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our artists in the press

Mississauga Nishnaabeg writer and musician Leanne

Mississauga Nishnaabeg writer and musician Leanne Betasamosake Simpson has released the music video for "White Kites and Sky Blue" off her upcoming album Live Like the Sky. Head over to @exclaimdotca to check them out!

Live Like the Sky arrives October 24 via @youvechangedrecords, following Simpson's critically acclaimed, Polaris Music Prize–shortlisted album, Theory of Ice.

Watch the new video from Seattle's @lindafromworkm

Watch the new video from Seattle's @lindafromworkmusic for "Blood in the Water" courtesy of Kurt Orzeck's Bad Penny Blog ⚡️⚡️ https://thebadpennyblog.com/2025/09/26/exclusive-video-premiere-linda-from-works-blood-in-the-water/

Their new self-titled album arrives 10/17

Happy Release Day to New Orleans-based @thomasdoll

Happy Release Day to New Orleans-based @thomasdollbaum! Head over to @bigtakeovermag and read about how his new EP 'Drive All Night' came together - out today on @dearliferecs!

Announced today! Seattle-based sound artist & comp

Announced today! Seattle-based sound artist & composer @newconcerns Daniel G. Harmann's upcoming album 'Versailles' - - arriving Sept.26th 🥀 Head over to @bandcamp to pre-order and stream ethereal track "Buttermints" now...
https://thetroublestarts.bandcamp.com/album/versailles

A concrete figure among peers and the city’s cos

A concrete figure among peers and the city’s cosmically creative community, Polizze’s atmospheric ability to pull together volume, texture, and controlled chaos initially put him on the map. Still, his solo material stands in stark contrast to the songwriting shadows of many iconic influences and effortlessly drifts into the never-ending ether. Following up on 2020’s “Long Lost Solace Find,” Polizze returns with the highly anticipated “Around Sound” and quickly places himself in the ethereal embrace of meditative melody. @theselfportrait_gospel @purling_hiss

"Michael Beach is leaving conventional structure b

"Michael Beach is leaving conventional structure behind on his latest album, Big Black Plume, a record that gives itself to sonic exploration. As a songwriter based in both Melbourne and California, it's easy to see how each has shaped his sensibilities, from textural folk to combustible blues, he approaches it all with an expansive freedom and an ear for the discordant. Together with members of Tropical Fuck Storm, Dirty Three, and Comets on Fire among others, Beach and co. contort singer/songwriter territory with a warped magnetism." @post_trash_ on the new album from @michaelbeach___ out now on @gonerrecords @poisoncity ⚡️

Mew music out today from Denver's @animalsinexile

Mew music out today from Denver's @animalsinexile
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The new single "Let's Go!" from Animals In Exile is out! 🔥 Check out the Spotify link in our bio and add to your summer playlists. Don't forget to follow us, there's more coming soon!

#NewMusic #LetsGo #AnimalsInExile #newsingle #PsychRock #IndieRock #garagerock #NowStreaming #Spotify #denvermusic #NewSingle #SummerVibes

Steve Gunn Announces New Album 'Music for Writers'

Steve Gunn Announces New Album 'Music for Writers' arriving 8/15 on @threelobed // Shares New Song “Slow Singers on the Hill” // Listen over at @pitchfork!

"With all the monsters, metal, and muscular groove

"With all the monsters, metal, and muscular grooves floating around the Budos universe, it’s a bit of a shock to uncover an abiding passion for the wispy, unplugged sounds of modern-day psych-folk within the band. But when Greene begins running down some of his most immediate ear magnets, that’s exactly what dominates his list." Check out @budosband's Bandcamp Favorites! Their latest album VII is out now ⚡️ @bandcamp

Peter Gill (@2ndgradephilly) released his debut so

Peter Gill (@2ndgradephilly) released his debut solo album Redness and Swelling at the Injection Site this past Friday!

