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Anyone who’s spent time on the UK country circuit over the last thirty years has probably crossed paths with Jeff Gallant. He’s been a fixture of the touring and line dance scene since forming Jeff Gallant & The Norfolk Cowboys back in…

Mark Newman’s new single “Ghosts” is one of those songs that catches you off guard in the best way. It’s built around warm, guitar-driven rock, and it’s about something we all deal with: the people, places, and moments that stick with us…

Jordan Seven‘s new album “Mercury” is out now, and “Connected” is the track to start with. It grabbed me on the first listen and it hasn’t let go since. The song centers on something a lot of us know too well: reaching…

Damien Musto has put in real time on stages across the East Coast, and “Cracks in the Pavement” is the moment all that experience finally gets to breathe on its own. He cut his teeth as a guitarist in New Jersey bands…

Kye Alfred Hillig has spent more than a decade earning his reputation as one of Tacoma’s most honest songwriters, and “Widowmaker Express” might be his most striking work yet. Out August 5, this record pulls from the fog and rust of the…

Some bands sound like they’ve been waiting their whole lives to make this record, and that’s exactly the vibe on “Rotten In The Brain”, the debut EP from Astoria, Oregon’s The Something Ain’t Rights. Out July 22 via Hovercraft Records, this nine-song…

Oakland’s The Goods are back with “Summer’s Almost Gone”, the first single off their upcoming record Goodbye Summertime, set to arrive September 16 on Dandy Boy Records. It’s been less than a year since the band’s debut LP, Don’t Spoil the Fun,…

If you are looking for an inspiring blend of storytelling and classic sound, check out the new project “Condo Florida”, released on South Tenth Records by the New York rock outfit Sullyman The Third. Led by singer, songwriter, and pianist John Sullivan,…

Aderyn just gave us “Please”, the third single from her upcoming EP “Hot Pink!”, and it might be her most gutting song to date. She wrote the whole thing in twelve minutes, capturing it on a voice memo before she could second-guess…

South Wales folk-rock band Rusty Shackle have a new single on the way, “Stand Up Tall”, out Friday 24th July. It’s the first look at their upcoming album “Mayfield”, due at the end of August, and it’s a really promising sign of…

Keith Z taps into a familiar relationship dilemma with “Just Friends”, a pop-punk single that combines catchy melodies with an honest story. Running just over two and a half minutes, the song wastes no time getting its point across, delivering energetic guitars,…

Beranek and EL/NeUe reunite for “Dieter Rams Palette”, another chapter in a collaboration that continues to grow with every release. Drawing from their shared passion for electronic music, the duo creates a track that blends classic synth textures with a polished modern…

Mark Broscoe put out a new one called “Let It Go”, and I’ve had it looping in my headphones since I found it. It’s acoustic rock, recorded and mixed by Chris Strollo down in Pittsburgh, and you can tell nobody tried to…

DIVKA pulls off something rare on “folk fatale”, their debut full-length as a Toronto duo built around Alina Kytasty Kuzma on bandura and Zoë Santo on viola. Released April 2, 2026, the record takes old songs from Ukrainian and other women’s singing…

Ruby & Sasha’s new track “Hay Fever” lands at exactly the right moment, right as Brooklyn trades its winter grey for longer days and warmer air. But don’t expect a straightforward ode to sunshine here. The duo takes something as mundane as…