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Celebrated composers Julianna Barwick and Mary Lattimore announce their new album, Tragic Magic, out January 16th via InFiné, alongside a 2026 tour. The stunning new single, “Melted Moon,” offers a glimpse into the album’s soundscape, crafted in Paris using historic instruments. A poignant dialogue between Barwick’s vocals and Lattimore’s harp, the record meditates on tragedy, wonder, and the restorative power of shared experience.
Los Angeles supergroup SML have shared “Chicago Four,” the latest single (accompanied by a video) from their highly anticipated second album, How You Been, set for release on November 7th via International Anthem. Continuing their unique method of sculpting studio albums from live improvisations, the track uses a recording from Chicago’s legendary Empty Bottle as its foundation.
Steve Gunn has released “Morning on K Road,” the second single from his forthcoming album, Daylight Daylight. The track is a warm, reflective piece inspired by a real-life chance encounter with an old friend in Auckland, New Zealand. The single arrives with a video featuring atmospheric footage Gunn recently shot while in Mexico City, creating a visual counterpart to the song’s intimate and slightly hazy feel.
Chicago trio Glyders have released “Moon Eyes,” the latest single and video from their forthcoming Drag City LP, Forever, and announced a full US tour. A meditation on time and fate, the accompanying video, directed by Sean Pierce and Karen Schmitz, captures the band on a glowing trip to a fire pit.
Australian guitarist D.C Cross has released a live album, a recording of a recent gig at Red House in Earlwood, Sydney, a venue run by Nick Shimmin, who also ran People’s Republic. As the notes to this release reveal, recording a live album always comes with some trepidation, but this gig went without a hitch. Take a listen to ‘No Old Man’.
Our Song of the Day is A Raga Called John, the new single from Indiana-raised, Manchester-based Etta Helfrich, aka Black Brunswicker. Fans of John Fahey and Pelt will appreciate this, as it is they who inspired the song. Also, watch an intimate documentary on Black Brunswicker’s background, music, and creative journey.
In a moment defined by global upheaval and the ever-present threat to the fundamental concept of “home,” a diverse assembly of respected artists have united for a vital cause. The upcoming compilation album, Passages: Artists in Solidarity with Immigrants, Refugees, and Asylum Seekers, sees the likes of Dirty Projectors, Lambchop, Daniel Lopatin, and Bonnie “Prince” Billy contributing exclusive home-recorded tracks to benefit two Texas-based organizations: American Gateways and Casa Marianella.
Lande Hekt, the celebrated underground songwriter and former Muncie Girls frontwoman, has released “Favourite Pair of Shoes,” the sparkling first single from her upcoming album, Lucky Now, due out January 30th, 2026, on Tapete Records. Watch the accompanying video, created by David Goodchild and filmed on Dartmoor and in Exeter in September 2025.
Heaven For Real are back with “Improvement,” the latest single and video from their upcoming album, Who Died & Made You The Dream? The Halifax/Vancouver duo of Mark and J. Scott Grundy continues to sharpen their “static-to-signal transmissions,” crafting a sound that echoes the spontaneous energy of ’80s and ’90s indie scenes while guiding the listener through a precisely crafted universe.
Sunday Mourners is a band whose diverse backgrounds have shaped a sound that is uniquely their own—a thrilling fusion of Art-Punk restraint and raw, primal energy. Their latest single, ‘When Your Dreams Come True,’ offers a perfect entry point, tackling the “claustrophobia brought on by vastness,” a weary reflection on the sudden, heavy weight of adulthood.
Experimental cellist and sound artist Lia Kohl has announced her new album, Various Small Whistles and a Song, which takes direct inspiration from Ed Ruscha’s 1964 artist book, Various Small Fires and Milk. Listen to a three-track preview, one of which features claire rousay. The suite guides listeners from the bustling streets of China to rousay’s LA home, and finally to Kohl’s own kitchen in Chicago.