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Photo by Jason Hill Pacific Northwest based band Orquestra Pacifico Tropical have released the title track off their upcoming album, and this one is truly great. They've been mixing cumbia with psychedelia, and while "El Poder" is no exception to that, it starts off sounding much more cumbia than psychedelic. The track lasts four and a half minutes, but feels much more epic than that. It immediately demands that you start moving with its infectious rhythm, but as the song goes on, the psychedelic elements start inching their way in. Eventually that side of Orquestra Pacifico Tropical's sound takes over, but the cumbia rhythms stay intact. "El Poder" will instantly grab you, and is going to require multiple listens while we wait for the release of El Poder. Orquestra Pacifico Tropical says of their new single: "Writing the title track 'El Poder,' we had this feeling of when one witnesses something so powerful, whether it's a movement, persona...

Photo by  Guðm Kristinn Jonsson Iceland's Arny Margret is following up her excellent 2025 album I Miss You, I Do  with a brand new single. "In a Dream" is a warm and lush track that edges right up to the mainstream world of singer-songwriters while keeping a fresh and unique sound that is all Margret. As with any of Margret's releases, this latest single isn't redefining singer-songwriter or folk music, but she is perfecting it. I feel like every song or album she puts out seems the one that will launch her into superstardom, and this is no exception for that. When an artist is as compelling as Margret with such gigantic crossover potential, it's just a matter of time. There's no gatekeeping an artist this fantastic, and so deserved of being the next big thing. Arny Margret says of her latest single: “I wrote this song on New Year’s Eve, just sitting in my room with my cat while fireworks were going off outside. It’s mostly about me wanting to become the w...

Photo by Sofia Seguar Costa Rica's Las Robertas have a brand new single out, and it's a glorious example of both modern and retro psychedelia. "All We Need Is Now" has its roots in early 1960's psychedelic garage rock while injecting it with 1990's style alt-rock. The result is a driving and fun track with just enough edge to keep it interesting. It's 1960's keyboards with 1990's guitar, all in a swirling, psychedelic rock track. Your musical preference will decide what era "All We Need Is Now" is most indebted to. Whichever way you prefer your psych garage rock, Las Robertas are quickly becoming a favorite of ours, and you're going to want to check them out. You can watch the video for "All We Need Is Now" below. The album All We Need Is Now  is due out June 26 on Kanine Records and Spinda Records, and is available for pre-order here . For more on Las Robertas, check out the band on Instagram and Facebook .

Photo by Alfonso "JP" Gomez Thee Sinseers have quickly become one of our favorite neo-soul groups, so we're thrilled that they just released a new single. "Did Ya Know?" is everything we love about the band. It's smooth and classic soul and R&B. It's the kind of song that could have come out any time in the last sixty or so years, with only the production making it sound modern. "Did Ya Know?" can be genuinely listened to and enjoyed by every generation of your family. Thee Sinseers have a perfectly vintage sound, and are bringing that to the young and old alike. You can listen to "Did Ya Know?" below. Love Stories is due out September 18 on Colemine Records. For more on Thee Sinseers, check out the band on Instagram and Facebook . Upcoming tour dates are below the song. 23 Sept - Utrecht, NL - Pandora 24 Sept - Groningen, NL - Oosterpoort 25 Sept - Rotterdam, NL - BIRD 26 Sept - Amsterdam, NL - Tolhuistuin 27 Sept - Antwerp, BE ...

Photo by Seannie Bryan Caroline Rose wrote "Yip Yip Yow" and has regularly performed it live, but they had yet to release an official version until now. It's been a fan favorite at live shows, and it's easy to understand why. It's a high energy track that bridges her earlier alt-country sound with her current unique alt-pop focused one. It's a wonderfully weird blend of indie rock, cow punk, alt-pop, and garage rock, all together in a sound that is pure Caroline Rose. This is a return to the energetic and fun sound that has made us huge fans of Rose's, and finally having a studio version of "Yip Yip Yow" is a delight. Caroline Rose says of their latest single: “I wrote ‘Yip Yip Yow’ 10 years ago about feeling like I was born in the wrong time, in the wrong place and probably in the wrong body. 10 years later the only thing that's different is I finally have a recording of it I like. I think what's taken me so long to put it out is a fear ...

