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Loraine James drops surprise album 'It's Nothing Personal' as free Bandcamp download
Out on Bandcamp Friday, no warning, free in full. The follow-up to Hyperdub's Detached From The Rest Of You leans glitchy.
BY JOLT Staff · Sep 5 2026 · 1 min read
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Mike Watt announces Thresher collab album 'Beekeeper', supergroup Casa Sueño
Two projects, both landing this fall.
BY JOLT Staff · Sep 4 2026 · 1 min read
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2 Chainz, Cash Cobain, Young Nudy drop slow-jam single "Reign"
A lush, sampled beat from Statik Selektah links Atlanta with New York's new wave.
BY JOLT Staff · Sep 4 2026 · 1 min read
RELEASE
Mollie Elizabeth releases 'Petty Crimes'
The songwriter's new single takes aim at the male gaze, online misogyny, and years of being disbelieved.
BY JOLT Staff · Sep 4 2026 · 1 min read
BANDS
Joyce Manor's debut gets a chapter in Andrew Sacher's 'Emo Revival' book
New book excerpt covers the making of Joyce Manor's $800 debut and their first show with Algernon Cadwallader.
BY JOLT Staff · Sep 3 2026 · 1 min read
BANDS
Shady Bug announce new album and a single that spent years in the drawer
St. Louis fuzz-pop band return with I wanted to be there, out October 30.
BY JOLT Staff · Sep 3 2026 · 1 min read222 STORIES
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