With Codes in the Stones, independent metal artist Eren Ayintap presents a cinematic concept album that bridges ancient civilizations, cosmic mythology, and modern melodic power metal. The album explores humanity’s forgotten origins through thunderous riffs, soaring vocals, epic orchestration, and immersive storytelling.

Wendy DuMond is an Atlanta-based singer-songwriter recognized for her evocative storytelling and versatile musical style. Performing both as a solo artist under the moniker Bog Witch and as a member of the Americana ensemble Blackfoot Daisy, Wendy’s work often delves into the nuanced experiences of women, weaving compelling narratives across genres.

“Paradise Cove” is the first glimpse into Bleach Dreamer’s debut EP Even If You Care, arriving January 9, 2026 on all streaming platforms via Star Seeker Records. Available now, the track distills Bleach Dreamer’s genre-bending sound into a cinematic, latenight escape—where 80s-inspired club pulses, postpunk tension, and ethereal dream-pop textures drift together seamlessly.

A hopefully varied collection of songs from my life with at different points a horn section, massed choirs and spoken-word interludes.

Music UnLtd. (pronounced Music Unlimited) is a well-known, award-winning Indie band. It is led by Milind Chitnavis who is known in music credits simply as Milin. The band is excited to announce the release of its latest single, “I LIKE GREEN EYES TOO.” The song is now available on all major streaming platforms for listeners everywhere to enjoy.

Covert Stations attempts the impossible with reverence and unparalleled creativity with their cover of the Fleetwood Mac classic “Dreams”

Dream Bodies is the solo project of Steven Fleet. In the past, he has been in musical projects with members of Magic Wands, VV and the Void, Night Nail, and Boytronic8. He has toured the US/UK/Europe, playing alongside bands such as the *Chameleons.

Fort Wayne singer-songwriter Ethan William Bowers makes music you could drop in the Americana slot, yet you’d be wrong to pigeonhole the music as just that. There’s plenty of twang throughout his work, yet Bowers brings much more to the table than jangle and a tip of the cowboy hat.

Rising alt-teen Angeleno singer-songwriter Edie Yvonne returns with a new intimate, vulnerable release entitled “Nightmare,” a stripped-back, emotionally charged single that continues the rising star’s honest and authentic voice and brand of storytelling. Written from an intensely personal place, the song captures the disorientation of relationships when words and actions feel staged and trust feels unstable.

The band’s expansive sound is the product of its seven-member lineup, which includes four core members alongside the Brasstronauts. This larger-than-life collaboration allows Train Conductor to seamlessly blend genres, as evidenced by their two new singles. “Elephant Graveyard” is a deep dive into shoegazey psych, with swirling layers of atmospheric sound creating an immersive experience. This track offers a contemplative, textural mood, promising to transport listeners to a different sonic space.

Viscula was formed in Lutsk, Ukraine, in 2002. The band has performed extensively around the world and has been seen in 18 countries. In 2015, Viscula moved to China, and in 2017 to the UK, where they have been actively playing in iconic London clubs such as Hope & Anchor, St.Moritz and New Cross Inn.

Verticoli has announced the upcoming release of their brand new album called Silverlinings out now. Over the years, the Verticoli lads have toured heavily across Australia, supporting the likes of Cog, Kingswood, British India and DZ Deathrays. They opened the Field Stage at Falls Festival in Marion Bay and were selected by Triple J Unearthed to play the highly coveted Party in the Paddock.

Thickshake’s songs are bound by no particular choice of genre – drawing inspiration from Aussie bands like The Vanns and The Kite String Tangle, to international acts such as Coldplay, Blanks and Bon Iver – dabbling into both classic pop and contemporary song structures.

The brilliance of ‘White Souls…’ lies in its refusal to stand still. It is a collision of disparate worlds; musique concrète, sci-fi vignettes, and pub-room punk all melting into a unsettling ambience.

Ultimately, ‘Waxworld’ succeeds because it balances high-concept artistry with undeniable hooks. Cusumano’s vocals, a compelling blend of apathy and earnestness, tell a truth that feels uniquely his own.

The opening track, “April Fools,” serves as the perfect mission statement: a two-minute burst of sugar-coated energy that explores the dizzying frustration of being drawn to someone unpredictable.

Ed Boxall is a Hastings-based singer-songwriter, performer, artist, and author whose work flows between music, visual art, and storytelling. Ed writes story-driven songs, placing the craft of songwriting at the core of his music—each lyric is carefully shaped to bring stories to life. After many years performing, he has now signed an LP deal with End of The Trail Records, with “The High Far Fields of Home” as the first single from that LP.

‘Happy New Year’ charts innocence slipping into disillusionment, with lyrics written under a self-imposed rule of just three syllables per line. It inspired WOLF RENTS BARK, TV FACE’s album title for an age where politician-CEOs cosplay as ‘the guy next door,’ while extracting wealth at a pace.

