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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 27 days ago
Sturgill Simpson Surprise-Releases Album as Johnny Blue Skies
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Sturgill Simpson Surprise-Releases Album as Johnny Blue Skies

Sturgill Simpson has surprise-released a new album titled ‘Mutiny After Midnight’ under his alias Johnny Blue Skies &am…

Updated 29 days ago
Bruno Mars’ ‘The Romantic’ Gets Lukewarm Critical Reception
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Bruno Mars’ ‘The Romantic’ Gets Lukewarm Critical Reception

Bruno Mars’ first album in a decade, ‘The Romantic’, is receiving largely negative reviews from critics. While reviewer…

Updated 29 days ago
Gorillaz Release ‘The Mountain’ Album and Announce Tour
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Gorillaz Release ‘The Mountain’ Album and Announce Tour

Gorillaz have released their ninth studio album ‘The Mountain,’ which showcases Damon Albarn transforming grief into an…

Updated about 1 month ago

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SONG PREMIERE: Reed Turchi Flows Along with Spirited and Jammy R&B Rendition of The Wood Brothers’ “Alabaster” - Glide Magazine
Glide Magazine Review

SONG PREMIERE: Reed Turchi Flows Along with Spirited and Jammy R&B Rendition of The Wood Brothers’ “Alabaster” - Glide Magazine

Reed Turchi, a GRAMMY-winning musician, poet, and producer from Swannanoa, North Carolina now based…

glidemagazine.com · Mar 05, 2026
r&b
Golden Age Thursday Samples: Bobby Byrd's Funk Classic “I Know You Got Soul” (1971) Gets Flipped Into Hip-hop Excellence By Public Enemy (1989) & Ice Cube (1990) - Glide Magazine
Glide Magazine Interview

Golden Age Thursday Samples: Bobby Byrd's Funk Classic “I Know You Got Soul” (1971) Gets Flipped Into Hip-hop Excellence By Public Enemy (1989) & Ice Cube (1990) - Glide Magazine

This article examines how Bobby Byrd's 1971 funk classic ‘I Know You Got Soul’ became a foundationa…

glidemagazine.com · Mar 05, 2026
hip-hop
Kim Fu’s Book Notes music playlist for their novel The Valley of Vengeful Ghosts
Largehearted Boy Playlist

Kim Fu’s Book Notes music playlist for their novel The Valley of Vengeful Ghosts

Kim Fu creates a music playlist as part of the Book Notes series to accompany their novel The Valle…

largeheartedboy.com · Mar 04, 2026
house
Hammok Sign to Sargent House, Announce New Album
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Hammok Sign to Sargent House, Announce New Album

Norwegian post-hardcore band Hammok has signed with Sargent House label and announced their upcomin…

pitchfork.com · Mar 04, 2026
hardcore
Feature: K A T R I N A - ‘GOODGrief’ EP -- Obscure Sound
Obscure Sound

Feature: K A T R I N A - ‘GOODGrief’ EP -- Obscure Sound

Asheville-based artist K A T R I N A releases ‘GOODGrief’ EP, an alt-R&B project that chronicle…

www.obscuresound.com · Mar 04, 2026
electronic
Octo Octa Announces New Album ‘Sigils For Survival’: Hear ‘Survival Groove’
Stereogum News

Octo Octa Announces New Album ‘Sigils For Survival’: Hear ‘Survival Groove’

New Hampshire producer Maya Bouldry-Morrison, who records as Octo Octa, has announced her new album…

stereogum.com · Mar 04, 2026
house
Channel Tres Shares New Single ‘Medicine’: Listen
Stereogum

Channel Tres Shares New Single ‘Medicine’: Listen

Channel Tres, a Compton-based club music artist, has released a new single titled ‘Medicine’ as par…

stereogum.com · Mar 04, 2026
r&b
Hammok Announce New Album ‘When Does This Place Become Our Scene’: Hear ‘The Scene’
Stereogum

Hammok Announce New Album ‘When Does This Place Become Our Scene’: Hear ‘The Scene’

Oslo-based band Hammok have announced their new album ‘When Does This Place Become Our Scene’ on Sa…

stereogum.com · Mar 04, 2026
hardcore
Best Chicago DJ bottling music into scent - Chicago Reader
Chicago Reader

Best Chicago DJ bottling music into scent - Chicago Reader

A Chicago DJ has created a scent inspired by Smartbar nightclub that evokes memories of the dancefl…

chicagoreader.com · Mar 04, 2026
electronic
Best new reason to visit Austin Town Hall Park - Chicago Reader
Chicago Reader

