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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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ListN Up Playlist: Keren Abreu (March 26, 2026)
Keren Abreu curates a playlist celebrating queer and musical inspiration for March 26, 2026. The pl…
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…
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…
Something We All Got by Cootie Catcher
Cootie Catcher releases their album ‘Something We All Got’ on Carpark Records on February 27, 2026.…
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…
Afro House Drops: FERROLD, Oezden, Mady Minton and danny khas
This article highlights three essential Afro House music releases that are ready for the dancefloor…
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…
Plush Life — The Soft Resistance of Green-House
LA-based electronic duo Green-House, comprised of Olive Ardizoni and Michael Flanagan, discuss the …
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…
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…
Tory Silver: Microwave
Tory Silver's album ‘Microwave’ explores underground music and pop culture through themes of existe…
3 New Emotional Deep Melodic Songs You Need to Hear Right Now
Three new emotional deep melodic house tracks are highlighted as must-listen songs: ‘Free’ by Plu2 …
Local witch-house artist Häxa welcomes spring at Reggies Music Joint - Chicago Reader
Chicago witch-house artist Heather Häxa performed at Reggies Music Joint in a spring welcoming show…
Lelo’s New Freaky-Ass Detroit
Alphonse Pierre's Off the Dome column features an interview with Detroit up-and-comer Lelo, explori…
Grace Ives: Girlfriend
The reigning champ of indie pop returns with a razor-sharp, refreshingly self-serious album that pl…
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 &…