Photo by Marco Dos Santos Shoko Igarashi is a composer and saxophonist originally from Yamagata Prefecture, Tsuruoka, Japan who now lives in Brussels, and “Rainy” is her wondrous, celebratory and humanely-modern latest single. Assorted streaming links for it are here, and her next and third album will be out this Fall. Via Les Inrocks ..read more

Its technicolor observations set ablaze with a Punk ethos, “Unsubscribe” is the fierce brand-new single from Detroit, Michigan’s Hayley and the Crushers. Out on Kitten Robot Records, you can download it from Bandcamp, while their Unsubscribe from the Underground EP arrives on September 10th ..read more

Assertive, compressed drums lay a strong foundation for nervy guitar lines and forthright self-analysis on “Can’t Be Still”, the hard-hitting, assured brand-new single from L.A.’s awesome illuminati hotties. Streaming options for it are here, and it’s on Bandcamp, too ..read more

Made with unguarded joy, “La canción que escribiste” is the boundlessly-tuneful, luminously-energetic and irresistible brand-new single from Madrid’s Axolotes Mexicanos. The digital edition of their 4ever LP is out on May 3rd, with physical copies following on May 24th. Clear-vinyl and CDs are available both from Bandcamp and Elefant Records now ..read more

Habibi are a band whose founding members are originally from Detroit who now live in Brooklyn, Dreamachine is the LP they release at the end of this month, and “My Moon” is their endearing, complex and seductive new single. Streaming links for it are here. The album meanwhile arrives on May 31st, and you can order grape-popsicle-vinyl and CD versions of it from Kill Rock Stars or from Bandcamp today ..read more

Comforting and candid, “Million Dollar Baby” is the contoured, exhilarating title track to the just-announced debut album from Liverpool’s Pixey. Out on August 2nd through Chess Club Records, you can pre-order signed-vinyl, CD, cassette and bundled editions of it now from her webstore ..read more

Pulse-racing and poetic, cool with a confessional depth, “Girl” is the effortlessly-rhythmic, darkly-enchanting newest single from London, England’s wonderful IDER. A bounty of streaming links for it is right here ..read more

Photo by Lucy Bohnsack Lisa Ann Schonberg is a drummer, composer, researcher and environmentalist from Troy, New York, and “Old Growth Playback” — designed to pre-echo what the forests of the future might sound like — is the considered, meditative and detailed title track to her forthcoming LP. Out from May 31st, you can order the illustrated publication-album or the digital version of it today from Bandcamp ..read more

Photo by Dana Trippe Pasadena, California’s Fana Hues has just shared “Paper Tigers” — her directly-spoken, silky and inter-dimensional brand-new single. Excellent and out care of Bright Antenna Records, all your streaming options for it are right here ..read more

Heavy and psychedelic, airy and tranquil, “I’ll Go With You” is the paisley-painted, phantasmagorical new single from Shana Cleveland’s La Luz. Their next album News of the Universe will be released on May 24th, and you can pre-order CD and vinyl versions of it from Sub Pop, from the band’s webstore or from Bandcamp ..read more