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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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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…
Claudia Balla shares the cinematic new cut, “The Old Magnolia (Dramatic Version)”
Claudia Balla releases ‘The Old Magnolia (Dramatic Version)’, a cinematic single following her sixt…
Plush Life — The Soft Resistance of Green-House
LA-based electronic duo Green-House, comprised of Olive Ardizoni and Michael Flanagan, discuss the …
billy woods and Mickey Diamond Take a Bite Out of “Peter and the Wolf” » PopMatters
billy woods and Mickey Diamond collaborate on ‘Peter and the Wolf’, creating an underground hip-hop…
Kim Gordon Is at the Height of Her Powers on ‘Play Me’ » PopMatters
Indie rock icon Kim Gordon releases ‘Play Me’, an album where she confronts contemporary world issu…
j.demar - fallow fields - The shape of what's missing, held in the light that remains.
fusing together multiple genres that defy strict categorization to create a dialogue between distan…
Ambient Sunday double with: Applefish, and Dotlights
Ambient Sunday features a double bill of beatless ambient music from two artists: Applefish and Dot…
Ivan Reash - Slavery - Cinematic classical folk ambient and noise around a powerful and emersive theological conept
A monumental work where a variety of styles got tied to a singular Biblical concept of becoming a s…
Social Abyss - BREAK the chain - With its dynamic blend of industrial, cyberpunk, and electronic sounds, Social Abyss’ ‘BREAK the chain’ is a hard-hitting industrial dance anthem for social change.
“BREAK the chain,” the latest single from Social Abyss, is a powerful anthem challenging the listen…
Kikù Hibino and Merzbow: dB.XYZ
Kikù Hibino and Merzbow collaborate on dB.XYZ, an album that explores underground music genres thro…
Elk Hunter - The Nowhere Ram - A fierce and melodic blend of Blackened Punk and Art Metal that’s as intense as it is unforgettable.
This album hits with a fierce, aggressive sound but still knows how to stay catchy and melodic. It …
TRAITRS: Possessor
TRAITRS releases ‘Possessor’, an album that explores themes of existential pain through underground…
Jordan Whitlock & Memory Spells - Do You Think Of It Sometimes?
Various Small Flames previews the upcoming LP ‘This Is What It Feels Like’ by Jordan Whitlock &…
God Knows and MuRli: Ireland’s Hip-Hop Gamechangers
Irish hip-hop duo God Knows and MuRli discuss their creative partnership and artistic evolution. Th…
When Hip-Hop's the LOX Reclaimed Their Power and Respect » PopMatters
The article examines how hip-hop group the LOX, consisting of Jadakiss, Styles P, and Sheek Louch, …
Rare Kreature - Noises Beyond - Noises Beyond is an ‘80s horror-inspired exploration of darkwave and post-punk that flits between morose and campy vibes for a uniquely cinematic experience.
Rare Kreature is no stranger to using horror imagery in his songs, and he often uses this motif to …
Friendly Alien - Neon Dawn - Listen to the future.
Listen to the future. A rhythmic journey through experimental electronica. Beat-driven rhythms, dro…
Zeena Parkins, Under Constant Revision | The Tonearm
Experimental harpist Zeena Parkins discusses her hand-built electric harp, her spatial compositiona…
Johnel Builds Resonance From Chaos » PopMatters
Nigerian hip-hop artist Johnel creates ‘borderless music’ that transcends national and religious bo…
Old Man of the Woods - Cape Perpetua
Various Small Flames reviews Cape Perpetua, the newest full-length album from Miranda Elliott's mus…
Heavy Crownz aims for the Chicago rap canon with Trench Baby Turned Farmer - Chicago Reader
Last week, Englewood rapper Heavy Crownz released his accomplished new album, Trench Baby Turned Fa…
Jex Ayla - “Battlefront” (feat. Michel Jaensch) | Obscure Sound
“Battlefront” is a dark electronic pop collaboration between Swiss artist Jex Ayla and German produ…