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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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Youth Valley release post-punk/shoegaze crossover ‘Cerberus’.
Digging deep into personal struggles and raw confession, this latest track is the most raw, bitters…
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…
LUKAS R - Superhuman - All the 2000s music placed in a modern context
All the 2000s music placed in a modern context This album reflects my musical upbringing, taking in…
ListN Up Playlist: Keren Abreu (March 26, 2026)
Keren Abreu curates a playlist celebrating queer and musical inspiration for March 26, 2026. The pl…
Haywire – “Hang Up The Telephone”
Boston hardcore punk band Haywire releases a new music video for ‘Hang Up The Telephone’ that featu…
Sonora Pines are back with brand new track ‘TFM’.
A playful, garage-rock/punk-leaning offering which sees the band kick things up a notch.
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…
Three Music Thingz with DI LEO
Oouuuuoooouuu, it's another rendition of Three Music Thingz, the blogseries where I ask musicians f…
The Violent Youth, “tsvety” | I Die: You Die
Depressive Euro post-punk is the order of the day on the latest from The Violent Youth. The post Th…
Single: Bliss Abyss – wrecked
Bay Area musician Peter Wallner, known for his work with Deafheaven and Wax Idols, has released a n…
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 promised an all-star lineup, one that wouldn't have been out of place at Newport Fol…
Luna Rosa Prepares To Strike Back On ‘The Luge’ | RCM
Luna Rosa delivers the striking track, The Luge, tapping into the dance-punk spirit of the early 20…
Luna Rosa Prepares To Strike Back On ‘The Luge’ | RCM
Luna Rosa releases ‘The Luge,’ a new track that channels the energetic dance-punk aesthetic of the …
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), …
Dryft: Actacrume
Dryft's album ‘Actacrume’ is an underground music release that explores existential themes through …
Claudia Balla shares the cinematic new cut, “The Old Magnolia (Dramatic Version)”
Claudia Balla releases ‘The Old Magnolia (Dramatic Version)’, a cinematic single following her sixt…
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…
j.demar - fallow fields - The shape of what's missing, held in the light that remains.
fusing together multiple genres that defy strict categorization to create a dialogue between distan…
Ivan Reash - Slavery - Cinematic classical folk ambient and noise around a powerful and emersive theological conept
A monumental work where a variety of styles got tied to a singular Biblical concept of becoming a s…
Kikù Hibino and Merzbow: dB.XYZ
Kikù Hibino and Merzbow collaborate on dB.XYZ, an album that explores underground music genres thro…
Elk Hunter - The Nowhere Ram - A fierce and melodic blend of Blackened Punk and Art Metal that’s as intense as it is unforgettable.
This album hits with a fierce, aggressive sound but still knows how to stay catchy and melodic. It …