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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 3 days 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 5 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 20 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 about 1 month ago

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Acoustic guitarist Gwenifer Raymond plays sci-fi-themed fingerstyle blues at escape velocity - Chicago Reader
Chicago Reader

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…

chicagoreader.com · Mar 20, 2026
acoustic
Essential Releases, March 20, 2026
Bandcamp Daily News

Essential Releases, March 20, 2026

This article presents a curated list of essential music releases from March 20, 2026, spanning dive…

daily.bandcamp.com · Mar 20, 2026
jazz
Butter And The Genre Deliver A Rich, Live-recorded Jazz Experience With ‘Music Is Life’
Jamsphere

Butter And The Genre Deliver A Rich, Live-recorded Jazz Experience With ‘Music Is Life’

Oklahoma-based jazz collective Butter and the Genre has released ‘Music Is Life’, a live-recorded s…

jamsphere.com · Mar 20, 2026
jazz
Jordan Whitlock & Memory Spells - Do You Think Of It Sometimes?
Various Small Flames

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 &…

varioussmallflames.co.uk · Mar 19, 2026
ambient
Beach Cruiser - Thunderbird - Sonic blast from south of Poland.
GetMusic - Latest Releases Review

Beach Cruiser - Thunderbird - Sonic blast from south of Poland.

Beach Cruiser, a Wrocław-based quartet from Poland, released their debut album ‘Thunderbird’ in lat…

www.getmusic.fm · Mar 19, 2026
psychedelic
Old Man of the Woods - Cape Perpetua
Various Small Flames

Old Man of the Woods - Cape Perpetua

Various Small Flames reviews Cape Perpetua, the newest full-length album from Miranda Elliott's mus…

varioussmallflames.co.uk · Mar 18, 2026
ambient
Imaginary Space, Real Feeling — Bayeté's Electric Gospel
The Tonearm

Imaginary Space, Real Feeling — Bayeté's Electric Gospel

Bayeté's ‘Seeking Other Beauty’ has been reissued over fifty years after its original creation. The…

www.thetonearm.com · Mar 18, 2026
jazz
Willebrant - Night Daze - a vibe of some kind of extra-dimensional jazz club with the sultry trumpet licks ringing through a space that defies common physics
GetMusic - Latest Releases

Willebrant - Night Daze - a vibe of some kind of extra-dimensional jazz club with the sultry trumpet licks ringing through a space that defies common physics

Night Daze is an experimental jazz album by Willebrant featuring Karl Willebrant on bass and electr…

www.getmusic.fm · Mar 18, 2026
jazz
TIM BOWMAN | singolo | DISTOPIC.IT
DISTOPIC.IT

TIM BOWMAN | singolo | DISTOPIC.IT

Tim Bowman releases a single featuring an enveloping jazz composition that blends emotional depth w…

www.distopic.it · Mar 17, 2026
jazz
Lucille Two release new single ‘What’s In My Mind?’.
Mix It All Up

Lucille Two release new single ‘What’s In My Mind?’.

Lucille Two has released a new single titled ‘What's In My Mind?’ The track is a hazy, emotionally-…

mixitallup.com · Mar 17, 2026
shoegaze
Raul Monsalve Y Los Forajidos - Sol (Olindo)
Big Takeover

Raul Monsalve Y Los Forajidos - Sol (Olindo)

Raúl Monsalve y Los Forajidos’ album ‘SOL’ transcends conventional boundaries, blending Venezuelan …

bigtakeover.com · Mar 17, 2026
experimental
Youth Valley: cerberus
Destroy//Exist

Youth Valley: cerberus

Youth Valley's ‘cerberus’ explores underground music and pop culture through an existential lens. T…

www.destroyexist.com · Mar 17, 2026
punk
LISTEN: Gregory Ackerman’s “Call Me Crazy” Is Refreshing Folk With Soaring Harmonies and Jazzy Undertones - Glide Magazine
Glide Magazine News

LISTEN: Gregory Ackerman’s “Call Me Crazy” Is Refreshing Folk With Soaring Harmonies and Jazzy Undertones - Glide Magazine

