Obscure Sound — frans asthma consumes across two new tracks in “light rail” and “one way route,” unveiling a heartfelt lyrical disposition amidst nocturnal guitar-forward haunts. “light rail” asks “can I stay here in your arms?” with affecting qualit... more info

Stereogum — In the earliest days of this year, the Canadian poet and singer Mustafa threw a concert called Artists For Aid in New Jersey benefitting those suffering in Gaza and Sudan. Thursday, he staged a second Artists For Aid show at Troxy in London. Perfo... more info

Stereogum — Back in January, Mustafa hosted a benefit concert in New Jersey that raised money for the people of Palestine and Sudan. Now, as people of both regions continue suffering under abhorrent violence, the Sudanese-Canadian soul-folk musician is settin... more info

Stereogum — A little bit ago, King Krule had a few tour dates during which he sold exclusive flexi discs with unreleased tracks (as he’s done before). Those songs are now officially available in all the usual places, in the form of an EP called Shhhhhhh! more info

Stereogum — In February, Mount Kimbie announced their new album, The Sunset Violent, and shared “Fishbrain,” which followed November’s “Dumb Guitar.” The London four-piece unveiled “Empty And Silent” featuring King Krule last month, and today th... more info

Stereogum — Last year, the long-running UK electronic duo Mount Kimbie changed things up, expanding into a quartet and moving into a version of twinkly and atmospheric indie rock that’s pretty far removed from most of what they were doing beforehand. Next m... more info

Obscure Sound — London-based artist people pleasing exudes a captivating brooding on new track “dumb days” — pining “I want to spend my life with you, even though we’re in the dumb days,” amidst a moody bass pulse and twangy, lonesome guitar lines. The e... more info

Stereogum — The six-piece London band Blue Bendy has been releasing music since 2019, but other than the 2022 EP Motorbike , that music has only been coming out a song or two at a time. It hasn’t hurt their ascent. Blue Bendy make a kind of arch, skeletal ... more info

Stereogum — Over the past few years, Idris Vicuña, the LA-based alt-pop bedroom producer known as Eyedress, has become a viral sensation. He’s collaborated with artists like King Krule and YungMorpheus, and My Bloody Valentine’s Kevin Shields remixed his... more info

Obscure Sound — Amsterdam-based artist Jespfur (Jesper Vervoort) seamlessly navigates between distortion-touched brass segments and sparser minimalism on riveting new single “nil.” The track and its accompanying video was created solely by Jespfur, and kickstart... more info