Jul 09, 2026 By Caleb Campbell

Brooklyn-based indie rock outfit DD Island began as a personal recording project for singer/songwriter and producer Brandon Rhodes, but later expanded in scope with the addition of bassist Andrew Stader, guitarist Jeremy Batt, and drummer Zach Litchman. The band debuted in 2023 with their EP, Flowers, and followed the next year with another new EP, Runnin’.

Jul 09, 2026 By Caleb Campbell

Indie singer/songwriter Alex Reindl is a longtime veteran of Chicago’s DIY scene, playing in a string of scrappy indie rock outfits including his own project, Old Joy. Reindl shared Old Joy’s first full-length album, Trash Your Life, in 2021, and returned over the following years with a playful stylistic range of projects, dipping into power pop, orchestral chamber pop, lo-fi, and, most recently, noise experiments.

Jul 08, 2026 By Mark Redfern

The Mountain Goats are releasing a new album, Days, on August 7 on the band’s own Cadmean Dawn Records via Thirty Tigers. Now they have released its third single, “Candlebox.”

Jul 08, 2026 By Mark Redfern

Interpol are releasing a new album, This Mirror Weighs a Ton, on August 28 via Partisan. Now they have shared its third single, “Iron City.”

Jul 08, 2026 By Caleb Campbell

Chicago-based indie singer/songwriter Maris O’Tierney spent much of the last decade recording with her twin sister as one half of indie folk duo Maeve & Quinn. Later this week, she is inaugurating a new artistic chapter with her debut album under the moniker Park Hills Circle, All of a Sudden.

Jul 08, 2026 By Caleb Campbell

Los Angeles-based indie singer/songwriter and producer Julia Laws has been steadily on the rise for years now. Laws debuted under her Ronboy moniker in 2020 with her Velvet EP, followed by her full-length album, Pity to Love, in 2022. Along the way, she gained a fan and collaborator in The National’s Matt Berninger.

Jul 08, 2026 By Andy Von Pip

Following support slots with Kim Gordon and TTSSFU, Lonnie Gunn announces debut EP 2013 horsemeat scandal, out August 6th.

Jul 07, 2026 By Mark Redfern

Wishy are releasing a new album, Nature’s Pill, on October 2 via Winspear. Now they have shared its second single, “All the Rage,” via a music video.

Jul 07, 2026 By Caleb Campbell

Los Angeles-based duo Ryan and Katryn Stanley have been making music together for more than a decade. After getting their start with the Tallahassee bedroom pop band Naps, the pair began releasing music as Sugar World in 2019, releasing their debut album, Lost & Found, in 2022, which found them drilling down into a fuzzy and fittingly sugary blend of indie, twee, lo-fi, and electronica.