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Brokeback Return with First Album in Over 10 Years
Thrill Jockey will release Colder, Milder in February Photo by John Sturdy Brokeback, the band led by Tortoise's Douglas McCombs, have announced their first album in over a…
What Twisted Teens Listen to on Bandcamp
"There's always people in every genre, even the worst shit ever, that are the apex real thing." Read full story on the Bandcamp Daily .
Various Artists, “La Ola Nocturna: Experimental Songs and Deviant Pop from the Spanish ’80s”
Shedding light on Spain’s ’80s underground, this compilation is 75 minutes of straight-up wonder. Read full story on the Bandcamp Daily .
Habibi Funk 035 :: Beirut City Pop
In a departure from the usual template of old photos of the artists, the cover of Habibi Funk’s latest reissue features an illustration by Beirut-born, Paris-based artist…
Linus + Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy :: The Outsider: The Music of Jules Decorte
Three oddly-shaped pieces come together in the most natural way in this under-the-radar release from Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy. The disc reconfigures the work of blind Dutch…
Spydergum – Spydergum
Spydergum Spydergum Featuring Concepción Huerta and Luka Aron among others, this large improvising ensemble contains multitudes Spydergum by Spydergum It is sticky and it…
Rebecka Edlund / Laura Jurd / Ruth Goller Trio in Birmingham
I’ve been to the Symphony Hall in Birmingham many times and never knew. When the Symphony Hall itself isn’t in use, the seating area for the bar / café can turn itself into a…
The Low Culture Podcast: The Walker Brothers’ Nite Flights
In this month’s pod, John Doran and Luke Turner listen to a pioneering record in which Scott Walker bade farewell to his brothers in song Make it easy on yourself: brew a fine…
Paint it Black: Saints in The Wethouse by Blackhaine
The "debut album" by the Preston-born musician, rapper and choreographer establishes Blackhaine as one of the most confident voices in the new Northern Gothic scene developing…
The Aquarium Drunkard Show: SIRIUS/XMU (7pm PST, Channel 35)
Broadcasting from Copenhagen, Denmark — the Aquarium Drunkard Show on SIRIUS/XMU, channel 35. 7pm California time, Wednesdays. Between the visible and invisible. Pastoral…
Ralph Chbeir ~ Brief Encounters / Familiar Grounds
Grief is a great generator of art. Breakups have inspired countless celebrated songs and albums, as has the death of loved ones. The combination of the two can be overwhelming.…
Celebrating 50 Years of 3RRR, Melbourne’s Iconic Community Radio Station
Melbourne's raucous, seminal, and signal-boosting community radio station celebrates five decades of boosting independent music. Read full story on the Bandcamp Daily .
Tehran Contemporary Sounds Festival Takes Place in Berlin
The latest edition of the event takes in performances from Abdullah Miniawy, Gnäw and more Abdullah Miniawy Tehran Contemporary Sounds Festival is taking place in Berlin this…
The Making of Armand Hammer’s Snakes & Ladders
A few weeks before Elucid and billy woods dropped their surprise album, they spoke exclusively to POW about its creation.
Christ-Stéphane Boizi – ‘As The Spirit Leads’
By John Stevenson Having caught trombonist Christ-Stéphane Boizi and his septet at a capacity-packed Pizza Express Jazz Club (Soho) performance on 3 November, where both leader…
Raoul Björkenheim & Paal Nilssen-Love – ‘PING’
One day I might sit down in the park and review it. I think this might help me find a way into this kind of music, verbally that is, since to play it feels to me to be more about…
Lex Walton :: Ultimate Love Forever
Lex Walton makes swaggering, theatrical, large-scale rock - the spit and snarl of her vocals punk laced, the instrumental arrangements swelling to arena-rock proportions. Dan…
BFA Trio feat. Sam Bardfeld / Joe Fonda / Barry Altschul – ‘Hurtling Between’
It can be a struggle to describe what’s going on in music. We often feel obliged to chart the progress of it, the arc, shackled still to the grip of the Da Capo aria. There’s…
Gołos x Jasińska – ‘garden without a home’
Five years after their debut album as duo imho, the pairing of pianist/synths player Emilia Gołos and vocalist Zuza Jasińska, known as Gołos x Jasińska, return with a new…
Chastity Belt, “All My Friends”
The drawn out dreaminess of the band's sixth album creates an insular and occasionally conversational world. Read full story on the Bandcamp Daily .
The Tape Label Report, October 2026
5 tape labels to know and love from October. Read full story on the Bandcamp Daily .
