With their new single “Backbone,” Joseph Turner & The Dudes of Hazard carve out a gritty, swampy corner of dark Americana directly from the Dutch delta. Turner, operating as core songwriter alongside a rotating collective of collaborating friends, channels the kinetic friction of delta blues and stomp-and-holler rock to craft something deeply rooted and road-worn. https://open.spotify.com/track/7kOvoDCrUHtcHeQpZdYRvc?si=bbfa1f129d3840a2 The track locks into an insistent, cyclical groove that grabs...

Atlanta band Lotus Grove has shared "Ordinary People," the roaring second single pulled from their upcoming 12-track album project. Built upon a 15-year friendship forged in the sweaty anxiety of middle school, the group synthesizes their incredibly diverse backgrounds into something intensely physical. This latest cut leans hard into alternative rock and emo-pop, throwing a fast-paced, urgently emotional melody against a dense, fiercely propulsive...