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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…
Horse Lords Unveil Vocal-Driven Album, Share New Tracks
Experimental rock band Horse Lords have announced their new album ‘Demand to Be Taken to Heaven Alive!’ set for release…
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TRAITRS: Possessor
TRAITRS releases ‘Possessor’, an album that explores themes of existential pain through underground…
Acoustic guitarist Gwenifer Raymond plays sci-fi-themed fingerstyle blues at escape velocity - Chicago Reader
Welsh-raised acoustic guitarist Gwenifer Raymond, now based in Brighton, England, performs a distin…
Local witch-house artist Häxa welcomes spring at Reggies Music Joint - Chicago Reader
Chicago witch-house artist Heather Häxa performed at Reggies Music Joint in a spring welcoming show…
Barbaric Oath — Sword, Sorcery, Vengeance (Caligari)
Barbaric Oath's debut EP ‘Sword, Sorcery, Vengeance’ on Caligari Records delivers death metal with …
KVATHORY - Ardis - your most beautiful nightmarish trip
KVATHORY's album ‘Ardis’ is a black metal release recorded in extreme conditions inside a car durin…
Essential Releases, March 20, 2026
This article presents a curated list of essential music releases from March 20, 2026, spanning dive…
Jordan Whitlock & Memory Spells - Do You Think Of It Sometimes?
Various Small Flames previews the upcoming LP ‘This Is What It Feels Like’ by Jordan Whitlock &…
Beach Cruiser - Thunderbird - Sonic blast from south of Poland.
Beach Cruiser, a Wrocław-based quartet from Poland, released their debut album ‘Thunderbird’ in lat…
Splendidula - Absentia (Feat. Tim Yatras) - Atmospheric black/doom metal featuring guest vocals by Tim Yatras (Austere, Germ).
Splendidula releases ‘Absentia,’ the atmospheric black/doom metal title track from their upcoming f…
Crouch, “Breaking the Catatonic State”
Belgian metal band Crouch, comprised of members from Amenra and Oathbreaker, releases ‘Breaking the…
Rare Kreature - Noises Beyond - Noises Beyond is an ‘80s horror-inspired exploration of darkwave and post-punk that flits between morose and campy vibes for a uniquely cinematic experience.
Rare Kreature's fourth album ‘Noises Beyond’ is an ‘80s horror-inspired darkwave and post-punk reco…
Friendly Alien - Neon Dawn - Listen to the future.
Neon Dawn by Friendly Alien is a 5-track EP that takes listeners on a rhythmic journey through expe…
Zeena Parkins, Under Constant Revision | The Tonearm
Experimental harpist Zeena Parkins discusses her hand-built electric harp, her spatial compositiona…
Old Man of the Woods - Cape Perpetua
Various Small Flames reviews Cape Perpetua, the newest full-length album from Miranda Elliott's mus…
‘Rock of Pages’ Argues for the High of Literature in the Low of Heavy Metal » PopMatters
‘Rock of Pages’ is a book that argues 1980s heavy metal music contained more literary depth and ima…
DJ Super Will reinventa “Viva La Vida” con house - La Caverna
Detroit-based American producer DJ Super Will has released a new house music version of Coldplay's …
Raul Monsalve Y Los Forajidos - Sol (Olindo)
Raúl Monsalve y Los Forajidos’ album ‘SOL’ transcends conventional boundaries, blending Venezuelan …
Chalk, “Crystalpunk” | I Die: You Die
Irish duo Chalk releases their debut LP ‘Crystalpunk’, featuring an industrialized post-punk sound …
Helicopter Leaves - What's One More Place?
Various Small Flames previews a new single ‘What's One More Place?’ from Helicopter Leaves’ upcomin…
The Early - I Want To Be Ready (Island House Recordings)
The Early, the collaborative duo of Alex Lewis and Jake Nussbaum, release ‘I Want To Be Ready’ on I…
Valisia Odell: Breaths
Valisia Odell releases ‘Breaths’, an album that explores underground music and pop culture through …
Jinjer Get Crystal Lake, Entheos for North American Tour │ Exclaim!
Ukrainian metal band Jinjer has announced a North American tour featuring support from Crystal Lake…