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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 4 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 6 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 21 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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Golden Age Thursday Samples: Bobby Byrd's Funk Classic “I Know You Got Soul” (1971) Gets Flipped Into Hip-hop Excellence By Public Enemy (1989) & Ice Cube (1990) - Glide Magazine
Glide Magazine Interview

Golden Age Thursday Samples: Bobby Byrd's Funk Classic “I Know You Got Soul” (1971) Gets Flipped Into Hip-hop Excellence By Public Enemy (1989) & Ice Cube (1990) - Glide Magazine

This article examines how Bobby Byrd's 1971 funk classic ‘I Know You Got Soul’ became a foundationa…

glidemagazine.com · Mar 05, 2026
hip-hop
No Floor: Helm
Destroy//Exist News

No Floor: Helm

No Floor: Helm is an underground music publication or platform that covers shoegaze, post punk, noi…

www.destroyexist.com · Mar 04, 2026
emo
Honey I’m Home are back with latest single ‘Pretty’.
Mix It All Up

Honey I’m Home are back with latest single ‘Pretty’.

Honey I'm Home have released a new single titled ‘Pretty’ that blends 90's indie-rock with shoegaze…

mixitallup.com · Mar 04, 2026
shoegaze
Feature: Patience Please - ‘Miles Away’ EP -- Obscure Sound
Obscure Sound

Feature: Patience Please - ‘Miles Away’ EP -- Obscure Sound

West London trio Patience Please releases their debut EP ‘Miles Away,’ showcasing stadium-ready hoo…

www.obscuresound.com · Mar 04, 2026
acoustic
No Floor release fuzz-drenched new track ‘Helm’.
Mix It All Up

No Floor release fuzz-drenched new track ‘Helm’.

No Floor has released a new track called ‘Helm’, featuring heavy shoegaze sounds with doom influenc…

mixitallup.com · Mar 04, 2026
doom
Sleeps While Walking – Nothing
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Sleeps While Walking – Nothing

A brief review commenting on the acoustic guitar work in the song ‘Nothing’ by Sleeps While Walking…

www.mp3hugger.com · Mar 04, 2026
acoustic
Dotts O'Connor releases a stunningly beautiful new EP, “Jodie”
It's All Indie News

Dotts O'Connor releases a stunningly beautiful new EP, “Jodie”

Irish singer-songwriter Dotts O'Connor has released a new EP titled ‘Jodie’, featuring four acousti…

www.blogger.com · Mar 04, 2026
acoustic
Seefeel Announce First New Album In 15 Years ‘Sol.Hz.’: Hear ‘Ever No Way’
Stereogum

Seefeel Announce First New Album In 15 Years ‘Sol.Hz.’: Hear ‘Ever No Way’

London shoegaze/electronica band Seefeel announces their first full-length album in 15 years, title…

stereogum.com · Mar 04, 2026
electronic
Jacob Rountree delivers a heartfelt journey with his latest single, “Grace.”
It's All Indie Playlist

Jacob Rountree delivers a heartfelt journey with his latest single, “Grace.”

Bozeman-based singer-songwriter Jacob Rountree releases his heartfelt new single ‘Grace,’ his first…

www.blogger.com · Mar 04, 2026
acoustic
GENA – The Pleasure Is Yours | The Quietus
The Quietus

GENA – The Pleasure Is Yours | The Quietus

GENA is a collaborative project between Liv.e and Karriem Riggins that delivers a seductive and swe…

thequietus.com · Mar 04, 2026
hip-hop
Listen: Count The Clock - “So Dumb” (feat. Leannie) -- Obscure Sound
Obscure Sound

Listen: Count The Clock - “So Dumb” (feat. Leannie) -- Obscure Sound

Count The Clock, led by Los Angeles composer Michael Coe, releases dreamy pop single ‘So Dumb’ feat…

www.obscuresound.com · Mar 03, 2026
shoegaze
Listen: Stray Fossa - “I Was There” -- Obscure Sound
Obscure Sound

Listen: Stray Fossa - “I Was There” -- Obscure Sound

Stray Fossa's track ‘I Was There’ from their third album Blossomer showcases a beautiful blend of j…

www.obscuresound.com · Mar 03, 2026
acoustic
Korda Korder return with cinematic new single, “I Was Your Witness”
It's All Indie Playlist

