Old school Heavy Metal meets melodic Swedish vocals on Second Sun’s new track “I Spindlarnas Klor”. The Stockholm-based group released their third full length album
[Cover photo credit to Luke Rogers] Nashville-based Rock band The Thing With Feathers have announced forthcoming EP, Sundays in the South, as well as sharing
Swedish Rock ‘n Roll band Dictator Ship are back with new single “Sorry State” via The Sign Records. You’ll hear the same retro-inspired, live recorded
[Cover photo © Melanie Nissen – Jane Wiedlin & Belinda Carlisle – Go-Go’s] Melanie Nissen shot photographs for the Punk Rock fanzine Slash from 1977-1980
[Cover photo credit to Magnus Diehl] Vocalist and songwriter Julie Christensen has had a long connection to the work of Nashville singer-songwriter Kevin Gordon. Having built her career
[Cover photo credit to Krzysztof Wiktor] Black Metal Band Behemoth took over an abandoned church in rural Poland to perform a worldwide streaming event in
[Cover photo credit to @_kotoko] Southern California’s The Aquadolls are ringing in the holidays with a new take on The Waitresses’ holiday classic “Xmas Wrapping”.
[Cover photo of Kate MacLeod and Michael Greene] Americana musician Kate MacLeod has studied a variety of musical genres including Classical, Celtic, Folk, Folk Rock,
Texas based Psyche-Folk outfit Leon III has released their own version of Hoyt Axton’s “Kingswood Manor” to benefit mental health and substance abuse recovery charity
[Cover photo credit to Ebru Yildiz] Following his return to music after more than a decade, Kevin Whelan (The Wrens) of Aeon Station has released
Indie Pop duo flora cash have released their video for the track A good childhood from their recently released album our generation. In the video, Cole Randall and Shpresa Lleshaj imagine a peaceful childhood
Icons of British music and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees, The Hollies, are celebrating their 60th anniversary in 2022 with their return to
[Cover photo credit to Julia Koza] Chloë Drallos’ project Zilched released full album DOOMPOP in 2020 as a deep dive into the musical influences that
[Cover photo credit to Nolis Anderson] Makaya McCraven has released Deciphering The Message, a new remix project for which the Chicago-based drummer and Producer dug
Ahead of an upcoming three-show Thanksgiving run, and in celebration of ‘Fansgiving’, The String Cheese Incident have shared the song “Hi Ho No Show”, one
[Cover photo credit to Patrick Carew] Singer/songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and Producer Scott Fisher’s album 93 Million Miles arrived in late October, led by first single, “The
Americana artist Rick Shea has released a new video for “Texas Lawyer”, a song from his most recent album, Love and Desperation from Tres Pescaderos
[Cover photo credit to Joseph McClure] Oklahoma’s husband / wife duo, The Imaginaries, Shane Henry (guitar, vocals) and Maggie McClure (keys, piano, vocals), are partnering
[Cover photo credit to Ekaterina Gorbacheva] Progressive Rock band Cynic will be releasing a highly anticipated new full-length album Ascension Codes on November 26th via Season
[Cover photo credit to Luke Hallett] UK-based Post-Punk band LIFE have unveiled new track “Friends Without Names” and its accompanying video, a first glimpse from
We mentioned previously that Experimental Bluegrass band Kitchen Dwellers had released a new single to benefit Mental Health Day back in October, with proceeds going
Alternative music greats certainly include Bauhaus, Love and Rockets, and Violent Femmes. San Francisco-born artist Darwin Meiners was a fan of all three and a
Åskväder are back with the first new music since their 2020 S/T debut album. The electrifying Swedish band combines the sound of the 90s Scandinavian
[Cover photo credit to Kyle Ross] Brian Bulger recently released his new album Dissolve bringing in more combined Pop elements than you might have heard
Every December since 1980, seven-time Grammy Award-winner Paul Winter and his colleagues have celebrated the Winter Solstice at New York’s Cathedral of St. John the
Dallas, Texas-based Rock/Metal band Empiires released a series of singles during the lockdown period of last year via TLG/INgrooves, and now they are back with the
[Cover photo credit to Tom Palumbo] The Jack Kerouac Estate has announced plans to celebrate the centennial birthday anniversary of novelist, writer, poet and artist