London-based indie artist Freya Magee promptly returns with her third single, “Over There” – a wry exploration of solitude, self-protection, and the freedom of keeping one’s garden fenced. Where her debut “Duplicity” wrestled with inner dualities and “Forget Yourself Not” confronted the contradictions of others, “Over There” stands firm in independence. “It’s about choosing solitude over drama,” Freya explains. “But while it starts off rooted in stubborn independence, by the end you can hear the cracks.”

From Oakland, CA, Omnesia is androgynous vocalist medella kingston + eclectic guitarist/producer M2 = auditory omakase, where future vintage rock, indie dance, electro-pop, nu wave +prog find common ground.

‘Lowlands,’ is a lesson in the art of the “post-cool” — a record that understands that true authority comes not from volume, but from the steady, rhythmic pulse of lived experience and intellectual curiosity.

Krimm’s harmonies are often pleasingly off the beaten path. If this music has any antecedent, it’s the darkly glinting Eurojazz of ECM.

By opting for these fractured and sinuous textures, Tivel ensures that the music never feels too comfortable. The instruments reflect the cultural paradigms she is critiquing—they are beautiful, yes, but they also feel under pressure, straining to hold together against the weight of the “mammalian despair” she chronicles.

These tracks are stripped back, letting her airy, vibrato-heavy voice take center stage. They feel like personal conversations or words of encouragement she’s giving to herself.

Hailing from London N1, singer-songwriter Tom Minor draws inspiration from indie rock, new wave, punk, power pop, psychedelic and garage rock, soul, and R&B. After years of writing for others, Minor now focuses on his own brand of existential indie, gathering praise all across the blogosphere for his recent outings

Fringe Frontier’s tunes are fueled by Americana storytelling and gritty guitar hooks. Their music rolls through the back counties of the South up to *New York
City*. Songs from the Wirehouse, their previous LP, was mixed by 2x Grammy-winner and Midlake drummer McKenzie Smith, and mastered by Grammy-nominee Kim Rosen. Fringe Frontier’s new single “Heading For” is an energetic meditation on loneliness. With its garage rock vibe and raw emotional depth, it’s a kind of anthem of isolation — coming ahead of their second album, Criminal Hour.

Map of the Woulds, Seattle’s genre-less “rock” band is releasing a new single “Goldilocks Zone” on December 16, 2025. Map of the Woulds is Woody Frank on guitar and voice, Andrew Woods on bass and voice and Adrian Woods on drums and voice. “Goldilocks Zone” was written by Woody Frank.

Formed in 2018 by long-time collaborators Matt Allison, Dom Richmond, and Jon Richmond, Pablo’s Paintings emerged from a shared fascination with 60s garage, outsider folk, and avant-garde pop. Originally conceived as a space for unfinished ideas, the project quickly developed its own identity, defined by melodic songwriting, rich vocal harmonies, and surreal, tongue-in-cheek storytelling.

Long defined by an alchemical fusion of avant-rock minimalism, post-punk abrasion, and nocturnal romanticism, The Mortal Prophets return with UNDER THE INFLUENCE, a five-track EP that excavates, mutates, and reanimates the songs that quietly rewired their musical imagination. These are not covers in the conventional sense. They are confrontations—sonic experiments that approach influence as something unstable, volatile, and alive, capable of transformation under pressure.

Ben Aubergine is an independent alt-rock and acoustic artist creating original music with clarity and intention. His songs range from raw, guitar-driven tracks to quiet acoustic reflections—each shaped by decades of songwriting and life experience. After years away from writing music while building a career as a physician, Ben returns with renewed focus. Every track is self-produced and released one at a time, built around contrast—weight and space, clarity and friction.

Shadowpool sounds like its hometown before you even hear the band’s songs. In name only, Shadowpool evokes Seattle’s overcast skies, darkness, and humidity. While the tunes on the upcoming album Deceptive Angels feel that way, they also offer up a hopeful and surprising pop sensibility that reminds of the area’s snowy peaks and evergreens.

‘International’ is the rare final album that doesn’t feel like a contractual obligation. It is a vibrant, vital piece of work that honors the past without being trapped by it.

Dangers and Newton have not just made an album; they have recorded a haunting. Essential listening for those who prefer their electronica with a side of cosmic dread and analog warmth.

Visions Through Amber is an intimate and visceral album, shaped by patience and passion. Between raw folk, pop and rock, the songs oscillate between power and fragility, with oriental-tinged touches on some tracks. This second album by Noctæra invites a troubling proximity: that of a bedroom where noisy solitude and moments of grace intermingle, across both French and English lyrics.

Alt-pop architect Noah XO will drop his most intense and narratively driven single yet, “BURNOUT,” across all streaming platforms on Friday, December 12, 2025. Raised in the competitive Upstate New York music scene, Noah XO returns with a dark alt-pop/rock track that provides a raw, unflinching look at mental health exhaustion, social isolation, and the frustration of non-responsive prescription medication.

