The new EP, Billboard Sun, from Brighton MA comes out at the end of the month, but is available to be streamed and pre-ordered here. It’s been several years since the band released their debut LP Amateur Lovers, and with this release the band has really matured. Driven by the vocals on Matt Kerstein, the ep wonderfully captures the sound we have all come to love hearing live in the local venues over the last few years.

Brighton MA is performing at Lincoln Hall on Jan. 19th with Santah and Dastardly.

Jenny Gillespie and Narooma Records have announced the follow-up to her beautiful 2010 LP Kindred, and it will be an EP called Belita. The release will be available on April 10th will include the track below, "Creature of Our Make". The five track ep will feature contributions from Sam Amidon, Jim White (PJ Harvey, Cat Power) and Marc Ribot (Tom Waits).

MP3: Jenny Gillespie "Creature of Our Make"

You can catch Jenny Gillespie at Old Town School of Folk Music on January 29th @ 7pm.

Episode 10 of Live @ The Alley feature Martha Berner and Indiana’s The Starside. If you missed it you should also check out last week’s episode with Blah Blah Blah and Urbanites.

Rebecca Rego has one of those magnetic voices that can simply do no wrong. Next month her band, Rego, returns with their fourth studio album since their debut in 2006, and the album finds them moving in a subtly new direction. Rebecca’s vocals on Seconds are beautifully highlighted through the album with a deep tapestry of skillfully pluck guitars, trumpets, and warm drums sounds. Rego is a band that deserves something big and they may just get it with Seconds.

Rego is celebrating the release of Seconds at Lincoln Hall on Feb. 11th.

Narrow Sparrow has released a new video for their track "Spooky Head". The track comes their debut ep SYNTHWORKS which you can download for free here.

What do you get when you combine members of Moon Furies with members of Earth Program add roller blades and synchronized dancing? The new video for "Mercury 13" by Moon Furies.

The video shot around the city and primarily at Double Door last month.

The latest album from Martha Berner & The Significant Others was released last month and now comes the new video for the album’s title track, "Fool’s Fantasy". The band has also released another track from the album called "Brave".

Martha Berner – Brave by Pavement PR

Netherfriends has released the next track of his Middle America album. Below is "Bloomington, IN". Middle America will be released next month and is part of his larger 50 Songs in 50 States project.

Netherfriends will be celebrating the release of the album on Feb 10th at Empty Bottle.

Bloomington, IN by Netherfriends

Mike Golden & Friends released a full-length album back in December called Groceries. The album is a diverse effort that mixes dance rock, blues, and even has a ukulele ballad. You can tell the band is having fun every step of the way..

You can catch Mike Golden & Friends at Panchos on January 22nd.

Disappears have unveiled the details of their next album. It will be called Pre Language and will be released on March 1st through Chicago’s Kranky Records. The album will feature 9 new tracks including "Replicate" below.

Damon J Carruesco and Jonathan Van Herik of Disappears also have a side project called E+ which you can catch at Beat Kitchen on Jan. 18th and again at Schubas on Feb. 1st.

disappears ‘replicate’ by kranky