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MatAre, hailing from Atlanta, United States, is the artist behind the singles “Veinte” and most recently tracks like “Dissolution” and “Attach Your Memories”.
MatAre - Dancing With The Spirits (self-released)
MatAre, hailing from Atlanta, United States, is the artist behind the singles “Veinte” and most recently tracks like “Dissolution” and “Attach Your Memories”.
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With The Conviction, The Buddyrevelles conclude their Trilogy of EPs series.
The Buddyrevelles - The Conviction (self-released)
With The Conviction, The Buddyrevelles conclude their Trilogy of EPs series.
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Organist Larry Goldings, guitarist Peter Bernstein, and drummer Bill Stewart enjoy a working relationship spanning thirty-five years. To celebrate, the trio presents Rhombus, their fourth album.
Goldings Bernstein Stewart - Rhombus (Smoke Sessions)
Organist <strong>Larry Goldings</strong>, guitarist <strong>Peter Bernstein</strong>, and drummer <strong>Bill Stewart</strong> enjoy a working relationship spanning thirty-five years. To celebrate, t...
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Chicago indie rockers Reserver share new single “Spirit Fauna” off debut LP, Reverser, out August 14.
Single Premiere: Reserver - "Spirit Fauna" (Funambulist Recording Company)
Chicago indie rockers <strong>Reserver</strong> share new single “Spirit Fauna” off debut LP, <em>Reverser</em>, out August 14.
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Thank you Dave Franklin and @bigtakeover.com for featuring "The Thrift Store Spaceship", our #newsingle, with this lovely #review today! Read it here! #supportindiemusic #indiepop #indierock #chillout #retro #timeless #progrock #spacerock @subexile.bsky.social bigtakeover.com/recordings/t...
Todd & Karen - The Thrift Store Spaceship/Final Orbit (Little Devil Island Music)
Todd & Karen is the indie pop brainchild of Øyvind Berge (Norway) and Ina Verdi-Ruckstuhl (Ireland/Switzerland).
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R.I.P. John Douglas. He was 63.
Trashcan Sinatras - Ever The Optimist (TCS Recordings)
Scotland’s <strong>Trashcan Sinatras</strong> (TCS) are back with album number seven after a 10-year hiatus. Spoiler alert: its been worth the wait. <em>“Ever The Optimist”</em> fires on all cylinders...
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Todd & Karen make music out of time, and thus music that easily fits, undated and undatable, into any era of contemporary popular music, especially the current post-genre landscape.
Todd & Karen - The Thrift Store Spaceship/Final Orbit (Little Devil Island Music)
Todd & Karen is the indie pop brainchild of Øyvind Berge (Norway) and Ina Verdi-Ruckstuhl (Ireland/Switzerland).
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I Just Want To Soar is the enchanting new single from UK indie singer-songwriter JK Jerome.
JK Jerome - I Want to Soar (self-released)
I Just Want To Soar is the enchanting new single from UK indie singer-songwriter JK Jerome.
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Through ten brilliantly crafted songs, Sweeping Promises transforms marginal figures into central characters, celebrating obsession, creativity, and intellectual restlessness without losing sight of their complexities. The result is their most complete artistic statement to date.
Sweeping Promises - You Say I Romanticize (Sub Pop)
Through ten brilliantly crafted songs, <strong>Sweeping Promises</strong> transforms marginal figures into central characters, celebrating obsession, creativity, and intellectual restlessness without ...
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Few ambient recordings possess such an acute awareness of time’s ability to transform experience. By allowing months to separate the collection of sounds from their eventual arrangement, St. Silva demonstrates that artistic distance can illuminate emotional truth.
St. Silva - Forager (AKP Recordings)
Few ambient recordings possess such an acute awareness of time’s ability to transform experience. By allowing months to separate the collection of sounds from their eventual arrangement, <strong>St. S...
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‘MXD’ avoids many of the familiar pitfalls associated with ambitious progressive music because its complexity always serves emotional expression rather than technical display. Every composition seeks genuine connection, balancing sophisticated musicianship with songs that remain deeply communicative
MXD – MXD (We Are Busy Bodies)
‘MXD’ avoids many of the familiar pitfalls associated with ambitious progressive music because its complexity always serves emotional expression rather than technical display. Every composition seeks ...
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Brian Willey has crafted an album that values atmosphere as an extension of feeling rather than decoration, demonstrating that immersive music can also possess remarkable emotional intelligence.
The Black Drumset – Friends In Dark Places (Not On Label)
Brian Willey has crafted an album that values atmosphere as an extension of feeling rather than decoration, demonstrating that immersive music can also possess remarkable emotional intelligence.
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Throughout ‘American Rough’, Andrew Sa demonstrates an exceptional ability to synthesize classic country, folk, and southern soul into a singular artistic identity.
Andrew Sa - American Rough (Bloodshot Records)
Throughout ‘American Rough’, <strong>Andrew Sa</strong> demonstrates an exceptional ability to synthesize classic country, folk, and southern soul into a singular artistic identity. The album respects...
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This week’s show: Soft Science, New Age Healers, Feeders, Robyn Hitchcock, Sharp Pins, and Teenage Fanclub, plus The Beatles, Davie Jones & the Lower Third (David Bowie), Skeeter Davis, Little Walter, Barry Mann, and The Ruts and R.I.P. Freddie “Boom Boom” Cannon & The Lyres’ Jeff “Monoman” Conolly
The Big Takeover Show – Number 602 – August 3, 2026
This week’s show, after a cringey 1968 André Popp/Pierre Cour classic: brand new Soft Science, New Age Healers, Feeders, Robyn Hitchcock, Sharp Pins, Mo Troper, Sansyou, and Teenage Fanclub, plus The ...