Los Angeles-born musician Gregory Ackerman, now based in Amsterdam, is releasing his debut single “…

glidemagazine.com · Mar 17, 2026
acoustic
Mokotow shares immersive collection ‘Tales From Lonely Mountain’
Earmilk

Mokotow shares immersive collection ‘Tales From Lonely Mountain’

Ambient singer-songwriter Mokotow releases ‘Tales From Lonely Mountain’, an immersive collection fe…

earmilk.com · Mar 17, 2026
ambient
Sun Ra Arkestra Deliver Medicine for a Nightmare » PopMatters
PopMatters

Sun Ra Arkestra Deliver Medicine for a Nightmare » PopMatters

The Sun Ra Arkestra, a pioneering cosmic jazz ensemble, continues to be one of the most enduring an…

www.popmatters.com · Mar 17, 2026
jazz
Planer - Dial - We love that Sound
We Love That

Planer - Dial - We love that Sound

Planer, a band from Minneapolis, creates shoegaze music that sounds inventive, powerful, playful an…

www.welovethat.de · Mar 17, 2026
shoegaze
Cardiff’s Why Horses? and Spirited Followers team up on double single, “Ground/Jain Song”
The Line of Best Fit

Cardiff’s Why Horses? and Spirited Followers team up on double single, “Ground/Jain Song”

Cardiff bands Why Horses? and Spirited Followers have released a collaborative double single titled…

www.thelineofbestfit.com · Mar 17, 2026
folk
Ian McArdle Blends Synth Textures and Modern Jazz on New Single “Fearless Love of Caution”
IndiePulse Music

Ian McArdle Blends Synth Textures and Modern Jazz on New Single “Fearless Love of Caution”

Oakland-based contemporary jazz artist Ian McArdle has released a new single titled ‘Fearless Love …

indiepulsemusic.com · Mar 17, 2026
jazz
‘Live at the Village Vanguard, Vol. 1’: Immanuel Wilkins Quartet Turns Improvisation Into Revelation (ALBUM REVIEW) - Glide Magazine
Glide Magazine Review

‘Live at the Village Vanguard, Vol. 1’: Immanuel Wilkins Quartet Turns Improvisation Into Revelation (ALBUM REVIEW) - Glide Magazine

Immanuel Wilkins Quartet has achieved the prestigious milestone of recording a live album at New Yo…

glidemagazine.com · Mar 16, 2026
jazz
YOU CITIZEN | singolo | DISTOPIC.IT
DISTOPIC.IT

YOU CITIZEN | singolo | DISTOPIC.IT

This track is described as a journey through time, blending influences from the 1980s and 1990s wit…

www.distopic.it · Mar 16, 2026
shoegaze
Annie Wells presenta «Devil’s Gonna Get You»: Una exquisita fusión de Blues, Rock y Jazz [Single]
Zone Nights

Annie Wells presenta «Devil’s Gonna Get You»: Una exquisita fusión de Blues, Rock y Jazz [Single]

Annie Wells releases ‘Devil's Gonna Get You’, a track that perfectly blends Blues, Rock and Jazz el…

www.zonenights.com · Mar 16, 2026
jazz
Rafael Chamone – Sonoluminesence (Adhyâropa Records)
Big Takeover

Rafael Chamone – Sonoluminesence (Adhyâropa Records)

Brazilian guitarist Rafael Chamone's debut album ‘Sonoluminescência’ explores the metaphorical inte…

bigtakeover.com · Mar 16, 2026
jazz
KEELEY shares latest single ‘Trains and Daydreams (feat. Sice)’.
Mix It All Up

KEELEY shares latest single ‘Trains and Daydreams (feat. Sice)’.

KEELEY releases new single ‘Trains and Daydreams’ featuring Sice, blending shoegaze aesthetics with…

mixitallup.com · Mar 16, 2026
shoegaze
Steve Earle + Margaret Glaspy - The Gramercy Theatre (New York) - March 13, 2026
Big Takeover

Steve Earle + Margaret Glaspy - The Gramercy Theatre (New York) - March 13, 2026

Steve Earle delivered a captivating performance at The Gramercy Theatre in New York, performing 18 …

bigtakeover.com · Mar 16, 2026
acoustic