Swedish Punk Rock band Rotten Mind have released their first single, ”Serpent Eyes”, from upcoming fifth album Unflavored. This follows their 2020 album, Rat City
[Cover photo credit to Quinn Dunziellas] Thundercat is celebrating the 10th anniversary of his debut album The Golden Age of Apocalypse with a deluxe vinyl
[Cover photo credit to Vincent Keanu Narciso] Portland-based Indie-Soul artist Reva DeVito has released new single “Magic” via Ultra Music, arriving ahead of a debut
Brian Bulger has combined Folk, Indie, and Pop elements in his sophomore album, Dissolve, out now. The record explores his “personal journey of healing from
[Cover photo credit to Shervin Lainez] New York City singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Miles Francis has announced their upcoming EP Good Man, and released a
New Zealand’s Alternative Pop quartet Yumi Zouma has revealed their second single of the year with “Mona Lisa”. The song, mixed by Kenny Gilmore (Weyes
Louisville KY-based Alternative Rock duo Feral Vices will release a 5 song EP titled With Offerings on December 3rd, which was recorded in the Spring
[Cover photo credit to Lily Paris West] This Friday, November 12th, New Zealand group French For Rabbits release their new album, The Overflow. The new
English Rock and Roll band, The Dave Clark Five (The DC5) have announced a special limited-edition white vinyl for their seminal 1964 U.S. debut album
Philadelphia-based and Vegas-born Indie Rock artist Shamir has announced his new album Heterosexuality due out February 11, 2022. Lead single “Cisgender” has been released along
[Cover photo credit to Lupe Bustos] Dashboard Confessional has released a lead single from their upcoming album. “Here’s To Moving On” is available now and
The label FADER has announced that their new management division has officially been launched. The artists who are currently on the FADER Management roster include
[Cover photo credit to Geoff Hug] Brooklyn-based Electronic Low-Fi Funk artist Nick Vivid is releasing his new album, No More Secrets via MegaPlatinum Records this
[Cover photo credit to Dalton Patton] Constant Smiles, a collective led by Ben Jones, will be releasing Paragons, their first album since signing with Sacred
[Cover photo credit to Mike Miller] The Bronx recently wrapped up a U.S. tour with Dropkick Murphys and Rancid, and have followed that by releasing
[Cover photo credit to Stephen Albanese] Seattle-based singer-songwriter Payge Turner and Colorado musician/philanthropist Jace Allen have released their new collaborative single “Underwater”. The single is
Paul McCartney and Third Man Records have released McCartney/333, a mini-documentary detailing the vinyl pressing process for the limited “333 Edition” version of McCartney’s 2020
[Cover photo credit to Alex Bulli] LA-based Rock band Dream Phases have been teasing their upcoming album New Distractions through a series of singles and
Black Label Society has released their second single and video for “End of Days” from the upcoming album, Doom Crew Inc., which arrives on Black
New album Cockadoodledeux arrives today, November 5th, from J.D. Wilkes and The Legendary Shack Shakers on Alternative Tentacles.The album’s title is an overt nod to
Jogïr is a Miami-based, Philly-bred Synth-Pop artist, also known as Rigoberto Colón-Cendán. His debut album, Neon, will be arriving on November 12, 2021 on all
[Cover photo credit to Travis Latham] Canadian Psychedelic Rock band The Brandy Alexanders release their second single, “Conventional Lie”, on November 5th, arriving from their
Mackenzie Shivers has released a Wes Anderson-inspired music video for her single “Butterscotch”. The song was produced by Kevin Salem and is found on her
[Cover photo credit to Alex Lake] Grammy-nominated British Rock band Porcupine Tree has returned with their first new music in almost 12 years. The single
[Cover photo credit to Diana Markosian] Pakistani-American composer Arooj Aftab has released her sophomore album, Vulture Prince, supported by an eclectic team of musicians. A
Singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist, Sarah Elizabeth Haines, has released single “In The Morning” ahead of her second LP, Castaway due in early 2022. It follows on
Germany-based band AUA will be releasing their second full-length album, The Damaged Organ, digitally and on 12″ vinyl from Crazysane Records, on January 21st, 2022.
