Hannah Means-Shannon

The dB’s will be embarking on a rare tour in September, and this coincides with the June reissue of their debut album, Stands for Decibels, its first time on vinyl in the US, and the October reissue of their second album, Repercussion. Both albums arrive courtesy of Propeller Sound Recordings,

On September 13 th, Experimental Folk duo Foreign Fields released their fourth full-length album, What It Cost, and for this collection, have expanded to a full-band sound. This marks a departure from their previous two-person efforts, but it not an about-face in an ongoing new direction. Rather, it captures a particular experiment in a particular period of time, one which Foreign Fields have been very grateful to undertake.

Blitz Vega are releasing their album, Northern Gentleman, on September 27 th

Australian Indie Rock band Atlas Genius are currently in the United States touring alongside Robert DeLong, and continuing to tour throughout September and October in support of their September album release, End of the Tunnel. The album’s title couldn’t be more apt for the band’s experiences waiting years to release the music, and also hoping to finally return to touring after the global pandemic. The band, consisting of Keith Jeffery (lead vocals, guitar), Michael Jeffery (drums), Steven Jeffery (synths/keys), and

Chapel Hill, North Carolina-based band The Old Ceremony are celebrating 20 years as a band this year, and also releasing their seventh album on October 17th, via Yep Roc, titled Earthbound. They also have several celebratory shows in the works, both in North Carolina, and elsewhere on the East Coast.

On October 25 th, Yep Roc Records will release Wake The Dead, Chuck Prophet’s collaborative album with the group ¿Qiensave?, marking his first foray into Cumbia music. While Chuck Prophet has always been an explorer of genres, this specific family of musical traditions captured his ear and his heart during a very difficult period in his life, having received a daunting lymphoma diagnosis, and saw him through chemotherapy and recovery. Its soulful qualities were not only restorative but piqued his curiosity. Once he was able to go to shows, he sought out Cumbia groups, and thereby met ¿Qiensave?, who allowed him to jam with them, and eventually helped him try out new songwriting ideas.

On November 1st, hackedepicciotto released their very first live album, captured in a historic studio in Naples, Italy, that’s also the location in which they recorded their previous album, Keepsakes. The duo of

Vince Cuneo is a guitarist who forms one half of the Venice Beach-based instrumental Rock project Movie Club, along with Jessamyn Violet, and on November

Left For Dead Records has issued a significant archival release gathering the music of early to mid-80s New Jersey Hardcore Punk band Detention. While the group only spanned a few years, they nevertheless captured a nationwide surge in genre-pushing and often satirical music that influenced other bands, particularly through their rowdy and theatrical live shows. The release, titled Dead Rock ‘N Rollers, features nine tracks, among them their regional hit track by the same name. Other songs include cuts from their self-titled debut album and unreleased material, and it has been issued on CD and limited edition 12-inch vinyl in black and coke bottle clear.

The experimental, Philadelphia-based band Luna Honey, recently released their album Bound, which arrived on cassette, CD, digitally, and via streaming. It marks their first collection since vocalist and lyricist Maura Pond, guitarist Benjamin Schurr, and bassist Levi Flack geographically reconvened in Philadelphia after a period of long-distance collaboration that made their work more challenging. Each of the band members are essentially multi-instrumentalists, and each of their albums so far has its own particular mood, and Bound