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Horse Lords Unveil Vocal-Driven Album, Share New Tracks
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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…

Updated 18 days ago
Youth Valley Releases Dark Post-Punk Single ‘Cerberus’
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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…

Updated 18 days ago
Ora Cogan Explores Resilience in ‘Hard Hearted Woman’
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Ora Cogan Explores Resilience in ‘Hard Hearted Woman’

Canadian experimental folk artist Ora Cogan has released her new album ‘Hard Hearted Woman,’ which explores themes of r…

Updated 18 days ago
Flying Lotus Releases Experimental EP ‘BIG MAMA’
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Flying Lotus Releases Experimental EP ‘BIG MAMA’

LA-based producer and filmmaker Flying Lotus (Steven Ellison) has released a new experimental EP titled ‘BIG MAMA,’ his…

Updated 29 days ago

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Deep Dive: Any Guy, Strawberry Skies, African Grooves, and a Lo-fi Hip-Hop Vibe - The Static Dive
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Deep Dive: Any Guy, Strawberry Skies, African Grooves, and a Lo-fi Hip-Hop Vibe - The Static Dive

The Deep Dive playlists feature new releases across multiple genres including indie pop, classical,…

staticdive.com · Mar 26, 2026
hip-hop
Jana Pochop - Powerlines - Powerlines is a haunting tapestry of indie-folk-pop that maps the distance between Brooklyn’s urban pulse and the expansive New Mexican sky, featuring reverbs recorded inside Georgia O’Keeffe’s Abiquiu studio.
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Jana Pochop - Powerlines - Powerlines is a haunting tapestry of indie-folk-pop that maps the distance between Brooklyn’s urban pulse and the expansive New Mexican sky, featuring reverbs recorded inside Georgia O’Keeffe’s Abiquiu studio.

Jana Pochop's self-produced EP Powerlines (releasing March 25) is an indie-folk-pop project that li…

www.getmusic.fm · Mar 26, 2026
folk
Youth Valley release post-punk/shoegaze crossover ‘Cerberus’.
Mix It All Up

Youth Valley release post-punk/shoegaze crossover ‘Cerberus’.

Youth Valley has released ‘Cerberus’, their most raw and bittersweet single to date. The track blen…

mixitallup.com · Mar 26, 2026
post-punk
Delete Everything! - MSD73 - DA1 (DE04) - F*ck AI sh*t and listen to these three techno bangers!
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Delete Everything! - MSD73 - DA1 (DE04) - F*ck AI sh*t and listen to these three techno bangers!

Delete Everything releases MSD73 - DA1 (DE04), a three-track techno EP featuring jet engine-inspire…

www.getmusic.fm · Mar 26, 2026
techno
Experimental keyboardist and composer Kelly Moran gives you something to reflect on with Don’t Trust Mirrors - Chicago Reader
Chicago Reader

Experimental keyboardist and composer Kelly Moran gives you something to reflect on with Don’t Trust Mirrors - Chicago Reader

Kelly Moran is an experimental keyboardist and composer who has released an album called Don't Trus…

chicagoreader.com · Mar 26, 2026
experimental
ListN Up Playlist: Keren Abreu (March 26, 2026)
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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…

icareifyoulisten.com · Mar 26, 2026
folk
Anne Hills carries folk music’s Chicago heyday in her head and heart - Chicago Reader
Chicago Reader

Anne Hills carries folk music’s Chicago heyday in her head and heart - Chicago Reader

Anne Hills is a folk musician who was part of Chicago's folk music scene, performing with legends T…

chicagoreader.com · Mar 25, 2026
folk
Experimental bass clarinetist Emily Rach Beisel drops a new album of heavy winds - Chicago Reader
Chicago Reader

Experimental bass clarinetist Emily Rach Beisel drops a new album of heavy winds - Chicago Reader

Emily Rach Beisel has released a new album that showcases her experimental bass clarinet work, blen…

chicagoreader.com · Mar 25, 2026
experimental
Three Music Thingz with DI LEO
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Three Music Thingz with DI LEO

This article features an interview with DI LEO (Phil Di Leo), an indie-folk-pop musician from Oakla…

www.ienjoymusic.net · Mar 25, 2026
folk
The Violent Youth, “tsvety” | I Die: You Die
I Die You Die

