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April 30, 2026 | Featuring: youbet

FLOOD | youbet, youbet Review

Penetratingly exact and proudly undefinable, Nick Llobet’s first album since expanding the project to a duo adds more definition to the sinewy, searching palette of their previous material.

April 29, 2026 | Featuring: Dan and Peggy Reeder

Brooklyn Vegan | Dan & Peggy Reeder released new live album, played Le Poisson Rouge & Colbert

Cultishly loved musician and visual artist Dan Reeder and his daughter Peggy have released their first-ever live album together, Dan and Peggy Reeder Live, which is out today via Oh Boy Records, where Dan is the longest-signed artist.

April 27, 2026 | Featuring: PISS

Northern Transmissions | PISS sign with Sub Pop Records

April 27, 2026 | Featuring: Florry

PASTE | Florry rock the country on Smells Like… Florry Live As Hell

Paste Pick: On the Philly band’s new live tape, Francie Medosch and co. showcase their ability to flip seamlessly between the raucous and the intimate, and, at their best moments, squish the two together into something new and unique.

April 22, 2026 | Featuring: Quest Master

KILL FEED 083: Lord Gordith of QUEST MASTER Keeps the Dream of the ’90s Alive

Enter Lord Gordith, the creative mind behind Australian fantasy synthesizer project Quest Master. Video games and, more specifically, early Nintendo systems played an early role in the solo artist’s compositions, his first release being described as a “soundtrack to a ’90s RPG, that was forgotten by time.” His 2023 full length Sword & Circuitry, as well as his partnership with kindred spirit Out of Season Records, saw his in-studio fantasy become a live performance reality.

April 21, 2026 | Featuring: Swapmeet

Rolling Stone | Swapmeet's Big, Beautiful Indie Noise

These four friends from Australia were one of the buzziest international acts at this year's SXSW, and they're about to release an excellent debut album

April 20, 2026 | Featuring: Accessory

Block Club Chicago | With Accessory, Jason Balla Of Dehd Enters New Sonic Territory

Balla will host a hometown record release show Saturday at Empty Bottle in honor of his new album “Dust.”

April 17, 2026 | Featuring: Accessory

Ones to Watch | Accessory's Debut Album Dust Is A Microcosm of Hopeful Hopelessness [Q&A]

Though you may know him for his work in indie band, Dehd, Chicago-based producer and songwriter, Accessory (aka Jason Balla) moves through music with a singular perspective, particularly on his debut album, Dust.

April 17, 2026 | Featuring: Accessory

TALKHOUSE | Mood Board: Accessory’s Dust

Jason Balla on how his mom’s piano, Miles Davis, Astrid Sonne, and more inspired his debut solo record.

April 12, 2026 | Featuring: Quest Master

More True Than Time Thought: Dungeon Synth Live!

Out of the entire weekend, Quest Master seemed the most unique in not being costumed with long hair pouring out of a hat and an outfit of denim jacket and jeans. Quest Master looked less dungeon synth and more stoner rock fan who just wandered on stage and probably knows someone who could get mushrooms. This worked, as Quest Master's music begins with dungeon synth but soon travels through time and space, embracing all manners of sounds.

April 10, 2026 | Featuring: GENA

Who's Got a Problem with GENA?: Liv.e and Karriem Riggins for The Culture Crypt Issue V

GENA is what happens when raw talent, authenticity and Black music flow seamlessly as one. As a duo, Karriem Riggins and Liv.e have just delivered their debut LP—a 16-track masterpiece forged from the shards of both artists' inner worlds. To mark their creative union, our cover stars join us to talk creativity, instinct, freedom and finding each other at just the right time. The pleasure is ours.

April 10, 2026 | Featuring: My New Band Believe

Pitchfork | My New Band Believe / Best New Music

Former Black Midi bassist Cameron Picton’s dazzlingly complicated solo debut is a tangle of baroque melodies, chamber-punk arrangements, and garden-path lyrics.