Korda Korder return with cinematic new single, “I Was Your Witness”

Hastings-based dream-pop band Korda Korder has released their first single of 2026, “I Was Your Wit…

www.blogger.com · Mar 03, 2026
house
Ben Reilly: “AI is the opposite of hip-hop”
The FADER

Ben Reilly: “AI is the opposite of hip-hop”

Ben Reilly argues in an exclusive op-ed for The FADER that artificial intelligence fundamentally co…

www.thefader.com · Mar 03, 2026
hip-hop
Touché Amoré tap Wisp & members of Deafheaven, Blood Brothers & Youth Code for ‘Stage Four’ deluxe
Brooklyn Vegan

Touché Amoré tap Wisp & members of Deafheaven, Blood Brothers & Youth Code for ‘Stage Four’ deluxe

Touché Amoré is releasing a deluxe edition of their album ‘Stage Four’ featuring collaborations wit…

www.brooklynvegan.com · Mar 03, 2026
acoustic
Touché Amoré tap Wisp & members of Deafheaven, Blood Brothers & Youth Code for ‘Stage Four’ deluxe
Brooklyn Vegan

Touché Amoré tap Wisp & members of Deafheaven, Blood Brothers & Youth Code for ‘Stage Four’ deluxe

Touché Amoré is releasing a deluxe edition of their album ‘Stage Four’ featuring collaborations wit…

www.brooklynvegan.com · Mar 03, 2026
acoustic
Bob Power, Prolific Engineer Behind Hip-Hop Classics, Dies at 73
Pitchfork News

Bob Power, Prolific Engineer Behind Hip-Hop Classics, Dies at 73

Bob Power, an influential music engineer who shaped the sound of hip-hop and neo-soul, has died at …

pitchfork.com · Mar 03, 2026
hip-hop
Sariyah Idan Expands Her Acoustic Storytelling on “Live In Berlin, Vol. 2” - KALTBLUT Magazine
Kaltblut Magazine

Sariyah Idan Expands Her Acoustic Storytelling on “Live In Berlin, Vol. 2” - KALTBLUT Magazine

Sariyah Idan, a New Orleans-based multi-instrumentalist and songwriter, releases ‘Live In Berlin, V…

www.kaltblut-magazine.com · Mar 03, 2026
acoustic
standards ep by smush
Very Tiny Songs

standards ep by smush

Smush releases their self-titled ‘standards ep’, a collection blending alternative, bedroom pop, an…

verytinysongs.wordpress.com · Mar 03, 2026
indie rock
Forever and Always by Paint
Very Tiny Songs

Forever and Always by Paint

Paint, an Australian band from Perth, released their self-titled album ‘Forever and Always’ on Octo…

verytinysongs.wordpress.com · Mar 03, 2026
dream pop
Listen: Sungaze - “Be a Better Man” -- Obscure Sound
Obscure Sound

Listen: Sungaze - “Be a Better Man” -- Obscure Sound

Cincinnati-based band Sungaze releases “Be a Better Man,” a dreamy shoegaze single from their upcom…

www.obscuresound.com · Mar 02, 2026
shoegaze
Listen: The Birthday Letters - “My Dream Novel (Magical Realism)”
Obscure Sound Playlist

Listen: The Birthday Letters - “My Dream Novel (Magical Realism)”

The Birthday Letters release ‘My Dream Novel (Magical Realism)’, a charming indie folk song featuri…

www.obscuresound.com · Mar 02, 2026
acoustic
Sungaze return with new track ‘Be a Better Man’.
Mix It All Up

Sungaze return with new track ‘Be a Better Man’.

Sungaze has released a new single titled ‘Be a Better Man’, which explores themes of accountability…

mixitallup.com · Mar 02, 2026
shoegaze
‘The Night Green Side of It’: R.A.P. Ferreira and Kenny Segal Strike Gold Once Again on Another High-Concept Hip-Hop Collaboration - Atwood Magazine
Atwood Magazine

‘The Night Green Side of It’: R.A.P. Ferreira and Kenny Segal Strike Gold Once Again on Another High-Concept Hip-Hop Collaboration - Atwood Magazine

R.A.P. Ferreira and Kenny Segal collaborate on ‘The Night Green Side of It,’ a hip-hop album featur…

atwoodmagazine.com · Mar 02, 2026
hip-hop