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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 17 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 17 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 28 days 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 29 days ago

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Lelo’s New Freaky-Ass Detroit
Pitchfork The Pitch

Lelo’s New Freaky-Ass Detroit

Alphonse Pierre’s Off the Dome column covers songs, mixtapes, albums, scenes, snippets, movies, Mee…

pitchfork.com · Mar 20, 2026
techno
KVATHORY - Ardis - your most beautiful nightmarish trip
GetMusic - Latest Releases

KVATHORY - Ardis - your most beautiful nightmarish trip

Your most beautiful nightmarish trip… recorded in a parking lot inside a car… between bombing and s…

www.getmusic.fm · Mar 20, 2026
metal
Essential Releases, March 20, 2026
Bandcamp Daily News

Essential Releases, March 20, 2026

Brazilian metal, jazz funk, alternative, and more. Read full story on the Bandcamp Daily.

daily.bandcamp.com · Mar 20, 2026
jazz
Butter And The Genre Deliver A Rich, Live-recorded Jazz Experience With ‘Music Is Life’
Jamsphere

Butter And The Genre Deliver A Rich, Live-recorded Jazz Experience With ‘Music Is Life’

A live-recorded studio album highlighting the band’s versatility, energy, and collaborative sound. …

jamsphere.com · Mar 20, 2026
jazz
Jordan Whitlock & Memory Spells - Do You Think Of It Sometimes?
Various Small Flames

Jordan Whitlock & Memory Spells - Do You Think Of It Sometimes?

We’ve covered a number of singles from the collaboration between Jordan Whitlock and Matt Bauer‘s M…

varioussmallflames.co.uk · Mar 19, 2026
ambient
Colors that rhyme, clash, and dance - Chicago Reader
Chicago Reader

Colors that rhyme, clash, and dance - Chicago Reader

“Matisse’s Jazz: Rhythms in Color” through 6/1 at the Art Institute of Chicago The post Colors that…

chicagoreader.com · Mar 19, 2026
jazz
Splendidula - Absentia (Feat. Tim Yatras) - Atmospheric black/doom metal featuring guest vocals by Tim Yatras (Austere, Germ).
GetMusic - Latest Releases

Splendidula - Absentia (Feat. Tim Yatras) - Atmospheric black/doom metal featuring guest vocals by Tim Yatras (Austere, Germ).

Absentia is the third single and title track from Splendidula’s upcoming fourth full-length album, …

www.getmusic.fm · Mar 19, 2026
doom
Crouch, “Breaking the Catatonic State”
Bandcamp Daily

Crouch, “Breaking the Catatonic State”

Featuring members of Amenra, Oathbreakers, and others, the Belgian metal band have the power and pe…

daily.bandcamp.com · Mar 19, 2026
metal
Friendly Alien - Neon Dawn - Listen to the future.
GetMusic - Latest Releases

Friendly Alien - Neon Dawn - Listen to the future.

Listen to the future. A rhythmic journey through experimental electronica. Beat-driven rhythms, dro…

www.getmusic.fm · Mar 19, 2026
electronic
Zeena Parkins, Under Constant Revision | The Tonearm
The Tonearm

Zeena Parkins, Under Constant Revision | The Tonearm

The experimental harpist discusses the hand-built electric instrument at the center of her practice…

www.thetonearm.com · Mar 19, 2026
experimental
Wendy Eisenberg - Vanity Paradox
Various Small Flames

Wendy Eisenberg - Vanity Paradox

Born from a process of self-confrontation they liken to “a personal exorcism,” Wendy Eisenberg‘s la…

varioussmallflames.co.uk · Mar 19, 2026
folk
‘Rock of Pages’ Argues for the High of Literature in the Low of Heavy Metal » PopMatters
PopMatters

‘Rock of Pages’ Argues for the High of Literature in the Low of Heavy Metal » PopMatters

Rock of Pages makes a lively case that the theatricality of 1980s heavy metal concealed a more lite…

www.popmatters.com · Mar 18, 2026
metal
Imaginary Space, Real Feeling — Bayeté's Electric Gospel
The Tonearm

