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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 about 1 month ago
Youth Valley Releases Dark Post-Punk Single ‘Cerberus’
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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…

Updated about 2 months ago
Ora Cogan Explores Resilience in ‘Hard Hearted Woman’
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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…

Updated about 2 months 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 2 months ago

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Ana Tijoux / DJ Dacel: 97 EP
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Ana Tijoux / DJ Dacel: 97 EP

The Franco-Chilean conscious hip-hop icon reunites with collaborator DJ Dacel for a mixtape-inspire…

pitchfork.com · Mar 26, 2026
hip-hop
Anne Hills carries folk music’s Chicago heyday in her head and heart - Chicago Reader
Chicago Reader

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…

chicagoreader.com · Mar 25, 2026
folk
21st Century Archetype - Unplugging - Futuristic bass boosted Rapcore/Nu Metal from the gloomy East-European slums
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21st Century Archetype - Unplugging - Futuristic bass boosted Rapcore/Nu Metal from the gloomy East-European slums

21st Century Archetype's album ‘Unplugging’ is a 40-minute exploration blending 90s nu-metal, 2000s…

www.getmusic.fm · Mar 25, 2026
hip-hop
Three Music Thingz with DI LEO
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Three Music Thingz with DI LEO

This article features an interview with DI LEO (Phil Di Leo), an indie-folk-pop musician from Oakla…

www.ienjoymusic.net · Mar 25, 2026
folk
The Best Performances of 2026's Love Rocks NYC » PopMatters
PopMatters

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…

www.popmatters.com · Mar 25, 2026
folk
Alex James drops his powerful new cut, “Figure It Out Now”
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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), …

www.blogger.com · Mar 24, 2026
indie rock
Honeycut releases their debut single, “Psychopathy”
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Honeycut releases their debut single, “Psychopathy”

LA-based duo Honeycut (also spelled Honeycutt) has released their debut single “Psychopathy”, a dyn…

www.blogger.com · Mar 24, 2026
indie rock
Hip-Hop Rapper HotelEarth Releases Empowering New Single “Divine Feminine”
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Hip-Hop Rapper HotelEarth Releases Empowering New Single “Divine Feminine”

Hip-hop artist HotelEarth has released a new single titled ‘Divine Feminine’ across all streaming p…

jamsphere.com · Mar 24, 2026
hip-hop
Claudia Balla shares the cinematic new cut, “The Old Magnolia (Dramatic Version)”
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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…

www.blogger.com · Mar 23, 2026
electronic
Jonivan Jones reveals new offering, “Take my heart (to its grave)”
It's All Indie Playlist

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…

www.blogger.com · Mar 23, 2026
folk
billy woods and Mickey Diamond Take a Bite Out of “Peter and the Wolf” » PopMatters
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billy woods and Mickey Diamond Take a Bite Out of “Peter and the Wolf” » PopMatters

billy woods and Mickey Diamond collaborate on ‘Peter and the Wolf’, creating an underground hip-hop…

www.popmatters.com · Mar 23, 2026
hip-hop
Kim Gordon Is at the Height of Her Powers on ‘Play Me’ » PopMatters
PopMatters

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…

www.popmatters.com · Mar 23, 2026
hip-hop
Ivan Reash - Slavery - Cinematic classical folk ambient and noise around a powerful and emersive theological conept
GetMusic - Latest Releases

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 …

www.getmusic.fm · Mar 22, 2026
ambient
Jordan Whitlock & Memory Spells - Do You Think Of It Sometimes?
Various Small Flames

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 &…

varioussmallflames.co.uk · Mar 19, 2026
ambient
God Knows and MuRli: Ireland’s Hip-Hop Gamechangers
Bandcamp Daily

God Knows and MuRli: Ireland’s Hip-Hop Gamechangers

Irish hip-hop duo God Knows and MuRli discuss their creative partnership and artistic evolution. Th…

daily.bandcamp.com · Mar 19, 2026
hip-hop
When Hip-Hop's the LOX Reclaimed Their Power and Respect » PopMatters
PopMatters

When Hip-Hop's the LOX Reclaimed Their Power and Respect » PopMatters

The article examines how hip-hop group the LOX, consisting of Jadakiss, Styles P, and Sheek Louch, …

www.popmatters.com · Mar 19, 2026
hip-hop
Johnel Builds Resonance From Chaos » PopMatters
PopMatters

Johnel Builds Resonance From Chaos » PopMatters

Nigerian hip-hop artist Johnel creates ‘borderless music’ that transcends national and religious bo…

www.popmatters.com · Mar 19, 2026
hip-hop
Wendy Eisenberg - Vanity Paradox
Various Small Flames

Wendy Eisenberg - Vanity Paradox

Wendy Eisenberg has released a new single titled ‘Vanity Paradox’ from their upcoming self-titled a…

varioussmallflames.co.uk · Mar 19, 2026
folk
Heavy Crownz aims for the Chicago rap canon with Trench Baby Turned Farmer - Chicago Reader
Chicago Reader

Heavy Crownz aims for the Chicago rap canon with Trench Baby Turned Farmer - Chicago Reader

Heavy Crownz releases Trench Baby Turned Farmer aiming to join the Chicago rap canon. The article a…

chicagoreader.com · Mar 18, 2026
hip-hop
Pete Scales - ‘Blue Without You’ | Obscure Sound
Obscure Sound

Pete Scales - ‘Blue Without You’ | Obscure Sound

Pete Scales’ recently released album ‘Blue Without You’ features twelve folk tracks representing hi…

www.obscuresound.com · Mar 17, 2026
folk
MS.JESSO | singolo | DISTOPIC.IT
DISTOPIC.IT

MS.JESSO | singolo | DISTOPIC.IT

MS.JESSO releases a distinctive single that successfully blends soul, trip hop, Amy Winehouse influ…

www.distopic.it · Mar 17, 2026
r&b
Chris Marksberry - “Bolt of Lightning” | Obscure Sound
Obscure Sound

Chris Marksberry - “Bolt of Lightning” | Obscure Sound

Chris Marksberry releases “Bolt of Lightning,” the first single from his upcoming sophomore album T…

www.obscuresound.com · Mar 17, 2026
folk
Office Dog Share New Song ‘Front Row Seat’: Listen
Stereogum

Office Dog Share New Song ‘Front Row Seat’: Listen

Auckland indie rock band Office Dog, featuring Kane Strang, Rassani Tolovaa, and Mitchell Innes, ha…

stereogum.com · Mar 17, 2026
indie rock
Tour news: Djo / Pond, Viagra Boys, Winnipeg Folk Fest, Widowspeak, Ann Wilson, Ella Mai, more
Brooklyn Vegan

Tour news: Djo / Pond, Viagra Boys, Winnipeg Folk Fest, Widowspeak, Ann Wilson, Ella Mai, more

This article announces upcoming tour dates and festival appearances for numerous artists across var…

www.brooklynvegan.com · Mar 17, 2026
folk