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Photo by Xander Lewis Our most anticipated new album of this week comes from mary in the junkyard, and now the London band have a new single out to help satiate our desire for the new album. "Blood" is a dreamlike indie rock track that sees vocalist Clari Freeman-Taylor showing off her speak-singing abilities. The song is hypnotizing, with fantastic guitarwork to fully suck you in. It's an almost ramblin' kind of song, or at least as ramblin' as you can get with indie and alt-rock. It's almost an epic, if it wasn't just a tiny bit too mellow to hit the epic mark. I've been a huge fan of mary in the junkyard since I first heard "marble arch" in 2024, and "Blood" could end up being my favorite from them. You can watch the video for "Blood" below. Role Model Hermit is due out July 3 on AMF Records, and is available for pre-order here . For more on mary in the junkyard, check out the band on Instagram . Upcoming tour dates are...

When you see a band called The Odyssey Cult, and a single titled "The Yeti's Eyes," you kinda know what you're in for. However, The Odyssey Cult is a supergroup featuring Ethan Miller of Howlin Rain, Ben Flashman of Comets on Fire, Steve Shelley of Sonic Youth, Anthony Taibi of Carlton Melton, Brigid Dawson of Osees, Paula Frazer of Tarnation, Inna Showalter of Magic Fig, and Zoh Amba. The group's latest single, "The Yeti's Eyes," is a rough and tumble version of psychedelic, experimental garage rock. It's a noisy and swirling track that's both lush and ragged. The song charges towards the listener, barely under control... but that's a great thing in the hands of these musicians. This is what the Stooges could have sounded like if they formed in San Francisco and not Detroit. Ethan Miller (guitar, loops, vocal) says of the band's sound: “I hear bits and pieces of all our groups over the years in there like a witch’s cauldron boiling a...