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Bandcamp's Best Music Releases for March 2026
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Bandcamp's Best Music Releases for March 2026

Bandcamp has released its curated guide to the essential music releases across multiple genres for March 2026. The coll…

Updated 8 days ago
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 about 1 month 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 about 1 month 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 about 1 month ago

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The Messthetics and James Brandon Lewis Create Ecstatic Post-Hardcore Jazz » PopMatters
PopMatters

The Messthetics and James Brandon Lewis Create Ecstatic Post-Hardcore Jazz » PopMatters

The Messthetics and James Brandon Lewis collaborate to create a bold fusion of post-hardcore and ja…

www.popmatters.com · Mar 05, 2026
hardcore
The Best Jazz on Bandcamp, February 2026
Bandcamp Daily

The Best Jazz on Bandcamp, February 2026

Our guide to the month’s crucial jazz LPs. Read full story on the Bandcamp Daily.

daily.bandcamp.com · Mar 05, 2026
jazz
Premiere: Evann McIntosh Shares New Track “Better” featuring Meshell Ndegeocello
Under the Radar Premiere

Premiere: Evann McIntosh Shares New Track “Better” featuring Meshell Ndegeocello

Tomorrow, Chicago-based alt pop singer/songwriter Evann McIntosh is set to share their sophomore al…

www.undertheradarmag.com · Mar 05, 2026
jazz
Mary Ann Alexander's “Better Than This” leans into soft yearning through rose-tinted R&B
The Line of Best Fit

Mary Ann Alexander's “Better Than This” leans into soft yearning through rose-tinted R&B

Rising R&B artist Mary Ann Alexander from Kerala, India releases “Better Than This,” the final …

www.thelineofbestfit.com · Mar 05, 2026
r&b
Love Supreme Jazz Festival: De La Soul, Anderson .Paak, Free Nationals and more added to line-up for 2026 edition
The Line of Best Fit

Love Supreme Jazz Festival: De La Soul, Anderson .Paak, Free Nationals and more added to line-up for 2026 edition

Love Supreme Jazz Festival 2026 has announced over 25 new artists joining its lineup, including De …

www.thelineofbestfit.com · Mar 05, 2026
jazz
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
Ragger – Euphonic Sounds | The Quietus
The Quietus

Ragger – Euphonic Sounds | The Quietus

Los Angeles duo Ragger creates a unique fusion of ragtime music and Gameboy sounds on their album E…

thequietus.com · Mar 05, 2026
electronic
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
Kinisi - “Earthling” (feat. Unk N'Nem) | Obscure Sound
Obscure Sound News

Kinisi - “Earthling” (feat. Unk N'Nem) | Obscure Sound

Kinisi, the project of Atlanta musician Speros Kokenes, releases “Earthling” featuring Unk N'Nem, a…

www.obscuresound.com · Mar 04, 2026
electronic
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
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
Mother Raspberry - Mother Raspberry and the Lord Prometheus Jon. LXVII - When Mother Raspberry meets The Albman Brothers
GetMusic - Latest Releases

Mother Raspberry - Mother Raspberry and the Lord Prometheus Jon. LXVII - When Mother Raspberry meets The Albman Brothers

Mother Raspberry releases a new EP featuring a lost theme song and progressive industrial jazz, ser…

www.getmusic.fm · Mar 04, 2026
jazz
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
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
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
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
Shabaka's Meditative Reflections Become Refreshing New Terrain On Self-Produced ‘Of The Earth’ (INTERVIEW) - Glide Magazine
Glide Magazine Interview

Shabaka's Meditative Reflections Become Refreshing New Terrain On Self-Produced ‘Of The Earth’ (INTERVIEW) - Glide Magazine

Shabaka, a pioneering figure in contemporary jazz, explores new meditative and refreshing musical t…

glidemagazine.com · Mar 04, 2026
jazz
Hot Half Dozen 3.3.26
IndiePulse Music

Hot Half Dozen 3.3.26

This week's jazz music selection showcases diverse sounds from Latin America, spanning experimental…

indiepulsemusic.com · Mar 03, 2026
experimental
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
danila kozyrev - junkie - An avant garde experiment in ambient and psychedelic jazz bringing futuristic textures to challenging compositions.
GetMusic - Latest Releases

danila kozyrev - junkie - An avant garde experiment in ambient and psychedelic jazz bringing futuristic textures to challenging compositions.

Danila Kozyrev's ‘junkie’ is an avant garde experimental album that merges ambient soundscapes with…

www.getmusic.fm · Mar 03, 2026
ambient
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
Alan Braufman Announces New Album ‘Anthem For Peace’: Hear “Angels”
Stereogum News

Alan Braufman Announces New Album ‘Anthem For Peace’: Hear “Angels”

Free jazz veteran Alan Braufman, now based in Salt Lake City, has announced his new album ‘Anthem F…

stereogum.com · Mar 03, 2026
jazz
Saskatchewan Jazz Festival Begins Rolling Out Lineup with Modest Mouse │ Exclaim!
Exclaim!

Saskatchewan Jazz Festival Begins Rolling Out Lineup with Modest Mouse │ Exclaim!

As the Saskatchewan Jazz Festival gears up for its 2026 edition, the Saskatoon event has begun roll…

exclaim.ca · Mar 03, 2026
jazz