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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 4 days ago
Terror Announces Tour Supporting New Album ‘Still Suffer’
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Terror Announces Tour Supporting New Album ‘Still Suffer’

Veteran hardcore band Terror has announced an upcoming tour with Pain of Truth, End It, and Start Today as supporting a…

Updated about 1 month ago
Ozzfest Returns in 2027, Ozzy Statue at Hellfest
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Ozzfest Returns in 2027, Ozzy Statue at Hellfest

Sharon and Jack Osbourne have confirmed that the iconic Ozzfest metal festival will return in 2027, starting in England…

Updated about 1 month 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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Poppy: Empty Hands
Pitchfork Album Reviews

Poppy: Empty Hands

Poppy has transitioned from a quirky internet persona to a Grammy-nominated metalcore artist, with …

pitchfork.com · Feb 03, 2026
metal
The Opener: ira glass are unafraid of entropy
The FADER

The Opener: ira glass are unafraid of entropy

Chicago post-post-hardcore band ira glass discusses their musical influences and tour experiences w…

www.thefader.com · Feb 02, 2026
hardcore
30 anni di Cenobite Records: intervista a Formek
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30 anni di Cenobite Records: intervista a Formek

Cenobite Records, founded in Amsterdam in 1996 by Michel Klaassen (Leviathan/Tellurian), began as a…

www.parkettchannel.it · Feb 02, 2026
hardcore
The Lemonheads - Love Chant (Fire Records)
Big Takeover

The Lemonheads - Love Chant (Fire Records)

The Lemonheads return with ‘Love Chant’, a thoughtful album that reflects on time and identity afte…

bigtakeover.com · Feb 02, 2026
indie rock
Single: Chalk Hands – Pauvre De Moi
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Single: Chalk Hands – Pauvre De Moi

Chalk Hands introduces a new single ‘Pauvre De Moi’ in the French language post-hardcore emo genre.…

start-track.com · Feb 02, 2026
emo
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Burl Veneer (Music)

Bonanza of Doom - s/t LP - psychedelic rock and free jazz (and a minimalist passage in the title…

Bonanza of Doom's self-titled LP is a Norwegian release combining psychedelic rock and free jazz wi…

burlveneer-music.tumblr.com · Feb 02, 2026
doom
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TURTLENEK Premiere

Lukas Oscar releases sophomore album ‘Everything’s Built To Last’

Lukas Oscar has released his second album ‘Everything's Built To Last’, which represents a signific…

turtlenek.net · Feb 02, 2026
folk
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TURTLENEK

Wibes invite you into ‘Life Outside’

Wibes have released a new song called ‘Life Outside’ that offers a gentle, introspective musical ex…

turtlenek.net · Feb 02, 2026
electronic
Blackwater Holylight: Not Here Not Gone
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Blackwater Holylight: Not Here Not Gone

Blackwater Holylight's latest album explores a transformative musical landscape that defies traditi…

pitchfork.com · Feb 02, 2026
doom
Ambient Sunday with: Spacecraft and Sol Nomad
Acid Ted

Ambient Sunday with: Spacecraft and Sol Nomad

The article features two ambient electronic music artists, Spacecraft (Rishi Bhatia) from Mumbai an…

acidted.wordpress.com · Feb 01, 2026
ambient
Massive Ego x Boy George - Broken Tomorrow (Music video) • Electrozombies
Electrozombies

Massive Ego x Boy George - Broken Tomorrow (Music video) • Electrozombies

Massive Ego and Boy George have collaborated on a music video for their song ‘Broken Tomorrow’, exp…

electrozombies.com · Jan 31, 2026
indie rock
Essential Releases, January 31, 2026
Bandcamp Daily News

Essential Releases, January 31, 2026

Bandcamp Daily's essential releases feature three diverse musical acts: Costa Rican shoegaze band A…

daily.bandcamp.com · Jan 31, 2026
ambient
New IDM release: Kodomo – Sisu
Acid Ted

New IDM release: Kodomo – Sisu

Kodomo, an electronic music producer by Chris Child, has released a new single called Sisu. The mus…

acidted.wordpress.com · Jan 30, 2026
ambient
Experimental metal band Barren Heir celebrate their roaring third record, Far From - Chicago Reader
Chicago Reader

Experimental metal band Barren Heir celebrate their roaring third record, Far From - Chicago Reader

Experimental metal band Barren Heir has released their third record, Far From, which demonstrates t…

chicagoreader.com · Jan 30, 2026
experimental
Rio Kosta’s escapist psychedelic pop could transport you anywhere - Chicago Reader
Chicago Reader

Rio Kosta’s escapist psychedelic pop could transport you anywhere - Chicago Reader

Rio Kosta is an Los Angeles-based musical duo formed by Mike Del Rio and Kosta Galanopoulos, who me…

chicagoreader.com · Jan 30, 2026
psychedelic
Breakout Chicago posthardcore band Latter take a victory lap at Lincoln Hall - Chicago Reader
Chicago Reader

Breakout Chicago posthardcore band Latter take a victory lap at Lincoln Hall - Chicago Reader

Chicago posthardcore band Latter releases a self-released EP titled ‘What Lives Inside of Me’, char…

chicagoreader.com · Jan 30, 2026
hardcore
Nerveminne: Spirals
Destroy//Exist

Nerveminne: Spirals

Nerveminne explores complex emotional landscapes through a genre-blending musical approach that inc…

www.destroyexist.com · Jan 30, 2026
experimental
Ambient-dance mystics Purelink revisit the group’s native Chicago - Chicago Reader
Chicago Reader

Ambient-dance mystics Purelink revisit the group’s native Chicago - Chicago Reader

Purelink is an ambient-dance group from Chicago known for creating immersive, layered tracks that d…

chicagoreader.com · Jan 30, 2026
ambient
Dramatic hip hop with: waafer – MACBETH
Acid Ted

Dramatic hip hop with: waafer – MACBETH

Waafer, a US-based artist, has released a dramatic hip hop concept album based on Shakespeare's Mac…

acidted.wordpress.com · Jan 30, 2026
ambient
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The Quietus

Laurel Halo to Release Soundtrack for Film ‘Midnight Zone’

The US artist's score for Julian Charrière's film is coming out through her own Awe label Screensh…

thequietus.com · Jan 30, 2026
electronic
Single: Vehicle – You Are Not A Cowboy
Start Track

Single: Vehicle – You Are Not A Cowboy

Vehicle's single ‘You Are Not A Cowboy’ is a playful Americana-rock track that blends influences fr…

start-track.com · Jan 30, 2026
psychedelic
Ty Segall: “Live” “At” “The” “BBC” EP
Pitchfork Album Reviews

Ty Segall: “Live” “At” “The” “BBC” EP

Ty Segall has released a new live EP recorded at the BBC, capturing his raw musical performance. Th…

pitchfork.com · Jan 30, 2026
psychedelic
Geologist: Can I Get a Pack of Camel Lights?
Pitchfork Album Reviews

Geologist: Can I Get a Pack of Camel Lights?

In this album review, the writer explores an unnamed musical work, likely by the band Animal Collec…

pitchfork.com · Jan 30, 2026
psychedelic
Bob Weir Rides Into the Sunset for the Last Time » PopMatters
PopMatters

Bob Weir Rides Into the Sunset for the Last Time » PopMatters

Bob Weir, co-founder of the Grateful Dead, has passed away at age 78, marking a significant loss fo…

www.popmatters.com · Jan 29, 2026
folk