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Ana Pê - Músicas para Brincar Ventar e Voar! (Todos os direitos reservados)

21 August 2026

Ana Pê is a Brazilian artist, actress, researcher and educator. Her work brings together music, theatre and education through projects that promote emotional wellbeing, creativity and inclusion.

Spin Class - Rip 'n' Dip (self-released)

21 August 2026

Bristol’s Spin Class continue to build momentum with ‘Rip ‘N’ Dip’, a ferocious new single that captures the band’s instinct for heavy, groove-led rock while pushing their sound further into bold and contemporary territory.

Hollow Star - Dream (two15 Records)

21 August 2026

Micah compares himself to Johnny Marr and Robert Smith when he writes—not because he thinks he’s their equal, but because, when life is this short, they’re the only competition worth having.

Paper Nova - Black Whole (self-released)

20 August 2026

Originated in Seattle in 2013 and now based in NYC, Paper Nova uniquely blends each member’s respective influences, which include alternative, classical, jazz, metal, Latin, and art rock.

Jodi DiPiazza - Another Anyone (JodigirlMusic)

20 August 2026

Jodi first gained international attention through high-profile performances alongside artists such as Katy Perry, “Weird Al” Yankovic, and Cynthia Erivo,

The Restless Few - The Restless Few (Restless Records)

20 August 2026

The Restless Few is a London-based band with roots stretching back over two decades to their childhood friendships in Bologna, Italy.

The Cramps – Gravest Gravy (Vengeance Records)

20 August 2026

These recordings reveal a band already possessing complete artistic conviction while still discovering new possibilities within its singular vision. Far from serving as an appendix to their catalogue, ‘Gravest Gravy’ stands as compelling evidence that even the earliest stages of The Cramps’ evolution possessed the imagination, fearlessness, and joyful perversity that would secure their place among rock music’s most original innovators.

Patois Counselors - Protection Racket (ever/never Records)

20 August 2026

The album’s greatest pleasure lies in that contradiction: Patois Counselors are deeply skeptical about the world, yet their music remains exuberantly alive. ‘Protection Racket’ recognizes stupidity everywhere, but refuses to become stupidly despairing. It finds humor inside collapse, romance beneath the sarcasm, and possibility at the edge of darkness.

Chad Kouri - Mixed (Post Studio Records)

20 August 2026

Kouri invites the listener into a world where a water bottle can become percussion, where a bell cord can carry as much expressive weight as a saxophone, and where a public gathering can become a composition. His work suggests that creative practice does not have to separate the sacred from the ordinary, sophistication from play, or personal history from collective experience.

Cherry Cheeks - D.O. & The Bytes (Total Punk Records)

20 August 2026

‘D.O. & The Bytes’ invites the listener to grab the cereal, tune into the cartoon, and surrender to its brightly rendered world of digital heroes and hostile Reapers. Beneath the fun, however, sits a surprisingly serious preoccupation with memory, technological control, and the struggle to preserve an individual identity.

Galecstasy & Mike Watt Trio - Wattzotica (Mystery Circles)

20 August 2026

Galecstasy and Mike Watt Trio create a world that feels discovered rather than constructed. The music can be strange, funny, atmospheric, forceful, and beautiful within the same extended breath, refusing to settle into any one category. ‘Wattzotica’ makes improvisation sound not like the absence of structure, but like another way of finding it.

The Cigarettes - Clareana T (Midsummer Madness)

20 August 2026

The Cigarettes remain rooted in the musical and emotional vocabulary they have developed since the 1990s, but ‘Clareana T’ does not sound like a band simply preserving its identity. It sounds like one testing how much that identity can still contain.

Julez And The Rollerz - Dirty Little Rock ’N’ Roller (Lolipop! Records)

19 August 2026

‘Dirty Little Rock ’N’ Roller’ arrives with its priorities in order: write the songs, play them with conviction, make them sound good, and let the personality take care of the rest.

The Drags - Set Right Fit To Blow Clean Up (Total Punk)

19 August 2026

The most striking thing about ‘Set Right Fit To Blow Clean Up’ is how completely it rejects the idea that punk must remain aesthetically frozen in order to remain punk. The Drags expand rather than dilute their identity. They allow hard rock, psychedelic noise, country, garage rock, and warped studio experimentation into the room, then make all of it answer to their particular sense of velocity and humor.

