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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 22 days ago
Horse Lords Unveil Vocal-Driven Album, Share New Tracks
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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…

Updated about 1 month 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 about 1 month 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 about 1 month ago

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Experimental bass clarinetist Emily Rach Beisel drops a new album of heavy winds - Chicago Reader
Chicago Reader

Experimental bass clarinetist Emily Rach Beisel drops a new album of heavy winds - Chicago Reader

Emily Rach Beisel has released a new album that showcases her experimental bass clarinet work, blen…

chicagoreader.com · Mar 25, 2026
experimental
Three Music Thingz with DI LEO
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Three Music Thingz with DI LEO

This article features an interview with DI LEO (Phil Di Leo), an indie-folk-pop musician from Oakla…

www.ienjoymusic.net · Mar 25, 2026
folk
Single: Bliss Abyss – wrecked
Start Track

Single: Bliss Abyss – wrecked

Bay Area musician Peter Wallner, known for his work with Deafheaven and Wax Idols, has released a n…

start-track.com · Mar 25, 2026
punk
Fire-Toolz – “Balam =^..^= Says IPv09082024 Strawberry Head”
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Fire-Toolz – “Balam =^..^= Says IPv09082024 Strawberry Head”

Fire-Toolz, a Chicago-based experimental electronic producer, has released a lead single titled ‘Ba…

rcmndedlisten.com · Mar 25, 2026
electronic
The Best Performances of 2026's Love Rocks NYC » PopMatters
PopMatters

The Best Performances of 2026's Love Rocks NYC » PopMatters

Love Rocks NYC featured an all-star lineup comparable to Newport Folk Festival, delivering nearly f…

www.popmatters.com · Mar 25, 2026
folk
Alex James drops his powerful new cut, “Figure It Out Now”
It's All Indie Playlist

Alex James drops his powerful new cut, “Figure It Out Now”

Alex James, a singer-songwriter from north-east England who has Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD), …

www.blogger.com · Mar 24, 2026
indie rock
Honeycut releases their debut single, “Psychopathy”
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Honeycut releases their debut single, “Psychopathy”

LA-based duo Honeycut (also spelled Honeycutt) has released their debut single “Psychopathy”, a dyn…

www.blogger.com · Mar 24, 2026
indie rock
Healing and Peace — A Treatise (Self-Release)
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Healing and Peace — A Treatise (Self-Release)

Healing and Peace's latest self-released album ‘A Treatise’ delivers minimalist guitar pop with scr…

dustedmagazine.tumblr.com · Mar 24, 2026
acoustic
Djembe Funk - $20 Mic - This song only needed one 20 dollar mic. All instruments played into same mic, vocals too. 20 bucks.
GetMusic - Latest Releases

Djembe Funk - $20 Mic - This song only needed one 20 dollar mic. All instruments played into same mic, vocals too. 20 bucks.

An artist created a complete song called ‘Djembe Funk’ using only a $20 GLS ES57 microphone to reco…

www.getmusic.fm · Mar 23, 2026
acoustic
Jonivan Jones reveals new offering, “Take my heart (to its grave)”
It's All Indie Playlist

Jonivan Jones reveals new offering, “Take my heart (to its grave)”

Jonivan Jones releases his new single “Take my heart (to its grave)”, a moody folk-country track fe…

www.blogger.com · Mar 23, 2026
folk
Kim Gordon Is at the Height of Her Powers on ‘Play Me’ » PopMatters
PopMatters

Kim Gordon Is at the Height of Her Powers on ‘Play Me’ » PopMatters

Indie rock icon Kim Gordon releases ‘Play Me’, an album where she confronts contemporary world issu…

www.popmatters.com · Mar 23, 2026
hip-hop
j.demar - fallow fields - The shape of what's missing, held in the light that remains.
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j.demar - fallow fields - The shape of what's missing, held in the light that remains.

j.demar's album ‘fallow fields’ is an experimental work blending post-rock and post-punk elements w…

www.getmusic.fm · Mar 22, 2026
acoustic
Ivan Reash - Slavery - Cinematic classical folk ambient and noise around a powerful and emersive theological conept
GetMusic - Latest Releases

Ivan Reash - Slavery - Cinematic classical folk ambient and noise around a powerful and emersive theological conept

Ivan Reash's ‘Slavery’ is a monumental four-hour-forty-minute album exploring the Biblical concept …

www.getmusic.fm · Mar 22, 2026
ambient
Kikù Hibino and Merzbow: dB.XYZ
Destroy//Exist

Kikù Hibino and Merzbow: dB.XYZ

Kikù Hibino and Merzbow collaborate on dB.XYZ, an album that explores underground music genres thro…

www.destroyexist.com · Mar 21, 2026
ambient
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
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
Friendly Alien - Neon Dawn - Listen to the future.
GetMusic - Latest Releases

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…

www.getmusic.fm · Mar 19, 2026
electronic
Zeena Parkins, Under Constant Revision | The Tonearm
The Tonearm

Zeena Parkins, Under Constant Revision | The Tonearm

Experimental harpist Zeena Parkins discusses her hand-built electric harp, her spatial compositiona…

www.thetonearm.com · Mar 19, 2026
experimental
Wendy Eisenberg - Vanity Paradox
Various Small Flames

Wendy Eisenberg - Vanity Paradox

Wendy Eisenberg has released a new single titled ‘Vanity Paradox’ from their upcoming self-titled a…

varioussmallflames.co.uk · Mar 19, 2026
folk
Pete Scales - ‘Blue Without You’ | Obscure Sound
Obscure Sound

Pete Scales - ‘Blue Without You’ | Obscure Sound

Pete Scales’ recently released album ‘Blue Without You’ features twelve folk tracks representing hi…

www.obscuresound.com · Mar 17, 2026
folk
Chris Marksberry - “Bolt of Lightning” | Obscure Sound
Obscure Sound

Chris Marksberry - “Bolt of Lightning” | Obscure Sound

Chris Marksberry releases “Bolt of Lightning,” the first single from his upcoming sophomore album T…

www.obscuresound.com · Mar 17, 2026
folk
Office Dog Share New Song ‘Front Row Seat’: Listen
Stereogum

Office Dog Share New Song ‘Front Row Seat’: Listen

Auckland indie rock band Office Dog, featuring Kane Strang, Rassani Tolovaa, and Mitchell Innes, ha…

stereogum.com · Mar 17, 2026
indie rock
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
Tour news: Djo / Pond, Viagra Boys, Winnipeg Folk Fest, Widowspeak, Ann Wilson, Ella Mai, more
Brooklyn Vegan

Tour news: Djo / Pond, Viagra Boys, Winnipeg Folk Fest, Widowspeak, Ann Wilson, Ella Mai, more

This article announces upcoming tour dates and festival appearances for numerous artists across var…

www.brooklynvegan.com · Mar 17, 2026
folk