Photo by Seannie Bryan It's been ten years since Alex Lahey released her debut EP, and she's set to release an anniversary edition in July. The first single is a reworking of "You Don't Think You Like People Like Me" which features a guest appearance from Tegan and Sara. As with most songs from Lahey, this one should be too pop for me, but as always, I absolutely love "You Don't Think You Like People Like Me." The Melbourne born artist always seems to be able to add just enough of an edge to the track to keep it from being too pop, and this one crosses slightly into rock territory to keep things interesting. Plus, you can never go wrong with having Tegan and Sara on a song. Alex Lahey says of her new single: "I vividly remember writing this collection of songs in my childhood bedroom at my mum’s house next to a small window where I could catch glimpses of the ever expanding edges of the Melbourne city landscape in the years I lived there. I sold...

Photo by Stephanie Lumas Next month sitar player Purbayan Chatterjee and producer Mark Lettieri release a collaborative album, and the duo have a new single out from that album. "9,000 Miles" is the distance between Chatterjee's home in Mumbai and Lettieri's in Fort Worth, TX, and it's one of the more interesting singles we've heard in a while. It obviously features sitar, but that instrument is mixed with a beat that's near drum and bass along with some straightforward rock guitar solos. The song melds both artists' homes together into one sound. Both worlds keep their own unique sound, but they blend into one perfectly. It's traditional Indian, it's dance, and it's rock, all creating a killer song. Purbayan Chatterjee says of the new song: “‘9000 Miles’ speaks to the literal and emotional distance between my home in Mumbai and Mark’s home in Fort Worth,” Chatterjee explains. “The piece begins with a simple riff — an idea that arrived alm...

Photo by Madrid For her latest single, Beck Zegans brought in her Palehound bandmate El Kempner on the surprisingly synth heavy "Riddle." While the synths in the song sound upbeat, there's just something about the song that sounds foreboding. It's heavy on groove, and not at all what I'd expect from two members of Palehound. There's just something particularly epic about "Riddle" that I can't exactly put my finger on. This is an intriguing song that is going to make me go back and check out Zegans' previous two solo singles that we missed.  Beck Zegans says of her latest single: “Every record has a problem child and I’d say this time it was 'Riddle.' I had an idea that this song could be something odd and fun to add but it took a lot of experimentation to figure it out. We kept adding new synths and sound effects and different layers, I changed the melody completely at one point, we turned the main guitar riff into a synth riff, and i...

Maniac Maison started out when Lucien Fraipont and Shoko Igarashi were still in New York, and Casimir Liberski was in Brussels. Now the trio are all located in Belgium, and can work on Maniac Maison full time. Their new single, "New Museum," is a synth heavy track that could be full on pop if it wasn't so delightfully unique. The song has all of the elements of a mainstream, 80's inspired synthpop song, but the band just diverts into an unusual and thrilling side quest of sounds. "New Museum" is a relatively laid back track, but has some drum and bass style beats mixed with Japanese style electronic music. It's one of those songs that feels completely fresh and familiar at the same time thanks to Maniac Maison's ability to blend up multiple styles into something new. You can watch the video for "New Museum" below. Maniac Maison's self-titled debut album is due out May 22 on Humpty Dumpty Records. For more on the band, check them out on ...

Photo by CJ Harvey Maya Bon and Ryan Albert are back with a new song as their project Babehoven. The Hudson, NY duo have released "Blue Around You," sees them reaching deeper into folk territory. They've always sounded like no one else, and even though "Blue Around You" may be their most mainstream single to date, it still sounds exactly like them. It's the perfect kind of song as those of us in the Northeast U.S. start to get the very first sustained warmth of the year. Plus, the song builds to an absolutely epic fiddle solo. Babehoven have an abundance of twang in this latest single, and it's quickly becoming one of our favorites of theirs. Babehoven say of their latest single: “Standing on a bridge seeing apartments illuminated around you, being understood by a friend who knows your story, witnessing someone pull their life together like tenderly tying a shoelace; these are all moments where we find each other in the soup of it all and choose to reall...