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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 12 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 13 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 13 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 24 days ago

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KEELEY shares latest single ‘Trains and Daydreams (feat. Sice)’.
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KEELEY shares latest single ‘Trains and Daydreams (feat. Sice)’.

KEELEY releases new single ‘Trains and Daydreams’ featuring Sice, blending shoegaze aesthetics with…

mixitallup.com · Mar 16, 2026
shoegaze
Pressgang Mutiny Set Sail With Departure, Sailing Centuries-Old Songs Straight Into The Modern World
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Pressgang Mutiny Set Sail With Departure, Sailing Centuries-Old Songs Straight Into The Modern World

Pressgang Mutiny releases their album ‘Departure,’ modernizing centuries-old sea shanties with cont…

indiepulsemusic.com · Mar 16, 2026
folk
Darko's Aufhebung: Chrysalide de l'air
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Darko's Aufhebung: Chrysalide de l'air

Darko's album ‘Aufhebung: Chrysalide de l'air’ explores existential themes through underground musi…

www.destroyexist.com · Mar 16, 2026
shoegaze
Water Gun: Texas Queen
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Water Gun: Texas Queen

Water Gun's ‘Texas Queen’ represents an exploration of underground music aesthetics blending shoega…

www.destroyexist.com · Mar 16, 2026
shoegaze
Lily Seabird Shares New Single ‘Demon In Me’: Listen
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Lily Seabird Shares New Single ‘Demon In Me’: Listen

Burlington folk-rock singer-songwriter Lily Seabird has released a new single titled ‘Demon In Me’ …

stereogum.com · Mar 16, 2026
folk
Finlay Birch - Weight Will Unwind (self-released)
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Finlay Birch - Weight Will Unwind (self-released)

Finlay Birch's debut album ‘Weight Will Unwind’ draws comparisons to influential singer-songwriters…

bigtakeover.com · Mar 16, 2026
folk
Truthpaste Pivot to “Emo Rock” with Explosive New Single ‘Bus Song’ - Indie is not a genre
Indie is Not a Genre

Truthpaste Pivot to “Emo Rock” with Explosive New Single ‘Bus Song’ - Indie is not a genre

Truthpaste has shifted their musical direction from electronic folk and acoustic pop to emo rock wi…

www.indieisnotagenre.com · Mar 16, 2026
acoustic
Ora Cogan: Hard Hearted Woman
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Ora Cogan: Hard Hearted Woman

The Canadian songwriter draws from gothic Americana, psychedelic folk, and ghostly bluegrass on an …

pitchfork.com · Mar 16, 2026
folk
Bill Orcutt: Music in Continuous Motion
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Bill Orcutt: Music in Continuous Motion

Building on the approach of 2022’s Music for Four Guitars, the experimental guitarist spins time-be…

pitchfork.com · Mar 16, 2026
experimental
Single: Somewhere – Kehai
Start Track

Single: Somewhere – Kehai

Somewhere is the solo project of Japanese singer-songwriter Saku, who independently handles all asp…

start-track.com · Mar 15, 2026
folk
Single: Lana Leone – Paper Cranes
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Single: Lana Leone – Paper Cranes

Lana Leone's new single ‘Paper Cranes’ is described as a transformative auditory experience that ev…

start-track.com · Mar 15, 2026
shoegaze
New Music: Bliss Abyss – wrecked | AnalogueTrash
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New Music: Bliss Abyss – wrecked | AnalogueTrash

San Francisco Bay Area trio Bliss Abyss releases ‘wrecked,’ the third single from their upcoming se…

www.analoguetrash.com · Mar 15, 2026
shoegaze
Irreversible Entanglements feat. Helado Negro – “Juntos Vencemos”
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Irreversible Entanglements feat. Helado Negro – “Juntos Vencemos”

Experimental free jazz band Irreversible Entanglements collaborates with Helado Negro on ‘Juntos Ve…

rcmndedlisten.com · Mar 15, 2026
experimental
Recommended Album: Sarah Bell Reid – ‘Manifold’
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Recommended Album: Sarah Bell Reid – ‘Manifold’

Canadian experimental composer Sarah Bell Reid's new album ‘Manifold’ is a quadrophonic sound sculp…

rcmndedlisten.com · Mar 15, 2026
experimental
TANGIENTS - The Ether - Dreamy nu-gaze single combining celestial ethereal wave and ‘80s post-punk inspiration à la Cocteau Twins.
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TANGIENTS - The Ether - Dreamy nu-gaze single combining celestial ethereal wave and ‘80s post-punk inspiration à la Cocteau Twins.

Los Angeles duo TANGIENTS releases ‘The Ether,’ the first single from their debut album Embers, com…

www.getmusic.fm · Mar 14, 2026
dream pop
figure eight are back with new song ‘hummingbird’.
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figure eight are back with new song ‘hummingbird’.

Figure eight has released a new song titled ‘hummingbird’, featuring a dense shoegaze sound. The tr…

mixitallup.com · Mar 14, 2026
post-rock
Bleach Dreamer shares the hazy new track, “Last Train to Midnight”
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Bleach Dreamer shares the hazy new track, “Last Train to Midnight”

Canadian band Bleach Dreamer releases “Last Train to Midnight”, a new single that blends 80s nostal…

www.blogger.com · Mar 14, 2026
post-punk
AMELIE JAT | singolo | DISTOPIC.IT
DISTOPIC.IT

AMELIE JAT | singolo | DISTOPIC.IT

Amelie Jat releases a new single that defies easy description, blending pop and folk elements in a …

www.distopic.it · Mar 13, 2026
folk
YOUTH VALLEY | singolo | DISTOPIC.IT
DISTOPIC.IT

YOUTH VALLEY | singolo | DISTOPIC.IT

This track blends shoegaze with 1980s influences, drawing clear sonic inspiration from Robert Smith…

www.distopic.it · Mar 13, 2026
shoegaze
Cathedral Bells: crashing out
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Cathedral Bells: crashing out

Cathedral Bells is discussed in the context of underground alternative music culture. The article f…

www.destroyexist.com · Mar 13, 2026
punk
COSM release melancholic banger ‘Black Holes’.
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COSM release melancholic banger ‘Black Holes’.

COSM has released ‘Black Holes’, a new track that blends shoegaze, slowcore, and psych-rock element…

mixitallup.com · Mar 13, 2026
shoegaze
“I’m a Canvas of the Place I’m In”: Hayden Everett Lets the Rain in on “Angela,” a Bittersweet Letter to Los Angeles - Atwood Magazine
Atwood Magazine

“I’m a Canvas of the Place I’m In”: Hayden Everett Lets the Rain in on “Angela,” a Bittersweet Letter to Los Angeles - Atwood Magazine

Seattle singer/songwriter Hayden Everett releases ‘Angela,’ the lead single from his debut album ‘S…

atwoodmagazine.com · Mar 13, 2026
folk
Portrayal of Guilt – “Ecstasy”
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Portrayal of Guilt – “Ecstasy”

Portrayal of Guilt's “Ecstasy” is a standout track from their new album ‘…Beginning of the End’, sh…

rcmndedlisten.com · Mar 13, 2026
experimental
Seán Julian reveals the moody new single, “Pùca”
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Seán Julian reveals the moody new single, “Pùca”

Seán Julian releases moody new single “Pùca” featuring Amy Ellen, showcasing dreamy shoegaze textur…

www.blogger.com · Mar 12, 2026
shoegaze