Keigo Tatsumi - AT US (Mystery Circles)

19 August 2026

‘AT US’ refuses to over-explain itself. Tatsumi understands that travel can be both expansive and isolating, and that the most powerful memories are often made from fragments rather than milestones. His field recordings provide documentary texture, while his instruments give those fragments an interior life. The album therefore occupies an unusual territory between ambient composition, sound art, and personal reflection.

Lucy Frost - Vitamins (Lucy Frost music)

19 August 2026

Boston native and Los Angeles-based alt-pop artist Lucy Frost has released her new album, Vitamins,

Ayumi Tanaka/Thomas Morgan/Thomas Strønen - Windflower (ECM)

19 August 2026

As might be guessed merely from the album’s title, the music on Windflower is for listening rooms, rather than nightclubs.

Dead Horse - I Would Die (Sister 9 Recordings)

18 August 2026

London post-punk trio Dead Horse reveal a strikingly vulnerable side with their latest single, ‘I Would Die’, the newest preview of their forthcoming debut album Caught The Nonsense, due for release on 11 September 2026 via Sister 9 Records.

Wormogenic - Apocalypse Queen (self-released)

18 August 2026

Emerging alternative artist Wormogenic continues to build the compelling world of her forthcoming Bandaids EP with the release of her powerful new single, ‘Apocalypse Queen’.

Anniina - DVD (Ballerina Records)

18 August 2026

Finnish singer-songwriter Anniina, also known as Anniina Ballerina, further cements her place in modern pop with the release of her latest single, “DVD.”

Loser Demon - EP3 (self-released)

18 August 2026

Loser Demon is a garage rock/power-indie band from Riverside, California.

Lurleen Ladd - Walk of Life (self-released)

17 August 2026

Austin singer-songwriter and entrepreneur Lurleen Ladd has released “Walk of Life,” her modern feminine take on the Dire Straits 1985 classic hit.

The Amplifier Heads - Super 8/The Chelsea Curve - The Rideout/The Glimmer Stars - Someday’s a Long Time/Inflatable Idols - GET STIFF! (Rum Bar)

17 August 2026

Boston label Rum Bar Records never fails in its mission to make the world safe for old school power pop, garage rock, punk, and rock & roll.

Jeff Vidov - Signs of Life (Vidov Records)

17 August 2026

Jeff Vidov is a Toronto, Canada-based choir conductor/session pianist/film composer/musical theater director

George Collins Band - Happiness Looks Good on You (George Collins Records)

17 August 2026

George Collins is a transatlantic storyteller based in Prague and Key West. His writing brings soulful flair to the worlds of rock music, novels, and television!

Lottie Gray - The Big Idea (self-released)

17 August 2026

Following the success of her three singles, Manchester, UK-based artist Lottie Gray introduces her debut EP The Big Idea.

Violet Love - Airport Road (self-released)

16 August 2026

Following the release of Destined to Fail, Violet Love returns with “Airport Road,” an upbeat alternative-rock/pop track

The Scarlet Goodbye - Losing (The Only Game in Town) (self-released)

14 August 2026

The Scarlet Goodbye is the creative collaboration between two well-known Minnesota musicians, rocker Daniel Murphy and troubadour Jeff Arundel.

Seasurfer - The Noise Is Ours (self-released)

14 August 2026

Hamburg-based shoegaze and post-punk trio Seasurfer return with their new EP, ‘The Noise Is Ours’, a four-track release that sees the band further develop their signature “dream-punk” aesthetic.

The Real Anthem - Coming Home (self-released)

14 August 2026

The Real Anthem, hailing from Arizona, United States, is a collaborative band project that seamlessly blends alternative rock, post-punk, post-rock, and shoegaze influences to create a dynamic sound .

No Joy - Big Life, Big Leaf (Hand Drawn Dracula / Sonic Cathedral)

13 August 2026

‘Big Life, Big Leaf’ may only contain three songs, but its emotional and sonic scope rivals releases several times its length. It captures the strange paradox at the heart of farewell: that endings can contain gratitude, sorrow can coexist with wonder, and loss can illuminate what mattered most.

Cigarettes After Sex – Twizzler (Partisan Records)

13 August 2026

For a band whose music has become synonymous with languor, such a modest adjustment carries surprising significance. “Twizzler” suggests that Cigarettes After Sex do not need to abandon their established atmosphere to discover new emotional territory. They only need to change the light.