Imaginary Space, Real Feeling — Bayeté's Electric Gospel

Reissued more than fifty years after its creation, Bayeté's ‘Seeking Other Beauty’ finds the Bay Ar…

www.thetonearm.com · Mar 18, 2026
jazz
Willebrant - Night Daze - a vibe of some kind of extra-dimensional jazz club with the sultry trumpet licks ringing through a space that defies common physics
GetMusic - Latest Releases

Willebrant - Night Daze - a vibe of some kind of extra-dimensional jazz club with the sultry trumpet licks ringing through a space that defies common physics

Night Daze blends immersive textures and emotive expanses that invites the listener to conceive a v…

www.getmusic.fm · Mar 18, 2026
jazz
TIM BOWMAN | singolo | DISTOPIC.IT
DISTOPIC.IT

TIM BOWMAN | singolo | DISTOPIC.IT

Tim Bowman releases a single featuring an enveloping jazz composition that blends emotional depth w…

www.distopic.it · Mar 17, 2026
jazz
Pete Scales - ‘Blue Without You’ | Obscure Sound
Obscure Sound

Pete Scales - ‘Blue Without You’ | Obscure Sound

Pete Scales’ recently released album ‘Blue Without You’ features twelve folk tracks representing hi…

www.obscuresound.com · Mar 17, 2026
folk
Chris Marksberry - “Bolt of Lightning” | Obscure Sound
Obscure Sound

Chris Marksberry - “Bolt of Lightning” | Obscure Sound

Chris Marksberry releases “Bolt of Lightning,” the first single from his upcoming sophomore album T…

www.obscuresound.com · Mar 17, 2026
folk
Tour news: Djo / Pond, Viagra Boys, Winnipeg Folk Fest, Widowspeak, Ann Wilson, Ella Mai, more
Brooklyn Vegan

Tour news: Djo / Pond, Viagra Boys, Winnipeg Folk Fest, Widowspeak, Ann Wilson, Ella Mai, more

This article announces multiple concert tours and festival appearances across various artists and g…

www.brooklynvegan.com · Mar 17, 2026
folk
Tour news: Djo / Pond, Viagra Boys, Winnipeg Folk Fest, Widowspeak, Ann Wilson, Ella Mai, more
Brooklyn Vegan

Tour news: Djo / Pond, Viagra Boys, Winnipeg Folk Fest, Widowspeak, Ann Wilson, Ella Mai, more

This article announces upcoming tour dates and festival appearances for numerous artists across var…

www.brooklynvegan.com · Mar 17, 2026
folk
$kiMa$k $ummerz - Save Us - SAVE US Full Free Techno Album - Limited time only
GetMusic - Latest Releases

$kiMa$k $ummerz - Save Us - SAVE US Full Free Techno Album - Limited time only

$kiMa$k $ummerz has released a limited-time promotional techno album titled ‘Save Us’ featuring 5 t…

www.getmusic.fm · Mar 17, 2026
techno
Raul Monsalve Y Los Forajidos - Sol (Olindo)
Big Takeover

Raul Monsalve Y Los Forajidos - Sol (Olindo)

Raúl Monsalve y Los Forajidos’ album ‘SOL’ transcends conventional boundaries, blending Venezuelan …

bigtakeover.com · Mar 17, 2026
experimental
Natalie Wildgoose Shares New Single ‘River Days’: Listen
Stereogum

Natalie Wildgoose Shares New Single ‘River Days’: Listen

Lo-fi folk musician Natalie Wildgoose releases a new single called ‘River Days’ that draws comparis…

stereogum.com · Mar 17, 2026
folk
Valisia Odell: Breaths
Destroy//Exist News

Valisia Odell: Breaths

Valisia Odell releases ‘Breaths’, an album that explores underground music and pop culture through …

www.destroyexist.com · Mar 17, 2026
experimental
Jinjer Get Crystal Lake, Entheos for North American Tour │ Exclaim!
Exclaim!

Jinjer Get Crystal Lake, Entheos for North American Tour │ Exclaim!

Ukrainian metal band Jinjer has announced a North American tour featuring support from Crystal Lake…

exclaim.ca · Mar 17, 2026
metal