Transmissions :: Adam Voith
Our guest this week is author Adam Voith, whose new novel, RIYL , short for "Recommended If You Like," is an at times thinly veiled memoir of the '90s Christian punk and indie…
Gibrana Cervantes ~ Verdad y Error
“A judgment of perception is imperfectly verified by repetition”, wrote American ethnologist John Wesley Powell in his 1898 treatise Truth and Error. On Verdad y Error, Mexican…
We Got To Get It Together
Matthew Ritchie considers grief, growing old, and A Tribe Called Quest’s final album We got it from Here... Thank You 4 Your service on its ten-year anniversary.
RALLY announces first names for 2027, led by Kelela
The first acts have been revealed for next year's edition, which returns to London's Southwark Park on Saturday, 28 August.
Emergence Collective ~ Concord
Sheffield’s Emergence Collective has been quietly making a name for itself over the past half decade, beginning with the smartly titled Emergence I in 2021. Only four musicians…
The Sound of Silencio
On the 25th anniversary of Mulholland Drive, we dig deep into the Hollywood mysteries hidden within its peculiar soundtrack.
Various Artists ~ EXCAVATIONS I
Clocking in at a generous one hour and 37 minutes, MNJM‘s EXCAVATIONS I is a generous compilation, a window into the work of the two-year-old imprint. As this is only MNJMs sixth…
500 Goats ~ Unstructured tunes
Reviewing noise albums can be a difficult task, particularly when they are made by a small enough project that turning to a search engine for background research with the phrase…
More Drugs, More Love, More Anything
The Rap-Up considers the most notable singles of the past week. Today, Donald Morrison reviews new work from ZelooperZ, Veeze, Babyface Ray, and more.
Pocket Watching with Fatboi Sharif
The ascendant New York underground icon breaks down his spending.
Download the live set of Hiroko Yamamura’s new track Weight of It
Chicago DJ and producer Hiroko Yamamura discusses club culture, music production and her new track Weight of It in a new interview with Ableton.
Joshua Bullen appointed as Designer In Residence at A COLD WALL
Designer Joshua Bullen’s debut collection for A COLD WALL is set to be unveiled in Paris for Autumn/Winter 2027.
Featured Artist: Arovane
Today, it is my privilege and honour to introduce Uwe Zahn as the next featured artist on Headphone Community , whom you, of course, already know as the one and only Arovane .
Crack and Apple Music launch photography opportunity for The Warehouse Project’s 20th anniversary season
We've teamed up with Apple Music to offer emerging photographers the chance to capture The Warehouse Project’s 20th anniversary season.
Headphone Commute Radar
Explore a daily list of new releases from HC's curated collection of favourite artists
Mumush Festival announces 2027 edition
Mumush Festival returns to the valley of Adrianu Mare, Transylvania, Romania, from 18–23 August 2027 for its seventh edition.
Interview with ASC
The following is an excerpt from an ongoing conversation with James Clements currently featured on Headphone Community.
Ryoji Ikeda’s data-cosm [n°1] installation returns to 180 Studios
Ryoji Ikeda’s acclaimed installation returns for a limited run in 2026 due to popular demand.
Benoît Pioulard – Stanza IV
Good morning, dear friends, random stumblers, and longtime readers. My ongoing contribution to this quiet corner
Benoît Pioulard – Noyaux
"...tangible memories beautifully dissolving within the glowing reverb and lively static of the four softly intertwining tracks..."
180 Studios presents first major exhibition from Romain Gavras and Surkin aka GENER8ION
Visions of 2034 includes seven new short films, an installation and unseen footage from past projects.
Get Physical and M.A.N.D.Y. Co-Founder Philipp Jung Has Passed Away
Philipp was a close friend and collaborator to the XLR8R family.
The Underground Cinema at 180 Studios presents season of music films and documentaries
Sound & Vision features legendary live shows, iconic documentaries and cult classics.
Devon Turnbull’s Ojas Music label launches with Muller and Totland’s Unna
An ambient, minimalist EP from members of Balmorhea and Deaf Center.
Kahlil Joseph’s BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions opens The Underground Cinema at 180 Studios
The film’s soundtrack features original music by Klein and tracks from Robert Hood, Aphex Twin and Kelsey Lu.
Download an Ableton Live Set From Polygonia
The Munich-based artist discusses the making of her new track "Neon Oracle" and her multidisciplinary approach to music making.
Bjarki Returns with New Album
'A Guide To Hellthier Lifestyle' LP is scheduled for November 29 release.
Podcast 873: Andy Graham
Ethereal ambient.
Beatrice Dillon to Launch Label with Double-Single
'Seven Reorganisations' LP is scheduled for November 1 release.