Los Angeles-based singer, songwriter, musician, and actress KiKi Holli has released her own take on Roxy Music’s “More Than This” as an exploration of grief
In conjunction with the 50th anniversary of the experimental music and art collective The Residents, a fully authorized visual history book, The Residents: A Sight
[Cover photo credit to Dan Higgins] New York/New Jersey metal collective Tombs has shared a cover of Samhain’s song “The Shift” to welcome in the
Argentinian Soul singer/songwriter Florencia Andrada, who recently signed to My Grito Industries, has released a new single and video for “El Imperio”. This is her
Donovan has been especially active in the last few years, not only compiling a “green” album with an environmental slant in honor of Great Thurnberg,
Athens, Greece-based Metal collective W.E.B. has released their latest video for “Dark Web”, the harrowing opening track from their forthcoming full-length, Colosseum, set for release
London-based Power Metal band DragonForce has launched a new video for “Strangers”, one of their songs from their 2019 album Extreme Power Metal. The video has been
[Cover photo credit to Jeffery Trapani] Indie-Folk artist Aisha Badru focuses on building “atmospheric soundscapes deeply rooted in nature, spirituality, family and homecoming”. Her new
Independent Pop-Country duo SixForty1 made up of Brooks Hoffman and Austin Gee, have recently released their sophomore EP Started Right Here and in addition to playing
[Cover photo credit to Julia Koza] Detroit-based Grunge-Pop singer/songwriter Zilched (Chloë Drallos) has released a new single and video for “A Valentine” as the first half
The New Jersey-born Hard Rock band Skid Row has a number of hard to find releases from the late 80’s and early 90’s, but now
Belgian singer-songwriter Delv!s has released an EP as a prelude to his first album Bla Bla Blue arriving in early 2022, titled Walk Alone Tracks.
[Cover photo features Rise Against and Bill Stevenson at The Blasting Room] The Blasting Room in Fort Collins, Colorado, has been in operation for 27
[Cover photo credit to Caroline Marchildon] Night Palace’s latest single “Enjoy The Moon!” was inspired by a particular moment in frontwoman Avery Draut’s experience on
The Oklahoma City-based Read Southall Band have released their third studio album, For The Birds via Thirty Tigers, and with it, their single “Right or
Australian artist Paul Kelly has put together his first Christmas album, focusing on the “emotions and layers of the Christmas story”, and in a way that
[Cover photo credit to IAMACOSMONAUT] Irish trio Rowan have recently shared their new single “Youth And Youthhood.” The new single follows on from the band’s
[Cover photo credit to Erin Naifeh] Australian-born and Los-Angeles based artist Dolly Dagger has released new single “Say What You Wanna” today, on October 22nd,
Singer/songwriter/producer Simone Felice has announced the upcoming release of new solo album All The Bright Coins, his first album through a newly signed deal with
The debut full length album from multi-media and multi-disciplinary artist TRISHES arrives this Friday, October 22nd, The ID, and for those who have been paying
Originally released by Bethlehem Records in 1959, Nina Simone and Her Friends was a compilation album bringing together the few unreleased tracks from the 1957 Little Girl Blue recording session,
[Cover photo credit to Kristian “Gaahl” Espedal] Esoteric Dark Metal group Gaahls WYRD will be releasing their five song mini-album, The Humming Mountain, via Season
