Category Fresh Music

This one goes back to 1987. Omer Ahmet, the London based songwriter and producer with roots in Cyprus, Türkiye, Greece, Italy, the Middle East and Kenya, has spent years writing music pulled from actual memory rather than made up scenarios, and this…

KNIGHTRESS is back with “Unbecoming”, the first single off their upcoming debut full-length “The Sentient Condition”, set to arrive this fall from Studio Sainte-Marthe with producer Francis Caste behind the board. For anyone who hasn’t crossed paths with this Paris band yet,…

Betty Moon is back, and she didn’t waste any time reminding people why she’s stayed a cult favorite since her days on Toronto’s 90s rock and alt scene. Her new single “Want Me To” is the first taste of her upcoming six-track…

Melbourne/Naarm artist Kat Greta returns with “Audacity”, out Friday, July 3. On the surface, it’s a bright, hooky slice of indie pop built for the dance floor, but after more than one listen, the cracks start to show. Underneath all that shine…

Hey folks, got a good one for you today. West Tennessee guitarist Elam McKnight and Nashville harmonica player Bob Bogdal have teamed back up, and the result is a single called “The Rural Wasteland”. These two go way back. They met around…

Lowell, Massachusetts, punk crew Cat TV finally gave the world a proper introduction, and their debut EP “Fun in the Ghost Town” was worth the wait. Six tracks deep, the record is loud, a little unhinged, and stitched together with the kind…

Some bands break up quietly. Federal Lights erased themselves completely. Back in 2016, frontman Jean-Guy Roy shut down the project he’d spent years building from Winnipeg’s local scene into a band with real fans overseas, including a run of shows in Germany.…

Tyler Ellis lets you in the door with “Hardwarestore”, his ninth album, and it plays out like catching up with an old friend over coffee. The Toronto songwriter has always worn two hats: he’s a working musician and a longtime music teacher,…

Matterform’s self-titled debut has been a long time coming, and honestly, that’s part of why it works so well. This Ventura five-piece, Chet Toner on guitar and sax, Javier Avila on keys, Drew Espejo on drums, Zach Manpearl on bass and keys,…

If you haven’t come across Midnight Mystery Club yet, this is a good place to start. The California duo, David Paul Newell and Llavar Mindley, writes songs that sound like they were pulled straight out of a late-70s record crate, and “Heavenly”,…

Jordan Seven’s new single “Everybody Bleeds” is one of those songs that grabs you within the first few seconds and doesn’t let go. The Orlando-based rocker built this one around a simple idea: everyone carries some kind of struggle, no matter how…

Asfixia Social has been grinding for almost two decades, and their fourth studio album, “Mess Bigger,” sounds like a band that has finally said everything they’ve been building toward. The São Paulo crew mixes punk, ska, hardcore, funk, ragga and metal into…

New Jersey songwriter Damien Musto has put in real time on the East Coast scene, from his stretch with small a.m. and Hey Tiger to touring the U.S. and Canada with OURS, and even opening for Bon Jovi at MetLife Stadium. With…

Rebekah Snyder’s “Small Town” is a warm country release that puts everyday life and community right at the center of the listening experience. The single arrived on June 19 and is already building steady radio attention, moving to number 97 on the…

London and Eryri-based singer-songwriter Jules ‘Nova returns with “DSP (Radio Edit)”, released on 9 May 2026. This alternative rock piece builds a reflective space that explores trauma, mental health struggles, and the search for inner peace. It holds a steady emotional pull,…