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Alasdair Roberts & Fredrik Rasten – “Lady Maisry” [Video]
Video · Drag City Alasdair Roberts & Fredrik Rasten Cast a 15-Minute Spell With “Lady Maisry” The experimental folk duo announce Seven Weathers, a collection of traditional Scottish ballads out January 29, with an epic opening statement that unfolds like a magic ritual rather than a song. Alasdair Roberts has spent three decades navigating the…
GIFT – “Every Step” [Video]
Video · Captured Tracks GIFT Find Clarity in the Frenzy on “Every Step” TJ Freda’s Brooklyn band share the second single from Frenzy For The Thrill, out January 15 via Captured Tracks, and it offers a moment of hard-won perspective amid the album’s controlled chaos. GIFT have been building toward Frenzy For The Thrill across…
Everything But The Girl – “Young And Dumb” [Video]
Video · Buzzin’ Fly / Virgin Music Group Everything But The Girl Strip It Back on the Gorgeous “Young and Dumb” Tracey Thorn and Ben Watt announce Blue Reservoir, their 11th studio album, out February 19 via Buzzin’ Fly, and the first single finds them trading electronica for nylon-string guitar and bare harmonies. Everything But…
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The Olivia Tremor Control: The Same Place [Album Review]
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Cameron Winter: Live At Carnegie Hall [Album Review]
Live At Carnegie Hall Cameron Winter — 2026 ReleasedOctober 9 Label Partisan Records Produced By Ariel Rechtshaid Runtime68 min / 12 tracks Album Review Cameron…
Greg Freeman: All Set The Bone [Album Review]
All Set The Bone Greg Freeman — 2026 ReleasedOctober 8 Label Transgressive Records/Canvasback Music Produced By John Congleton Runtime67 min / 13 tracks Album Review…
Protomartyr: Hotel Usona [Album Review]
Hotel Usona Protomartyr — 2026 ReleasedSeptember 25 Label Domino Produced By Kevin Fridmann Runtime46 min / 9 tracks Album Review Protomartyr • Hotel Usona •…















