Damon Locks & Black Monument Ensemble has released visuals for the title track from their forthcoming, NOW, which is set to be released via International Anthem on April 9th.

This is the work of Angel Bat Dawid (clarinet), Ben LaMar Gay (cornet & melodica), Dana Hall (drums), Damon Locks (samples & electronics), and Arif Smith (percussion).

Locks had this to say about "Now (Forever Momentary Space)"; this "is about the moment outside of the timeline where everything is possible. That moment is now."

Natalie Bergman (of Wild Belle) has released the second single, "Shine Your Light on Me", from her forthcoming solo debut album, Mercy, which is due out via Third Man Records on May 7th.

The album’s first single, "Talk To The Lord", was released on January 21st and is accompanied by the video below.

This album finds Bergman returning to her religious roots following the tragic loss of her father.

Post Punk group Nude Model has released a new single, "Heartbeat", from their forthcoming album, Love Games. The new album is set to be released later this year via No Trend Records. All sales from the 500 run Flexi single of "Heartbeat" will be donated to support Assata’s Daughters.

This is the work of Michael Guarrine (singer), Daniel Collins (guitarist), Jeffrey Kmieciak (bassist), Matt Pelkey (percussion), and Ari Neiditz (drummer).

Astrachan has released a new single and Andrew Child animated video called "Scandal". This is the second single from Astrachan’s forthcoming self-titled debut album which is due out on May 7th.

This is the solo project of Ben Astrachan of the duo Berta Bigtoe, and "Scandal" is a Psych Pop/Folk gem that features the bass playing of Ryan Gebhardt of the band Stanley.

Semiratruth has released a new album called Mira. This project features production from Morgan (aka Morgan Varnado) and Semiratruth delving deeper into world of experimental Hip Hop.

Moontype, Ben Cruz, Emerson Hunton, and Margaret McCarthy, have released the first two singles, ""About You" and "Ferry", from their forthcoming debut album, Bodies of Water, which is due out April 2nd via Born Yesterday.

The most recent single is "About You" and is accompanied by the wonderfully animated video from Ellie Tremayne below.

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Dre Izaya has had a very productive year thus far with the release of three singles and a full length album all in the last month. Back on January 20th he kicked off his year by dropping the powerful "Sun Don’t Shine" which features the talented Oliv Blu. The single’s B-side also features a great Chicago vocalist Alex Banin and is called "More Than Friends".

Now Izaya is back with a new, emotional LP called I Fall Apart When They Leave which was released this week via Loop Theory. The album is heavily focused around the subject of lost love and was almost entirely produced by Izaya himself.

Girl K has released a new single called "White Roses". This is the first new music from the group fronted by Kathy Patino since the highly acclaimed 2019 album, For Now.

R&B Artist Mira Raven has released a new single and video called "Only Love". This is just the third single from this talent artist who tends to explore the more experimental corners of R&B. The self-directed video for "Only Love" find Raven falling deeper and deeper in love with "someone" you won’t believe.

Late in 2020 she released a seven minute double track called "They Only Call When…/Wrong" that is also accompanied by a fun video below. The track features David Boykin on saxophone pulling it fantastically unique directions at every turn.

Jackie Hayes is back with her first single of 2021, the Billy Lemos produced "eye 2 eye". This is the first new music from the Indie Pop artist since the release of her debut EP, "Take It, Leave It" in 2020.

According to Hayes, "This song is about feeling lost and not knowing what to do with my life. It was written back in March and I was looking for a direction at the time."

photo by Adam Alanzo

Kali Masi has released the third single, "Guilt Like A Gun", from their forthcoming album, [laughs], which is due out on March 26th via Take This To Heart.

This is the sophomore album from the quartet of Anthony Elliott, John Garrison, Wes Moore and Sam Porter.

Fauvely recently released the second single, "Always", from their forthcoming album, Beautiful Places. The new album, the band’s third, is set to be released on April 2nd.

This is the work of Sophie Brochu (vocals, guitars), Dale Price (guitars, backing vocals), Dave Piscotti (drums), and Phil Conklin (bass).