The Violent Youth, “tsvety” | I Die: You Die

The Violent Youth's latest release ‘tsvety’ features depressive Euro post-punk sound. The album rep…

www.idieyoudie.com · Mar 25, 2026
post-punk
Fire-Toolz – “Balam =^..^= Says IPv09082024 Strawberry Head”
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Fire-Toolz – “Balam =^..^= Says IPv09082024 Strawberry Head”

Fire-Toolz, a Chicago-based experimental electronic producer, has released a lead single titled ‘Ba…

rcmndedlisten.com · Mar 25, 2026
electronic
The Best Performances of 2026's Love Rocks NYC » PopMatters
PopMatters

The Best Performances of 2026's Love Rocks NYC » PopMatters

Love Rocks NYC featured an all-star lineup comparable to Newport Folk Festival, delivering nearly f…

www.popmatters.com · Mar 25, 2026
folk
Something We All Got by Cootie Catcher
Very Tiny Songs

Something We All Got by Cootie Catcher

Cootie Catcher releases their album ‘Something We All Got’ on Carpark Records on February 27, 2026.…

verytinysongs.wordpress.com · Mar 25, 2026
indie pop
Afro House Drops: FERROLD, Oezden, Mady Minton and danny khas
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Afro House Drops: FERROLD, Oezden, Mady Minton and danny khas

This article highlights three essential Afro House music releases that are ready for the dancefloor…

ekm.co · Mar 24, 2026
house
The New Ways Drops The Danceables Collection on Dysfunct
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The New Ways Drops The Danceables Collection on Dysfunct

The New Ways has released The Danceables Collection on Dysfunct, an underground House and Techno al…

ekm.co · Mar 24, 2026
electronic
Jonivan Jones reveals new offering, “Take my heart (to its grave)”
It's All Indie Playlist

Jonivan Jones reveals new offering, “Take my heart (to its grave)”

Jonivan Jones releases his new single “Take my heart (to its grave)”, a moody folk-country track fe…

www.blogger.com · Mar 23, 2026
folk
Plush Life — The Soft Resistance of Green-House
The Tonearm

Plush Life — The Soft Resistance of Green-House

LA-based electronic duo Green-House, comprised of Olive Ardizoni and Michael Flanagan, discuss the …

www.thetonearm.com · Mar 23, 2026
electronic
j.demar - fallow fields - The shape of what's missing, held in the light that remains.
GetMusic - Latest Releases

j.demar - fallow fields - The shape of what's missing, held in the light that remains.

j.demar's album ‘fallow fields’ is an experimental work blending post-rock and post-punk elements w…

www.getmusic.fm · Mar 22, 2026
acoustic
Ivan Reash - Slavery - Cinematic classical folk ambient and noise around a powerful and emersive theological conept
GetMusic - Latest Releases

Ivan Reash - Slavery - Cinematic classical folk ambient and noise around a powerful and emersive theological conept

Ivan Reash's ‘Slavery’ is a monumental four-hour-forty-minute album exploring the Biblical concept …

www.getmusic.fm · Mar 22, 2026
ambient
Kikù Hibino and Merzbow: dB.XYZ
Destroy//Exist

Kikù Hibino and Merzbow: dB.XYZ

Kikù Hibino and Merzbow collaborate on dB.XYZ, an album that explores underground music genres thro…

www.destroyexist.com · Mar 21, 2026
ambient
Tory Silver: Microwave
Destroy//Exist

Tory Silver: Microwave

Tory Silver's album ‘Microwave’ explores underground music and pop culture through themes of existe…

www.destroyexist.com · Mar 21, 2026
garage rock
3 New Emotional Deep Melodic Songs You Need to Hear Right Now
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3 New Emotional Deep Melodic Songs You Need to Hear Right Now

Three new emotional deep melodic house tracks are highlighted as must-listen songs: ‘Free’ by Plu2 …

ekm.co · Mar 21, 2026
house
Local witch-house artist Häxa welcomes spring at Reggies Music Joint - Chicago Reader
Chicago Reader

Local witch-house artist Häxa welcomes spring at Reggies Music Joint - Chicago Reader

Chicago witch-house artist Heather Häxa performed at Reggies Music Joint in a spring welcoming show…

chicagoreader.com · Mar 20, 2026
house
Lelo’s New Freaky-Ass Detroit
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Lelo’s New Freaky-Ass Detroit

Alphonse Pierre's Off the Dome column features an interview with Detroit up-and-comer Lelo, explori…

pitchfork.com · Mar 20, 2026
techno