Robyn Hitchcock The Confuser
As ever, Hitchcock proudly carries the flame for a particular brand of traditional singer-songcraft, a deeply personal penchant sparked by his Summer of Love adolescence (detailed in his acclaimed first memoir, 1967: How I Got There and Why I Never Left) and furthered throughout the myriad cultural metamorphoses that followed.
Samuel Blaney Island Rains EP
His music blends folk traditions with vivid storytelling and quiet reflection.
Shannon Lay Past The Veil
It sees Lay move her out of her usual minimalist frequency and write a collection of songs that incorporated everything from drum machines to string arrangements and pedal steel guitar.
Spearmint Chase Me
It tells a story of success, disillusionment, disconnection, peril, and resurrection. Anchored by three chases across a city at night, book-ended by two out-of-body experiences, and working towards a suite of uplifting love songs.
Blue States Where The Fades Meet
A sonic contradiction of sorts, the record takes small, personal songs and elevates them into something larger and more universal with sweeping choral arrangements and live strings.
Nia Archives Emotional Junglist
Marking her biggest sonic leap to date, her alt-jungle sound will see her flirt with everything from dewy-eyed indie pop and nineties electronica, underscored by the syncopated beats and thudding basslines of her jungle roots with a tracklist that features Jorja Smith and Sampha.
Josh da Costa New Wave Graveyard
Da Costa viewed his solo debut as a “greatest hits from a parallel universe, classic songs from an alternate reality.” He says, “Instead of trying to home in on one specific vibe or sound, I chose to sort of chameleon my way through my own taste and record collection and try out different approaches to songwriting – as if I were more than just one artist.”
Josaleigh Pollett If I Let It Quiet
Fourth album from indie, electronic, alternative artist.
Vanderwolf Songs You’ll Never Hear
Over eight lavishly produced tracks, Max Vanderwolf chronicles the collapse of the global order and the devaluation of American democracy. Richly orchestrated arrangements contrast with the hauntingly desperate subject matter.
Body Type Tally
Australian band combining big, jagged riffs, moody post-punk and 60s pop,
Gudewife Atoms, Don’t Die EP
Don Caballero-level intricacy collides with the emotional weight of Explosions in the Sky, with flashes of Battles, 65daysofstatic, and moments that feel like they’re about to completely spiral out of control… but never quite do.
The Hu Hun
They expand the scope of their signature Hunnu Rock with 11 tracks steeped in the lore and legend of Mongolia, yet uplifted with universal ambition.
Lockstep I Know What I Saw
Nashville-based band that pulls elements from shoegaze, doom and heavy rock.
Jonny Couch Where The Sidewalk Ends
Between infectious rockers and ballads, Couch’s music draws its origins directly from the power pop and new wave greats of the late ’70s and early ’80s.
Corey King Change The Wind
His work moves naturally between jazz, soul, experimental songwriting, and cinematic composition, balancing technical depth with emotional directness.
North Sea Echoes How to Cast a Shadow
Progressive metallers explain, “this record is a bit heavier, with several more songs featuring real drums.”
Baxter Dury Allbarone Versions
After the release of Allbarone last year, producer Paul Epworth got to work on extensions of five of tracks from the album. Not just extensions but full on electro-disco mixes that take the tracks apart from the edges and reorder them into relentless dance floor tools
Profane Burial Desolate Echoes of Turmoil
While the record firmly retains the unmistakable core of the band’s sound through grandiose orchestrations, bleak atmospheres, and razor-edged black metal, this new material ventures much further into progressive territory.
Svjetlost The Forever Silent
A debut album that blends crushing doom and stoner metal with the rich emotional heritage of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Joudy Permanent Maintenance
A hot-blooded, love-torn record created to get something off their chests, Joudy are making some of the heaviest music of their careers.
