new music 2026

WENDY BEVAN UNVEILS NEW SINGLE “INNOCENCE” FROM THE FORTHCOMING ALBUM ALONE WITH THE UNKNOWN, produced by Nick Rhodes. Wendy Bevan today has announced her new album , Alone With The Unknown, due out September 18th, 2026. The forthcoming LP is an intimate, hypnotic exploration of love, desire, and vulnerability. The announcement is accompanied by the release of lead single “Innocence”, which […]

Joe Sparks, the Berkeley graduate and multi-instrumentalist, combines sophistication and immediacy in his new project. By self-producing the album and playing every instrument himself, Sparks cultivates a unique sound driven by complex melodic rhythms and transcendent tonal energy. Today, Sparks shares “Nice Little Refrain,” a high-octane, catchy, meta-examination of what a song can be. Combining witty lyrics and an intense mix, Sparks seeks […]

John Beckmann, the songwriter, producer, and restless architect behind The Mortal Prophets, announces Utopia PKWY, a new project that marks a decisive turn toward brighter weather. The debut album, Debut, due for release November 6th, reframes Beckmann’s long-standing fascination with haunted atmospheres, poetic instability, and cinematic sound design through a more melodic, optimistic, and sunstruck lens. Named in reference to Utopia Parkway, […]

Jeris Johnson and Sueco discuss Fued and new collaboration “Are You Entertained” on The Popdust Podcast.

Los Angeles-based post-rock/shoegaze band Young Lovers have long been one of the best-kept secrets of the city’s DIY scene. Comprised of guitarist Mikey Macapagal, drummer Eddie Ramos, bassist Josh Solomon, and vocalist Jonny Higa, the group—whose members come from Filipino, Japanese, and Mexican-American backgrounds—first connected attending and organizing backyard DIY shows in the San Fernando Valley, and quickly earned a reputation as one of the city’s […]

Fresh off the momentum of his breakout debut album NO SKIPS, alt-rock singer-songwriter bodie is wasting no time charting his next chapter. The rising artist has unveiled his latest single, “GO FOR BROKE,” a vulnerable and emotionally charged anthem that continues the mark of a new era with the recent release “ALMOST FAMOUS.” Built around […]

“I was raised in a matriarchy on the Upper West Side of Manhattan“. MuMu Shares “It was messy, loud, sometimes manically energetic, sometimes darkly depressed, but it was always full of love. We called our home The Brothel. I was raised mostly by my mother, a brilliant, loving, and brave woman who also suffered greatly […]

Pluralone today have shared their new single “Ranting and Raving,” the latest preview of their upcoming LP A Drop In The Ocean, due out June 12th via Org Music. “It’s always good to examine your reactions,” songwriter Josh Klinghoffer explains. “At one time, I’m sure I could’ve been accused of ranting and raving from time to time. I might not do that […]

Austin-based band Strange Lot today have announced their debut self-titled LP, due out August 14th via Greenway Records. The announcement is accompanied by the release of the video for their ethereal, fuzzy single “Nobody Seems To Do The Math.”  The band is currently on a U.S. tour supporting Melody’s Echo Chamber, with dates including NYC‘s Webster Hall (5/15), LA’s The […]

Princess Goes first met onstage over a decade ago while performing in the award-winning rock musical Hedwig and the Angry Inch. The band — composed of vocalist, lyricist, musician, and actor Michael C. Hall (Dexter, Six Feet Under, Lazarus), keyboardist Matt Katz-Bohen (Blondie, Cyndi Lauper), and drummer Peter Yanowitz (The Wallflowers, Morningwood) — had so much fun pretending to be in a band together that, when the show […]