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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.
Taken from The Mountain Goats’ forthcoming new album, Through This Fire Across From Peter Balkan, a maritime tale of survival and delusion centred on the aftermath of a devastating shipwreck, listen to their two new singles, “Cold At Night” and “Rocks In My Pockets.” The album features appearances from The Replacements’ Tommy Stinson, harpist Mikaela Davis, musical theatre royalty Lin-Manuel Miranda, and bassist Cameron Ralston.
Beverly Glenn-Copeland announces his new studio album, Laughter In Summer. This deeply personal project is a collaboration with his wife, eco-poet, actress, and producer Elizabeth Copeland, born from their nearly half-century-long love story. The album is described as a tender ledger of shared devotion, memories, grief, and joy, arriving as Glenn navigates LATE, a type of Dementia. Listen to their double single, “Children’s Anthem” and “Let Us Dance (Movement One).”
Bristol-based chamber folk quintet Hedera, featuring Lulu Austin, Maisie Brett, Tamsin Elliott, Beth Roberts and Isis Wolf-Light, have released the first offering from their long-awaited eponymous debut album (due for release February 2026, Cuculi Records). ‘Sterretjie’ is a buoyant original track accompanied by a video set against the sweeping ochre cliffs of the Jurassic Coast.
Joshua Burnside shares his new single and video “Nicer Part of Town”–”a daydream song, following thoughts and memories around, some nice, some not so nice,” in which he heads back to a “childhood kitchen, and then up into the heavens on an old spaceship. We then sleep rough under a bridge, get blown up by a car bomb and end up in the garden of Eden.”
Watch the accompanying music video for Irish duo Rezo’s new single, “Nothing Else.” Produced by David Odlum, the track follows their critically acclaimed 2024 album, The Age of Self-Help. Featuring the poignant lyrics and heartfelt melodies of Colm O’Connell and Rory McDaid, “Nothing Else” captures “the abject tragedies of life and the power of love,” cementing Rezo’s status as a key alternative Irish act.