HXLT has released the latest single, “Anti Special”, from his forthcoming sophomore LP, Bloom From Doom, which is due out August 9th via the Orchard.

This is the third single from the album following last month’s “Ace” and May’s “AllMyFriends”.

M A L O released her debut EP, “Born In A Bad Way”, last year and is now preparing to drop a full-length album called No Martyrs’.

She blends Jazz, Soul, Funk, and Rock in a way that sets her apart in every way. Her vocals are impressively powerful and in the mold of Amy Winehouse, but somehow grittier.

You can catch M A L O at Foundation Room at House of Blues on July 24th as part of Uncorked and Unplugged. She will also be performing on August 30th at Green Grocer Chicago.

Sans Lorenzo has released their latest album, Lombard, which features the lead single, “Licia Park”, which we shared back in May.

This is the blistering Post-Punk of Dan Couture (Guitar, Vocals), Kevin Graf (Lead Drums), and Nate Brown (Bass).

Sean Green dropped his latest single, “Driver”, last month, and now is planning to release the next single, “Thinking’ Bout U”, from his forthcoming EP, “Perfume Hill”, on July 28th.

Green performs a brand of music he has dubbed Millennial Jazz, but it lands somewhere on the Yacht Rock spectrum.

You can help Green celebrate the release of the new single on July 28th at The Whistler with Late Nite Laundry.

Sofar Sounds Chicago recently posted their session with Gorilla Social. For this live performance the group performed their 2018 single “Mr. Literal”.

Their latest single is called “Clockwise” and was released back in April.

You can catch Gorilla Social at Burlington Bar on Sept. 21st with Oakmen and Slow Haste.

Folk trio Discoverer, Tariq Shihadah, Laura Shihadah, and Jon Reeg, released their debut album, I Am in Love, back in 2016. They blend gentle, peaceful ambient music with more traditional elements for Folk to create a sound that is beautifully meditative.

You can catch Discoverer at Uncommon Ground Edgewater on July 31st with Bittersweet Drive and Kasondra Drive.

Verluna is the earnest and intense sounds of Alex Katsaropoulos. He released his latest single “The Narrow Road to Oku” back in February, but last month dropped a beautifully filmed live performance video for the track. Much of Verluna’s music is inspired by the Japanese poet Bashō, and revolves around his meticulous guitar work and haunting vocals.

You can catch Verluna opening for Eldren at Martyrs’ on August 3rd.

Twin Peaks have released a bloody video for the first single, “Dance Through It:, from their forthcoming album, Lookout Low, which is due out on September 13th via Grand Jury. Below is the tracklist for the band’s first full-length studio release since 2016.

LOOKOUT LOW TRACKLIST:
1. Casey’s Groove
2. Laid in Gold
3. Better Than Stoned
4. Unfamiliar Sun
5. Dance Through It
6. Lookout Low
7. Ferry Song
8. Under A Smile
9. Oh Mama
10. Sunken II

You can catch Twin Peaks at The Riv on November 29th.

Power Pop veterans The Lilacs are preparing to release their first new music, The Lilacs Endure, in over 25 years via Pravda Records on August 16th.

The group, fronted by guitarist and vocalist Ken Kunson, got their start in the early ’90’s, but unlike contemporaries like Material Issue, Smashing Pumpkins, Urge Overkill, Fig Dish, Certain Distant Suns, etc., they were mistakenly overlooked in the Capitol Records signing hast.

Along with Kunson, original band member Dave Levinsky (guitar/vocals ) is back, and wrote two of the groups four new songs. These two are joined by John Valley, founding member of Green, on drums and Nashville’s Steve Poulton on bass.

As we prepare for this exciting new album, we find ourselves diving down youtube wormholes and below is a gem from The Lilacs’ 1992 full-length debut album, The Lilacs Rise Above The Filth, called “Very Last Time”.

Claude has released a beautiful new single called ”Turn”. This is the first new music from Dream Pop musician Claudia Ferme her debut EP, “Enactor" back in May of 2018.

The track was recorded and engineered by Michael MacDonald, who also plays Bass, and also features Sean Green on Drums.

photo by Kait O’Keefe

Veteran emcee and producer V8 is preparing to release a new album, Drowning In An Exosuit: The Underwater Album, via Icy Palms on July 30th.

V8 is known for complex production and an abstract style of Rap called Sludge Rap and this tape is a fantastic example of that style.

Whitney has released a new for their latest single, “Valleys (My Love)”, from their forthcoming album, Forever Turned Around, which out August 30th via Secretly Canadian.

You can catch Whitney at Pitchfork Music Festival on Sunday, July 21st.