False Figure - Incarnate (Album).
Oakland, California - based post-punk band, False Figure has just unveiled their new full-length album, Incarnate. The themes across Incarnate remain familiar to the band's legacy. Ranging from lamenting toxic interpersonal dynamics in "Favorite Game", finding sobering respite within the chaos of an unsalvageable world in "Original Sin", to a more immediate and explosive call to action in "Say Nothing". There's an undeniable flow to the songs on the record that don't leave you lingering in the same feeling for too long.
Incarnate is an example of what modern post-punk could sound like while not being pinned to one particular repetitious theme. The tracks serve as a cathartic release for listeners, drawing from lived experiences that are universally shared. It is the intention of the band to speak to the inner world of its audience and connect in a meaningful way. Incarnate is available on LP and on all major digital platforms worldwide courtesy of the band’s label, Cruel Subordination Records.
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Matilda Schyborger creates intimate indie pop shaped by jazz influences and honest storytelling. Blending the warmth in her vocals with the quiet strength of her lyrics, her music helps to find meaning in the ordinary and beauty in everyday moments.
Her EP ‘She’ll Be Fine’ is out now, led by the single ‘Nellie’. Recorded mostly live at Music A Matic Studios in Gothenburg and produced by Klara Goliger, the release captures an organic, close-knit sound that mirrors its themes of female friendship and emotional clarity.
Across the EP, Matilda explores loyalty, vulnerability, and the quiet resilience of standing beside the people you love.
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Today, Brooklyn-based indie rockers Hiding Places release their latest single "One Hand," alongside a dramatic, DIY-style official music video featuring vocalist Audrey Keelin. A gentler tune than their previous singles, "One Hand" opens with a repetitive acoustic guitar, which breaks only for a moment into heavy riffage between verses and what may be considered a chorus. The acoustic influence harkens back to the band's earlier songs that expound their folk influences, like Merce Lemon and villagerrr.
"One Hand” is a meditation on how we can be so hard on ourselves in the face of keeping up long-distance relationships and friendships. It is hard to give grace to oneself when, for example, taking “too long to call for some reason.” This song is very hypnotic to play live and cuts into heavier, more intense, distorted moments at seemingly random times.
In recording, we separated the main riff into three parts (Left, Right, and Center) and played it with three acoustic guitars, Nicholas, Michael and I each being responsible for playing one section of the riff, recording live in stereo. If listening in headphones, the achieved effect is a riff that dances spatially around the listeners head, increasing the hypnotic experience," songwriter and vocalist Audrey Keelin says.
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JP Soars & Anne Harris will release their highly anticipated collaborative album, Gypsy Blue Revue, on May 29, 2026, via Forty Below Records. The first single, “Viper,” is available now, with additional singles to follow. For more than two decades, JP Soars has built his reputation the way roots music was meant to be built — onstage, night after night. A fiery guitarist, soulful vocalist, and inventive songwriter, Soars blends American blues with rock & roll, Latin grooves, country, and gypsy jazz, guided not by genre but by feel.
That musical vision comes into sharp focus on Gypsy Blue Revue, a collaboration with acclaimed Chicago-based violinist, vocalist, and songwriter Anne Harris. The partnership began in 2019 after the two artists crossed paths on the festival circuit and joined forces at the Big Blues Bender in Las Vegas. The chemistry was immediate, and what began as a one-off performance quickly evolved into a powerful creative union rooted in Southern soul, roadhouse blues, rock, and eclectic folk influences.
The album was recorded live at a rural Ohio studio without click tracks or overdubs, capturing the immediacy and chemistry that define their performances. “We approached it exactly like a show,” says Soars. “All in one room, playing together. We just wanted it to sound like us.” The record also features Soars’ longtime bandmates: drummer Chris Peet and bassist Cleveland Frederick.
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