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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…
Sturgill Simpson Surprise-Releases Album as Johnny Blue Skies
Sturgill Simpson has surprise-released a new album titled ‘Mutiny After Midnight’ under his alias Johnny Blue Skies &am…
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Tony Bontana: My Name
The Birmingham rapper meditates on identity and working-class British culture on his latest album, …
Kinisi - “Earthling” (feat. Unk N'Nem) | Obscure Sound
Kinisi, the project of Atlanta musician Speros Kokenes, releases “Earthling” featuring Unk N'Nem, a…
Kukuni - “Left Out” | Obscure Sound
Los Angeles-based act Kukuni releases their track ‘Left Out,’ blending psychedelic sensibilities wi…
Rock Berg - “Stop Drop and Roll” | Obscure Soun
“Stop Drop and Roll” by Rock Berg is an inventive indie pop track that blends hazy psych-pop with h…
Kim Fu’s Book Notes music playlist for their novel The Valley of Vengeful Ghosts
Kim Fu creates a music playlist as part of the Book Notes series to accompany their novel The Valle…
SSAANN: Echo
SSAANN's album ‘Echo’ explores underground music and pop culture through themes of existential pain…
Hammok Sign to Sargent House, Announce New Album
Norwegian post-hardcore band Hammok has signed with Sargent House label and announced their upcomin…
Feature: Patience Please - ‘Miles Away’ EP -- Obscure Sound
West London trio Patience Please releases their debut EP ‘Miles Away,’ showcasing stadium-ready hoo…
Octo Octa Announces New Album ‘Sigils For Survival’: Hear ‘Survival Groove’
New Hampshire producer Maya Bouldry-Morrison, who records as Octo Octa, has announced her new album…
“Yes, It’s About Ants”: Carter Vail Turns Paranoia, Loneliness, & Absurdity into an Indie Pop Earworm on “Ants in My Room” - Atwood Magazine
Carter Vail releases “Ants in My Room,” an indie pop single that transforms feelings of paranoia an…
Premiere: Jessica Hottman Shares New Video for “Surf the Dawn”
Omaha-based indie singer/songwriter Jessica Hottman has been releasing music under a handful of dif…
Sleeps While Walking – Nothing
A brief review commenting on the acoustic guitar work in the song ‘Nothing’ by Sleeps While Walking…
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…
Hammok Announce New Album ‘When Does This Place Become Our Scene’: Hear ‘The Scene’
Oslo-based band Hammok have announced their new album ‘When Does This Place Become Our Scene’ on Sa…
Mother Raspberry - Mother Raspberry and the Lord Prometheus Jon. LXVII - When Mother Raspberry meets The Albman Brothers
Mother Raspberry releases a new EP featuring a lost theme song and progressive industrial jazz, ser…
Best Chicago DJ bottling music into scent - Chicago Reader
A Chicago DJ has created a scent inspired by Smartbar nightclub that evokes memories of the dancefl…
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…
Best ambient techno microlabel specializing in small-run lathe-cut records - Chicago Reader
A Chicago-based microlabel has quickly established itself by releasing carefully curated ambient te…
Best new reason to visit Austin Town Hall Park - Chicago Reader
The Chicago Blues Museum has opened a new permanent exhibit at Austin Town Hall Park that highlight…
Fcukers Make TV Debut, Share New Song ‘if you wanna party come over to my house’
Fcukers, a New York City electronic party-pop duo, made their television debut on The Tonight Show …
Upupayāma – “Mystic Chords of Memory”
Upupayāma, the project of Italian multi-instrumentalist Alessio Ferrari (formerly of Centripetal Fo…
Shane Parish Recontextualizes Techno on Ingenious LP » PopMatters
Shane Parish has released an ingenious LP that recontextualizes techno music, demonstrating his tal…