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Kat Kikta drops a whole visitation. “Are You Worthy?” is a message beamed in from somewhere between a Victorian séance and a 1950s sci-fi landing site. Kat steps out of the metaphorical flying saucer, cloak of avant-pop and sound art around her shoulders, to ask the one question we spend…

Hamburg-based singer-songwriter Sabrina Nejmah might have been born in 2008, but on “I Can’t Love You” she’s already writing like someone who’s seen the internet at its ugliest and refuses to shrug it off. Following her 2025 debut “Deep End,” this new 2026 single tackles a very modern horror story…

Cleveland alt-indie outfit Empty Kodiak zoom back into orbit with “we’re gonna be ok,” a defiant slice of heart-on-sleeve stargazing from their year-long Flighty project. The song was born on a fraught Thanksgiving, out of a broken-down car, a newborn in arms, parents stranded an hour and a half away,…

Carla Patullo doubles down on a GRAMMY win. Fresh off back-to-back trophies, she closes her new album NOMADICA with the devastating “Fly Under,” a collaboration with Martha Wainwright that comes like a final exhale after a long, hard journey through grief. The record itself is built from the shock of…

Mechelen, Belgium-based artist Berang is back with his latest Does It Ever Get Better? An emotionally driven album that should just be right up your alley if you are into anything like The Weakerthans and Bob Dylan. Released on the 30th of January, the Belgian singer-songwriter, Bert Janssens, is already…

Kansas City native Jared Bond just stepped out from behind the drum kit and into a sharper spotlight. After years as the drummer for Josephine Collective and more than a decade playing in David Bennett’s band akkilles, Bond has spent the past year dropping singles with clockwork consistency. His February…

Hailing from Frome, UK, Lee Feather and The Night Movers close out their debut EP with “Everybody Sings,” a February 13th, 2026 release that feels like the last scene of a beautifully strange film. Issued via Stray Records, the track captures the band’s flair for blending mood and message, part…

Knoxville’s Rellyo Bambini doesn’t make albums so much as build neon worlds you can get lost in. Cloned & Upgraded, Insert Soul Here (Rebirth Edition) is a full-on sci-fi mood board turned into sound, with dark electronic, psychedelic hip-hop, and futuristic rock stitched together with the big question hanging over…

Banquet Darling is basically what happens when a globe-trotting circus acrobat decides pop music needs more danger, more glitter, and a little “summon-the-dancefloor-demons” energy. Todd Kilby’s Newcastle/Muloobinba project has always thrived on eclectic curveballs (their 2021 debut Dreamlove Obscura built a cult following for a reason), and “Dynamite Daddy” (out…

Glasgow’s heavyskint don’t really do “polite.” Since forming in 2024 and locking in their current line-up in early 2025, they’ve been ripping through the city with sold-out shows and sweat-soaked intensity, including turns at iconic rooms like King Tut’s and QMU. Their second single, “When Are You Coming For Me…