Discover. Listen. Explore.
Your destination for music news, reviews, and sonic culture.
Stories
View All →
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…
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…
Acoustic, Alternative, Shoegaze, Techno 556 articles
View All →
No Floor release fuzz-drenched new track ‘Helm’.
No Floor has released a new track called ‘Helm’, featuring heavy shoegaze sounds with doom influenc…
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…
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…
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…
Shane Parish Recontextualizes Techno on Ingenious LP » PopMatters
Shane Parish has released an ingenious LP that recontextualizes techno music, demonstrating his tal…
Matador et Elliot Vast – « Twisted » : quand la melodic techno se fait confession intime
Matador and Elliot Vast collaborate on ‘Twisted,’ a melodic techno track that blends precise produc…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
standards ep by smush
Smush releases their self-titled ‘standards ep’, a collection blending alternative, bedroom pop, an…
Forever and Always by Paint
Paint, an Australian band from Perth, released their self-titled album ‘Forever and Always’ on Octo…
Listen: Sungaze - “Be a Better Man” -- Obscure Sound
Cincinnati-based band Sungaze releases “Be a Better Man,” a dreamy shoegaze single from their upcom…
Listen: The Birthday Letters - “My Dream Novel (Magical Realism)”
The Birthday Letters release ‘My Dream Novel (Magical Realism)’, a charming indie folk song featuri…
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…
Pete Rafle, Songsmith - Compass & Chart - Pete Rafle's debut full-length album is a collection of groovy, thought-provoking songs in the tradition of Steve Earle, Jason Isbell, Nick Lowe, and Billy Bragg.
Pete Rafle releases his debut full-length album ‘Compass & Chart,’ featuring full-band arrangem…
Audiolabor - Strong People Eat Acid III - Strong People Eat Acid III - Were celebrating the spirit of 303 Day once again with a masterclass in raw, analogue energy.
Audiolabor releases ‘Strong People Eat Acid III’, a mini-compilation of eight tracks celebrating 30…
Veranda - Veranda (Big in the Garden)
Montreal collective Veranda releases their self-titled album, blending acoustic folk sounds inspire…