West - Pizza by Wire No 1 - Music for eating a slice while time stands still.
Beck West presents ‘Pizza by Wire No 1,’ an ambient soundscape that mirrors the improvised, unhurri…
darialism - becoming - Darialism's debut EP ‘becoming’ is a journey inward — a sonic exploration of rediscovery, contradiction, and self-definition via various electronic genres.
Darialism's debut EP ‘becoming’ is an introspective sonic journey exploring themes of self-discover…