[Cover photo credit to Marianne Skay] Jaga Jazzist have announced the album Pyramid Remix featuring Lindstrøm, Prins Thomas, André Bratten, Paul Bender, and more, to
Brooklyn-based Indie Rock band Best Breakfast will be putting out their third studio album Panacea, on November 19th and have released a new single, the album’s closer, “Never
[Cover photo credit to Sofie Nørregaard] Danish composer, musician, and Producer Trentemøller has shared new single and video for “All Too Soon” from upcoming album
Garage Nation, a UK-based company with international reach and serving the Garage music scene through events has teamed up with DeeVu Records to launch a
[Cover photo credit to Derrek Kupish] After releasing more than 50 albums over the past 40-plus years, the Bellamy Brothers’ first-ever, covers-only album, Covers From The
Tracked on tape At Neil Finn’s Roundhead Studios in New Zealand, via The Who’s old Neve Console, Tom Rodwell’s new album, Wood & Waste, is
[Cover photo credit to Stuart Berg] Daryl Hall and John Oates are releasing Live At The Troubadour, for the first time ever on vinyl. The album,
[Cover photo credit to Josefine Larsson] Experimental Heavy music outfit Monolord are returning with their fifth album, Your Time To Shine, on October 29th via
Michigan-based Roots-influenced Indie band The Accidentals spent much of the past year and a half making new music, having started on an album before the
[Cover photo credit to Tristan Paiige] Portland, Oregon-based band MAITA has announced that their new album I Just Want To Be Wild For You, is
[Cover photo credit to John Swannell] Duran Duran’s new album, Future Past, will be part of a special launch event with the company DREAMSTAGE that
Norman Blake, now in his 80s, has added to his legendary status in American music by putting together a new album. His single, “Time” forms
Trinidad López III was born in Dallas, Texas on May 15, 1937, and at the age of 15 formed his first band, The Big Beats,
[Cover photo credit to Maria Carbonell] Kurt Baker of the Kurt Baker Combo, The Leftovers, and more, has released a new single “Yeah? Yeah!” along
French Punk band Nightwatchers have released their second full-length album, “Common Crusades”, as of October 8th via Lövely Records, while vinyl editions will arrive on
Multi-instrumentalist and singer/songwriter AJ Smith released new single and video “Cooler” on October 8th channeling so much relatable reflection on the “hindsight” we have when
Juliana Riccardi’s new 7-track EP, Full Cup arrived on October 8th, and charts a very personal journey “from self-destruction to self-acceptance”. The EP’s title track
Chicago-based singer/songwriter and pianist Neal Francis has made public a live performance of his new single, “Alameda Apartments”, which was also filmed at SHIRK Studios
British Metal pioneers Vardis have released four studio albums, three compilations and seven singles, but for the first time since 1980, fans will get a
Americana/Alt-Bluegrass band Greensky Bluegrass have released their first single, “Monument”, from upcoming eighth studio album Stress Dreams, due out on January 21 via Thirty Tigers.
Icelandic Atmospheric Rock band Solstafir and Norwegian Metal veterans Vreid have announced a joint livestream concert coming up as a “cinematic experience”. On October 15th,
Alternative Bluegrass group Kitchen Dwellers have released new single “Stand At Ease” today ahead of World Mental Health Day on October 10th. The song is
[Cover Photo Credit to David McFaul] Grant Pavol’s EP Reflections arrives today via Shamir’s Accidental Popstar Records, preceeded by the singles “No Disasters” and “Bright Skies”.
