Feeling restless? Austin-based duo Warm Sound are back with a new song today — just in time for the full moon(!). This new phase sees them emerging from their downtempo, electronic psychedelia into a more optimistic register. Warm Sound offers a message of resilience, self-love, and emotional buoyancy on “Moons.”

Labyrinthian electronics, organic live instrumentation and sublime vocals are the ingredients that make up Maribou State’s “Otherside” — a track which also features their long-time collaborator, singer Holly Walker.  Their new/next long-player will come early in 2025, and will celebrate their influences from jungle, UK garage, IDM, and trance … to everything in between. 

Share the joy of “Three Piece Suit” from the London-based, eight piece collective Kokoroko. The group comes to us with worldbuilding sonic capabilities, sublime talent, and a vision to unite the African continent and its diaspora with us today! P.S. This track features vocals from singer-songwriter (and Massive Attack collaborator) Azekel.

French neo-psych outfit La Femme have the unique distinction of being one of the few bands to present an entirely live show, i.e. one that’s free from computers or pre-recorded backing tracks, when they are on stage. What this means is that when they are live, you are hearing the present moment. Tap into the hypnotic energy fueling the song “Amazing.” 

Alt-rocking, Melbourne-based dream pop quartet Arbes (a play on trees in French), recently released their debut album Counterways. Jess Zanoni’s breathy vocals on “Full Sight” conjure the wistful embrace of Suzanne Vega. The mathematical and intricate guitar work of this track was the first to be written and built for the album, and it came about during their first full rehearsal welcoming new member, guitarist Ryan Basile, into the fold. 

Hometown hero Eddie Chacon, who you might know as half of the duo Charles & Eddie via their ‘90s mega-hit “Would I Lie To You,” is back with his second solo album for Stones Throw Records. Thirty years after the heyday of his pop success and on the heels of his 2023 LP Sundown, Chacon’s new album Lay Low is due on Jan. 31, 2025. As a bonus, it’s produced by one of our other favorite singers — Nick Hakim. “Empire” is a stunningly soulful track featuring the multi-talented LA staple John...

Canadian-Palestinian Nemah Hassan — best known by her musical moniker Nemahsis — navigates her way as an independent artist, a Muslim, and the child of immigrant parents on her debut album Verbathim.   “Old Body, New Mind” holds the idea that while she looks the same on the outside, her experiences and emotions evolve on the inside. 

Colombian singer-songwriter and producer Elsa y Elmar recently passed through Los Angeles to open for Mexican singer Julieta Venegas. While here, she treated the crowd to a few new songs from her new album PALACIO to great reviews. A dozen tracks run the gamut of genres with standout “Ké Mal” coming across as especially anchored in Elsa y Elmar’s signature “spiritual pop.” Download the track and listen now for an unflinching confessional approach to her craft. 

Kingston, Jamaica native Mortimer sings at the crossroads between classic reggae tradition and the assimilation of R&B and ‘80s pop on his debut LP From Within. The album is an exploration of love, self-discovery, and the many facets of the human condition. Mortimer captures his inner struggles on “Not A Day Goes By” which features Grammy winning artist Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley.   

Mapache songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist Sam Blasucci swerves into his love of Motown as you’ll hear on the song “Flower.” You can find the track on Blasucci’s sophomore solo album Real Life — a place where he navigates new sonic territory.   

We’ve got a beast of a track to share today by New Zealanders Lips. It’s called “The Wolf” and it features the sinister sound of E from EELS. We’ll let the band explain.  “E had heard us on KCRW in LA, and reached out on Instagram,” recalls Lip Fen Ikner. “[It was] right around the time we had this track on the boil and were looking for a cool way to end it." "I’ve been an Eels fan for the longest time, and was truly honored to hear from him. I still can’t believe he was nice enough to go...

A child of Los Angeles, Ariella has been nurturing her creativity and fine tuning her songwriting since early on. This indie folk artist recently released her debut album Crybaby. From it, we share “Call Me Your Angel.” 

With Halloween around the corner and our Masquerade blowout at the Mayan tonight(!), we turn to a haunting track written by Z Berg (a founding member of The Like). “Better The Devil” is a song she constructed for the sleeper hit, summer thriller Strange Darling. We offer it here for your listening and downloading pleasure.   

For Joseph Mount, mastermind behind the UK outfit Metronomy, The Posse EP Volume 2 represents a way of connecting with new music and new artists. It’s his way of championing newer performers and connecting with them. “The more I do stuff with other people, the more excited I get about doing my own music again…” explains Mount.  “For me it’s a way of separating myself from the last 20 years of what I’ve done. You want to be proud of it and then move on.” To prove it, today we’re sharing...

It’s been roughly twenty years since London-based Tunng crept onto the scene with their genre-defying and timeless “pagan folktronica” debut album — This Is… Tunng: Mothers Daughters and other Tales. To celebrate, the band will release their eighth studio album Love You All Over Again on Jan. 24, 2025 via Full Time Hobby. It’s a record brimming with crunchy textures, nods to renaissance folk, and (maybe) a dash of Simon & Garfunkel. Enjoy this first foray into the LP — “Didn’t Know Why.”

We’ve got a new one from alt-country singer Margo Price! “Too Stoned To Cry” finds the singer sharing a mic and guitar duties with her friend Billy Strings. Price is a natural storyteller and this song illustrates why country music has always been a comfort to her, even in her darkest days. And it signals more to come as she prepares new music to be delivered in 2025. 

If you’re a skeptic about love, it’s time to take a listen to the collaborative work of songwriters and producers Baba Stiltz and Okay Kaya. The pair’s aloof, anti-folk hymn “I Believe In Love” is “about loneliness, longing, and safety,” Baba Stiltz explains. “[It’s about] the joyful silliness of coupling and the fear it inevitably can lead to.” Kaya adds: “I am very lucky to get to sing this banger of a song with Baba. He makes me believe in all the silly things.”

Here’s the latest anthemic ballad from Katie Crutchfield, the mastermind behind Waxahatchee. “Much Ado About Nothing” is the first new song she’s shared since releasing Tiger’s Blood earlier this year. And we’re grateful that she did because it’s a fan favorite the band has been playing throughout their recent tour.