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Visible Light - Sierra de Luquillo: A Living Soundscape

Visible Light - Sierra de Luquillo: A Living Soundscape

Sierra de Luquillo: A Living Soundscape, the immersive new album from chamber-ambient duo Visible Light. With attention, preservation begins. El Yunque Rainforest pulses with sound: coquí frogs echo through the cathedral of green, as air dances through the canopy. In this living ecosystem, cellist Amy McNallyand sound artist Matthew

KING AYISOBA - Pure Confusion

KING AYISOBA - Pure Confusion

Pioneering Ghanaian musician King Ayisoba returns September 4, 2026 with his forthcoming seventh album Pure Confusion, recorded and produced by On-U-Sound’s Adrian Sherwood. Ayisoba is one of Ghana’s most distinctive musical voices. The world’s foremost player of the kologo - a homemade two-string lute fashioned

A picture of a praying mantis with the words on the upper left say Creature of Habit, Courtney Barnett.

Aptly named, Courtney Barnett's new album doesn't fail to deliver

Courtney Barnett needs little introduction, but if you need a refresher, she’s famous for hits like "Pedestrian at Best" and "Avant Gardener", which was used in Bojack Horseman. As a fan, I think fellow Courtney fans love her lyricism, husky voice, and some lovely shredding

Julez And The Rollerz – "I Don't Know You" (Lolipop)

Julez And The Rollerz – "I Don't Know You" (Lolipop)

Julez And The Rollerz is a four-piece from LA made up of migrants to the Southland from back east. The strange thing is, they sound like what you’d think a grunge-tinged glam-influenced from LA would. Grungy gritty guitar? Check. Pop harmonies? For days. Hooks? Of course.

Melbourne, Australia band Big League -- four people sitting on a couch, dressed like an indie band

Big League - "Why Don’t Birds Suddenly Appear?”

Melbourne’s Big League play a sunny style of Australian jangle pop that is infectious in its hookiness, daring you to not try to pogo like you're young, free, and in a sweaty, hot Australian pub. In the midst of the urgent rhythm and high jangle the lyrics

Blueburst - Significance

Blueburst - Significance

Blueburst is a project from Atlanta, Georgia. A "new" alt-rock artist 50 years in the making, Blueburst is the brainchild of guitarist/vocalist Craig Douglas Miller, collaborating with Marty Willson-Piper (The Church, Noctorum, All About Eve) to release his first new music in nearly 30 years.

Railcard

Railcard

DIY Pop Legends Team-Up as Railcard, Release First 3 EPs on One CD Railcard formed in 2025 when Rachel Love (Dolly Mixture), Ian Button (Papernut Cambridge, The Penrose Web) and Peter Momtchiloff (Heavenly, The Would-Be-Goods) discovered that they were all born within weeks of each other. It