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London Trio Deary Debuts Dream-Pop Album ‘Birding’
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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…

Updated about 9 hours ago
Bandcamp's Best Music Releases for March 2026
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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…

Updated 2 days ago
Youth Valley Releases Dark Post-Punk Single ‘Cerberus’
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Youth Valley Releases Dark Post-Punk Single ‘Cerberus’

Youth Valley has released ‘Cerberus,’ a moody new single that blends shoegaze, post-punk, and 1980s influences reminisc…

Updated 17 days ago
Ora Cogan Explores Resilience in ‘Hard Hearted Woman’
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Ora Cogan Explores Resilience in ‘Hard Hearted Woman’

Canadian experimental folk artist Ora Cogan has released her new album ‘Hard Hearted Woman,’ which explores themes of r…

Updated 18 days ago

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When Tough Guys Fugazi Rumbled Through My Warehouse » PopMatters
PopMatters

When Tough Guys Fugazi Rumbled Through My Warehouse » PopMatters

A personal recollection of an unexpected encounter with the post-hardcore punk band Fugazi at the a…

www.popmatters.com · Mar 11, 2026
hardcore
Lozenge – For Lack of Trying
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Lozenge – For Lack of Trying

Leeds-based band Lozenge delivers another shoegaze assault with their release ‘For Lack of Trying’.…

www.mp3hugger.com · Mar 11, 2026
shoegaze
The Early Mine a Gritty, Post-Rock Ambient Vibe » PopMatters
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The Early Mine a Gritty, Post-Rock Ambient Vibe » PopMatters

The Early's album ‘I Want to Be Ready’ showcases the band's exploration of post-rock and ambient te…

www.popmatters.com · Mar 11, 2026
ambient
Sunset Phase - Abstract Strike - A dissociating outsider house album filled with atmospheric fantasy, club nostalgia and life melancholia
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Sunset Phase - Abstract Strike - A dissociating outsider house album filled with atmospheric fantasy, club nostalgia and life melancholia

Sunset Phase releases ‘Abstract Strike’, a new outsider house album created during a difficult emot…

www.getmusic.fm · Mar 11, 2026
house
Interview: Liam Creamer (Ken Park)
Big Takeover Interview

Interview: Liam Creamer (Ken Park)

Liam Creamer, performing as Ken Park, pursued a music career with family support and relocated acro…

bigtakeover.com · Mar 11, 2026
acoustic
Aizat Haris - The World Keeps on Spinning - It's an album filled with both chill and pop indie vibes!
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Aizat Haris - The World Keeps on Spinning - It's an album filled with both chill and pop indie vibes!

Aizat Haris releases ‘The World Keeps on Spinning’, an indie-rock album blending indie-folk and sof…

www.getmusic.fm · Mar 11, 2026
folk
That’s How We Make It Our Home: Will Oldham Selects 13 Valiant Records from Louisville, Kentucky | The Quietus
The Quietus

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…

thequietus.com · Mar 11, 2026
hardcore
Arima Ederra: A Rush to Nowhere
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Arima Ederra: A Rush to Nowhere

The Los Angeles singer-songwriter’s second album is bolder and darker than her debut, refining her …

pitchfork.com · Mar 11, 2026
folk
Nothing: a short history of decay
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Nothing: a short history of decay

Nothing are natural leaders in a revitalized shoegaze scene, but their new album is more reminiscen…

pitchfork.com · Mar 11, 2026
shoegaze
Lana Leone: Paper Cranes
Destroy//Exist

Lana Leone: Paper Cranes

Lana Leone's ‘Paper Cranes’ explores underground music and pop culture through themes of existentia…

www.destroyexist.com · Mar 10, 2026
shoegaze
Bringers of Disease: Sacred Heart of the Abyss
Destroy//Exist

Bringers of Disease: Sacred Heart of the Abyss

Bringers of Disease presents their album ‘Sacred Heart of the Abyss,’ exploring underground music a…

www.destroyexist.com · Mar 10, 2026
hardcore
Alimba - The Universe - The Universe is a Space Ambient album inspired by real celestial objects.
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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…

www.getmusic.fm · Mar 10, 2026
ambient
Acid Techno with: Alynment – Dr. Seuss (Original Mix)
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Acid Techno with: Alynment – Dr. Seuss (Original Mix)

Alynment, a Pittsburgh-based producer known for House and Drum & Bass, releases an acid techno …

acidted.wordpress.com · Mar 10, 2026
house
music moots with Midnight ("Bless the Telephone” by Labi Siffre)
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music moots with Midnight ("Bless the Telephone” by Labi Siffre)

This article is part of the Music Moots blog series, where the author asks someone to recommend a s…

www.ienjoymusic.net · Mar 10, 2026
folk
Mortlach - Another Death at the Castle - 22-minute track that blends a Morricone soundtrack with hypnotic dungeon synth
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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…

www.getmusic.fm · Mar 10, 2026
ambient
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.
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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 …

www.getmusic.fm · Mar 10, 2026
acoustic
The Black Crowes Deliver a Ton of Swagger » PopMatters
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The Black Crowes Deliver a Ton of Swagger » PopMatters

The Black Crowes continue their signature sound of hard, bluesy rock complemented by acoustic eleme…

www.popmatters.com · Mar 10, 2026
acoustic
The Ambient Events Moment Is Real
First Floor

The Ambient Events Moment Is Real

A new wave of ambient music events is emerging that moves beyond traditional club settings and chil…

firstfloor.substack.com · Mar 10, 2026
ambient
Straight Hedge! Noel Gardner Reviews Punk & HC for March
The Quietus Review

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…

thequietus.com · Mar 10, 2026
hardcore
Okkyung Lee + Explore Ensemble – Signals | The Quietus
The Quietus

Okkyung Lee + Explore Ensemble – Signals | The Quietus

South Korean cellist, improviser, and composer Okkyung Lee collaborates with London's Explore Ensem…

thequietus.com · Mar 10, 2026
ambient
IOWA
Pitchfork Album Reviews

IOWA

The composer and producer casts a bleary eye upon the American Midwest on a chilling, starkly beaut…

pitchfork.com · Mar 10, 2026
ambient
Snowcuffs are back with new EP and latest single ‘Sunless’.
Mix It All Up

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…

mixitallup.com · Mar 09, 2026
shoegaze
Detroit techno interlude with: P0lyRhythm – Soul Circuit Memory
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Detroit techno interlude with: P0lyRhythm – Soul Circuit Memory

P0lyRhythm, a techno artist from Finland, delivers a Detroit techno banger titled ‘Soul Circuit Mem…

acidted.wordpress.com · Mar 09, 2026
techno
Mike Lotito delivers his exciting new single, “Cut Loose”
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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…

www.blogger.com · Mar 09, 2026
acoustic