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Shane Cooper and Cara Stacey unite on “Mbuluzi / the flute song,” a mesmerising blend of traditional South African instrumentation and experimental tape manipulation. Remastered from Cooper’s jazz-concrète project Happenstance, the track features Stacey on the Umtshingo flute, woven into Cooper’s surreal, sequencing and 1/4″ tape manipulation. The results are engagingly surreal, bringing weightless, tiny ecosystems of sound into sharp focus.
Bridget Hayden & The Apparitions share “Our Ship is Ready,” a haunting folk track originally recorded for her acclaimed album Cold Blows the Rain. Taught to Hayden by her mother, this digital exclusive arrives alongside a new live video filmed in their hometown of Todmorden, capturing the ghostly atmosphere of her distinct experimental sound.
Lambchop and Y La Bamba share poignant new singles from Passages, a benefit compilation out today – December 5th via Western Vinyl. Featuring home-recorded tracks from Dirty Projectors, Daniel Lopatin, and more, the album supports American Gateways and Casa Marianella. These raw recordings highlight the struggle for safe passage and the universal human right to feel at home.
After 15 albums as Post Moves, Sam Wenc debuts under his own name with Language at an Angle, out January 30 via Lobby Art Editions. Today, we premiere the video for “Limitless of Blue,” a stunning display of kinetic pedal steel experimentation. On the strength of this first offering, the record already feels like one that will command significant attention in 2026.
Acclaimed songwriter Jana Horn returns with “All in Bet,” the second single from her self-titled album, arriving January 16, 2026. Written during her first year in NYC but recorded at Texas’s Sonic Ranch, the track moves from uncertainty to faith. Describing the process as an “all in bet on life,” Horn and her band embrace a broken-down, elemental sound where silence speaks as loudly as the music.
Arriving February 6, 2026, Points of Inaccessibility unites composer Rafael Anton Irisarri and media artist Jaco Schilp. Born within the walls of a former psychiatric prison, this audiovisual project transforms bowed guitar textures and point-cloud visuals into a haunting exploration of digital isolation. The album navigates the paradox of modern connectivity, asking if we are drifting further into coordinates of our own making.
Ten years after the chaos of Emotional Mugger, Ty Segall revisits the era with a ferocious new archival release. “LIVE” “AT” “THE” “BBC”, dropping January 30, 2026, captures his supergroup backing band tearing through a blistering BBC session for Marc Riley. Stream the frantic live version of “Candy Sam” today and check out the newly announced 2026 tour dates spanning the US, Australia, and New Zealand.
British underground icons The Bevis Frond return with their new album Horrorful Heights, set for release on April 3rd. Alongside the announcement comes a 2026 UK tour and the immediate release of the title track. Described by longtime fan Stewart Lee as “master craftsmen,” the album promises a cohesive, melodic entry point into Nick Saloman’s legendary discography, available in standard and deluxe editions.
The Wave Pictures have shared their charming new single “Sure and Steady,” a nostalgic track described by the band as being like “Lou Reed if he’d grown up in the East Midlands.” It serves as the latest preview of their upcoming album Gained / Lost, arriving on 27th February via Bella Union. Recorded live and unfiltered, the LP blends 60s garage rock and distinct lyricism with the trio’s signature wit.
Following their acclaimed self-titled album, Samana unveil the Super 8mm video premiere for “Lakeside Song.” Originally released on Samhain, this meditative offering explores the thinning veil between the seen and the felt. Championing analogue warmth over digital sterility, the duo presents a profound visual study of transformation, water, and memory—a soulful invocation of the threshold between worlds.
An introspective autopsy of time, Keaton Henson talks us through his new album, Parader, released today. Known for his rare performances and heart-on-sleeve vulnerability, Henson revisits his past, embracing the grunge-infused sounds of his youth. Production, split between Luke Sital-Singh and Alex Farrar, harnesses these heavier sounds. The album, which Henson describes as his “weird ‘me’ version” of his youth’s influences, is an acceptance of all parts of himself.
Taken from Junior Brother’s latest album, The End, he channels the creeping madness of lockdown on ‘Week End’. Inspired by quarantined days away from his loved one, the track features the haunting, perfect quote: “There is no weekend, just days and days and days.” The accompanying video, directed by Ellius Grace, transforms those strange, locked-down days into stunning visuals that make you feel the isolation closing in.