Young Man in a Hurry recently released a new single called "Stranded". According to Baron, "the riff & lyrics were written in the earliest days of the pandemic".

This single features Matt Baron (vocals and guitar), Meyer Horn (drums), Teddy Rankin-Parker (cello), David Vandervelde (drum machine and guitar), Sebastian Steinberg (bass), Macie Stewart (violin), Emma Hospelhorn (flute and vocals), and Rod Sherwood (vocals).

Fran has released a new single called "So Long" via Fire Talk Records. This is the first new single from the Maria Jacobson fronted group since the release of their 2019 album A Private Picture.

Jacobson had this to say about the new single; "So Long is about the gulfs that form in relationships: feeling distant emotionally and then trying to correct it with physical distance. It was written in a time of a lot of solo camping. The video is inspired by my favorite escape, Real Housewives."

Fran will be performing at Thee Best Western Block Party on October 1st, and at Golden Dagger on November 16th.

Neal Francis has released the first double single, "Very Fine, Pts. 1 & 2”, from his forthcoming EP, "Sentimental Garbage", which due out on November 18th via ATO.

You can catch Neal Francis at Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom on October 21st with Marcus King.

Divino Niño has released the final single, “Papelito”, from their forthcoming album, Last Spa on Earth, which is due out on September 23rd via Winspear.

The new single features a contribution from Enjoy (aka Wyatt Shears of The Garden) and is accompanied by the lyric video below.

You can help Divino Niño celebrate the release of Last Spa on Earth on October 9th at Lincoln Hall with Little Jesus.

Makaya McCraven has released the latest single, "The Fours", from his forthcoming album, In These Times, which is due out via International Anthem / Nonesuch / XL Recordings on September 23rd.

This new project features a wide array of highly talented musicians including Jeff Parker, Junius Paul, Brandee Younger, Lia Kohl, Macie Stewart, Zara Zaharieva, Marta Sofia Honer, Greg Ward, Irvin Pierce, Marquis Hill, Matt Gold, Greg Spero, Joel Ross, De’Sean Jones, and Rob Clearfield.

Prom has released a new EP called "Wait For Something Better". This is group’s second EP of 2022 following up their debut, "Magnolia", back in March.

This is the trio of Billy Macadamia, Beelow, and Tatiana Hazel. The LA-based Hazel provides vocals over the synth-pop groove of Macadamia and Beelow.

Ajani Jones has released a new single called "Milestones". This is the talented emcees fourth single of 2022, and this new single features production from Ethan Deetz.

NNAMDï has released a new single, “Dedication”, from his forthcoming album, Please Have A Seat, which is set to be released on October 7th via Sooper Records and Secretly Canadian.

You can catch NNAMDï at Metro on October 22nd with Joshua Virtue.

Dan Vapid And The Cheats have released a new single called "Sour Pauline". This is the first new music from the Pop Punk group since the release of their 2021 album Escape Velocity.

You can catch Dan Vapid And The Cheats at Cobra Lounge on November 19th with The Mathadones.

Smut have released visuals for the lead single, “After Silver Leaves”, from their forthcoming album, How the Light Felt, which is due out on November 11th via Bayonet Records.

This is the work of vocalist Tay Roebuck, guitarist Andrew Min, bassist/synthesist Bell Cenower, guitarist/synthesist Sam Ruschman, and drummer Aidan O’Connor.

You can catch Smut at Sleeping Village on December 9th.

Andy Pratt has released his latest album Sweeter Than The Wine. This is the Singer/Songwriter’s follow-up to the 2017 Steve Albini engineered LP Horizon Disrupted.

You can catch Pratt at The Hideout this Sunday, September 11th, celebrating the release of his album and his 40th Birthday with Steve Dawson.

We are proud to be able to premiere the new single, "Strange Love", from Bret Koontz & Truancy Club. The single is taken from the group’s forthcoming album A Sparkle Road Cult which is due out on November 18 via Earth Libraries.

This is the follow-up to Koontz’s 2017 solo debut, low light trades, and for this project he recruited an outstanding array of talented local musicians he is calling Truancy Club.

This is the work of Jake Acosta, who is in Famous Laughs with Koontz, on Bass, Maria Jacobson, of Fran (also with Koontz), on Vocals and Flute, Benjamin McFadden of Pop Life on Keyboards and Synths, and Crawford Philleo on Drums.

"Strange Love" is accompanied by the animated video of which the band had this to say; "The delicately animated music video frames the song as being about something beyond romantic love, exploring instead a metaphysical and even paranormal connection. An underground musician has a close encounter of the fourth kind."