The House Flies – Lions and Ore
The House Flies are back, and they brought the gloom. The Moline, Illinois four-piece is set to drop their second full-length record, Lions and Ore, on November 6, 2026, through Wilhelm & Sons Entertainment Company. It’s seven tracks of post-punk and goth-infused guitar music that doesn’t just sit there—it crawls under your skin. If you’ve […]
Private Practice – Private Practice
Winter storms can either trap you or spark a fire. For Landis Wine, it sparked a whole new chapter. Under the moniker Private Practice, this Richmond musician is stepping out on his own with a self-titled debut EP on Blank Verse Records. Forget the slick, over-produced radio bait. This is “Private Practice“, and it’s built […]
Sacha Mullin – Social Touch
Let’s get one thing straight. Sacha Mullin has been grinding in the Chicago music scene for over two decades. He just swept the Chicago Reader’s “Best Pop Artist” and “Best Music Teacher” awards. Now, he’s back with his fourth solo album, Social Touch, and it’s a record that proves he’s not interested in playing it […]
Sound Waves # 64
• Weekly Song Recommendations • I Tend the Light’s “A Terrible Enduring Truth” unfolds like a beautiful nightmare, weaving haunting soundscapes, crushing intensity, and eerie melodies into an unpredictable sonic journey. Its dramatic shifts between suffocating darkness and soaring, explosive release make the track deeply unsettling yet strangely exhilarating, leaving a powerful impression long after […]
Screaming Sneakers – Marching Orders
Nearly 45 years later, a forgotten gem of South Florida punk gets another chance to be heard. Some records capture a moment in music history so perfectly that it’s almost impossible to understand why they never became bigger. Marching Orders, the 1982 EP from Miami punk band Screaming Sneakers, is one of those records. Packed […]
Sound Waves # 63
• Weekly Song Recommendations • Alexayndra’s “Nothing Hits the Same” captures the ache of realizing that even familiar feelings can change beyond recognition, wrapping vulnerability in a powerful alternative rock sound that lingers long after the final note. Its stirring emotional depth and restless energy make it a compelling pick for playlists that embrace heartbreak, […]
Sheykh Forever – Fire in the Master’s House
Sheykh Forever isn’t here to make you comfortable. The project from Iraqi-born, London-based musician Mostafa Al just dropped a fourteen-track album called “Fire in the Master’s House“, and it’s a beast. Four years in the making. Written, produced, mixed, and mastered entirely at home by Al himself. That’s not a small detail. That’s total control. […]
Hallaballoo – Gravity
Hallaballoo have been at this for a while. The Minneapolis crew started as friends jamming in basements back in the early 2000s. No grand plan, but a bunch of people who liked playing together. That turned into rehearsals, then shows, then tours. And now they’ve got a new album called “Gravity“, released October 2, 2026. […]
SANTA CLAWS – Sands of time
SANTA CLAWS aren’t in a hurry. And that’s exactly why “Sands of time” works. The Brittany-based five-piece has been kicking around since 2017. They dropped their debut album produced by Greg Gordon—the guy who worked with Oasis and Supergrass—and then life got in the way. Lineup changes. A pandemic. Years of writing and waiting and […]
Ruut – Gravity
Ruut doesn’t do anything halfway. The Finnish-born, Baltimore-based singer just dropped Gravity, a ten-track album that’s been sitting in her back pocket for fifteen years. And she’s not treating it like some dusty relic. She’s treating it like a second chance. Let’s get the backstory straight, because it matters. Ruut was born in Kuopio, Finland, […]
Hamish – Significant Others
Hamish doesn’t mess around. The Stroud songwriter has been carrying these songs since 2012, and now they’re finally out in the world on Significant Others, a 15-track, hour-plus album that feels like a lifetime in the making. And in a way, it is. Hamish has a simple rule for his music: good melody, good words. […]
Segana – Midnight Masquerade
This isn’t a record that tiptoes around. Segana came out of Sydney with a clear mission: make synth-pop that hits like a rock band and sticks in your skull for days. The duo—Blair Djuna and JMap—met at JMC Academy, both studying songwriting, both already solo artists in their own right. They dropped their first single […]