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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 4 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 30 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 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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Essential Releases, March 13, 2026
Bandcamp Daily News

Essential Releases, March 13, 2026

R&B, industrial punk, hip-hop, and more. Read full story on the Bandcamp Daily.

daily.bandcamp.com · Mar 13, 2026
hip-hop
James Blake: Trying Times
Pitchfork Album Reviews

James Blake: Trying Times

On his first self-released album, the producer and songwriter draws from pop music and classic R&am…

pitchfork.com · Mar 12, 2026
r&b
8 live music highlights from St. Patrick's Festival | Nialler9
Nialler9

8 live music highlights from St. Patrick's Festival | Nialler9

St. Patrick's Festival 2024 showcases diverse live music programming spanning multiple genres. The …

nialler9.com · Mar 11, 2026
folk
Arima Ederra: A Rush to Nowhere
Pitchfork Album Reviews

Arima Ederra: A Rush to Nowhere

The Los Angeles singer-songwriter’s second album is bolder and darker than her debut, refining her …

pitchfork.com · Mar 11, 2026
folk
Todd Carey, Kash'd Out and G. Love & Special Sauce create intoxicating and breezy new single “LFG”
Earmilk

Todd Carey, Kash'd Out and G. Love & Special Sauce create intoxicating and breezy new single “LFG”

Singer-songwriter Todd Carey releases upbeat single ‘LFG’ featuring collaborations with reggae-rock…

earmilk.com · Mar 06, 2026
hip-hop
7 New Alt Pop Albums You Need To Hear Now
Grimy Goods

7 New Alt Pop Albums You Need To Hear Now

This article highlights 7 new alternative pop albums that push boundaries by blending traditional p…

www.grimygoods.com · Mar 06, 2026
electronic
Step into a daydream with “hopeless romantic” by kwn [Video]
Earmilk

Step into a daydream with “hopeless romantic” by kwn [Video]

The song ‘hopeless romantic’ by kwn is an imaginative and simple track driven by instrumentation. I…

earmilk.com · Mar 06, 2026
r&b
L’art de la retenue : l’alchimie nocturne de « Money? » signé southpaw feat Era 51 & Blvck Svm
Iggy Magazine

L’art de la retenue : l’alchimie nocturne de « Money? » signé southpaw feat Era 51 & Blvck Svm

“Money?” is a collaboration between southpaw, Era 51, and Blvck Svm that serves as a tonal anchor f…

www.iggymagazine.com · Mar 06, 2026
hip-hop
15 15 - Mārara | Sodwee
Sodwee

15 15 - Mārara | Sodwee

Paris collective 15 15 has released MĀRARA through S76 Records, an album that fuses futuristic elec…

sodwee.com · Mar 06, 2026
r&b
Joya Mooi - Only Water (ft. Lady Donli)
Stereofox

Joya Mooi - Only Water (ft. Lady Donli)

Joya Mooi collaborates with Lady Donli on ‘Only Water,’ an R&B track that combines warm bass, s…

www.stereofox.com · Mar 06, 2026
r&b
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
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
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
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
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
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
‘The Night Green Side of It’: R.A.P. Ferreira and Kenny Segal Strike Gold Once Again on Another High-Concept Hip-Hop Collaboration - Atwood Magazine
Atwood Magazine

‘The Night Green Side of It’: R.A.P. Ferreira and Kenny Segal Strike Gold Once Again on Another High-Concept Hip-Hop Collaboration - Atwood Magazine

R.A.P. Ferreira and Kenny Segal collaborate on ‘The Night Green Side of It,’ a hip-hop album featur…

atwoodmagazine.com · Mar 02, 2026
hip-hop
The Best Hip-Hop on Bandcamp, February 2026
Bandcamp Daily

The Best Hip-Hop on Bandcamp, February 2026

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

daily.bandcamp.com · Mar 02, 2026
hip-hop
Crooked Fingers - Swet Deth (★★★½): Componeren in het zweet des aanschijns
Dansende Beren

Crooked Fingers - Swet Deth (★★★½): Componeren in het zweet des aanschijns

Crooked Fingers, the musical project of Eric Bachmann, has released new music after a fifteen-year …

www.dansendeberen.be · Mar 02, 2026
indie rock
African Paper | Brilliance of a Falling Moon: Neuer Longplayer von Dälek
African Paper

African Paper | Brilliance of a Falling Moon: Neuer Longplayer von Dälek

Dälek, the experimental hip-hop project led by Will Brooks (MC Dälek) and Mike Mare, is releasing t…

africanpaper.com · Mar 01, 2026
experimental
Sturgill Simpson Releases New Johnny Blue Skies Album, Mutiny After Midnight, Early on YouTube
Consequence of Sound News

Sturgill Simpson Releases New Johnny Blue Skies Album, Mutiny After Midnight, Early on YouTube

Sturgill Simpson has released his new album Mutiny After Midnight under the Johnny Blue Skies monik…

consequence.net · Mar 01, 2026
folk