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Sweet Gravity EP‘s latest single “Burst” (fr

Sweet Gravity EP‘s latest single “Burst” (from Chicago's @snowcuffs) sees the band pairing shimmering and swirling guitar textures, a forcefully driving rhythm section and remarkably catchy, rousingly anthemic hooks with ethereal vocals. Sonically, “Burst” seemingly nods at 120 Minutes-era MTV shoegaze and alternative rock — but with a decidedly modern sensibility. And at its core is a song and a narrator struggling with crippling ambivalence and self-doubt." - @william_ruben_helms

New single out today from Chicago's @snowcuffs! Pr

New single out today from Chicago's @snowcuffs! Premiering over at @floodmagazine:
The transfixing “In Blue” marked the project’s first single, and today we’re getting a follow-up tune titled “Burst” that sounds a bit tenser, with more disconnect between the wailing, reverb-drenched guitars and the gentle lilt of the vocals. As the band explains, the track is about feeling overwhelmed by “all the possibilities of identity,” or the struggle to know which life path to follow. “‘Burst’ is inspired by the fig tree metaphor in The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath,” the band notes. “The fig tree represents all the different lives the protagonist could live. Each fig is a future—artist, wife, intellectual, mother—and the tragedy is that she wants all of them. But by refusing to choose, the figs rot and fall. Ambivalence isn’t neutral, it’s destructive.”

Cub releases Come Out Come Out 30th Anniversary Ed

Cub releases Come Out Come Out 30th Anniversary Edition via @mintrecords

"Cub’s second album, following the EP-summing-plus compilation Betti-Cola, sharpened the attack, adding rupturing drums and guitar to the all-female band’s twee-pop sound. Indeed, you can only really apply the three-piece’s signature descriptor “cuddlecore” if you mostly focus on the vocals. And even there, the sweetness wraps around disruptive lyrics. Sure, this is the band famous for playing shows in their pajamas, but their adorable-ness masks some pretty jagged edges. - @dustedforreal

"Beadie" the latest single from @sluice.ig include

"Beadie" the latest single from @sluice.ig included in @pastemagazine's 5 Songs You Need to Hear This Week!
@mtnlaurelrecordingco

"Sluice is back—and with a stellar first single, to boot. “Beadie” unfolds like a memory you can’t quite date, its slow, ambling groove gathers weight until distortion seeps in beneath Justin Morris’ voice like thawed ice water."

It's Sluice Time! Head over to @thelineofbestfit a

It's Sluice Time!
Head over to @thelineofbestfit and watch the video for "Beadie", the lead single off @sluice.ig's upcoming new album 'Companion' - arriving March 27th @mtnlaurelrecordingco

“I think that if not the space of the room then definitely the location, being out in the country is important to the song”, says Justin Morris, the lead singer, songwriter and guitarist from Sluice. He is on the road with US band Fust, calling from a service station between shows in London and Bristol. It is fitting to talk about upcoming single “Beadie” whilst Morris is away from home. The song evokes a sense of stillness against the movement of life, a feeling of time moving forward whilst you stand still and try to take stock of what has, and continues, to happen."

New single + video out today from @natalie.jane.hi

New single + video out today from @natalie.jane.hill!
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“I Thought Love Meant” the second single from Hopeful Woman is out today!
I started writing this song almost three years ago. Perhaps at the time I thought I was having this “a-ha!” moment, thinking I was finally understanding *love*. But the funny thing about love is that i’m always trying to make sense of it. I imagine it as this little glow that sort of moves around…shaping and expanding, shrinking or hiding itself again and again, all to my own ever changing self. Maybe i’m getting better at accepting the mystery of it. More to say on all of that…but for now, watch this beautiful video @spncklly and I and crew made with the ephemeral tundra swans. I’m so happy with how this one turned out. Somehow it all fell into place exactly how it should. 🪽

Directed and edited by Spencer Kelly (@spncklly)
Director of Photography: Gray McClamrock (@grandma_camera)
Colorist: Kyle Messina (@messina.color)

Song credits:
Produced and Engineered by Jason Chronis (@jasonchronis) in Lockhart, TX
Piano overdubs engineered by Scott McMicken at @pressonrecords
Mixed by Adrian Olsen (@montroserecording)
Mastered by Jack Doutt (@jackdoutt)

Guitar and vocals: Natalie Jane Hill
Organ, piano and flute: Mat Davidson (@twainband)
Bass: Jason Chronis (@jasonchronis)
Percussion: Austin Vaughn (@austin_vaughn__ )

Hopeful Woman comes out March 6th on Dear Life Records. Pre-ordering the album on bandcamp is the best thing you could do!
🩷❤️🤍 thanks always for letting me share these tender songs
Nat

Out today! New single "Never Left Me" from @natali

Out today! New single "Never Left Me" from @natalie.jane.hill - head over to @klofmag and see the video as well
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Here she is ~ the first single “Never Left Me” off of my new record Hopeful Woman has arrived. Out in full on March 6th on Dear Life Records. Music video directed and edited by Spencer Kelly @spncklly (thanks for meeting me in NYC to help fulfill my big city music video dream).

This new collection truly feels the most *me* and I couldn’t be more proud of what my friends and I made. Hopeful Woman is really just the beginning of something I’ve been trying to encompass for a long time.

And lastly, i’m going on tour overseas for the first time in May! I’ll be opening for @raylamontagne in Ireland and the UK and I can’t quite believe this one… incredibly honored and grateful for this experience. Still pinching myself. More on that soon.

Guitar and vocals: Natalie Jane Hill
Pedal Steel: Mat Davidson (@twainband)
Bass: Jason Chronis (@jasonchronis)
Percussion: Austin Vaughn (@austin_vaughn__ )
Produced and engineered by Jason Chronis
Mixed by Adrian Olsen (@montroserecording)
Mastered by Jack Doutt (@jackdoutt)

Album Cover Painting by Bobbye Fermie (@bobbyefermie)
Album layout design by Emily Elhaj (@cliff_em_all)
Press photo by Charlie Boss (@chajbo)

Thank you all for listening and for patiently sticking around thru my hiatus. A million more thank you’s to come 🩷

Head over to @northerntransmissions and hear new s

Head over to @northerntransmissions and hear new single "The Blood Moon" from @cagedanimalsontheloose, the recording project of singer-songwriter Vincent Cacchione and visual artist Magali Charron.
Their new album, Make Strange Friends, is out 10/31

@seattlerefined feature with Linda From Work! 🔥

@seattlerefined feature with Linda From Work! 🔥🔥
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Meet our Artist of the Week: @lindafromworkmusic is a Seattle-based rock band. The band's third full-length album, "Linda From Work," will be out on Friday, Oct. 17.

The band is led by Hillary Tusick on vocals/guitar and features Elliott Gregory (guitar), Shayla Riday (bass) and Sam Nowak (drums).

"This record was truly a labor of love, and we poured our hearts and souls into it. Written in a time of obvious great uncertainty and darkness, we hope it'll resonate with people who are also looking for ways to express their rage, frustrations, fears and joy by shouting into the stars."

Find our full Q&A w/ the band at our #linkinbio! 📸: Bella Petro #seattlerefined #seattleband #seattlemusic #lindafromwork

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