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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…
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…
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Mother Raspberry - MacDonald’s Futures - This is the best family reunion we’ve ever had
Mother Raspberry's debut album ‘MacDonald's Futures’ was originally recorded in Spring 2003, repres…
Sean Taylor Brings “All Along the Watchtower” Back to Its Roots
UK singer-songwriter Sean Taylor has released a new acoustic cover of ‘All Along the Watchtower’ th…
‘Chasing Shadows’ and the Ancestral Frequencies of Nubiyan Twist
Tom Excell discusses the creation of Nubiyan Twist's fifth album ‘Chasing Shadows,’ which blends Af…
Louie Cameron reveals his dreamy new cut, “Canina Canoona”
Louie Cameron releases his second single “Cantina Canoona,” a dreamy psych-pop track blending Ameri…
Jana Pochop - Powerlines - Powerlines is a haunting tapestry of indie-folk-pop that maps the distance between Brooklyn’s urban pulse and the expansive New Mexican sky, featuring reverbs recorded inside Georgia O’Keeffe’s Abiquiu studio.
Jana Pochop's self-produced EP Powerlines (releasing March 25) is an indie-folk-pop project that li…
Parlor Greens, “Emeralds”
Parlor Greens releases ‘Emeralds’, their latest album showcasing instrumental jazz-funk performed b…
demi ton :: cheveu gris - sous la terrasse - demi ton :: cheveu gris weaves slowly burning rock, caught between post‑rock tension, sculpted noise, and visceral math‑rock.
demi ton :: cheveu gris is a collaborative project uniting three fragments of the French independen…
ListN Up Playlist: Keren Abreu (March 26, 2026)
Keren Abreu curates a playlist celebrating queer and musical inspiration for March 26, 2026. The pl…
Haywire – “Hang Up The Telephone”
Boston hardcore punk band Haywire releases a new music video for ‘Hang Up The Telephone’ that featu…
Anne Hills carries folk music’s Chicago heyday in her head and heart - Chicago Reader
Anne Hills is a folk musician who was part of Chicago's folk music scene, performing with legends T…
Three Music Thingz with DI LEO
This article features an interview with DI LEO (Phil Di Leo), an indie-folk-pop musician from Oakla…
New Release ‘Electric Rebound’ from Ricardo Formoso
Ricardo Formoso's ‘Electric Rebound’ is a jazz rock fusion album that combines the improvisational …
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…
Healing and Peace — A Treatise (Self-Release)
Healing and Peace's latest self-released album ‘A Treatise’ delivers minimalist guitar pop with scr…
Juanma Trujillo — A Cantaclaro in Barcelona | The Tonearm
Venezuelan guitarist Juanma Trujillo's album ‘Música Para Quinteto: Live at Jazz Cava’ showcases hi…
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…
On Their Own Terms: How the AACM Built a New American Music
The Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM) has spent 50 years redefining jazz…
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…
Preserving the French Underground: A Guide to Souffle Continu
Souffle Continu is a record label dedicated to preserving and spotlighting visionary French undergr…
Ben Wendel's ‘BaRcoDe’ Is Unique and Uniquely Excellent » PopMatters
Ben Wendel's album ‘BaRcoDe’ showcases his creative approach to jazz, prioritizing innovation over …
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…
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 …