Jennifer Hall is preparing to release a tremendous new self-titled EP this month. Hall has a power voice and is a skilled songwriter. This is the follow-up to her 2011 EP, "In This". The first single from the EP is called "Make It Out Alive" and is available for purchase on itunes or streaming below.

You can help Jennifer celebrate the release of EP on June 12th at Subterranean with Hemmingbirds and Mike Maimone.

Negative Scanner has released the first single, "Would You Rather", from their upcoming self-titled album which will be released on July 10th via the local label Trouble In Mind.

You can catch Negative Scanner at Ranchos with Breakout (ATX), Violent End, and Public Assault on June 13th and at Cole’s for the record release event with Yuze Boy on July 25th.

The soulful Willis Earl Beal has joined the Portland Indie label Tender Loving Empire. The label announced today that they will be releasing Beal’s next LP, Noctunes, on August 28th. This will be Beal’s first release on a label since his split with XL Recordings and his follow-up to the independently released 2014 album, Experiments In Time.

Below is the first single from Noctunes, "Flying So Low".

Last week, The Pact released their new single, "Legends", via soundcloud. The single has a clean, radio-ready, Imagine Dragons, polish to it that seems destine for larger stages.

You can catch The Pact at The Abbey Pub on June 21st with Out The Car Window.

The Drafts released their debut LP, South of Somewhere Else, last week. The four-piece band, Ben Goldman, Mike Torpy, Jacob Driscoll, and Tommy Borders, have a echoing basement indie rock sound that is almost as compelling as their songwriting style. With songs called both "Half-Asleep" and "Half-Awake", and "Cure to Nausea" and "Cure to Nostalgia", you can see the band enjoys language as well as sonic exploration.

Circuit des Yeux (aka Haley Fohr) released her latest album, In Plain Speak (her Thrill Jockey debut), this week. Below is the NSFW video for her fantastic single "Do The Dishes".

You can catch Circuit des Yeux at Reckless Records (Wicker Park) for a solo In-Store performance on May 24th at 3pm and at Schubas on July 15th with Xylouris White.

Victorian Halls have released their new LP, Hyperalgesia, and a haunting video for their single "Come In With The Storm".

You can help Victorian Halls celebrate the released on May 23rd at Bottom Lounge.

Volutes is the work of Christina Dennaoui and back in early 2014 we shared her debut EP Elegant Grey. A few months ago she shared a new single, "Lossless", from her upcoming LP, The Quite Hours.

Volutes performed earlier this month at Transitor and has posted her full set on soundcloud. You can catch her live at Quenchers on May 21st.

The local label Naked Alley released the self-titled debut album from experimental jazz, math rock quintet Monobody last month. Consisting of Al Costis, Steve Marek, Conor Mackey, Collin Clauson, and Nnamdi Ogbonnaya, Monobody creates a unique instrumental groove that covers multiple genes but always stay steady and focused.

Below is their video for "Gilgamesh (R-Teaxs)" filmed in the basement of Naked Alley.

The Leslie Hunt fronted rock band, District 97 announced this week that their third LP, In Vaults, will be released through Laser’s Edge on June 23rd. Hunt has released solo albums but is most well-known for being a finalist on American Idol in 2007.

The 9 tracks on In Vaults were recorded at IV Lab Studios in Chicago and promises to be band’s finest release to date. Below is the kickstarter video that helped fans fully back this project last summer.

You can help the band celebrate the release on June 19th at Martyrs with Lovely Little Girls.

Stefan Ponce has released the first single from his forthcoming EP, Somewhere. The track is called "Lost In Translation" and features local emcee The Mind.

You can catch Stefan Ponce at Bottom Lounge on May 29th.

Topself Records announced today that they will be releasing the debut LP, AOID, from Ratboys on June 9th. Ratboys is now a four piece band lead by delicate vocals of Julia Steiner. On their earlier EP’s and singles the band was a duo consisting of Steiner and Dave Sagan. Now flushed out rock band, Ratboy released the single below, "Have a Heart" back in January.

 You can catch Ratboys with Arthur, Nice Things, and Regular Oatmeal on May 18th at Gypsy House.