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After an 11-year hiatus, the pioneering Chicago Underground Duo—Rob Mazurek and Chad Taylor—return with their new album, Hyperglyph, out August 15th via International Anthem. Lead single “Click Song” offers a potent taste of their evolved sound, blending blown-out horn chants, muscular polyrhythms, and deep synthesised bass.

Danny Neill catches the final night of the “Josienne Clarke Sings Sandy Denny” 2025 Tour at Cambridge Junction. “By the time of the evening’s yearning closer, ‘Who Knows Where The Time Goes,’ I am already resolving to return whenever this songbird flies across the evening sky once again.”

Sally Anne Morgan is the latest guest on Thrill Jockey’s Deep Digs series, in which artists share their favourite Thrill Jockey releases. Sally’s choices include Jimmy Martin, Jack Rose & D. Charles Speer & The Helix, Elena Setien, and Sidi Toure. We recently reviewed Sally’s new album, Second Circle the Horizon, which was released on June 20th.

BC Camplight releases his raw and redemptive album, A Sober Conversation, today. The album confronts personal trauma and embraces sobriety, offering a profound musical journey. Alongside, he shares the lyric video for “Bubbles In The Gasoline,” a track featuring Jess Branney of Peaness.

Oropendola, the Brooklyn-based project of Joanna Schubert, today unveils her sophomore album, “Swimming,” via Spirit House Records. This intimate piano-vocal record arrives alongside a captivating music video for the focus track “Pyre”.

Chicago’s Natural Information Society, led by Joshua Abrams, introduces Meditation, the first instalment of a three-part digital series now available on New Soil. This curated collection, featuring spacious tracks like “In Memory’s Prism,” offers a unique entry point into their blend of minimalism, jazz, and experimental sounds, inviting listeners to slow down and reclaim their attention. Plus: US & European Tour including Rich Mix, London on October 28th.

Akira Kosemura’s “MIRAI” is out today. This highly anticipated album is his first-ever vocal project, featuring an impressive lineup including Devendra Banhart and Mr Hudson. Watch the video for “Ongaku” featuring Devendra Banhart, directed by Joel Kazuo Knoernschild, offering a visual journey into Kosemura’s phantasmal statement for the future and his quest for a musical utopia.

Eve Adams’s ‘Couldn’t Tell The Time’ is a bright, shuffling train-like journey into her new album, American Dust. With playful violin, it explores life’s “magic hour”—that uncertain space between youth and age. This single hints at American Dust’s broader narrative: a tender, yet stark, eulogy for the American dream, set against the timeless beauty of the Southwest.

Kathryn Williams has announced her 15th studio album, ‘Mystery Park’, due September 26th via One Little Independent Records. To mark the announcement, Williams has shared a new single, ‘Personal Paradise’, released alongside a video by Emma Holbrook. The album was created in collaboration with several trusted artists, including Leo Abrahams, Neill MacColl, Polly Paulusma, Chris Vatalaro, Ed Harcourt, David Ford, and Paul Weller.

Recorded at the Zig Zag Club in Berlin over two years ago, International Anthem shares a live performance of “I am (bells)” by Ben LaMar Gay that lends enormous weight to the description of him as an imbued composer, conjurer, and channeler of cosmopolitan Blues.

Scottish-Indian artist Chloe Matharu’s new single, “A Sailor’s Prayer,” is a poignant tribute to seafarers lost at sea. Featuring her grandfather’s harmonium, the song serves to highlight the tragic history of maritime disasters and loss of life caused by overloaded vessels to deliberate scuttling and wartime destruction. Matharu, a former Merchant Navy officer, lends an authentic voice to modern seafarers, continuing the folk tradition of narrating working life through music.

Today, The Rolling Stones release a dynamic cover of Clifton Chenier’s signature tune, “Zydeco Sont Pas Salés,” honouring the King of Zydeco’s 100th birthday. This vibrant tribute precedes a comprehensive box set and a scholarship fund, ensuring Chenier’s profound legacy continues to inspire.