[Cover photo credit to Libby Danforth] Nashville’s Brother Bird has released the single and video for “doomsday”, the final single off of debut LP, gardens,
[Cover photo credit to Alan Sukoenig] Pianist Hasaan Ibn Ali (1931-80) was a local Philadelphia player who had an impact on John Coltrane, McCoy Tyner
German Power Metal band Powerwolf is bringing us a special 10th anniversary edition of their 4th studio album, Blood of the Saints, on December 17th,
Starting early on Cassette Week, which runs from October 10th through October 16th this year, California-based indie label Nomad Eel have revealed four offerings and
Brooklyn-based Industrial/Rock artists Heavy Halo are releasing their first, self-titled album via Negative Gain on November 5th. They’ve made public their “frenzied” music video for “Control
JW Francis has followed up on We Share a Similar Joy with new album Wanderkid, which arrived on October 1st from Sunday Best Recording. It
Swedish Indie-Rock outfit, the Shout Out Louds have returned with another single, “As Far Away As Possible,” channeling a very relatable wanderlust right now and
We’re big fans of the Brown Acid compilation series of lost vintage 60s-70s Proto-Metal singles and they have recently announced the first edition of a
[Cover photo credit to Randall Nyhoff] The Colorist Orchestra and Howe Gelb (Giant Sand) ft. Pieta Brown have released their new LP, Not On The
[Zac Badasci (Pete), writer/director Justin Corsbie, Randal Reeder (Bump) on set. Cover photo credit to Andrea Giacomini] Writer/director Justin Corsbie is a native of Austin,
[Cover photo Credit to Jaclyn Campanaro] LA-based singer/songwriter and guitarist Corrina Repp will be releasing new album Island on November 12th via Jealous Butcher Records.
[Cover photo credit to Michael B. Smith from The Historic New Orleans Collection] Archival reissue label Light in the Attic (LITA) has announce the release
JW Francis’ new album, Wanderkid, arrives today, October 1st via Sunday Best Recordings, and he’s released title track and video to give us a taste
Berlin-based Progressive Metal band The Ocean have announced an “unusual” live album related to their latest album release from Metal Blade, Phanerozoic II. The new
Stevie Van Zandt’s official memoir arrived for sale on September 28th, and while a pretty full book tour is underway to support the release, the
[Cover photo credit to Isaac Sterling] This Friday, October 1st, Daptone will be releasing a much-anticipated live compilation, The Daptone Super Soul Revue Live at
[Cover photo credit to Ronny Zeisberg] Last month, Nordic Dark Folk duo Nytt Land released their new album Ritual, bringing us a new slice of
[Cover photo features David Macias (President, Thirty Tigers), Jacob Bryant, Jeff Catton (CEO, American Roots Records)] Rising Outlaw Country Rock star, singer/songwriter Jacob Bryant, has
Badfinger was the first band to be signed to The Beatles’ Apple label and notable for eventually taking their departure from Apple to sign with
[Cover photo credit to The Little Ghost/Kelsey Hart] LA-area Garage Punk and Desert-Psychedelic outfit Death Valley Girls are always a band to watch and today
[Cover photo credit to Anthony Mehlhaff] LA-based band Broken Baby, featuring duo Alex Dezen and Amber Bollinger, recently released their second album, Late Stage Optimism from Poor
Leon Creek recently released new LP Far From Broken via Mezcal Road Records. To commemorate the occasion, the band shared the music video for single “Hope Never
[Cover photo credit to Fred Gervais-Dupuis] Margaux Sauvé’s solo project, Ghostly Kisses, has a new album coming up on January 21st via Akira Records, Heaven,
[Cover photo credit to Maurisa Mackey] Viana has been spending pandemic downtime on writing and recording new music, and her latest single, “About the Money”
[Photo Credit to Taylor Ohryn] Canadian quartet Tokyo Police Club are finally hitting the road for their twice delayed Champ 10 tour, celebrating the 10th
[Cover image credit to Northern Vision Productions] Lyla June is a musician, poet, social activist, public speaker and community organizer of Diné (Navajo), Tsétsêhéstâhese (Cheyenne),
[Cover image photo credit to Reagan & Madison Elkins] Roots duo The Imaginaries have released new single “You Already Know”, a song they initially wrote
