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Emelia Austin, Nico Romero, and Shayna Hahn are the LA-based rock band Gal Pal. Their first studio record, This and Other Gestures, is out now. 
(Photo Credit: Ry Essi)

Gal Pal

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Gal Pal and Sour Widows Are Blood Brothers

Musician, writer and Renaissance man Baxter Dury returns with his seventh studio album, I Thought I Was Better Than You. Due for release June 2, 2023 through Heavenly Recordings, the album is produced by Paul White, celebrated for his work in Golden Rules and with the likes of Charli XCX and Danny Brown. Hotly-tipped new singer-songwriters Eska and JGrrey feature in addition to Baxter’s regular vocalist Madeline Hart.

Baxter Dury

Baxter Dury and JGrrey Made Some Gnarly Stuff

Dave Okumu is a London-based singer, songwrite, producer, and guitarist, known for his work as part of the Mercury Prize-nominated group, The Invisible. He has also worked with Amy Winehouse, St Vincent, Theo Parish, Anna Calvi, Adele, and many more. With his latest project, Dave Okumu &amp; the 7 Generations, he released the record I Came From Love, which is out now via Transgressive.

Dave Okumu

Dave Okumu and Wesley Joseph Are On a Playdate With the Divine

Melati ESP is the recording alias of Indonesian-born, New York City-based artist Melati Malay. Her debut record hipernatural is out now on Carpark Records.
(Photo Credit: Yusaku Aoki)

Melati ESP

Melati ESP and Rahill Are Coming to Terms With Wrongness

Foyer Red is a Brooklyn-based rock band. Their latest album Yarn the Hours Away is out now via Carpark Records.

Foyer Red

Foyer Red and Zach Phillips (Fievel Is Glauque) Get Into the Discomfort and Luck Behind Yarn the Hours Away

Visionary singer and music maker Xenia Rubinos dips in and out of genre and structure to create movingly powerful songs with her O.G. signature sound. Xenia’s powerhouse vocals are at the center of her music which grows from a wide range of influences from R&amp;B to Hip-Hop to jazz all delivered with a soulful punk aura. Pitchfork lauded the radiant singer as “a unique new pop personality” while a profile in The New Yorker described her work as “rhythmically fierce, vocally generous music that slips through the net of any known genre.” Her record, Black Terry Cat, is out now.
(Photo credit: Amanda Picotte)

Xenia Rubinos

NOIA and Xenia Rubinos Talk Finding Inspiration in Family, Grief, and More

Toronto&#8217;s Bernice have always been subject to their own distinct rhythms. Releasing their first album in 2011 then waiting seven years for the release of their sophomore LP, and another four until the release of their 2021 album Eau De Bonjourno, each release from the Robin Dann-led band feels like a missive from another world, and one that arrives precisely when it was supposed to, independent of any external pressures or expectations. Despite their periodic disappearances, Bernice&#8217;s albums have reliably provoked waves of startled excitement from both the press and their fellow musicians, with high praise coming from outlets like Pitchfork, NPR, Stereogum and the New York Times, and legendary artists like Beverly Glenn-Copeland, who described himself as &#8220;a down on my knees fan&#8221; of the band, saying &#8220;the vision is extraordinary and it&#8217;s musically so exciting.&#8221;
In April, Bernice released their fourth LP Cruisin&#8217; on Telephone Explosion Records.
(Photo Credit: Colin Medley)

Bernice

U.S. Girls and Bernice Talk How to Tour With Twin Babies, and More

Ian O’Neil is a musician and artist who plays with Deer Tick, Happiness, and by himself. He lives in Providence, RI. (Photo Credit: Shoji Van Kuzumi)

Ian O’Neil

Ian O’Neil (Deer Tick) Has an Enigmatic Conversation with The Drin

Arone Dyer produces sound as a vocalist, musician, composer &amp; founding member of duos Buke &amp; Gase and Mistresses, and the producer of Dronechoir.
(Photo Credit: Lucy Bohnsack)

Arone Dyer

Jessica Hopper and Arone Dyer Talk the Art of the Music Doc

Peter Zummo is heralded as a true pioneer of avant-garde/experimental jazz. Having worked with a myriad of bands, orchestras, composers and musicians, his celebrated trombone style is widely known as one of the most beloved features of Arthur Russel&#8216;s sound, for whom he played and collaborated. He’s also known for his work with LOUNGE LIZARDS, Tom Skinner, and Teo Macero, among many others.
On his new album, Deep Drive 2 +, Zummo revisits 2014’s Deep Drive album — his last release for Unheard of Hope (Tin Angel) that saw him collaborate with Ernie Brooks, Bill Ruyle, and Aftersun composer Oliver Coates. Taking the material in an entirely new direction on  Deep Drive 2 +, he enlists an equally impressive new band of collaborators: Peter Broderick (violin, drums, synth), Joe Carvell (bass), Sebastian Rojas (synth, organ) and Unheard of Hope label mate/celebrated cellist Mabe Fratti. 
Deep Drive 2 + is out now on Unheard of Hope (Tin Angel).

Peter Zummo

Peter Zummo and Mabe Fratti Don’t Know What’s Coming Next

Sam Goblin currently lives in Tallahassee, FL and plays music with Mister Goblin and Deady. He hopes to never, ever, ever become a music writer.

Sam Goblin

Greg Mendez Might Be the Spud Webb of the Singer-Songwriter Set

Pearl &amp; the Oysters is the LA-via-Paris indie pop duo of Juliette Davis and Joachim Polack. Their latest record, Coast 2 Coast, is out now on Stones Throw.
(Photo Credit: Laura Moreau)

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