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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…
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…
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EP: figure eight – until the sun swallows the earth / hummingbird
Figure eight, an Oakland-based band, has released a two-song, ten-minute EP titled ‘until the sun s…
Mother Raspberry - MacDonald’s Futures - This is the best family reunion we’ve ever had
This is the best family reunion we’ve ever had Originally recorded in the Spring of 2003, Macdonald…
‘Chasing Shadows’ and the Ancestral Frequencies of Nubiyan Twist
Tom Excell discusses the creation of Nubiyan Twist's fifth album ‘Chasing Shadows,’ which blends Af…
All Clouds Bring Not Rain
UK experimental pop band MEMORIALS is releasing a new album as spring arrives. The announcement cel…
Louie Cameron reveals his dreamy new cut, “Canina Canoona”
Louie Cameron releases his second single “Cantina Canoona,” a dreamy psych-pop track blending Ameri…
Shinichi Atobe: Silent Way
On his first album for his own Plastic & Sounds label, the Japanese producer sounds pricklier t…
State Vector Collapse - Informal Studies In Threshold Incrementation - Dark industrial noise drone ambient modular synth
Dark industrial noise drone ambient modular synth Recorded live at Cambridge Community Television b…
Deep Dive: Any Guy, Strawberry Skies, African Grooves, and a Lo-fi Hip-Hop Vibe - The Static Dive
The Deep Dive playlists feature new releases across multiple genres including indie pop, classical,…
Jana Pochop - Powerlines - Powerlines is a haunting tapestry of indie-folk-pop that maps the distance between Brooklyn’s urban pulse and the expansive New Mexican sky, featuring reverbs recorded inside Georgia O’Keeffe’s Abiquiu studio.
What does the desert sound like? For her self-produced EP Powerlines (March 25), Jana Pochop litera…
Experimental keyboardist and composer Kelly Moran gives you something to reflect on with Don’t Trust Mirrors - Chicago Reader
Kelly Moran Sun 4/5 at Constellation The post Experimental keyboardist and composer Kelly Moran giv…
I Went to a Hip-Hop Streamer Convention and All I Got Was This Piece of Content
Alphonse Pierre's Off the Dome column covers a wide range of hip-hop culture topics. This week's pi…
demi ton :: cheveu gris - sous la terrasse - demi ton :: cheveu gris weaves slowly burning rock, caught between post‑rock tension, sculpted noise, and visceral math‑rock.
This isn’t a “side project” but the meeting of three fragments of the French independent scene—post…
ListN Up Playlist: Keren Abreu (March 26, 2026)
Keren Abreu curates a playlist celebrating queer and musical inspiration for March 26, 2026. The pl…
Neurosis: An Undying Love for a Burning World
On their surprise-released first album in 10 years, the psychedelic Bay Area metal veterans launch …
Neurosis: An Undying Love for a Burning World
On their surprise-released first album in 10 years, the psychedelic Bay Area metal veterans launch …
Ana Tijoux / DJ Dacel: 97 EP
The Franco-Chilean conscious hip-hop icon reunites with collaborator DJ Dacel for a mixtape-inspire…
Haywire – “Hang Up The Telephone”
Boston hardcore punk band Haywire releases a new music video for ‘Hang Up The Telephone’ that featu…
Anne Hills carries folk music’s Chicago heyday in her head and heart - Chicago Reader
One of my favorite ways to discover a local artist is to study the liner notes of a thrift-store LP…
Experimental bass clarinetist Emily Rach Beisel drops a new album of heavy winds - Chicago Reader
Emily Rach Beisel Fri 4/10 at 8:30 pm The post Experimental bass clarinetist Emily Rach Beisel drop…
21st Century Archetype - Unplugging - Futuristic bass boosted Rapcore/Nu Metal from the gloomy East-European slums
“Unplugging” is a 40-minute sonic exploration that deconstructs nostalgia, technology, and modern m…
Three Music Thingz with DI LEO
Oouuuuoooouuu, it's another rendition of Three Music Thingz, the blogseries where I ask musicians f…
Fire-Toolz – “Balam =^..^= Says IPv09082024 Strawberry Head”
Fire-Toolz, a Chicago-based experimental electronic producer, has released a lead single titled ‘Ba…