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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
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 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

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deary - Birding (Bella Union)
Big Takeover

deary - Birding (Bella Union)

‘Birding,’ the debut album by London trio deary, arrives with a quiet confidence that feels increas…

bigtakeover.com · Apr 01, 2026
shoegaze
Research Vessel - Part of the Charm (Sunday Records)
Big Takeover

Research Vessel - Part of the Charm (Sunday Records)

Research Vessel’s ‘Part of the Charm’ presents five brief but richly textured vignettes that distil…

bigtakeover.com · Apr 01, 2026
indie pop
Cries of Redemption - ‘Patterns’ | Obscure Sound
Obscure Sound

Cries of Redemption - ‘Patterns’ | Obscure Sound

Cries of Redemption, founded by Ed Silva in 2007, releases Patterns, an LP featuring two decades of…

www.obscuresound.com · Apr 01, 2026
experimental
Very Busy People return with new song ‘Impression, Sunrise’.
Mix It All Up

Very Busy People return with new song ‘Impression, Sunrise’.

Jangly, surf-y and also psychedelic too, this latest single has effortless undertones whilst still …

mixitallup.com · Apr 01, 2026
psychedelic
D//E Live Report: Bragolin, Mechanimal at Death Disco, Athens
Destroy//Exist

D//E Live Report: Bragolin, Mechanimal at Death Disco, Athens

Live music report covering performances by Bragolin and Mechanimal at Death Disco venue in Athens. …

www.destroyexist.com · Apr 01, 2026
house
Hunt for treasure at the 36th Onion City Experimental Film Festival - Chicago Reader
Chicago Reader

Hunt for treasure at the 36th Onion City Experimental Film Festival - Chicago Reader

When I asked Onion City Experimental Film Festival programmers Elise Schierbeek and Nicky Ni what t…

chicagoreader.com · Apr 01, 2026
experimental
Single: Honey I’m Home – Pretty
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Single: Honey I’m Home – Pretty

Honey I'm Home, a Netherlands-based band, releases their latest single ‘Pretty’ which perfectly cap…

start-track.com · Apr 01, 2026
shoegaze
BEST NEW TRACKS: VERY BUSY PEOPLE – ORDINARY NIGHT
Motel Void

BEST NEW TRACKS: VERY BUSY PEOPLE – ORDINARY NIGHT

Very Busy People were formed in Austin, Texas, in 2017, and since then the indie collective has con…

motelvoid.com · Apr 01, 2026
folk
Darker Waves Festival Returns with 2026 Lineup Headlined by Morrissey and The Smashing Pumpkins
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Darker Waves Festival Returns with 2026 Lineup Headlined by Morrissey and The Smashing Pumpkins

The first Darker Waves festival happened in 2023 and now it’s finally returning to Huntington Beach…

www.undertheradarmag.com · Mar 31, 2026
psychedelic
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Backengrillen - s/t LP - a new death-jazz group from Mats Gustafson & co.

Backengrillen by BackengrillenBackengrillen - s/t LP - a new death-jazz group from Mats Gustafson &…

burlveneer-music.tumblr.com · Mar 31, 2026
doom
Premiere: Babes in Canyon Chase Freedom on “Echo,” an Intoxicating Indie Pop Mantra - Atwood Magazine
Atwood Magazine

Premiere: Babes in Canyon Chase Freedom on “Echo,” an Intoxicating Indie Pop Mantra - Atwood Magazine

Seattle synth-folk duo Babes in Canyon burst forward with bright, instinct-driven energy on “Echo,”…

atwoodmagazine.com · Mar 31, 2026
folk
Fucked Up’s Damian Abraham Is Now Making Movies
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Fucked Up’s Damian Abraham Is Now Making Movies

The hardcore frontman is teaming with a CBC producer to develop a TV and film slate

pitchfork.com · Mar 31, 2026
hardcore
New Music: Mr Bruce – HOW WILL WE KNOW feat. Brian Eno & Homeboy Sandman | AnalogueTrash
AnalogueTrash

