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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.

WormHoleDeath Records are delighted to announce that one-man band Drop On Glass has signed a deal with Wormholedeath for the release of the album “Light as a Feather”.

“Light as a Feather” is due for release on November 26th, 2021, via Wormholedeath worldwide.

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Acclaimed Scottish rock band We Were Promised Jetpacks have announced their much anticipated brand new album “Enjoy the View”, to be released on September 10th, 2021, via Big Scary Monsters.

Watford based six-piece ensemble Lakes have announced their signing to Big Scary Monsters for their new record “Start Again”, which is set for release on July 30th, 2021. Today they release title track and lead single “Start Again”. Watch the video below.

Lisa Gerrard and Jules Maxwell, best known for their work as part of the legendary band Dead Can Dance, present “Noyalain (Burn)”, the first single from their forthcoming studio album “Burn”.

Produced by James Chapman (MAPS), the long-play will be released on May 7th, 2021, via Atlantic Curve, a London-based label that is part of the Schubert Music Europe.

Atmospheric rock collective SOM - comprised of current and former members of Constants, Junius, and recent Grammy nominees Caspian - will release their new EP, “Awake”, on March 5th, 2021.

Imagine the great Seattle’s grunge era meeting the alternative metal scene of the 2000’s, place them straight into the Californian desert, and you’ll get the sound and vision of Italy’s stoner rock overloads Mars Era.

Formed in 2014 in Florence, the band burst into the heavy rock scene with their critically acclaimed debut “Dharmanaut”. Now, Mars Era has announced the release of their sophomore full-length titled “Oniro”, which will be out on February 19th, 2021, via Argonauta Records!

NYC-based producer indie music veteran Charlie Nieland has announced his forthcoming solo album, entitled “Divisions”. Ahead of this, he is previewing the title track, an intense offering that conveys a sense of urgency.

Renowned for tastefully blending post punk, dream pop and progressive rock with sweeping melodies and restless and visceral rhythms, Charlie Nieland has been writing, playing and producing music for decades, with a focus on the atmospheric and the imaginative.

Post-punk outfit The Wake has announced they will release a new long-play, entitled “Perfumes and Fripperies”. A fixture in the early - to mid-90s goth rock scene, The Wake are re-emerging with a new offering, almost 25 years since their last full-length album.

Ahead of that, they present the lead track “Hammer Hall”, a lushly layered, powerful, dark soundscape laced with infectious hooks and driven by signature vocals. Listen to the new track below.