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*~*SpArKLeTeArS*~* “Brisket”

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*~*SpArKLeTeArS*~* have released a new EP called "Brisket". This is the follow-up to last year’s mixtape, "This Is Sparkletape".

This is the work of Lauren Herrmann (electric ukulele, vocals, percussion), Morgan (electric bass, vocals), and Z (drums, percussion, vocals).

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Hitter “Hard Enough”

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Garage Metal group Hitter recently released their debut full-length album, Hard Enough. This is the culmination of two years of work and collection of gritty barroom anthems turned up to 11.

This is the work of Hanna "Hazard" Johnson (Vocals), Adam "Lucky" Luksetich (Guitar/Bass), and Ryan "Wizkid" Wizniak (Drums). This is the band’s last release with Madalyn "Maddog" Garcia on Bass and have recently added Patrick "Rüsty" Woodall.

The album’s lead single is called "Motorcycle Psycho" and is accompanied by the amazing visuals below.

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Single Premiere: Black Moon Book “You Are Just Not Alone”

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We are proud to be able to premiere the debut single, "You Are Just Not Alone", from Black Moon Book. This is the new project from singer-songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Mark Lofgren (The Luck of Eden Hall, The Thin Cherries).

Lofgren plans to release his debut album as Black Moon Book on June 12th. He had previous released a solo debut under his own name in 2014.

This primarily collection of bedroom pop recorded in his home studio during the quarantine.

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Quicksails “Blue Rise”

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Quicksails has released titled track, "Blue Rise", from his forthcoming LP which is due out via Hausu Mountain on July 24th.

This is the experiment work of multi-instrumentalist Ben Billington. He has been helping Experimental Sound Studio over the last couple of months in the curation of their Quarantine Concert Series.

This is the follow-up to Quicksails 2018 album, The Bright.

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Matt Jencik “Mind Out of Joint”

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Ambient artist Matt Jencik recently released a new single called "Mind Out of Joint". Both songs on the single were created during the same period of time as his 2019 album Dream Character, and have a similar tone and feel to that beautiful album.

These tracks have been utilized by artist and director Lori Felker as the soundtrack of a short film that can be viewed below.

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Cafe Racer “Shadow Talk”

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Cafe Racer recently released their latest album, Shadow Talk, via Born Yesterday. With the release the band dropped a Zach Harris directed video for the album’s lead single, "Faces".

This is the work of Michael Santana, Adam Schubert, Rob McWilliams, Andrew Harper, and Elise Poirier.

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Den “Blackout”

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Noise Rock trio Den recently released the first single, "Blackout", from their forthcoming EP "Beyond The Lantern Fire".

This is the work of Adamn Harris, Dylan Piskula, and Ian Piirtola.

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Lag “Porous”

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Lag has released the lead single, "Porous", from his forthcoming debut album. For this song Lag traveled to LA to work with Theo Karon at Hotel Earth and Ben Babbitt.

This blend of sleepy folk and layers of electronics that leaves wanting more and eagerly awaiting the full album.

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Brett Naucke & Ryley Walker

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Electronic producer Brett Naucke has teamed up Ryley Walker on a new EP called "I am Aware We Do Not Save One Another Very Often". These four tracks feature Walker on acoustic guitar gracefully balanced upon Naucke’s atmospheric soundscapes.

Naucke’s most recent album was released back in October via Make Noise and is called Electronic Hypnosis Program.