New Music: Mr Bruce – HOW WILL WE KNOW feat. Brian Eno & Homeboy Sandman | AnalogueTrash

Mr Bruce has got some epic collaborators together on HOW WILL WE KNOW, the third single from his de…

www.analoguetrash.com · Mar 31, 2026
experimental
New Music: Slaney Bay – That’s Cool | AnalogueTrash
AnalogueTrash

New Music: Slaney Bay – That’s Cool | AnalogueTrash

South-West London four-piece Slaney Bay add surprising aspects, musically and lyrically, to shoegaz…

www.analoguetrash.com · Mar 31, 2026
shoegaze
Ava Valianti - “Birthday Cake” - FVMusicBlog
FV Music Blog

Ava Valianti - “Birthday Cake” - FVMusicBlog

Photo: Ava Valianti – “Birthday Cake” At just 16, Ava Valianti is already proving that age has litt…

fvmusicblog.com · Mar 31, 2026
indie pop
BEST NEW TRACKS: KID TIGRRR – SCRY
Motel Void

BEST NEW TRACKS: KID TIGRRR – SCRY

Kid Tigrrr is the solo project of singer-songwriter and visual artist Jenna Fournier, best known as…

motelvoid.com · Mar 31, 2026
shoegaze
Exit Dream Make a Grandiose Return with “Out Your Skin” » PopMatters
PopMatters

Exit Dream Make a Grandiose Return with “Out Your Skin” » PopMatters

Exit Dream's Out Your Skin” combines post-rock with hardcore roots and pop songwriting to create a …

www.popmatters.com · Mar 31, 2026
hardcore
Buddhadatta - Buddha & Devadatta (Kasumuen Records)
Big Takeover

Buddhadatta - Buddha & Devadatta (Kasumuen Records)

‘Buddha & Devadatta’ crystallizes the kinetic energy and spiritual preoccupations that have def…

bigtakeover.com · Mar 30, 2026
experimental
Mosquito
Under the Radar

Mosquito

Back for a fourth album after a three-year hiatus, Scandinavian indie pop maestros Hater spring int…

www.undertheradarmag.com · Mar 30, 2026
indie pop
Mombi Yuleman - Descent on Deadman's Wash (Psytrance 148-152bpm) - A high-noon hallucination!
GetMusic - Latest Releases Review

Mombi Yuleman - Descent on Deadman's Wash (Psytrance 148-152bpm) - A high-noon hallucination!

The high desert frontier, late in the 1800s.. The silence of the salt-crusted flats was shattered w…

www.getmusic.fm · Mar 30, 2026
psychedelic
Robertson - Robertson - Chiming acoustic pop with flavours of psychedelia , Folk Rock & Americana
GetMusic - Latest Releases

Robertson - Robertson - Chiming acoustic pop with flavours of psychedelia , Folk Rock & Americana

Chiming acoustic pop with flavours of psychedelia , Folk Rock & Americana Gorgeous Songs writte…

www.getmusic.fm · Mar 30, 2026
acoustic
Single: Rose Haze – Slow Decay
Start Track

Single: Rose Haze – Slow Decay

Rose Haze's single ‘Slow Decay’ was released in 2023 but went unnoticed until recently. The track i…

start-track.com · Mar 30, 2026
shoegaze
‘The Sandbox’ Only Touches the Surface of Surveillance » PopMatters
PopMatters

‘The Sandbox’ Only Touches the Surface of Surveillance » PopMatters

Without digging too deeply into the subject, as it warrants, The Sandbox contends that border zones…

www.popmatters.com · Mar 30, 2026
experimental
BEST NEW TRACKS: RINGLET – HOLD MY PAINT
Motel Void

BEST NEW TRACKS: RINGLET – HOLD MY PAINT

Ringlet is a shoegaze outfit from Oakland, California, featuring former members of Deafheavent. Fro…

motelvoid.com · Mar 30, 2026
shoegaze