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Following his return to music after more than a decade, Kevin Whelan of Aeon Station is offering another look into his upcoming debut album “Observatory”, out on December 10th, 2021, via Sub Pop, with the release of the second single “Leaves”. Listen to the new single below.

Dark Wavers Dperd unveil some of the aspects of their new album “Monsters”. It will be released on December 10th, 2021, and now you can see the intriguing cover realized by the great German photographer Lilith Terra, which amazing self-portrait perfectly describes the concept of decadence and isolation behind the melancholy of Dperd’s music.

Emma Ruth Rundle’s latest single “Blooms of Oblivion” intimately reflects on an experience that was too big for her as a child - “Down at the methadone clinic we waited / hoping to take home your cure / The curdling cowards, the crackle of china / you say that it’s making you pure”, she sings. For anyone that’s endured trauma and grief, there’s a beautiful solace in hearing Rundle articulate and humanise that particular type of pain not only with her words, but with her unique mysterious language of melody and timbre.

Just recently, German post-rock/experimental quintet There’s A Light inked a worldwide record deal with Napalm Records. Now, the promising discovery announces its second album “f̶o̶r̶ ̶w̶h̶a̶t̶ ̶m̶a̶y̶ ̶I ̶h̶o̶pe̶? for what must we hope?” for release on December 10th, 2021. With their symbiosis of ambient post-rock, There’s A Light create an atmospheric, multi-layered soundscape, setting a trance-like state of mind.

Rouen, Normandy-based grunge and prog-metal trio, Cosmic Order, has announced a worldwide signing with Argonauta Records for the release of their upcoming, first full-length album, “Inner Temple”!

Black Lodge Records present their new signing Urferd. The ambient nordic folk music project from Daniel Beckman, the man behind Twilight Force and Ages. The debut album goes under the name “Resan” and will see the light of day on April 15th, 2022.

Watch the album trailer below.

A concept waiting years to emerge, Urferd officially saw the light of day in late 2020.

Lybica are a dynamic and instrumental three-piece force from South Florida that seamlessly blends flavorful guitar melody with powerful metallic crunch. Lybica take you on an epic musical journey of peaks and valleys where the possibilities are endless.
 
Today, the band has announced its signing to Metal Blade Records and has shared the virtual performance video for the song “Ferment”. Watch it below.
 

Chicago instrumental progressive quintet Outrun The Sunlight are ecstatic to announce their new album “A Vast Field of Silence”, to be released on November 12th, 2021.

The band have also released their beautiful first single from the record, “Awareness”. Watch the video for “Awareness” below.

Internationally celebrated Belgian shoegazers Slow Crush are revealing details for their upcoming sophomore album “Hush” (their first since 2018). Set for release on October 22nd, 2021, via Quiet Panic, the album’s first single and title track “Hush” is now streaming here. Watch the video below.

Big|Brave are pleased to announce European tour dates in April and May 2022 in support of their latest album, “Vital” out now on Southern Lord. Dates and details below. 

On their fifth album “Vital”, the core trio of Robin Wattie, Mathieu Ball and Tasy Hudson traverse minimalism and instinct, structure/freedom and meticulous timing, elements that have been the cornerstones of Big|Brave’s precise, rhythmical sound.