M3G is a singer-songwriter from Chippenham in Wiltshire, UK. She’s been writing music as long as she can remember and performing live since she was 14. Inspired by the likes of Florence Welch, AURORA and dodie, her music mixes authentic lyrics with soaring vocals.

The Mortal Prophets —the boundary-pushing project of New York artist John Beckmann —has released of LOST IN SPACE, a 7-track retro-futurist synthpop voyage crafted in collaboration with Irish producer *William Declan Lucey8. Blending analog warmth with neon-lit circuitry and gravitational low-end, the new EP/ album reimagines The Mortal Prophets’ sonic identity through crystalline electronics, cinematic mood, and atmospheric pulse.

Los Angeles–based violinist, composer, and looping artist Chris Murphy — known by his moniker Seven Crows — is set to release his second instrumental album, Powers of Observation (Teahouse Records, February 2026), a striking exploration of ambient, post-rock, and experimental soundscapes built entirely from the dynamic voice of the electric violin.

“Let’s Just Talk” is the third single from the 2025 album The Unreasonables by Rusty Reid & The Unreasonables. Following previous singles “Attitude Change” and “Piece of the Action,” this song features an entirely different cast of Unreasonables, other than Rusty, but again the band is exploring the nuances of love and lust through a rock and roll lens

Ryan O’Connell isn’t trying to be a philosopher; he’s just trying to ignore the breathing refrigerator. Channeling the “junk-shop” aesthetic of early Beck and the domestic poetry of the Silver Jews, O’Connell captures the specific, quiet anxiety of modern burnout.

The self-titled debut from Getting Started marks the culmination of two years of a waterfall release, with “Easy Sympathy” being the last addition. Getting Started is a 5 piece indie rock band from Chicago, made up of Jack Gallo (vocals/rhythm guitar), Matt Stein (lead guitar), Eddie O’Connor (keys/backup vocals), Pat Hickey (bass), and Jack Scanlon (drums). They burst onto the scene with their debut single, “Reverberations”, in October 2023 and have never looked back

Russia-born and Dominican Republic-based, Luci Ferrum blends darkwave, dark electro, industrial, and trip-hop into raw, emotional soundscapes. Emerging in 2021, her music fuses digital textures with symphonic elements, sensual vocals, and deeply personal lyrics.

Jamie Hyatt (bedd) is a longstanding Oxford, UK musician known for his previous bands The Family Machine, The Daisies and Medal as well as his scores for films Elstree 1976 and The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee. Recent singles “Paulie’s a Bum” and “Party on dude (Endless)” received airplay on BBC 6Music and the Do Not Be Afraid received plaudits far and wide, including a feature on Bandcamp’s New and Notable.

The revolution is here! Ontario genre-agnostic duo Asthma Kids return with their explosive new single “Crumbs and Morsels (The Meek Are Getting Ready Pt IV),” out now alongside the dystopian, visually arresting video from director Lisa Battocchio. The track is the latest preview of their upcoming EP The Meek Are Getting Ready, out December 1 via Dammit Distribution (EU/UK) and 2 Bar Town Records (North America).

Toronto alternative-rock artist Julian Peterson releases his new single “Since I Left You” on December 5, 2025 — a candid, emotionally layered track that captures the ache of heartbreak and the slow process of rebuilding yourself

No-wave, angular post-punk outfit Rayon present their beautifully whacked-out single ‘Shopping’, a tongue-in-cheek ode to consumerism and travel born from near-burnout and a revitalizing trip south of the border. The video for ‘Shopping’, filmed with their awesomely nostalgic Super 8 video, showcases grocery store antics before being kicked out, proving that new life can always be found on aisle five.

Falling You, an ethereal / ambient musical project formed in 1995, is based in the San Francisco Bay Area, California, USA. It is the project of John Michael Zorko, collaborating with (and featuring front-and-center) other artists he very deeply admires. For Metanoia, these include Dru Allen (Mercury’s Antennae, This Ascension), Courtney Grace, Slim Heilpern, Amelia Hogan, Anji Lum and Ryan Lum (Lovespirals / Love Spirals Downwards), Erica Mulkey (Unwoman), Colleen Segale, Shikhee (Android Lust), and Jennifer Wilde.

Atlanta-based artist Matare unveils a captivating narrative with his latest original single, “Into the Sea.” Collaborating with Turkish producer Surfgreenvibes, Matare brings a unique blend of elements to his music, drawing inspiration from the ocean.

Kansas City atmospheric prog-rock band A Light Within returns with their haunting new single “Dying Clock,” marking their first new single since 2024’s “Identity” and the next step in their slow-burning creative evolution. Known for their dark, atmospheric soundscapes and cinematic songwriting, the band remains a must-listen for fans of Porcupine Tree, Failure, Katatonia, Tool, and Pink Floyd.