Various Artists - Mr Bongo Record Club Vol.8 (Mr. Bongo)

13 August 2026

As the eighth volume in an already distinguished series, this release confirms that thoughtful curation remains an art form in its own right. Rather than chasing fashionable obscurities or obvious classics, it celebrates musicians whose work continues to resonate through craftsmanship, originality, and enduring emotional power.

Kite Choir - Seyðisfjörður Soundings (Warm Gospel)

13 August 2026

‘Seyðisfjörður Soundings’ does not ask to be decoded so much as inhabited. Its achievement lies in making an ancient phenomenon (the wind moving through a vibrating line), feel newly strange and newly musical.

The Bird Calls - Take Leave (Ruination Record Co.)

13 August 2026

The enduring appeal of ‘Take Leave’ comes from Sodomsky’s ability to make familiar ideas feel newly discovered. His songwriting does not depend on dramatic revelations; it thrives on close observation, carefully chosen language, and an understanding that everyday expressions often contain profound emotional histories.

National Photo Committee - Red Hot Photo Committee (Ever/Never Records)

13 August 2026

‘Red Hot Photo Committee’ is too eccentric for polished Americana, too rootsy for straightforward indie rock, too loose for conventional country, and too funny to surrender entirely to solemnity. Its imperfections are not obstacles to its personality; they are the source of it. National Photo Committee understands that music can be compelling precisely when it shows the seams, and that a crooked song can sometimes tell the truth more convincingly than a flawless one.

The Carp - Tangled Up With The Two Tailed Rat (Total Punk Records)

13 August 2026

The Carp have made a record for a moment in which absurdity and dread are difficult to separate. It is a wonderfully punk response: laugh at the bastards, name the problem, find your friends, and make enough noise that somebody else realizes they are not alone.

GB - Herzsprung (AD 93)

13 August 2026

‘Herzsprung’ embraces contradiction without attempting to resolve it. It is meticulously assembled from fragments yet communicates with striking emotional directness. It celebrates collective musicianship while remaining deeply personal.

The Sunmills - Bird That Used To Sing (self-released)

13 August 2026

The Sunmills are a Utah-based alt-rock trio known for blending hard-driving riffs with funk-laced grooves and a sharp sense of humor.

Oaken Wires - Parakeets (Shackled Ram Records)

13 August 2026

Oaken Lee’s folk-rock rawness meets CutWires’ electronic precision. Man vs. Machine… Oaken Wires.

French Inhaler - Practiced Lines (Toe-Tapper Records)

13 August 2026

Chicago’s FRENCH INHALER announce their debut album, PRACTICED LINES, a cinematic exploration of performance, technology, and emotional disconnection in the digital age.

Judex - Mondo Judex (self-released)

12 August 2026

The sound of Punk being invented in a 1957 Chicago Blues Club…

High On Stress - Still Here (Rum Bar)/Trash Kickers - Way Out, Somehow (self-released)

12 August 2026

The land of American indie rock is littered with acts inspired by the Replacements – from groups whose only connection is a spiritual one, to outright clones.

Carlos Grassot - Farewell The World (self-released)

12 August 2026

Carlos Grassot is a Spanish singer-songwriter and music creator blending Latin, acoustic, and House influences into a sound that balances intimate storytelling with the energy of dance culture.

Sophia Casson-Smith - not with me (feat George Mercer)  (Lonely Road Picture Show)

12 August 2026

Sophia Casson-Smith is a UK-based artist and songwriter known for her soulful voice, emotional clarity, and instinctive approach to storytelling.

Tristan Roberson - Down For The Ride (Tristan Roberson Music, LLC)

11 August 2026

At just 18 years old, Tristan Roberson has already established himself as one of the brightest young names in modern country music.

Ben Lester - Ben Lester (Mayfield Records)

11 August 2026

Mayfield Records presents the thrilling self-titled debut album by Ben Lester.

Steve Stinson - Fly Away (self-released)

11 August 2026

Acclaimed singer-songwriter Steve Stinson continues the journey towards his highly anticipated debut album Cocoon with the release of ‘Fly Away.’

Lala Vale - Just Another Me (Lala Vale Music)

11 August 2026

Singer-songwriter Lala Vale returns with her emotionally arresting new single, ‘Just Another Me’, the flagship release from her forthcoming full-length album due later this year.