Here is some absolutely haunting, and kind of terrifying, new avant garde and improvisational jazz from the trio of Spanish artists Clara Lai (piano) and Alex Reviriego (electronics), and Portuguese artist Jose Lencastre (alto and tenor sax). The album is "Instante," and it's a stark collection of visceral soundscapes. Check out the album closing "Esencia," a creeping eulogy for the end of all things. Listen below and pre-order the album here from Phonogram Unit.
The Empress is the groove laden, library sounds homage project of Paul Elliot (Pleasurewood) and Paul Osborne (Project Gemini). The duo's upcoming new album "Fortune Teller" feels like a fuzzy, mystical soundtrack to an Italian crime drama or giallo. Check out "Switch Blade" below and pre-order the LP here from Library of the Occult.
Working from home alone this morning. Just me and the dog. It's quiet and gray, the perfect time for some spacey, easy listening prog pop from French Canadian musician Gilles Valiquette. I came across "Hypnotisé" the other night during a YouTube deep dive and really dug the sparse dreaminess of it all. Check it out below, our Daily Jam.
Here's some new melancholy music from Massachusetts artist Vorhex Angel. "Okie's Song I" is a mix of alt-country, Americana, and indie rock just begging to be played from the stereo of a pickup truck driving down a dusty highway into the ever expanding landscape. Check it out below and pre-order the upcoming "Drain" LP here from Soul Selects.
Back in 2024, New York avant garde indie pop artist Chanel Beads released an album called "Your Day Will Come." It is now 2026, and the Chanel Beads are set to release their new album also called "Your Day Will Come." Check out the excellently titled "The Coward Forgets His Nightmare" below and pre-order the LP here from Jagjaguwar.
Brooklyn electro-pop artist Miss Grit dropped her new "Under My Umbrella" album a couple weeks ago, and it plays like an airy, synthy dream. Check out the gorgeous album opening "Tourist Mind" below and get the LP here from Mute.
Here's a beautiful piece of music by Italian composer Alberto Baldan Bembo recorded for the soundtrack to the 1976 sexploitation flick "Velluto Nero," AKA "Smoot Velvet, Raw Silk," AKA "Black Velvet." Listen to the dreamy and hypnotic "Velluto Nero M24" below, our Daily Jam.
Ratatat's Mike Stroud and Islands' Nick Thorburn have joined forces and become The Creem. The duo have a indie rock meets throwback '70s pop rock sound going for them that's pretty infectious. Pre-order the "A Taste of Cherry" LP here and listen to "Taste of Cherry" below.
Get ready to groove with some new music from Istanbul's Lalalar. The band's blend of Turkish psychedelia, Anatolian rock, disco, funk, and pop are all there on "Bi Bok Anlamadim," and we're all the better for it. Check it out below and pre-order the forthcoming 7" here from Les Disques Bongo Joe.
LA artist Storefront Church makes avant garde alt-rock that pulls from noise rock, electro-pop, death rock, and punk. Check out new song "Still Lying" below and download it here.
