Pop Punk band Guardrail released a powerful new single called “Jane” last week. The song is accompanied by a Chelsea Marrin directed video and a shines a light on the impact of drug overdoses and suicide on the loved ones that are left behind.

You can catch Guardrail at Cobra Lounge on May 9th with No Object, Wilmette, Romancer, and Rarity.

Return of the Paisley Angels is the new album from the duo of Chris Twist and Jason Steady. The duo played together in numerous bands in the early ’00’s, and have finally come back together on this pretty straight forward Country Pop album.

The album is a departure from Chris’ 2017 solo debut album, “Hello, I’m Chris Twist”, which was filled with the DIY LoFi Rock that he has come be known by as Slushy.

Psych Rock group Diagonal has released a new single called “Detroit” that includes a surprising and fun cover of the Gary Numan classic “Are ‘Friends’ Electric?”.

Diagonal is the work of Dan Jarvis, Alex Brumley, Dale Price, Chris Detlaff, and Silas James Mishler.

You can catch Diagonal on May 29th at Emporium with Protovulcan and Speed Babies and on June 19th at Livewire Lounge.

Rock Trio Silvertone is preparing to release their sophomore EP, “Nightdreams”, this month, and recently release a new single called “Destination”.

You can help Silvertone celebrate the release of their new EP on April 27th at Moe’s Tavern with Broken Robots, Eye & I, and WaxWorks.

Slow Pulp recently released a new single called “High” from their forthcoming sophomore EP “Big Day” which is due out May 15th.

This is the work of recent transplants from Madison; Teddy Mathews (drums), Emily Massey (guitar/vocals), Henry Stoehr (guitar), and Alex Leeds (bass)

You can catch Slow Pulp at Bottom Lounge on May 31st with Remo Drive and Slow Bullet.

Kid Slang recently released their debut EP, "School Days”. The EP blends downtempo instrumental Hip Hop, Jazz, Synth Pop and Funk. The duo gets help from Barclay Moffiit of Heatland Trio on Sax on a track and some smooth vocals from Maïa Aboualiten on a track called “Foreign Exchange".

Romantic Pop signer David Darrko has released a new single called “Faded”. This is Darrko’s second single of 2019 follow-up last month’s “Cruise” .

When asked about the meaning the song Darrko had this to say. "There was a period last summer when I was intermittently using the different dating apps and got caught up. You can swipe your way to a quick endorphin high, but a series of fleeting moments still doesn’t lead to anything remotely satisfying long term – at least for me. Sometimes my married friends tell me they miss the freedom and spontaneity of single life, but I think it’s a "grass is always greener" thing. I just tell them to stay on their lawn, ‘cause out here the grass is dried up and full of weeds, trust me."

Violet Crime has released the lead single and title track from their forthcoming EP “Paper Queen” which is due out on June 14th via Play Together. The band has also launched a kickstarter to allow fans to preorder the EP and help fund the project.

This is the Indie Pop of Jeff Mills (Vocals), Selina Doran (Vocals, Guitar), Tom Goier (Lead Guitar), Kasey Gandham (Bass), and Kevin Nagel (Drums).

You can help Violet Crime celebrate the release of their single on April 26th at The Store. They will also be performing at The Bottom Lounge on June 29th to celebrate the album release.

Psych Rock group Strange Foliage has released a new single called “Network”. This is the Joey Cantacessi fronted band’s first released since their 2018 debut album Settle.

Strange Foliage will be heading down to Rock Island to perform a show with In The Pines and Leather Parachute at Rozz Tox on May 4th.

Folk trio Grey Fields have released a new single called “Sometimes the Dark Outweighs the Wonder”. The three track single has a beautifully somber tone through out and several invented uses of instrumentation from the trio.

Fauvely has released a new single called “What the Living Do” via Diversion Records. This is primarily the work of Sophie Brochu, and this is the first single from her upcoming EP which is due out on May 17th. On this project Sophie is joined by Dale Price, Scott Cortez, and Dave Piscotti.

You can help Fauvely celebrate the release this EP on May 20th with a free show at Empty Bottle with Uma Bloo and Star Tropics.

Photo by Rachel Winslow

Divino Niño have released a video for their latest single “Maria” which is taken from their forthcoming LP, Foam.

The album is due out on June 21st via Winspear, and can be preordered here.

You can catch Divino Niño on May 2nd at Thalia Hall with Crumb.