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Noise not music. Cathartic chaos worship.
Spectrum of Disorder - The Shadows of Alienation (self-released)
Noise not music. Cathartic chaos worship.
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British singer-songwriter Tallulah Rendall returns with ‘Human’, the first single from her seventh album, Only Human.
Tallulah Rendall - Human (self-released)
British singer-songwriter Tallulah Rendall returns with ‘Human’, the first single from her seventh album, Only Human.
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After 15 years in the making, British band Strawhouses have unveiled Time in the Light
Strawhouses - Time in the Light (self-released)
After 15 years in the making, British band Strawhouses have unveiled Time in the Light
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Memphis-based artist Carl Krausnick continues to carve out a distinct lane for himself as a solo artist with “Important Questions”
Carl Krausnick - Important Questions (self-released)
Memphis-based artist Carl Krausnick continues to carve out a distinct lane for himself as a solo artist with “Important Questions,”
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Kitty O’Neal is a UK singer-songwriter crafting warm indie-folk threaded with soft indie-rock and understated pop
Kitty O'Neal - The Anger (self-released)
Kitty O’Neal is a UK singer-songwriter crafting warm indie-folk threaded with soft indie-rock and understated pop
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The inaugural day of Lollapalooza 2026 was a joy. The weather was good to us, the crowds were polite, and the festivities set a high standard of expectations for what was going to be a memorable weekend, a Lollapalooza that set itself apart for the female and ‘rising’ stars in the middle card.
Lollapalooza 2026: Days 1 & 2: (Chicago, IL), July 30th and 31st, 2026
Days 1 & 2 of Lollapalooza 2026.
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Scroungy Dogs, a new Los Angeles-area coastal music collective blending alternative reggae, reggae-rock, surf folk and folk-punk energy, has officially arrived with the release of its debut single, “Midnight Blue.”
Scroungy Dogs - Midnight Blue (Scroungy Records)
Scroungy Dogs, a new Los Angeles-area coastal music collective blending alternative reggae, reggae-rock, surf folk and folk-punk energy, has officially arrived with the release of its debut single, “M...
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Lee Miller Matsos is an opera and musical theater performer turned theatrical pop rock artist.
Lee Miller Matsos - Change (self-released)
Lee Miller Matsos is an opera and musical theater performer turned theatrical pop rock artist.
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Cognitive Constellation Corps is the creative vision of Belfast-based artist Brooke Tamsin Clevenger, who serves as the project’s principal composer, lyricist, producer, and conceptual director.
Cognitive Constellation Corps - Thank You for Your Feedback (i) (brooke . ltd)
Cognitive Constellation Corps is the creative vision of Belfast-based artist Brooke Tamsin Clevenger, who serves as the project’s principal composer, lyricist, producer, and conceptual director.
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From busking on Camden street corners to Ted Lasso, an Amazon Prime documentary, four albums and sold-out tours across three continents, Cam Cole is the one-man wall of sound
Cam Cole - Get Up Ya Honky Tonk (New Age Records UK)
From busking on Camden street corners to Ted Lasso, an Amazon Prime documentary, four albums and sold-out tours across three continents, Cam Cole is the one-man wall of sound
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Four decades after Bloodkin first emerged and as founding member Eric Carter marks his 60th year, the band enters a new chapter with one of its most personal and emotionally resonant albums to date.
Bloodkin - Enemy Within (World Will Turn)
Four decades after Bloodkin first emerged and as founding member Eric Carter marks his 60th year, the band enters a new chapter with one of its most personal and emotionally resonant albums to date.
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Matt Herzog sings and plays electric guitar for a 7-piece genre-spanning American Rock band that brings a fresh style to the funky-blues sound of Minneapolis
Matt Herzog - Under The Stack (Zogloft Records)
Matt Herzog sings and plays electric guitar for a 7-piece genre-spanning American Rock band that brings a fresh style to the funky-blues sound of Minneapolis
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The Mighty Pines return with their third studio album, ‘Good Luck, Nice To Meet You’, a vibrant collection that captures the rich musical identity of their hometown of St. Louis through a seamless blend of bluegrass, soul, and rock & roll.
The Mighty Pines - Good Luck, Nice to Meet You (self-released)
The Mighty Pines return with their third studio album, ‘Good Luck, Nice To Meet You’, a vibrant collection that captures the rich musical identity of their hometown of St. Louis through a seamless ble...
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Though the well-traveled and learned Bishop always incorporates nearly every musical sound he’s ever heard into his work, Hillbilly Erotica focuses on the American folk side of his playing.
Sir Richard Bishop - Hillbilly Erotica (Drag City)
Though the well-traveled and learned Bishop always incorporates nearly every musical sound he’s ever heard into his work, <em>Hillbilly Erotica</em> focuses on the American folk side of his playing.
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Born of a natural love of creation and a determined passion for collaboration, a sense of creative urgency even, The Wood have been holed up in a warehouse basement studio in amongst the imposing brick edifices of Liverpool’s ancient dockland for a number of years, working, always working.
The Wood - Strangers (Riverdream Records)
Born of a natural love of creation and a determined passion for collaboration, a sense of creative urgency even, The Wood have been holed up in a warehouse basement studio in amongst the imposing bric...
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NOLA’s newest upstarts bring their ragged blend of country, americana, and backwoods shed music overlaid with a healthy coat of punk rock ethos. Photos by @tinnitusphoto.bsky.social!
Twisted Teens + Ravi Shavi - The Sinclair (Cambridge, MA) - July 23, 2026
NOLA’s newest upstarts bring their ragged blend of country, americana, and backwoods shed music overlaid with a healthy coat of punk rock ethos.
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