Meat Wave has released “That’s Alright” from their forthcoming split 7” with Lifestyles. The 7” will be released tomorrow, October 26th, via No Trend.

You can catch Meat Wave on November 15th at Thalia Hall with Cursive & Campdogzz.

Glenn Kotche has released the first single, “Wild Sound – Part 4”, from his forthcoming LP, Sticks, Skins, Metal and Stone. This is collection of Glenn’s past work performed by NYU’s Percussion Ensemble. The album is due out on October 26th via National Sawdust Tracks. This is collection of pieces the Glenn has written over the last ten years and eight of the tracks have never been recorded before.

You can Glenn Kotche performing his latest project, calling glenn, with Ate/9 on November 16th at The Auditorium Theater.

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Meadow Maker is a side project of Ty Maxon, and he recently released a new LP called Swarms. Maxon’s music is typically folk and Americana based, but at Meadow Maker he delves deep into ambient and psychedelia.

You can catch Ty Maxon at The Hideout on November 4th with Bong Wish and Junegrass.

Mucca Pazza have release a new single called “War of Amusements”. This is mega machine band’s first release since their single “Trick or Treat” last October. This new piece was composed by one of the group’s drummers Andy Deitrich.

You can ring in the New Year on December 31st at Lincoln Hall with Mucca Pazza and Absolutely Not.

Sci-Fi Sleep Cycles has released a new single, “Spent in the Silo” from their forthcoming album, Waning Days of Babylon. This single also includes a unique cover of the Archers of Loaf song “Web in Front”.

This is primarily the Lo-Fi project of Jack Curtin with Connor Lane on bass and Tim Stotz on drums. The new album is set for release in late November.

Commonweather recently released a Alex Zarek directed video for the single “Ebro” from their most recent EP, “Lemons”. The band celebrate the release of “Lemons” earlier this month with a show at Subterranean.

How To Dress Well (aka Tom Krell) released his fifth studio, The Anteroom, last week. The album is more experimental in the implementation of harsh industrial sounds. However, as with Krell’s past work contains countless moments of pure vocal beauty.

Below is the intense and potentially seizure inducing (WARNING!) video for “Nonkilling 6 | Hunger”.

You can catch How To Dress Well at Sleeping Village on Nov. 20th.

The Claudettes recently released a video for their song “Taco Night Material” which is taken from their 2018 LP, Dance Scandal At The Gymnasium!.

Animated video was created by Kate Stone, and features murder, intrigue, Skeltons, and more Halloween themed material.

You can catch The Claudettes at Logan Center Blues Fest on October 21st and at The Hideout on December 8th with Young Hierlooms.

Lulu Be. is Ethiopian born and Chicago raised and last month she released her latest single, “Still Rude”. She recorded and produced the track with a little help from Malcolm Flex. Lulu blends hip hop, dance, R&B, and world music to create a sound compelling and completely unique.

It was one year ago that Lulu Be. made a splash with her debut EP, “Lululand”, and this new single is her second of 2018.

Glad Rags has released a video last week for their single “Tick Tock” from their recently released LP, Wonder Under. The video was directed by Eve Rydberg, and truly a lot of fun.

Twin Talk has released the first single, “The Sky Never Ends” from their forthcoming LP, Weaver. This melodic and improvisational jazz trio of Andrew Green, Katie Ernst, and Dustin Laurenzi.

This new LP, their follow-up to 2016 self-titled debut, will be released on February 8th via PEOPLE.

You can catch Twin Talk on Feb. 10th at The Hideout for their album release event.

Ruins released a new EP called “2” last week via Fine Prints. This is the bedroom pop of Adam Schubert of Cafe Racer, and this EP is Adam’s third of 2018.

He is able to come across as so prolific in 2018 because he had been recording on his own for years, but only recently decided to release his recordings. We are so glad he did!

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