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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…
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…
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Anne Hills carries folk music’s Chicago heyday in her head and heart - Chicago Reader
Anne Hills is a folk musician who was part of Chicago's folk music scene, performing with legends T…
Experimental bass clarinetist Emily Rach Beisel drops a new album of heavy winds - Chicago Reader
Emily Rach Beisel has released a new album that showcases her experimental bass clarinet work, blen…
Three Music Thingz with DI LEO
This article features an interview with DI LEO (Phil Di Leo), an indie-folk-pop musician from Oakla…
The Violent Youth, “tsvety” | I Die: You Die
The Violent Youth's latest release ‘tsvety’ features depressive Euro post-punk sound. The album rep…
Fire-Toolz – “Balam =^..^= Says IPv09082024 Strawberry Head”
Fire-Toolz, a Chicago-based experimental electronic producer, has released a lead single titled ‘Ba…
The Best Performances of 2026's Love Rocks NYC » PopMatters
Love Rocks NYC featured an all-star lineup comparable to Newport Folk Festival, delivering nearly f…
Alex James drops his powerful new cut, “Figure It Out Now”
Alex James, a singer-songwriter from north-east England who has Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD), …
Honeycut releases their debut single, “Psychopathy”
LA-based duo Honeycut (also spelled Honeycutt) has released their debut single “Psychopathy”, a dyn…
The New Ways Drops The Danceables Collection on Dysfunct
The New Ways has released The Danceables Collection on Dysfunct, an underground House and Techno al…
Jonivan Jones reveals new offering, “Take my heart (to its grave)”
Jonivan Jones releases his new single “Take my heart (to its grave)”, a moody folk-country track fe…
Kim Gordon Is at the Height of Her Powers on ‘Play Me’ » PopMatters
Indie rock icon Kim Gordon releases ‘Play Me’, an album where she confronts contemporary world issu…
j.demar - fallow fields - The shape of what's missing, held in the light that remains.
j.demar's album ‘fallow fields’ is an experimental work blending post-rock and post-punk elements w…
Ivan Reash - Slavery - Cinematic classical folk ambient and noise around a powerful and emersive theological conept
Ivan Reash's ‘Slavery’ is a monumental four-hour-forty-minute album exploring the Biblical concept …
Kikù Hibino and Merzbow: dB.XYZ
Kikù Hibino and Merzbow collaborate on dB.XYZ, an album that explores underground music genres thro…
Lelo’s New Freaky-Ass Detroit
Alphonse Pierre's Off the Dome column features an interview with Detroit up-and-comer Lelo, explori…
Jordan Whitlock & Memory Spells - Do You Think Of It Sometimes?
Various Small Flames previews the upcoming LP ‘This Is What It Feels Like’ by Jordan Whitlock &…
Rare Kreature - Noises Beyond - Noises Beyond is an ‘80s horror-inspired exploration of darkwave and post-punk that flits between morose and campy vibes for a uniquely cinematic experience.
Rare Kreature's fourth album ‘Noises Beyond’ is an ‘80s horror-inspired darkwave and post-punk reco…
Friendly Alien - Neon Dawn - Listen to the future.
Neon Dawn by Friendly Alien is a 5-track EP that takes listeners on a rhythmic journey through expe…
Zeena Parkins, Under Constant Revision | The Tonearm
Experimental harpist Zeena Parkins discusses her hand-built electric harp, her spatial compositiona…
Wendy Eisenberg - Vanity Paradox
Wendy Eisenberg has released a new single titled ‘Vanity Paradox’ from their upcoming self-titled a…
Pete Scales - ‘Blue Without You’ | Obscure Sound
Pete Scales’ recently released album ‘Blue Without You’ features twelve folk tracks representing hi…
Chris Marksberry - “Bolt of Lightning” | Obscure Sound
Chris Marksberry releases “Bolt of Lightning,” the first single from his upcoming sophomore album T…