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THE JACK KNIVES INTRODUCE NEW ERA WITH DOUBLE A-SIDE RELEASE

byAce Hartmann
The Jack Knives have released a new double A-side single, “La Sirena” and “Late Nights in London,” marking the first official preview of their upcoming album Negative Spaces. The release arrived June 5 via Fumié Records, with Bandcamp supporters receiving early access on June 4. The two-track release serves as the opening statement for the band’s forthcoming full-length record, which is scheduled for release on November 6. Negative Spaces will include ten new songs and was produced by Pete Steinkopf, a longtime collaborator within the band’s creative circle. Both tracks were recorded at Little Eden in Asbury Park, New Jersey,…
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OLD CROW MEDICINE SHOW RETURN WITH NEW ALBUM ‘UNION MADE’

byAce Hartmann
Old Crow Medicine Show has released their new album ‘Union Made‘ on June 5, 2026, through Hartland Records via Firebird Music. The 12-track album is the two-time Grammy-winning string band’s latest full-length studio record and arrives as the United States approaches its 250th birthday, reflecting on the people, places, and stories that shape the country’s identity. The record marks another collaborative chapter for the long-running Americana group, led by founding member Ketch Secor and bassist Morgan Jahnig, who also serves as producer. Nearing 30 years as a band, Old Crow Medicine Show’s deepest roots remain planted in old-time music, a…
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RAT BOY FULL SPEED AHEAD WITH ‘Sick of it’ before the NEW ALBUM ‘CRASH!’

byAce Hartmann
Rat Boy, The Essex outfit have carved out their own lawless corner of alternative music — blending punk, ska, hip-hop, indie rock, hardcore, and streetwise British sarcasm into something uniquely their own. Now, with the arrival of their fourth studio album CRASH!, RAT BOY appear determined to strip everything back to raw instinct, volume, and pure physical energy. Due out June 26 via Hellcat Records, CRASH! is less a polished studio record than a controlled detonation. Across eighteen tracks, the band channel the sweat-soaked chaos of their recent touring years into a collection that feels loud, immediate, and gloriously unstable.…
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BRIAN NEWMAN WALKS THE ‘BOULEVARD OF BROKEN DREAMS’ WITH ‘SONGS FOR LONELY LOVERS’

byAce Hartmann
Brian Newman continues to build his career in the shadows of midnight lounges, underneath the billowing smoke, and through the velvet curtains. For more than twenty-five years, the Grammy-winning trumpeter, vocalist, producer, arranger, and bandleader has quietly become one of modern music’s great preservationists — a musician dedicated not merely to jazz tradition, but to the atmosphere, elegance, and emotional depth that once defined American nightlife itself. Now, Newman returns with Songs for Lonely Lovers, a sprawling twenty-song collection arriving June 12, 2026 via Joy Machine Records. Rooted in classic torch songs, jazz standards, and after-hours orchestral melancholy, the album…
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MOLLIE ELIZABETH TURNS CHILDHOOD SHADOWS INTO WHIMSICAL POP ON VIRAL NEW SINGLE “RUN RABBIT”

byAce Hartmann
Emerging from the mist-covered woods of the Pacific Northwest with a voice both delicate and haunting, artist Mollie Elizabeth is rapidly becoming one of alternative pop’s most compelling young storytellers. At only twenty-one years old, the singer-songwriter has already carved out a distinct artistic universe — one built from vintage glamour, melancholic confession, eerie fairy-tale imagery, and emotionally raw songwriting. Now, with the release of her latest single “Run Rabbit,” issued through Neon Gold Records and Futures Music, Mollie Elizabeth further deepens that world while introducing a darker emotional undercurrent beneath its whimsical exterior. Produced by Josh Murty and already…
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HUMMUSVACUUM TURN MIDWEST MELTDOWNS INTO ‘THE ART OF A FAKE LAUGH’

byAce Hartmann
From the restless corners of Columbus, Ohio comes HummusVacuum, a band determined to prove that humor and heartbreak can occupy the very same stage. Equal parts self-deprecating punk chaos and emotionally unguarded confession, the group’s upcoming record, The Art of A Fake Laugh, arrives May 22 through Smartpunk Records, delivering eleven tracks of anxious catharsis wrapped in breakneck riffs, singalong hooks, and tongue-in-cheek absurdity. At a time when modern emo often leans heavily toward introspection and polished melancholy, HummusVacuum crash through the door with something far messier — and far more human. Their songs bounce between emotional collapse and comedic…
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