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    The latest music news from independent artists around the world.

    Ike Rhein

    First Listen: Ike Rhein – Messed It Up (Acoustic)

    Ike Rhein has released the acoustic version of his new song titled 'Messed It Up'. When you strip enough of the layers you eventually come to the heart. With the original (below) you have...
    The Q-Tip Bandits

    First Listen: The Q-Tip Bandits – Daisy

    The Q-Tip Bandits have today released their new single titled 'Daisy', the lead single off of their upcoming album 'Melancholy Flowers', dropping on June 10th.
    Joey Harkum

    The Test Drive: Joey Harkum – Salt and Tar + Tour Dates

    Joey Harkum has today released his new album titled 'Salt and Tar'. Homegrown Americana and easy going travel-rock, Joey Harkum paints an endearing portrait of life, love, loss, and longing with a set of songs individually wrapped in honesty and presented with pride and affection.
    Animalweapon

    Jammerzine Exclusive: An Interview with Animalweapon + Set Of Constraints Album Out Today

    Jammerzine has an exclusive interview with Animalweapon (a.k.a. Patrick Cortes). today also sees the release of his new album titled 'Set Of Constraints'.
    Svvarms

    First Look: Svvarms – Oceans

    Svvarms has today premiered their new video for the track titled 'Oceans', from their upcoming EP of the same name. Filling the headspace with imagination and originality, Svvarms gives an earnest performance in a stripped location that highlights the music in a pure and true atmosphere.
    Storeys

    First Listen: Storeys – Destination Unknown / Lucky Man

    Storeys has today premiered two new tracks in the form of their new original 'Destination Unknown' and their cover of The Verve's 'Lucky Man' via their new EP, dropping today from New State Music.
    Plain Mister Smith

    The Test Drive: Plain Mister Smith – I’m Just Plain Mister Smith

    Plain Mister Smith has today released his new full-length LP titled 'I'm Just Plain Mister Smith'. A wide and varied rock/pop project a long time in the making, this next evolution in this artist's revolution sees a deepening of the earlier EP and adds more dimensions with a welcoming and unique blend of sounds that create a beautiful experience with day-making hooks and vivid sonic pastels.
    Koburg

    First Look: Koburg – Requiem

    Koburg has released her new video for the track titled 'Requiem'. A true virtuoso, in every sense of the term, Koburg gives the listener a glimpse of her brilliant mind with her music. She...
    indifferentMonKeY

    First Listen: indifferentMonKeY – Space Race

    indifferentMonKeY have today released their new single titled 'Space Race'. indifferentMonKeY is a project that has long found it's sound and everything they release at this point in their careers is a continuous and...
    Floated

    First Listen: Floated – Sizzle

    Floated (a.k.a. David Maine) is set to drop his new single titled 'Sizzle' tomorrow, from his upcoming EP. A perfect gateway drug for the EP, 'Sizzle' brings lo-fi through you 'hi-fi' with a smooth taste of suave and a short yet sweet sense of calm in the form of a slow burn of a single that adds that time for release in the span of 2 minutes to give the listener a pause from the world and get away from the crazy.
    Chloe Trujillo & Rav Medic

    First Look: Chloe Trujillo & Rav Medic – The Heaviest Sound Is Silence

    Chloe Trujillo & Rav Medic have today released their new video for the track titled 'The Heaviest Sound Is Silence'. Social commentary through music can be vivid or vile. Or anything in between. But what Chloe and Rav do is take that social commentary and put it to the angst within the music and the anger between the lines. Forget that this is a metal leaning song.
    Udoka Malachi

    The Test Drive: Udoka Malachi – Palace Lumumba

    Udoka Malachi has released his new album titled 'Palace Lumumba'. Recorded after a hiatus and with a fresh outlook on life, love, and genre hopping influences, Udoka takes said influences and makes a hip "pop' soul opus with RnB, jazz, and bits of rock underlying the lyrics of someone whose lived those lyrics and not merely mirrored life and took what they thought would be cool.
    Sugar For The Pill

    The Test Drive: Sugar For The Pill – Wanderlust

    Sugar For the Pill has released their new album titled 'Wanderlust'. Considering this is their first full length album, there is a lot here content-wise yet their is also a goo amount of experience considering the band's age.
    Total Slacker

    First Look: Total Slacker – Dried Up Well

    Total Slacker has today premiered his new video for the track titled 'Dried Up Well', from his upcoming LP 'Extra Life', dropping May 27th.
    Kailaya

    First Listen: Kailaya – Lately

    Kailaya has today released her new single titled 'Lately'. A bit of soul mixed with a stellar guitar, done as a duo, gives this song that personality and certain 'something' that always ends up...
    Genus Ordinis Dei

    First Look: Genus Ordinis Dei – The Entropic Queen

    Genus Ordinis Dei has today released their new video for the track titled 'The Entropic Queen'. Dark and , well, darker, Genus Ordinis Dei gives a dark (see the pattern here?) song for the pandemic, which explains the dark.
    Vonica

    First Look: Vonica – If You’re New Here Dance + Remix

    Vonica has today released his new video for the track titled 'If You're New Here Dance', from his EP of the same name, dropping May 13th. We also have the Felix Hot Chip Remix below.
    Nova Bloom

    First Look: Nova Bloom – Rising Up

    Nova Bloom have released their new video for the track titled 'Rising Up'. That first listen to the song gives me the impression that Nova Bloom have been around a lot longer than they have actually been around. Everything within the song is there. From the hook to the harmony. The song demands attention. This is a band that does not have to try to get your attention. They just get it. That heavy chorus can get you by itself, but the verse already did.
    The Now

    First Listen: The Now – Shoot Them Down

    The Now has today released their new single titled 'Shoot Them Down', from their debut EP 'The Truth Always Comes Out In The End', dropping May 13th via Golden Robot Records. Anthemic from the start...
    J Nicolás

    First Listen: J Nicolás – Lost + Found

    J. Nicolás has released his new song and video titled 'Lost + Found'. A suave 'road trip' style of a song with a smooth demeanor and subtle way about it's approach to your ears, 'Lost + Found' provides introverted solace and an Americana fused aura as it goes from your ears to your soul.
    Amanda Pascali

    First Look: Amanda Pascali – Temporary Home

    Amanda Pascali has released her video for the track titled 'Temporary Home'. With an old school appeal for the new world order, 'Temporary Home gives a slightly quirky look into the lives of the...
    Jamie Beale

    First Listen: Jamie Beale – Borderline

    Jamie Beale has today released his new single titled 'Borderline'. The song got me from that bassline on. It's got that infectious quality about it that says 'underground' but whispers 'timeless'. I kind of...
    Matilda Duncan

    First Listen: Matilda Duncan – Psycho + Upcoming Shows

    Matilda Duncan has today released her new single titled 'Psycho' from across the pond to the world. Building slow like a slow burn and to a memorable crescendo, 'Psycho' mixes the guitar in with...
    Kate Cosentino

    Jammerzine Exclusive: An Interview with Kate Cosentino + New Single

    Kate Cosentino has today released her new single titled 'I Don't Know Where It Went Wrong' and, in celebration of this release, we have an exclusive interview with Kate herself. And what an interview...
    Haley Johnsen

    First Look: Haley Johnsen – Higher

    Haley Johnsen has today released her new video for the track titled 'Higher'. Shot in a dreamlike state with a somewhat futuristic noir, 'Higher' captures the mood of the moment within the music and...