Stereogum — In May Field Music performed their first show as a Doors tribute band. After some backlash from fans, the British art-rock duo shared a statement as to what inspired the new project called the Fire Doors. more info

Stereogum — Robin Kester is the newest signee to Memphis Industries, home of the Go! Team, Field Music, and more Stereogum favorites. The Dutch chamber pop musician has two albums under her belt — 2020’s This Is Not A Democracy and 2023’s Honeycomb Shad... more info

Obscure Sound — Brooklyn-based solo project Oh Canal presents a compelling structural build on “Carefully” — venturing from acoustic-set quaintness into bursts of peppy rock and chamber-pop orchestration. Per the artist: “The core of the song is “overwhelm... more info

Obscure Sound — A burgeoning chamber-pop sound envelops on “Only Listening,” a new single from London-based artist Tom O C Wilson that features Henri Växby on lead vocals. Växby’s soothing harmonious, presence is bolstered by Wilson’s backing vocals and go... more info

Stereogum — Next month, Field Music will unveil their new album Limits Of Language, the follow-up to 2021’s Flat White Moon. So far the English rock band has released “Six Weeks, Nine Wells” and “The Limits Of Language,” and today they’re back wit... more info

Stereogum — Since the release of Field Music’s 2021 album Flat White Moon, brothers David and Peter Brewis both unveiled their own solo LPs with The Soft Struggles and Blowdry Colossus respectively. Today, they’re back again as a duo with the announce... more info

Stereogum — Next month, the Atlanta post-punk band Omni will release their new album Souvenir. We’ve already posted their early tracks “Exacto” and “Plastic Pyramid,” the latter of which features Automatic’s Izzy Glaudini. Today, they’ve followe... more info

Sweeping The Nation — 40 The National - Laugh Track Very comfortably the superior of their two albums this year, partly because there's audible actual drums on it, partly for eschewing its ennui for moments of catharsis 39 Marlody - I'M NOT SURE AT ALL Sparse, po... more info

Stereogum — Get Wrong is a new project from members of two undersung UK indie-pop bands, Martha’s Naomi Griffin and the Spook School’s Adam Todd. Last month, they released their first-ever single, “It’s So Easy.” It’ll appear on Get Wrong, their e... more info

Sweeping The Nation — Yeah, funnily enough the Martha/Spook School collaboration has been fast-tracked into full blog honours, why do you ask? Yes, Adam Todd has returned from the moon in advance of the rest of the band's upcoming tenth anniversary dates, landed in Du... more info