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Matt Gold “Bottom Of The Barrel”

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Guitarist Matt Gold is preparing to release his debut solo LP, Imagine Sky, via the London-based label Whirlwind Records on May 29th. Gold is half of the instrumental duo Sun Speak, and this project blurs the line between Improvised Jazz, Rock, Americana, and more while letting his guitar truly speak for itself.

The album’s first single is called "Bottom Of The Barrel" and it can be streamed below.

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V.V. Lightbody “Horse of Fire”

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The Sophomore LP, Make a Shrine or Burn It, from V.V. Lightbody is set to come out this Friday, May 1st, via Acrophase Records. The third single from the album was released earlier this month and is called "Horse of Fire". The song is accompanied by Elijah Alvarado directed video below.

The release event for the album at Sleeping Village has been rescheduled for October 2nd and will included an opening performance form Andrew Sa.

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Monogamy

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Monogamy has released two EP’s this month, "Too Close" and "Zone Cold". Both EP’s will be combined and released as a cassette via Side Wound Worship once the shelter-in-place order is over in Illinois.

This is Lo-Fi, DIY rock of Toni Wang, Sam Johnson, and Don Lyons.

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Morgan Powers

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Morgan Powers has released the title track, "Bugs In A Jar", from her forthcoming debut album which is due out May 22nd. The album also includes the single "Miriam" she released back in March of 2019.

Powers performs dreamy, or maybe sleepy, acoustic pop with beautifully cleaver lyrics and melodies.

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Well Yells “We Mirror the Dead”

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Well Yells recently released his latest album, We Mirror the Dead. The album’s opening track is the gorgeously dark "Kill the King" and is accompanied by the video below. The album’s lead single was released back in February and is called "Form".

These are the darkwave sounds of Patrick Holbrook, and this is his third album as Well Yells.

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Los Black Dogs “Cúrame el Alma”

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Los Black Dogs have released a new single called "Cúrame el Alma". This is the band’s second single and follow-up to 2019’s "Fuego". The Mexican Rock band blends Spanish and English in through out their lyrics and traditional and Psych Rock elements through out their sound.

This is the work of Juan Valdez (vocals/voz), Ricardo Orozco (guitar/guitarra), Joel Ezquivel (bass/bajo), and Gerardo Varela (drums/bateria).

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Whales

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Whales recently released what they are calling a half EP consisting of two previously unreleased songs. The first, "Shadow Boxer", was recorded last year and the second is an outtake from the band’s 2010 self-titled debut.

This is the work of Randall Murphy, Mike Janas, Michael Agustin, Maigin Blank.

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Varsity “Reason To Run”

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Varsity is planning to release their latest album, Fine Forever, via Run For Cover on May 29th. This week they released the album’s latest single, "Reason To Run", and it accompanying visuals below.

This is the band’s third album follow-up 2018’s acclaimed Parallel Person, and "Reason To Run" is the album second single following-up the album’s lead single and opening track "Runaway".

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Ember Oceans “Cheap Flights (Hawaii)”

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Synth Rock group Ember Oceans has taken the time to look on the brighter side of things and have released a new single called "Cheap Flight (Hawaii)".

This is the work of Freddy Tyler Paul {Vocals, Keys} , Joe Cox {Guitar, Vocals} , Parker John Elmo {Drums}, and Sean Groebe {Bass}.

The group is currently putting the finishing touches on their debut full-length album. They have previously released two EP’s, their 2015 self-titled debut EP and 2019’s "Sleepwalk EP".

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Holly Halliwell

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Indie Christian Pop singer Holly Halliwell has released her first two singles, "Before Me" and "Your Love", this month. Both tracks are filled with a much needed positivity and hopefulness that should transcend genre or classification.

She collaborated with her husband Walter Halliwell and producers Seth Mosley and X O’Connor of Full Circle Music for these tracks and seems poised for something big in the coming months.