“Stop/Continue” finds Marcel Wave working through calculated riffs and motorik beats balancing itchy keys with Maike Hale Jones’ acidic vocal delivery, probing industrial ills, growing dread, monotonous existence, and social disease. Upset The Rhythm tinyurl.com/j4bpn8ya

“L.O.W.” is as close as Motorists come to a ‘90s grunge burner. The cut is anchored by huge riffs and a quivering vocal delivery. Massive, monolithic, and all encompassing, “L.O.W.” glows with a wicked glee. bobo integral records tinyurl.com/bdesunxb

On Big Hotel Winged Wheel are ready to revel in the light, ready to turn turbulence into bliss. Shoegaze acolytes come and go, but rarely does a record feel like it may have something to teach the class of ’91. 12XU tinyurl.com/36u9cv7j

Wand pares down to a four-piece, but there’s still plenty of the band’s heft on first single “Smile.” Knotted with guitar and drenched in a glorious blanket of fuzz and froth, the new single chews on the prog-pop that’s served them well. 𝕯𝖗𝖆𝖌 𝕮𝖎𝖙𝖞 tinyurl.com/y6z5dbae

Nodding to Devo, Starter, Austmuteants, Smarts, and School Damage, the first single from Love Fiend's upcoming Handle With Care rides in on insistent synths, sax scorch, and jagged plastic riffs. The accompanying video is a barrage of color and kitsch. tinyurl.com/3vpspcyx

It’s hard to ignore Satalinio’s candlelight lilt, the kind of songs that are born of quiet moments, doubt, dreams, luck, memory, and melancholy. The songs, with their inherent quiver, are some of the strongest in Satalino’s catalog. Worried Songs bit.ly/44C6ona

What's that? You want more Matthew Rolin today? Good thing because there's also a new video from Matt's solo collection on Dead Currencies. Check out the gorgeous video for new track 'Candle' tinyurl.com/yftw258w

Jen’s dulcimer still sparkles to life, but on “Peridot,” Matt’s guitar brings a meditative, tectonic tone as the piece moves on. The song, rooted in lava floes and naturally destructive forces is, by turns, itself a force of nature. Astral Spirits tinyurl.com/5xwt65un

.Elkhorn are back with a new studio LP for vhfrecords, collaborating this time wiht Jesse Sparkhawk. “Road To Chaco Canyon” finds the band reinvigorated by the burnt psych-folk they’ve become known for, adding some intensity with a percussive pound. tinyurl.com/46p9m594

.Lame Drivers still chew on strands of power pop, synth pop, and punk, sounding fresh and formidable on the upcoming Become an Island. Driven by an insistent rhythm and neon-slashed synths, 'Spring' fizzes through the speakers. tinyurl.com/yasst8eh

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Albeck’s songs embrace a recent strain of Aussie country. Throwing in with RSTB favorites like Quality Used Cars & Family Jordan, Albeck's sound leans into the twang & temperament but lets a good dose of Aussie Indie rough up the edges. Dinosaur City Records tinyurl.com/yn55e9ec

Lead by Craig Dunsmuir (Glissandro 70, Guitarkestra), Toronto’s Dun-Dun Band work through progressive jazz modes with a voracious appetite for rhythm and a psychedelic heart. Idée Fixe Records tinyurl.com/4vkns47c

Aluminum has a deft ability to carve through the ’80s/90s curve of Creation, moving from Shoegaze to Britpop with a studied but not stilted ease. “Everything” finds them digging into the gazier end of the spectrum, letting the guitars revel in their grit. tinyurl.com/266yyf72

A short, sweet, and shrouded release out of earthlibraries. Skimming a ‘70s side of Rundgren, Soft Meet brings a shaggy piano pound, a 5 O’clock shadow delivery, and production that’s haloed in smoke and stage lights. tinyurl.com/5hfjk9sy

With a lonesome sigh, a ripple of vibraphone, and soft strums, “I’ll Go With You” saunters onto the speakers. The single is an end of day, slightly buzzed ode to love that’s wrapped in pillowy harmonies and hungover heat. Sub Pop Records La Luz tinyurl.com/ye7p9m5e

Mixing the reclined countenance of Petty and the honest heart of Emmit Rhodes with a Cosmic American curl that’s purely their own, GospelbeacH recalls tales of barstools n’ backyards, wasted time, and missed opportunities. Curation Records tinyurl.com/mv3539f2

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Danny Paul Grody returns with a sister album to Arc of Day. The first cut from the record is the album opener, “Last Light,” a meditative outing that finds Grody and Douthit circling one another in slow arcs, adding to the albums’ orbital themes. Three Lobed Records tinyurl.com/bdf2sufk

Cygnus A sends the guitar slightly to the sidelines, with Drew Gardner bringing zither and mbira into focus. “Pollux,” the album opener and first single lopes along on the mbira’s wagon wheel rhythm, while zither sparkles with resplendent joy. Centripetal Force Records tinyurl.com/5yjst8uh