Thomas Comerford has announced his first three live dates since March 2020 which include the release event for his fourth studio album, Introverts, on June 18th.

Last month, Comerford released the album’s lead single, "Three Sisters", which is accompanied by a Dave Merson Hess animated video below.

You can catch Thomas Comerford on June 12th with Bethany Thomas at The Outta Space (Berwyn), on June 13th at the Glenview Public Library, and on June 18th at Montrose Saloon Beer Garden.

Ambient music group Chord has released a new song called "Fm" from their forthcoming album, Imperfect Authentic Cadence, which is due out on June 4th via Debacle Records. This is the first new music from the group since 2013’s GMaj7.

This is the work of Kyle Benjamin, Phil Dole, Jason Hoffman, Sean McCarthy, and Trevor Shelley de Brauw.

"Fm" is the closing track of the three song journey that explores the most fundamental chord progressions in Western music. The album presents a cadence, which is a sequence of chords that brings finality and resolution to a musical phrase, that is intentionally left imperfect, hence the album’s title.

Guitarist Dave Miller has released a new single called "Lockstep". This is the first new music from Miller since the release of his self-titled album last year via Tompkins Square.

Miller blends improvised jazz, psych rock, and more into his music, and "Lockstep" finds him delving deeper into his more experimental side.

Appleby has released a new single called "Half Life" via the WILDER Records. This is his second single of 2021 and fourth since the release of his 2018 debut EP, "Happiness".

Joshua Virtue of Free Snacks, UDABABY, and Why? Records has released a new solo album called "Moon". This is a deeply personal, mostly instrumental project and the first that Virtue has done completely on his own. The album could be classified ad experimental Hip Hop, but as you find yourself getting lost in the beats, sounds, and audio clips the project really transcend genre.

Virtue recently wrote on his Instagram about the making of this album that was actually never meant to be released. Of Moon he said, "When I made it, I was in a pretty low place yet simultaneously reaching new milestones in my spiritual recovery/development, living alone for the first time in almost a decade. I was learning to embrace the quiet and let sound lead my ear rather than the other way around. I was in a sandbox. Digging a hole just to see if I could."

Quiet Pterodactyl is releasing a new compilation today, May 21st, to provide financial aid to local musicians called Situation Chicago 2. Proceeds from the compilation, which will see a physical release in July, will go to CIVL Save Emergency Relief Fund.

The album features contributions from MIIRRORS, Fess Grandiose, Umphrey’s McGee, The Imperial Boxmen, Jeff Parker, V.V. Lightbody, Neptune’s Core, The Goddamn Gallows, Erin McDougald, and Robust. There are also four digital only tracks from Gramps the Vamp, HON3YBUN, The Avondale Ramblers, and Adem Dalipi.

The album’s lead single, “Don’t Know Why”, is from Robust and is accompanied by the video below.

JAMS The Flava Child has released the first three singles from his forthcoming mixtape "Made With Love". This month we have seen the release of "Kush 4 Breakfast" and our personal favorite "Lemon Tree".

JAMS TFC is a talented emcee who was born in London but was raised in Chicago. He enlisted Pittsburg’s Billy Hoyle to provide the beats for this project and pairing seems to have truly sparked something special.

Blind Boy has released a new single called "Windows". This is the first new music from Baritone-voiced singer/songwriter since his debut EP, "Have You Seen The Sun?", back in December.

Split Single has released a new single called "95 Percent" from their forthcoming album, Amplificado, which is due out June 25th on Inside Outside Records.

This is the project of Jason Narducy (Bob Mould Band, Superchunk, Verbow) who is joined this time around by REM’s Mike Mills on bass and Jon Wurster (Superchunk, Bob Mould, The Mountain Goats) on drums.

The video for "95 Percent" was beautifully animated by Grant Nickson.

Melkbelly is back with a new single called "Prehistoric Worm". This is the first new music from the Noise Rock group since the release of their 2020 album PITH.

You can catch Melkbelly as part of the recently released Riot Fest line-up which will be taking place at Douglas Park September 17th to 19th.

The Alt-Pop trio Iverson has released a new single called "How Does It Make U Feel". This late ’80’s, early ’90’s inspired track is accompanied by a video below which was created by and features the group lead singer/songwriter Charles Iverson acting out and through the array of emotions in the track.

Damiana has released the first single, "Sunken Lupine", from their forthcoming debut LP, Vines, which is due out on July 16th via Hausu Mountain.

This is the new project from two well known names in our experimental music scene, Natalie Chami (aka TALsounds) and Whitney Johnson (aka Matchess). These two have been performing together for awhile but this project is their first attempt to record together. The album blurs the line between composed and improvised in all the best ways.