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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…
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…
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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…
Sonora Pines are back with brand new track ‘TFM’.
A playful, garage-rock/punk-leaning offering which sees the band kick things up a notch.
Anne Hills carries folk music’s Chicago heyday in her head and heart - Chicago Reader
One of my favorite ways to discover a local artist is to study the liner notes of a thrift-store LP…
Experimental bass clarinetist Emily Rach Beisel drops a new album of heavy winds - Chicago Reader
Emily Rach Beisel Fri 4/10 at 8:30 pm The post Experimental bass clarinetist Emily Rach Beisel drop…
Three Music Thingz with DI LEO
Oouuuuoooouuu, it's another rendition of Three Music Thingz, the blogseries where I ask musicians f…
The Violent Youth, “tsvety” | I Die: You Die
Depressive Euro post-punk is the order of the day on the latest from The Violent Youth. The post Th…
Single: Bliss Abyss – wrecked
Bay Area musician Peter Wallner, known for his work with Deafheaven and Wax Idols, has released a n…
Fire-Toolz – “Balam =^..^= Says IPv09082024 Strawberry Head”
Fire-Toolz, a Chicago-based experimental electronic producer, has released a lead single titled ‘Ba…
The Best Performances of 2026's Love Rocks NYC » PopMatters
Love Rocks NYC promised an all-star lineup, one that wouldn't have been out of place at Newport Fol…
Luna Rosa Prepares To Strike Back On ‘The Luge’ | RCM
Luna Rosa delivers the striking track, The Luge, tapping into the dance-punk spirit of the early 20…
Luna Rosa Prepares To Strike Back On ‘The Luge’ | RCM
Luna Rosa releases ‘The Luge,’ a new track that channels the energetic dance-punk aesthetic of the …
New Drum and Bass: Moleman – Between Worlds
Some spaced drum and bass is today’s offering courtesy of Moleman. Moleman is a melodic drum and ba…
Alex James drops his powerful new cut, “Figure It Out Now”
Coming out of the north-east of England is Alex James, who is a singer-songwriter, backed up by a t…
Afro House Drops: FERROLD, Oezden, Mady Minton and danny khas
If you’re a regular EKM reader, you’ll know by now that we love to bring you features that outline …
Healing and Peace — A Treatise (Self-Release)
A Treatise scrambles to life in a burst of scratchy acoustic guitar, a tootle of cheery keyboard an…
Dryft: Actacrume
Dryft's album ‘Actacrume’ is an underground music release that explores existential themes through …
Looned - Flowering Delirium - Noise/ambient, creating a contrast of tranquility and harshness, woven from a vision of dark surrealism.
Noise/ambient, creating a contrast of tranquility and harshness, woven from a vision of dark surrea…
The New Ways Drops The Danceables Collection on Dysfunct
The New Ways, also known as electronic artist Shelbric Fuller, has just released his new House Tech…
Djembe Funk - $20 Mic - This song only needed one 20 dollar mic. All instruments played into same mic, vocals too. 20 bucks.
I bought a microphone I like and I want the world to know. It only costs 20 dollars and I recorded …
Mike Zellers - Healing - Creating this music brought me some peace and I hope listening to it will bring you peace.
This recording was very important to me. I was experiencing grief and recovering from physical issu…
Jonivan Jones reveals new offering, “Take my heart (to its grave)”
Jonivan Jones is back with his exciting new offering, “Take my heart (to its grave)”. The song is h…