[Cover photo credit to Shervin Lainez] The legend that is They Might Be Giants have a massive new project coming out November 12th called BOOK,
Brooklyn band Namesake is releasing their second LP Redeeming Features on October 15 via Get Better Records. Ahead of that, they’ve unleashed their “Beachy-Punk” sound
Deviates were called “the future of punk rock” when they operated in Southern California in the late ’90s/early 2000s and continued to expand their reach
Omnivore Recordings have announced their offerings for the upcoming Record Store Day/Black Friday on Friday, November 26th, including two new vinyl releases: Art Pepper’s Promise Kept:
If you haven’t heard of the band Badfinger, you’re not alone by any means, but there are many excellent reasons to catch up on them
Led by multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter and visual artist, Dave Cope, Dave Cope and The Sass have recently released their second full-length record, Pied Piper. Much of the album
California Rock quartet Greer have announced new EP Happy People due out November 5th from Epitaph Records, an effort that promises to lean in Power
[Cover photo credit to Lily Paris West] New Zealand-based Dream-Pop project French for Rabbits will be releasing new album The Overflow on November 12th via
On September 16th, the “Metal Tour of the Year” rolled into the PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdell, New Jersey, picking up after a more
True Love Cast Out All Evil: The Songwriting Legacy of Roky Erickson is arriving on November 15, 2021 through Texas A&M University Press to bring us
The Accidentals (Savannah Buist, Katie Larson and Michael Dause) have announced upcoming album Vessel arriving October 1st, with an album tour kicking off September 28th. Ahead
[Cover photo credit to David Abbott] True troubadour, Multi-Grammy, CMA and ACM Award-winning songwriter and performer, Steve Wariner has announced a new Christmas album to brighten
[Cover photo credit to Josefine Larsson] Swedish Heavy Rockers Monolord have announced the arrival of their fifth album, Your Time To Shine, on Oct. 29th
Collaborative project Pink Trash Can is releasing its first long play album as of October 1st, appropriately titled What Are They Saying Is the PTC?
Jesse Dayton has announced an upcoming memoir and companion soundtrack set for release this November. The Beaumonster soundtrack is set to land on November 5th
Rock band Collective Soul has announced a “socially purposeful” collaboration with eco-lifestyle brand One Golden Thread to launch an exclusive limited edition lyrical “tree-shirt” available
Former Verve member and songwriter Richard Ashcroft has announced the upcoming release of new album Acoustic Hymns Vol. 1 on October 29th via RPA /
Swedish Rockers The Hawkins are releasing a “conceptual mini-album” with Aftermath, a collection in which each track tells a story “connected to the destructive aftermath
Thrash Metal founding fathers and music legends Slayer have announced a big arrival on October 22nd with the release of four of their 80s albums
[Cover photo credit to Reed Davis] If you missed the news, The Psychedelic Furs released their first new album in years, Made of Rain, in
[Cover photo credit to Alex Butcher] Brighton UK’s Steven Bamidele has announced an EP for Fall, Uncrowded, which promises to meditate on a fair amount
The latest edition of the compilation series featuring long-lost vintage 60s-70s Proto-Metal and Stoner Rock singles will be arriving on October 31st from Permanent Records
[Cover photo credit to Scott Remmers] The Bay Area Punk band United Defiance have released new track “Sing With Me” off their upcoming album Change
The Fiery Furnaces have announced a run of shows slated for this November in Brooklyn, Chicago and Los Angeles featuring support from special guest Fred
[Cover photo credit to Stephanie Cabral] Seminal Metal band Armored Saint has announced an October 22nd release date for new CD/DVD, Symbol of Salvation Live,
[All photo credits to Gina Schock] Gina Schock, the drummer of the Go-Go’s has created a coffee table book of personal photos and essays from
[Cover photo credit to Magwan Lewis] Multi-instrumentalist and singer/songwriter Sarah McQuaid has announced her sixth solo album release for October 15th, 2021. The St Buryan
I arrived late to The Lumineers phenomenon, even though I noticed the rise of Americana-flavored music in television ads and radio spots in the early
