May 07, 2024 By Mark Redfern

Irish five-piece Fontaines D.C. are releasing a new album, Romance, on August 23 via XL. Now they have announced a fall North American tour. NYC band Been Stellar will be the opening act.

May 07, 2024 By Caleb Campbell

Later this week, Toronto-based folk singer/songwriter Abigail Lapell is set to share her fifth full-length album, Anniversary. The record follows after her 2022 effort, Stolen Time, and last year’s record Lullabies, an album of traditional lullabies from around the world. Anniversary sees Lapell joining with Great Lake Swimmers frontman Tony Dekker as co-producer to record the album in a historic Ontario church.

May 03, 2024 By Caleb Campbell

Later this month, Thomas Powers, co-founder of synth pop outfit The Naked & Famous, is back with his forthcoming debut solo album, A Tyrant Crying In Private, out on May 17th. The band went on hiatus following their 2020 record Recover, freeing up Powers to delve further into production, film scoring, and his own solo music. His debut finds Powers evoking the confessional and minimalist side of indie an alt pop, fused with stirring classical and electronic flourishes.

May 03, 2024 By Mark Redfern (with Andy Von Pip)

Welcome to the fifteenth Songs of the Week of 2024. This week Andy Von Pip, Caleb Campbell, Mark Moody, and Scott Dransfield helped me decide what should make the list. We seriously considered over 20 songs this week and narrowed it down to a Top 12.

May 03, 2024 By Mark Redfern

Illuminati hotties (the project of singer/songwriter Sarah Tudzin) has shared a new song, “Can’t Be Still,” and announced some new fall tour dates.

May 03, 2024 By Caleb Campbell

Nashville-based Jordan Lindley first got his start in the pop punk scene before moving into an indie singer/songwriter lane with his 2019 solo LP Pearl. In the years since, he has followed with a series of new EPs, most recently with his 2023 EP Maybe It Will All Work Out Pt. 1. That release was the first taste of his upcoming full-length sophomore album, Maybe It Will All Work Out, due out this summer.

May 03, 2024 By Mark Redfern

British electronic musician Jon Hopkins has announced a new album, RITUAL, and shared its lead single, “RITUAL (evocation),” via a music video.

May 03, 2024 By Mark Redfern

Why Bonnie (the project of Blair Howerton) has shared a new song, “Dotted Line,” via a music video. It’s her first single for Fire Talk, which have just announced that they’ve signed Why Bonnie.

May 03, 2024 By Andy Von Pip

Howden native Fiona-Lee makes a powerful entrance with her raw debut single “Mother.”