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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 14 days ago
Terror Announces Tour Supporting New Album ‘Still Suffer’
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Terror Announces Tour Supporting New Album ‘Still Suffer’

Veteran hardcore band Terror has announced an upcoming tour with Pain of Truth, End It, and Start Today as supporting a…

Updated 25 days ago
Bandcamp's February 2026 Best Music Roundup
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Bandcamp's February 2026 Best Music Roundup

Bandcamp has released its comprehensive monthly music guides for February 2026, covering essential releases across mult…

Updated 24 days ago
Basement Returns With First Album in Eight Years
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Basement Returns With First Album in Eight Years

UK alternative rock band Basement has announced their first album in eight years, titled ‘Wired,’ produced by John Cong…

Updated 28 days ago

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First Floor #303 – The Absurdity of Saying Nothing
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First Floor #303 – The Absurdity of Saying Nothing

This article discusses how war influences electronic music and explores the growing trend of ambien…

firstfloor.substack.com · Mar 12, 2026
ambient
97 Sound Signal - Refraction Choir - Deep aquatic ambient music.
GetMusic - Latest Releases

97 Sound Signal - Refraction Choir - Deep aquatic ambient music.

97 Sound Signal releases ‘Refraction Choir’, an album of deep aquatic ambient music. The release is…

www.getmusic.fm · Mar 12, 2026
ambient
Bleach the Sky drop their mega new EP, “Wash Away”
It's All Indie

Bleach the Sky drop their mega new EP, “Wash Away”

Boston alt-rock band Bleach the Sky releases their new five-track EP ‘Wash Away’, blending grunge, …

www.blogger.com · Mar 11, 2026
experimental
HydraTek & Mvrlo Deliver Floor-Destroying Peak-Time Techno on “Closer To The Edge” via Gain Records
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HydraTek & Mvrlo Deliver Floor-Destroying Peak-Time Techno on “Closer To The Edge” via Gain Records

HydraTek and Mvrlo have released “Closer To The Edge,” a dark peak-time techno track from their Gri…

ekm.co · Mar 11, 2026
techno
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
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
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
Nothing: a short history of decay
Pitchfork Album Reviews

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.
GetMusic - Latest Releases

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)
Acid Ted Playlist

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
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.
GetMusic - Latest Releases

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
PopMatters

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
Acid Ted

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”
It's All Indie Playlist

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