Best new reason to visit Austin Town Hall Park - Chicago Reader

The Chicago Blues Museum has opened a new permanent exhibit at Austin Town Hall Park that highlight…

chicagoreader.com · Mar 04, 2026
house
Best ambient techno microlabel specializing in small-run lathe-cut records - Chicago Reader
Chicago Reader

Best ambient techno microlabel specializing in small-run lathe-cut records - Chicago Reader

A Chicago-based microlabel has quickly established itself by releasing carefully curated ambient te…

chicagoreader.com · Mar 04, 2026
ambient
Fcukers Make TV Debut, Share New Song ‘if you wanna party come over to my house’
Stereogum

Fcukers Make TV Debut, Share New Song ‘if you wanna party come over to my house’

Fcukers, a New York City electronic party-pop duo, made their television debut on The Tonight Show …

stereogum.com · Mar 04, 2026
electronic
Shane Parish Recontextualizes Techno on Ingenious LP » PopMatters
PopMatters

Shane Parish Recontextualizes Techno on Ingenious LP » PopMatters

Shane Parish has released an ingenious LP that recontextualizes techno music, demonstrating his tal…

www.popmatters.com · Mar 04, 2026
techno
Bonnie Freechild explores the depth, vulnerability and sensuality of womanhood in powerful new EP “Aftertaste”
Earmilk

Bonnie Freechild explores the depth, vulnerability and sensuality of womanhood in powerful new EP “Aftertaste”

Bonnie Freechild releases her new EP ‘Aftertaste,’ showcasing a 90s R&B-influenced sound with f…

earmilk.com · Mar 04, 2026
r&b
Find A Way (Pat Lok Remix) : une arme de club élégante et addictive
Iggy Magazine

Find A Way (Pat Lok Remix) : une arme de club élégante et addictive

Pat Lok's remix of ‘Find A Way’ by Lowly Light and Liset Alea transforms the original into a powerf…

www.iggymagazine.com · Mar 04, 2026
house
Matador et Elliot Vast – « Twisted » : quand la melodic techno se fait confession intime
Iggy Magazine

Matador et Elliot Vast – « Twisted » : quand la melodic techno se fait confession intime

Matador and Elliot Vast collaborate on ‘Twisted,’ a melodic techno track that blends precise produc…

www.iggymagazine.com · Mar 04, 2026
techno
Mason Collective x Life on Planets – un banger tech-house taillé pour le peak time
Iggy Magazine

Mason Collective x Life on Planets – un banger tech-house taillé pour le peak time

Mason Collective and Life on Planets release ‘Ride,’ an ultra-effective tech-house banger designed …

www.iggymagazine.com · Mar 04, 2026
house
GENA – The Pleasure Is Yours | The Quietus
The Quietus

GENA – The Pleasure Is Yours | The Quietus

GENA is a collaborative project between Liv.e and Karriem Riggins that delivers a seductive and swe…

thequietus.com · Mar 04, 2026
hip-hop
Korda Korder return with cinematic new single, “I Was Your Witness”
It's All Indie Playlist

Korda Korder return with cinematic new single, “I Was Your Witness”

Hastings-based dream-pop band Korda Korder has released their first single of 2026, “I Was Your Wit…

www.blogger.com · Mar 03, 2026
house
Melodic house with: Mr Distronic – Miratges
Acid Ted

Melodic house with: Mr Distronic – Miratges

Mr Distronic, a Spanish artist, releases melodic house music titled ‘Miratges’ to celebrate the arr…

acidted.wordpress.com · Mar 03, 2026
house
Ben Reilly: “AI is the opposite of hip-hop”
The FADER

Ben Reilly: “AI is the opposite of hip-hop”

Ben Reilly argues in an exclusive op-ed for The FADER that artificial intelligence fundamentally co…

www.thefader.com · Mar 03, 2026
hip-hop
Bob Power, Prolific Engineer Behind Hip-Hop Classics, Dies at 73
Pitchfork News

Bob Power, Prolific Engineer Behind Hip-Hop Classics, Dies at 73

Bob Power, an influential music engineer who shaped the sound of hip-hop and neo-soul, has died at …

pitchfork.com · Mar 03, 2026
hip-hop
Gorillaz Announce North American 2026 Tour - Glide Magazine
Glide Magazine

Gorillaz Announce North American 2026 Tour - Glide Magazine

Gorillaz have announced a North American tour for 2026, following special Los Angeles shows where t…

glidemagazine.com · Mar 03, 2026
house
Kesha responds to White House mocking her outrage over “disgusting” use of song in military post: “Stop using my music, perverts”
NME

Kesha responds to White House mocking her outrage over “disgusting” use of song in military post: “Stop using my music, perverts”

Kesha publicly criticized the White House after they used one of her songs in a military-related vi…

www.nme.com · Mar 03, 2026
house