Disgraceland, the new album from The Orwells is out today via Canvasback. Despite the strange nature of their first performance on Letterman, the band will be returning to The Late Show stage on June 10th.

You can catch The Orwells on June 16th for a free in-store at Reckless Records and at Schubas for a free private show on June 19th. The band will also recording a JBTV performance on June 17th.

Today marks the release of the latest album, Chamma, from Jenny Gillespie. We previewed the release back in April and gave you the history leading up to the recording of this fantastic album. To celebrate the release Jenny has released a second single from the album, "Child of the Universe" and a video for the album’s first single "Holi".

Thomas Comerford has spent the last three years preparing for his second solo album, II, the follow up 2011’s Archive + Spiral. The result is a thoughtful, introspective album filled folk and western sounds and themes. Most of the eight tracks are built from acoustic guitar and deep, rich vocals. The sound and style could be compared to Mike Johnson. Several tracks, "Silt and Dust", "Chrysalis", "Prefer Not To", and others, then build with twang and organic instrumentation into small southern symphonies. This is bedroom meets barroom but at times it swells into larger realms. This is most apparent in "Done and Done" with its lush full band sound.

II will be released by Strange Weather Records on June 10th.

Comerford recently released a video with the help of local animator Chris Sullivan for the track "Prefer Not To".

You can celebrate with Thomas at The Burlington Bar on June 12th with Mar Caribe and Angela James.

Velocicopter recently released a digital single containing "Galvanizer" b/w "Tongues". Both tracks are taken from the band’s forthcoming album Pals.

You can catch Velocicopter at Do Division West Stage on Sunday June 1st. They will also be performing at Hideout on June 20th.

The folk trio Charming Axe have released their latest album Gathering Days. The album is honest, simple Americana with a tremendous amount of charm at it core.

You can help Charming Axe celebrate the new album on June 1st at Old Town School’s Szold Hall at 4pm with Sweet Hello.

Pitchfork released a video last week of Angel Olsen performing "Lights Out" from her 2014 album Burn Your Fire For No Witness. The video is a part of their City of Music Series.

Charlie Deets has released a video for his new track "Tumblsquad". The track coming from his forthcoming 4th studio album to be released later this year. Deets is a formerly of the psych-rock band sally.

Empires will be releasing their latest EP, "How Good Does It Feel" on June 17th. The band is finally finding the national respect they have long deserved and this EP will firmly support that respect. This summer the band will be playing Bonnaroo, Austin City Limits, and Summerfest along with touring with The Chaim Gang of 1974.

Empires will be making their TV Debut on June 17th on Letterman.

North By North (Nate Girard, Kendra Blank, and Dylan Andrews) released a new digital single "Mama Gold b/w Break Some Bones" today.

You can catch North By North at The Hideout on May 24th with The Holy Motors, Republic of Lights, and Tesla Rosa.

Back in December we introduced you to the side project of Jamarcus Drake of Evasive Backflip, MaoTzu. Last week he released a split cassette with This is Lorelei (Nate Amos of Opposites) via the local label Grandpa’s Bay Recordings.

Raiders of the Lost Art have shared the first track, "Belarus", from their self-titled debut album. The album will be released on June 3rd, and as the band puts it, it was "created under the dictum of plug/record". This is their opening statement and instead of laboring for months and months they hit the studio for two days and cranked it out. They know they will grow and change and they develop as a band. It is a refreshing approach and you can judge for yourself whether or not it works.

The band’s sound is surprisingly on the jazz or lounge side of things skewing them in a Morphine-esque direction.

Last week saw the release of the debut full-length album from City States, Geography. City States is primarily the work of Joel Ebner who has been toiling away as City States since 2008. The 10 tracks on Geography were masterfully mixed by John McEntire (Tortoise, Sea And Cake).