"The debut record he’s issuing as WPTR contains 18 short musical vignettes documenting Gill’s observations of nature, animals and human behavior. The bedroom recordings are so fragile and quiet that they make Daniel Johnston’s material sound hi-fi in comparison. It’s a thing of beauty, how Gill conveys his musings so delicately that, by the end of the 27-minute record, the listener inevitably views their surroundings with sensitivity as well. Three cheers for osmosis—oh, and Gill’s tender touch too." @treblezine @kurtorzeck

Hear the new single (and watch the video) from @mi

Hear the new single (and watch the video) from @michaelbeach___ "Poison Dart"!
"Though the indie side shines at the get-go, it only serves as this kindling, kind of lighting the fire that burns through the various sounds on the tune" @austintownhall
Michael's new album 'Big Black Plume' arrives July 25th via @gonerrecords! @jamboreemgmt

Hear Dom Salvador, Adrian Younge & Ali Shaheed Muh

Hear Dom Salvador, Adrian Younge & Ali Shaheed Muhammad - "Não Podermos O Amar Para" @remezcla
"On “Não Podermos O Amar Para,” the beats sound crispy yet fit within bossa nova tradition, while its jazzy bassline keeps things moving, and lively, slightly psychedelic arrangements give the track a different dimension. Meanwhile, vocal harmonies lift the track up into the stratosphere, pushed further into heavenly realms by flute and wah-wah guitars."

"Eli Winter might not be pulling back the curtain

"Eli Winter might not be pulling back the curtain on everything with his new LP, but he presents a more complete picture of his art’s diversity." @popmatters reviews the new album from @thebookofeliw 'A Trick of the Light' out now on @3lobed ✨ 8/10 https://www.popmatters.com/eli-winter-trick-of-light

@passionweiss Adrian Spinelli features Hyldon and

@passionweiss Adrian Spinelli features Hyldon and his favorite records! @jazzisdead

"Originally from Salvador, Bahia, Hyldon became a fixture in the late ’60s and ’70s rise of Black music in Rio de Janeiro, where he wrote and recorded alongside Tim Maia (widely considered as the most influential figure in Brazilian soul). As a producer for PolyGram in the early 1970s, he made Azymuth his go-to session band, effectively lighting the torch for the pivotal jazz-funk trio’s prolific career. Hyldon’s hands are all over the building blocks of the careers of these artists, who are revered as true prestige Brazilian acts by record collectors and tastemakers far and wide."

Head over to @newnoisemagazine and read the latest

Head over to @newnoisemagazine and read the latest Pet Sounds column featuring Nadia Garofalo of @kaputband!
Their debut album One arrives this Friday 4/25 ⚡️⚡️⚡️
https://newnoisemagazine.com/interviews/pet-sounds-41-kaputs-nadia-garofalo-suspects-her-cats-are-teaching-her-not-vice-versa/

@tidal includes the latest from @florrymusicband i

@tidal includes the latest from @florrymusicband in their Playlisters' A-Listers Vol. 1 roundup!
Irresistible slacker anthem from Philly’s Florry. “First it was a movie, then it was a book” explores a landscape similar to Kurt Vile and MJ Lenderman, with a hint of free-spirited Southern groove and endless late-night, country-rock jam spirit. Full album drops in May. - Bjørn Hammershaug // @dearliferecs

Head over to @variety and read about Adriane Young

Head over to @variety and read about Adriane Young's album 'Something About April III' via @jazzisdead

"The album’s musical influences draw upon the many Brazilian legends (including Marcos Valle, Azymuth and João Donato) and other international artists (including Ghanian guitarist Ebo Taylor and late Nigerian drummer Tony Allen) he’s recorded and performed live with via Jazz Is Dead."

On "The Gate" ..."Lindsey Verrill gets vulnerable

On "The Gate" ..."Lindsey Verrill gets vulnerable and powerful from the first moment — “I built a a gate for my grief to go freely/ I’m not meant to contain wild horses” — and the song continues to softly pummel you from there." @stereogum on the new single from Austin's @littlemazarn!
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Their upcoming LP 'Mustang Island' arrives 6/20 on @dearliferecs

@undertheradarmag includes @florrymusicband's "Fir

@undertheradarmag includes @florrymusicband's "First it was a movie, then it was a book" in their 12 Best Songs of the Week! ⚡️Their new album 'Sounds Like...' arrives 5/23 via @dearliferecs

Fingerstyle guitar maestro @thebookofeliw Eli Wint

Fingerstyle guitar maestro @thebookofeliw Eli Winter first promoted his new album A Trick Of The Light with the surprisingly rocking single “Cracking The Jaw.” Now he’s getting you to pay attention to “For A Fallen Rocket” by letting it soundtrack a pretty fun low-budget music video. - @stereogum // @3lobed